The UK's Lee Tunnel project will increase storm water storage and prevent it from spilling into a local river. The project also includes the refurbishment of the Abbey Mills pumping station, a task undertaken by pump manufacturers, Sulzer. ...
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General Mills’ brand Progresso has made all its 36 chicken soup products antibiotic and hormone free while also removing artificial flavors and colors in most of its soups. The soup maker, which has given a new packaging to its ...
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ExxonMobil today announced plans to increase production of ultra-low sulfur fuels at its Beaumont refinery by approximately 40,000 barrels per day, further strengthening its integrated downstream portfolio while meeting environmental ...
The Government has restarted the consultation into a potential revision of the fire safety regulations for upholstered furniture. FIRA is currently analysing the proposals, and will be arranging workshops to discuss this further and to ...
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The Port of Melbourne. The Victorian Government has successfully leased the Port of Melbourne for more than $9.7 billion. The Lonsdale Consortium, comprising of the Future Fund, QIC, GIP and OMERS signed a lease of the port’s ...
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Monsanto Company has announced that it has reached a global licensing agreement for the use of the CRISPR-Cas genome-editing technology in agriculture with the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. The Broad Institute is a world leader in ...
DP World Australia has agreed to plans with Austrak to further develop Austrak’s intermodal freight hub at Somerton. DP World Australia will operate the new inland freight hub known as Somerton Rail Port, 23 km north of the Port of ...
German company, NETZSCH Pumps & Systems, will be demonstrating its range of new pumps at WEFTEC 2016, including a new progressing cavity pump and a rotary lobe pump. WEFTEC will take place from 24-28 September in New Orleans, Louisiana ...
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Performance Packaging, a US based supplier of flexible and folding carton packaging, has introduced a new process to extend the shelf life of packaged foods. The Airshield process is designed to chemically remove oxygen from rigid and ...
The Dutch designer Marcel Wanders has teamed up with Italian design brand Alessi to create a colourful and quirky collection of tableware and kitchen products. The ‘Alessi Circus’ collection consists of 29 products including ...
As part of the Local Control of Materials Synthesis (LoCo) program of the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the University of Colorado, Boulder (CU) have developed the new electron-enhanced atomic layer deposition ...
For decades, researchers have tried to harness the unique properties of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) to create high-performance electronics that are faster or consume less power — resulting in longer battery life, faster wireless ...
On 1 July 2016, the Australian Border Force (ABF) voluntary trade facilitation initiative, Australian Trusted Trader (ATT), opened to all Australian businesses active in the international supply chain. In the first six weeks of full ...
The European Commission (EC) keeps conducting investigations on certain Chinese PV imports to the EU, and announced to withdraw five more Chinese PV makers from the Minimum Import Price (MIP) agreement, or the "price undertaking." Ningbo ...
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The Raspberry Pi is one of the coolest gadgets around, but what's even sweeter is the awesome array of things hobbyists manage to build with it. Enter #FridayPiday, our new weekly feature dedicated to highlighting the best builds and bakes. ...
Tags: Raspberry Pi, wearable camera, GitHub, Manoj Nathwai, #FridayPiDay