Facebook has designed a system that would allow individuals and advertisers to make direct connections to those physically nearby that share similar interests or are open to receiving certain advertisements. The company's work was ...
For optical design and product qualification, the output color and luminance distributions of large light sources are needed to qualify and predict the performance of architectural, automotive, street, security, entertainment and other ...
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Dubai has its famed Burj Khalifa, but the world’s tallest building is getting a lot of company these days with the business of building skyscrapers suddenly booming as the global economy recovers. The Shanghai Skyline (photo by ...
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Intel is looking to use light and lasers to shuffle data faster among servers, and is proposing a new optical interconnect, MXC, that could change the way servers are implemented in data centres. The chip maker is pitching MXC as a ...
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China National Offshore Oil Corp has received final government approval for its floating LNG project in China's eastern port city of Tianjin, the company said Wednesday. This will be China's first floating and regasification unit, with a ...
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The government has stepped up the process of equipping every home in the UK with smart energy meters by selecting the vendors to provide the kit, the data service and wide area communications, in addition to a smart meter governing ...
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China will speed up development of the energy-saving sector and make it a pillar of the national economy by 2015, top policymakers said on Sunday. The State Council vowed in a statement to spur technological innovation, expand demand for ...
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Iran s cement, tile and ceramic outputs rose by 3.8 percent in the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year, which began on March 21, compared to the year before, IRNA quoted industry ministry official Mohammad Fatemian as ...
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Austria-based plantmaker Siemens Metals Technologies has announced that in July this year it put a continuous bloom caster into operation at Chinese steel producer Changzhou Zhongtian Iron & Steel (Zenith Steel). The continuous bloom caster ...
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It is reported that Larson Electronics has released a powerful and compact LED light bar for rugged use. The LEDP3W-3-M Low Profile High Intensity LED Light Bar produces an intense 684 lumens of light output while consuming less than 1 amp ...
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Longtime leader in utility and industrial lighting equipment supply Larson Electronics has announced the release of a powerful new LED spotlight designed to provide versatile adjustability and rugged operation in demanding conditions. The ...
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It is reported that Vishay Intertechnology introduced two new series of 10 mm standard surface-mount 7-segment LED displays in compact, low-profile packages on August 7, 2013. Utilizing AllnGap on GaAs chip technology for high luminous ...
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GE, Silver Spring Networks, and ComEd have embarked on a new smart grid initiative that is expected to bring millions of dollars of investment to Chicago. GE will manufacture smart meters at a plant on the city’s south side. ...
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Recently UK Energy Secretary Ed Davey announced the rollout of smart meters was to be delayed by a year. Pushing back the start is a smart move by the government as the delay looks to ensure that the functionality of the meters will be fit ...
Noise is frequently irritating and has a negative effect on the nervous system, on comfort and on work performance. At a level of just 40 decibels, which corresponds to low radio noise, concentration can be reduced by 20-30%. ...
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