Novatec Solar and BASF have successfully commissioned a solar thermal demonstration plant based on a new type of molten salt technology, known as direct molten salt or DMS technology. The plant is located on the site of the solar-thermal ...
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Toshiba Electronics Europe of Düsseldorf, Germany (TEE, the European electronic components business of Tokyo-based Toshiba Corp) has extended its LETERAS family of white LEDs with a new series of ultra-compact devices that combine ...
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Mercedes-Benz has announced that it will invest more than €3bn to strengthen four of its plants in Germany. The company is planning to invest €1bn in Sindelfingen plant where it plans to develop future products, another ...
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Dairy Home, a leading dairy producer, has agreed to use bioplastics for all of its yoghurt packaging, in a deal struck with NatureWorks Asia Pacific, an affiliate of PTT Global Chemical. Heralded as the first such deal sealed with an ...
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The first group are truck makers with the sales volumes more than 100,000 units one year, including Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle Company, FAW, Sinotruk, Foton Auman and Shaanxi Auto. And sales of Dongfeng and FAW can amount to 150,000 in one ...
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Researchers in USA and Saudi Arabia have been exploring the potential of using 'van der Waals epitaxy' (vdWE) to grow gallium arsenide (GaAs) on silicon [Yazeed Alaskar et al, Adv. Funct. Mater., published online 26 August 2014]. The team ...
Ken-Tool's Deluxe Blue Cobra Truck Tire Service Set includes tools you need to service truck tires. Ken-Tool has released its Deluxe Blue Cobra Truck Tire Service Set that includes everything you need to stock your service truck or to ...
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Spending on microwave RF power semiconductors will rise to more than $300m by 2019 as the availability of new gallium nitride (GaN) devices for 4-18GHz becomes more pervasive, according to the report 'Microwave RF Power Semiconductors' from ...
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Meijo and Nagoya universities in Japan have developed a laser lift-off (LLO) technique for removing gallium nitride (GaN) substrates from ultraviolet (UV) light-emitting diodes (LEDs) to improve light extraction efficiency [Daisuke Iida et ...
An agreement has been reached to create the world’s third largest quick service restaurant company, merging North American-based beverages and baked goods restaurant Tim Hortons Inc. (Tim Hortons) with global burger restaurant Burger ...
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Australia’s largest multi-brand retail food franchisor and leading wholesale coffee roaster, Retail Food Group Limited (RFG) has announced a record Net Profit After Tax (NPAT) of $36.9 million for the 2014 financial year, an increase ...
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After the success of its first only-by-invite edition in March 2014, Denimsandjeans.com Bangladesh is ready to host the second edition of the show on October 15 and 16, 2014 at Hotel Radisson Blu in Dhaka - Bangladesh. "This edition will ...
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US-based Firestone Walker Brewing company will install two continuous inkjet and laser printing solutions from Domino Printing at its three main production lines that manufacture cans, kegs and bottles for their pale ales and barrel-aged ...
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Mercedes-Benz sees good prospects in the US market and is expanding the local production capacities in the country. "We are consistently seeing record sales in the USA. By launching the new C-Class we are setting new standards in our ...
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The household LED lighting market will grow at a 30% clip from 2014-2016, according to LEDinside, a subsidiary of the Taiwan-based market intelligence firm TrendForce. LEDinside has analyzed the 10 key trends affecting the household LED ...
Tags: LED Lighting, LED Market, Lighting