The 2012 financial results of China Specialty Glass AG ("CSG"), holding company of one of the largest producers of security glass in China, are impacted by a negative one-off effect of 12.5 million Euros. This one-off effect resulted ...
Tags: Glass, Construction, Decoration
You probably wouldn't expect the topic of human growth hormone (hGH) to cause an uproar at one of the most prestigious cosmetic dermatology conferences in the world. But at the International Academy of Cosmetic Dermatology's 9th World ...
"Sales of new and refurbished pallets will expand by 3.5% a year through 2017 to 1.3 billion units, valued at $16.9 billion." That was the lead sentence in the recent report on the market for pallets in North America from the Freedonia ...
Tags: Shipping Pallets, Transportation
The Guardian Chair features a bulletproof vest that can be draped over the chair, worn or kneeled behind in event of a shooting. On display at NeoCon, the famous office furniture expo held in Chicago last month, were all the usual ...
Building information modelling is becoming increasingly popular but may present problems for some lighting designers. Ruth Slavid explores the obstacles and outlines the solutions to help you find your way through the modelling maze ...
The Netherlands-based Teijin Aramid chose Techtextil as the platform to introduce a new-generation Twaron CT 608 aramid fabric made using its para-aramid ultra-microfilament Twaron 550 decitex f1000 yarn. Teijin reports that when used to ...
Tags: Textile, Teijin Aramid, Fabric
The wild dog hunters can’t keep up. A bullet to the head or heart brings $500 per dog — but it doesn’t matter. Tens of thousands of wild dogs are breeding faster than the hunters can track and shoot. Weighing in at up to ...
Japan's public television broadcaster, NHK, has developed an array of video cameras that are synchronized to create "bullet time" shots like those popularized in the film The Matrix. A cameraman shoots video using an experimental ...
Tags: NNK, Robot Camera Array
Glass or window and door pundits who have hoped for a Moore’s Law like effect to hit our industry and consistently drive technological advances in a timely manner may finally be in luck. Oh, we may not realize the speed or intensity ...
Tags: Glass Technologies, Energy Savings
New legislation in New York City aims to regulate the use of 3D printers to make firearms, as the U.S. tries to cope with the possible proliferation online of drawings for making such arms. An organization, Defense Distributed, fired in ...
Tags: 3D Printed Arms, New York
South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor has secured a contract from the Peruvian government to deliver 800 units of Santa Fe-based police cars. Delivery of the Santa Fe police cars, which are based on the company's Santa Fe 2.4 gasoline ...
Tags: Hyundai, Police Cars
The West Virginia School Building Authority (SBA) recently approved a safety measure that will require new schools built in the state to have shatter-resistant glass, according to SBA executive director Mark Manchin. "The SBA voted to ...
Tags: Resistant Glass, Glass
Efficiency is the foundation for long-term corporate success. LiSEC's modern glass manufacturing concepts allow you to increase productivity – not only by building a new production line, but also by retrofitting existing machines. ...
Tags: Laminated Glass, Construction, Decoration
The Pilkington Product Knowledge training courses are back and the course tutors are all fired up to pass on their know-how and experience. This year's programme sees the introduction of a series of half- and one-day bite-sized courses on ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
Mobile devices are getting hit by a boom in malware similar to the one that hit PCs starting with the rise of the Web, a security software executive said Tuesday. "Mobile platforms, for a lot of attackers, represent a new target-rich ...
Tags: Mobile Malware, Computer Products, Android