Technische Universit Wien (TU Wien) in Austria has improved its bi-functional 6.8μm quantum cascade laser and detector (QCLD) technology [Benedikt Schwarz et al, Appl. Phys. Lett., vol107, p071104, 2015]. It is hoped that monolithic ...
The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) in the UK fell by 0.2 per cent between June and July 2015 compared to 0.3 per cent between corresponding months a year earlier, according to the CPI July 2015 report released by the country's Office for ...
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Holding a string of Buddhist prayer beads, 80-year-old Lhasa resident Doje sits in a park crooning in a crowd gathered for a performance of famous Tibetan opera Padma Obar. As the opera starts, the crowd falls silent in anticipation. ...
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For full-year fiscal 2015 (ended 28 June), Cree Inc of Durham, NC, USA has reported revenue of $1.63bn, down just 1% on fiscal 2014's record $1.65bn. Specifically, revenue for Lighting Products (mainly LED lighting systems and bulbs) grew ...
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For second-quarter 2015, Rubicon Technology Inc of Bensenville, IL, USA (which makes monocrystalline sapphire substrates and products for the LED, semiconductor and optical industries) has reported revenue of $7.1m, down 51% on $14.5m a ...
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Over 100 million Chinese travel abroad every year, buying more luxury goods than any other nation. Shopping for the perfumes and designer clothes that can cost them twice as much at home is a major travel incentive. However, China’s ...
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China's new forex rate formation mechanism is credit positive as it will increase currency flexibility and support China's capital account liberalization, said Moody's in a recent report. The People's Bank of China on Tuesday adjusted the ...
US automotive giant General Motors (GM) will join forces with its Chinese partner Shanghai Automotive Industry (SAIC) to develop a line of Chevrolet vehicles to cater to fast-growing emerging markets, pumping in $5bn over the next several ...
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Global outdoor apparel major Columbia Sportswear Company has opened its newest Performance Fishing Gear (PFG) concept store in Miami's The Falls, the company said in a press release. The new 5,654 square-foot Miami location will feature ...
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The Hurun Luxury Consumer Price Index, an annual study that gauges levels of top-end individual spending in China, has contracted for the first time in eight years. The LCPI 2015 dropped 1.8 percent year-on-year, said wealth researcher ...
Prices for mobile DRAM memory are set to fall substantially due to excess smartphone inventory, according to sources at memory makers. Disappointing smartphone sales have led to high levels of inventory in the supply chain, said the ...
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Although UV technologies were first introduced around 20-30 years ago, it is still considered not to be a mature sector with plenty of innovations needed to overcome barriers to greater efficiencies. Over the last few years growth in ...
China’s LED package market grew 19% Year-on-Year (YoY) to US $8.6 billion in 2014, according to LEDinside’s 2015 Global Sapphire and LED Chip Market Report. The lighting market has been the major growth momentum for the ...
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Group revenues climbed 12.9 per cent year over year at UK apparel marketer SuperGroup Plc for the fiscal ended April 25, 2015. According to a press release, Group revenue was up 12.9 per cent to £486.6 million in fiscal 2015 over ...
Archer Daniels Midland Company and Quality Liquid Feeds have entered into a 50-50 joint venture for the production and sale of liquid feed supplements for livestock. The joint venture consists of four liquid feed production facilities ...
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