The worldwide wearable market reached a new all-time high as shipments reached 33.9 million units in the fourth quarter of 2016, growing 16.9% on year. Shipments for the entire year grew 25% as new vendors entered the market and previous ...
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A study by UA researchers revealed that rats with neuropathic pain that were bathed in green LED showed more tolerance for thermal and tactile stimulus. A clinical trial involving people suffering from fibromyalgia is underway. It wasn't ...
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American food giant Tyson Foods has made a commitment to use only chicken with “no antibiotics ever” (NAE) in its consumer branded products. The commitment was announced by Tyson Foods president and CEO Tom Hayes while ...
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Swedish confectionery and nuts firm Cloetta has agreed to acquire Candyking, a concept supplier of pick and mix candy in the Nordic countries and the UK. The acquisition strengthens Cloetta’s position within pick and mix and creates ...
The outline for China’s 13th five-year plan isn’t exactly summer beach reading: The 65,858-character document, which lays out in broad terms how China’s leaders want the country’s economy to develop between now and ...
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The European Commission has presented guidance for member states to crack down on automakers violating diesel emissions regulations. The guidance will help member states assess if car manufacturers use defeat devices or other strategies ...
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Ford Motor Company has issued one safety recall and one safety compliance recall in North America. Ford issues safety recall for certain 2016 Ford Focus and C-MAX vehicles to inspect and repair left-hand body apron joints located on the ...
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Green chemistry firm Carbios has developed a new technological solution for recycling of opaque polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastics such as milk bottles. Since 2012, the company has been involved in developing an enzymatic recycling ...
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Austria-based Erema has unveiled new ReFresher system to produce odourless recyclate from post-consumer material such as household packaging waste. Designed for recyclers and producers, the new ReFresher produces filtrated, degassed and ...
What would be your prediction for lighting in 10 years’ time? Majority of commercial members won’t be supplying commodity type luminaires but in order to prosper will need to adapt to the need for more specialist products or ...
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All Printing Resources (APR) has purchased and installed Bobst M5 digital flexo press at its Glendale Heights, Illinois technical center in the US. Featuring easy drop-in Bobst Ready technology, the eight-color BOBST ‘unlimited ...
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Clondalkin Flexible Packaging Bury has designed a new set of lids for Bute Island Foods’ new range of dairy free cheese. Clondalkin produces different types of lids for the for the dairy, food and beverage sectors. The firm ...
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China will permit foreign firms to be listed on domestic stock exchanges to expand their financing channels, an official said Friday. The firms will be able to go public on the main board, the SME board, the ChiNext board and debut on the ...
The first time I saw the Touch Bar on Apple's new MacBook Pro laptops, I thought: hey, there's a little strip of an iPad grafted onto that Mac. Macs don't have touch. At this point, they're the outliers in the computing world. Windows and ...
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David Grissam was worried he'd have to quit his job. Grissam had steadily been losing his hearing, which was a serious problem for the 911 dispatcher based in Norman, Oklahoma. It had gotten to the point where normal hearing aids didn't ...