ABB of Zurich, Switzerland, which focuses on electric power engineering and industrial automation, has granted 5m Swiss Francs to the ETH Zurich Foundation to support the development of high-performance power semiconductors, with the aim of ...
Tags: Power electronics SiC, ABB, Electrical, Electronics
South African Richards Bay Coal Terminal's exports of coal in May rose 28% year on year to 5.58 million mt, which was 2.3% higher month on month, according to port operating data published Thursday. RBCT said the exports were shipped in ...
Tags: Coal, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
Strong regional multi-stakeholder partnerships will be the key for a dynamic, flexible and growth-driven petrochemicals industry, said industry experts at the sixth Supply Chain conference, organized by the Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals ...
Tags: Petrochem, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
Carbon fiber, a material that is one-quarter the weight of iron but 10 times as strong, currently has limited applications in part because of its hefty price tag. Toray Industries hopes to change that by creating various prototypes and ...
Tags: Carbon fiber, composite materials
Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH of Regensburg, Germany says that the low-profile rectangular shape of its new Synios E4014 LED enables emitted light to be injected into light guides so that a wide range of design ideas can turned into ...
Tags: Osra, MID-Power LEDs
Australia's peak body for rail has commended the Victorian Government on its budget commitment of up to $11 billion to construct the Melbourne Rail Link – a project it says will transform the city's entire transport network making it ...
Tags: Service
Fetching the best price in the sale was a 28 inch Gaultier bisque doll that sold for £2,400. A collection of highly prized toys and dolls fetched thousands of pounds at a Spring Dolls and Toys Auction Sale in Ilkley. Hartleys ...
Tags: Dolls, Toys, Spring Dolls
April coal exports out of the Richards Bay Coal Terminal fell 13% year on year and 21% on the month to 5.45 million mt, the 91 million mt/year South African facility said Tuesday. RBCT shipments at the end of April stood at an annualized ...
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Ioxus, a manufacturer of ultracapacitor technology for use in transportation, industrial and energy applications, has opened of its second manufacturing facility in Oneonta, New York. The 22'000 sq. ft. plant, located less than a mile ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics
South Korea's state-owned Korea Gas Corp said Friday it had sold 5% of its stake in LNG Canada to Shell as part of efforts to reduce its debts. "Kogas' subsidiary Kogas Canada LNG Ltd. has transferred 5% of its stake in LNG Canada to ...
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BASF's melamine foam Basotect is now being used for thermal and acoustic insulation in the ceilings of 468 new metro cars being built by Bombardier for the Montreal subway. Bombardier chose Basotect based acoustic foam parts provided by ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
The Federal Government's $1.5 billion commitment to the western section of the East West Link in Melbourne has been welcomed by the RACV. RACV general manager public policy Brian Negus said the western section of the new link from the ...
An explosion Wednesday at Williams' 1.5-Bcf/d Opal Processing Plant in Wyoming was continuing to significantly cut into Rockies flows Thursday and helped lift Western spot gas and forwards prices. Prior to the incident, Opal plant ...
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Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has debut the new Bespoke Collection motor car, Pinnacle Travel Phantom, at the Beijing Motor Show being held in China. The car has been conceived both to celebrate the Chinese love of travel and the success of the ...
Tags: Rolls-Royce, Collection Car
The High-Speed Rail Project is a collaboration between Beyond Zero Emissions (BZE), the German Aerospace Centre (DLR), and the University of Melbourne Energy Research Institute. The report? is to be released on 30 April. Its key findings ...
Tags: High-Speed Rail, Service, Logistics