"It is a fascinating phenomenon that I have a lot of respect for, but I would never say we created it." The AFOL (Adult fans of LEGO) community has thrived and grown organically, rather than as a result of any action by LEGO, the toy firm ...
Tags: LEGO, AFOL community, Toys
Adidas and the University of Miami announced a landmark 12-year partnership making adidas the official athletic footwear, apparel and accessory brand of the Hurricanes through the 2027-28 season. “The University of Miami was the ...
Tags: official athletic footwear, college athletics, Sporting Goods
The US National Academy of Engineering (NAE) is awarding the 2015 Charles Stark Draper Prize for Engineering to Isamu Akasaki, M. George Craford, Russell Dupuis, Nick Holonyak Jr and Shuji Nakamura for “the invention, development, and ...
Tags: LED Lighting, diode applications, Electrical
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has designated January as national Radon Action Month, a perfect time for you to protect your family by testing your home for radon. Radon is a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas, so testing is the ...
Tags: home improvement centers, hardware stores, Construction
lululemon athletica Inc., a yoga-inspired athletic apparel company, has appointed Stuart C Haselden as the chief financial officer (CFO), effective from February 2, 2015. Haselden’s career spans 15 years of executive leadership at ...
Tags: driving strategy, international growth, shareholder value, Apparel
Reef announced its new head-to-toe partnership with Evan Geiselman. Florida native Geiselman is only 21 years old, but has been known in competitive surfing circles for over a decade. In addition to his incredible surfing talent, Evan has ...
Researchers at Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Semiconductors have achieved a 42% enhancement in light output from flip-chip indium gallium nitride (InGaN) light-emitting diodes (LEDs) by incorporating a photonic crystal ...
Tags: photonic crystal(PHC)structure, light-emitting diodes, Electrical
Gilero Medical device industry partners merge to provide seamless design through distribution services EG GILERO is the merger of four trusted companies in the medical device industry whose roots go back decades. GILERO Biomedical, ...
The consumer public has put out the call, and the hog industry is responding in a big way at the start of what's likely to be a year of major growth for the U.S. hog herd. New data show the breeding herd has climbed by 4%, with the number ...
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Michelman has introduced what it calls "an improved organizational structure" consisting of three Strategic Business Groups. "The new structure will help Michelman better anticipate and serve its customers’ needs by driving ...
Tags: engineered wood, digital printing, flexible packaging, Construction
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the state of Maryland today announced a new set of pollution limits for trash for portions of the Patapsco River. These limits, also known as a Total Maximum Daily Load or TMDL, require the ...
Saki Snack Enterprises has recalled its dry dates, apricots and sultanas products as they contain sulphur dioxide, which is not mentioned on the packaging. Anyone with a sensitivity to sulphur dioxide and/or sulphites will have possible ...
Tags: retail customers, Agriculture
Volkmann which develops, produces and sells twisting and cabling systems for staple fibre yarns, carpet yarns and glass filament yarns will be exhibiting at Domotex Hanover at stand A22 in hall 5. According to Volkmann, visitors can ...
Tags: E3 Technology, energy-saving twisting, cabling machine technology
Beer maker Stone Brewing has expanded its product range with the introduction of new Stone Delicious IPA. The company claims that the new ale is dry-hopped exclusively with El Dorado hops, which provide the beer with prevalent herbal, ...
Tags: prevalent herbal, citrus, lemon-candy flavors, Agriculture
"It was fantastic and it did suprise me," CEO Jorgen Von Knudstorp told ToyNews. The success of The LEGO Movie came as a suprise to the toy firm's CEO Jørgen Von Knudstorp, who felt it "edgier that what I had expected." The LEGO ...
Tags: LEGO Movie, Toys