The weather might have been a bit dreary, but the glass industry turned out for the opening of the 18th Glass Expo Midwest, being held today and tomorrow at the Renaissance Hotel and Convention Center in Schaumburg, Ill. Seminars were held ...
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By determining simple guidelines, researchers at UC Santa Barbara's Solid State Lighting & Energy Center (SSLEC) have made it possible to optimize phosphors –– a key component in white LED lighting –– allowing for ...
US-based medical device company Vycor Medical has announced the issuance of a new patent in Australia for its NovaVision vision restoration technology. The new Australian patent is for visual testing methods that fixate the user's gaze ...
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Mitsubishi has released images and details of its three new Tokyo motor show concepts, including a large plug-in hybrid SUV that previews the new Pajero. Teased in a design sketch and a shadowy computer-generated image last month, the new ...
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More than 3.4 billion people, nearly half the world's population, own at least one mobile phone in 2013. As of 2010, more than 90 percent of people worldwide were covered by a mobile phone signal, according to a new Vital Signs Online trend ...
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Worldwide tablet shipments grew to 47.6 million units in the third quarter of 2013, according to preliminary data from the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Tablet Tracker. While slightly below the firm's forecast, the number still represents 7% ...
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Moving the steep, surrounding mountains that deny sunlight into the valley for nearly half the year wasn’t possible. As such, Martin Andersen assumed the mantle on realizing an existing idea that would instead bring the sunlight to ...
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Pleotint, LLC, will exhibit its new Suntuitive® interlayer for laminated glass at booth 642 during the GREENBUILD® International Conference and Expo in Philadelphia, Nov. 20–22. The redeveloped Suntuitive interlayer now has a ...
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Yokohama-based Silvaco Japan Co Ltd - a branch of Silvaco Inc of Santa Clara, CA, USA, a provider of technology computer-aided design (TCAD), circuit simulation and electronic design automation (EDA) software tools - says that the ...
Recumbent maker Catrike said it has recently invested $150,000 in its production facility as it gears up for growth in 2014. Catrike is adding an automatic CNC bender, a Holland Mechanics tire fitter and cassette station, a frame washing ...
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Garmin Ltd.'s fitness division, which includes the company's cycling products, saw strong sales growth in the third quarter, a period that included the introduction of the new Edge Touring cycle computer and Vector power meter. Fitness ...
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Honeywell announced it will establish a new manufacturing campus in Zhangjiagang, China, to support growing demand in Asia for energy technology and advanced materials produced by its Performance Materials and Technologies (PMT) business. ...
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The Cyber Security Challenge UK (CSC UK), a series of national events designed to encourage talented professionals to join the UK IT security industry, is a government- and industry-backed initiative that has enabled 40 participants to ...
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Only four per cent of UK organisations have IT security functions that fully meet their needs, a new survey released by one of the "big four" international professional services firms, Ernst & Young, claims. Ernst & Young's 16th annual ...
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An office chair, or desk chair, is a type of chair that is designed for use at a desk in an office. It is usually adjustable and has a set of wheels. Office chairs were developed around the mid-19th century as more workers spent their ...
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