Researchers in China have used strain engineering to improve the light output power of 530nm green light-emitting diodes (LEDs) by 28.9% at 150mA current injection [Hongjian Li et al, Appl. Phys. Express, vol6, p052102, 2013]. The research ...
Organisations need to check their bills closely and look out for hidden charges when deploying their applications in the cloud - and to check, especially, whether their cloud services include or exclude network services before they sign up. ...
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A semiconductor proof-of-concept device is being presented in the Institute of Physics Publishing's journal Semiconductor Science and Technology, which may pave the way for the development of even more energy-efficient LEDs than those ...
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Taranto-based Italian steel producer Ilva has been granted the green light by local magistrates to ship 63,700 meters of steel pipes for an order worth $45 million totaling 136,200 meters placed by Iraq Oil Project Company. On April 24, ...
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Director of information services and security at Wolfson Microelectronics, Andrew Ralston, railed against cloud services providers on a panel at the Infosecurity Europe conference today. Further reading Wozniak: Cloud is going to be ...
SHARES climbed yesterday following a rally in Japanese stocks and as some analysts saw potential for the Reserve Bank to cut interest rates next month. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 closed up 0.7 per cent at a two-day high of 4966.6. The ...
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The Lexus GS300h has been unveiled at the Shanghai auto show, adding a second hybrid option to the GS range. The Lexus GS300h slots into the Japanese manufacturer's premium large line-up beneath the existing petrol-electric GS450h, ...
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The Peugeot 2008 sub-compact SUV is gearing up for launch in Europe ahead of its arrival in Australia around October this year. The mini SUV will be one of the first of its kind to hit Australian shores and likely open up the segment for ...
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Our spy photographers have snapped the Hyundai Genesis in its most revealing guise yet undergoing testing at the Nurburgring in Germany. The images show the large luxury South Korean sedan wearing less camouflage than ever before, and ...
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In another time the $5.07 billion price tag for NSW ports sold last Friday might have been the sort of deal to get a roll on for the market's deal junkies. After all, it's not often the market estimates for the price -- $2.5bn to $3bn -- ...
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Security software vendor?Bitdefender?has launched its 'Antivirus Free' app on the?Google?Android?platform to combat the growth in mobile malware.? The app promises a "fast and powerful antivirus solution that taps the latest in-the-Cloud ...
The UK’s University of Cambridge has opened a new £1m facility for growing gallium nitride that aims to enable researchers to expand and accelerate their work, which promises to further reduce the cost and improve the efficiency ...
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Two leading City analysts are recommending investors sell shares in Booker – the UK's largest cash-and-carry wholesaler – as the firm posted another rise in sales. Booker is 'the highest rated UK food retailer by a country ...
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Gallium nitride has been described as “the most important semiconductor since silicon” and is used in energy-saving LED lighting. A new £1million (or US$1,530,700) growth facility will allow University of Cambridge ...
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Microsoft has relaxed a Windows 8 certification requirement to allow devices with lower resolutions, a move analysts said signaled Microsoft would soon join the accelerating shift to smaller, less expensive tablets. "The sub-eight-inch ...