Philips has partnered up with Perkins Products, a provider of education, services and products to the blind, deafblind, and those with disabilities to develop LightAide, a new LED device designed as a teaching tool for children with low ...
Tags: Philips, LED teaching
The Architecture Billings Index (ABI) showed more acceleration in the growth of design activity nationally. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the ABI reflects the approximate nine to twelve month lead time between ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
Official retail figures, released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), confirm that a tentative recovery is continuing to build. Excluding fuel, the ONS numbers show the total value of sales growth (not seasonally adjusted) was ...
Kiosked announces that it has raised a further $6.9m funding from private investors, which will be used to support the company's rapid expansion into the U.S. and Asian markets. The funding will also be used to launch Kiosked's mobile ...
Tags: Textile
German-based JenaValve Technology has obtained CE Mark approval for its transapical transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) system, designed to treat aortic insufficiency (AI). AI, also known as aortic regurgitation, is a condition ...
Valve, the company behind Steam, the popular PC games platform, will unveil more details about its proposed Linux-based "Steam box" console next week. The news was revealed by founder Gabe Newell at LinuxCon 2013 this week in a keynote ...
Tags: Steam Box, Industrial Equipment, Components
Following international lighting giants Philips, OSRAM, and GE shift towards LED lighting, local manufacturers from various countries followed suit. CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets most recent report showed a good outlook for LED lighting market ...
Tags: MOCVD Production, Lighting
An American man has taken the title for owning the world’s smallest road-legal car. After discovering the measurements he had to beat to claim the title, custom car maker Austin Coulson built a fully functional four-wheeler ...
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The first edition of Momad Metrópolis, the International Fashion Trade Fair that took place from 6th to 8th September at Feria de Madrid, achieved some favourable results. The unveiling of this new multi-sector fashion event aimed ...
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GlassBuild America wrapped up on Thursday with exhibitors going home largely satisfied with all they accomplished in Atlanta this week, as well as with the improving state of the industry as a whole. Many exhibitors say this year's trade ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
Despite some indications that the economy is emerging from dark times, there were no clear-cut signs of that in retail sales numbers for August released by the United States Department of Commerce and the National Retail Federation (NRF) ...
Tags: Auto Parts, Accessories
Bosch released 10 Mass Air Flow (MAF) sensors, including next-generation HFM7 (Hot Film Air Mass Meter) sensors. Fifty-nine new part numbers have just been added to the Robert Bosch LLC OE specialty wiper blade and engine management ...
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Over the weekend at the Liberal Democrat party conference, the Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg announced that England will follow Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland in charging shoppers for bags. Speaking to Packaging News, Incpen ...
Champions Oncology (Champions), a developer of advanced technology solutions and services to personalize the development and use of oncology drugs, has signed a new discovery and drug development partnership with Teva Pharmaceutical ...
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EPA using guns, body armor to enforce Clean Water Act? The greatest pollination show on Earth is a mix of staggering stats and figures. Sure, numbers tend to bore and overwhelm — but not when it comes to honey bees and the almond ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food