China's appetite for coal, once seemingly unlimited, is starting to wane, and the effects are rippling far from the Middle Kingdom. With the world's second-largest economy, China in recent years has been driving demand for all sorts of ...
Tags: Coal, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
Oracle has kicked off its Oracle OpenWorld 2013 conference in San Francisco by unveiling in-memory processing for its Oracle Database 12c product, as well as new hardware to run it on, and a new cloud-based database backup solution. ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
World number two truck maker Volvo (VOLV-B.ST) said on Wednesday deliveries of its trucks dropped four percent year-on-year in August as shipments fell in both Europe and North America, held back by an extensive renewal of its product line. ...
Tags: Volvo, truck, Transportation
The paper company and the producer of speciality high performance Biaxially Oriented Polypropylene (BOPP) and cellulose films are collaborating to offer packaging manufacturers a compostable alternative to traditional structures. The ...
Tokyo-based Toshiba Corp has expanded its family of 650V silicon carbide (SiC) Schottky barrier diodes (SBD) with the addition of a 10A product to its existing line-up of 6A, 8A and 12A products (which operate with a forward voltage of 1.7V ...
Tags: Toshiba, Electrical, Electronics
ROHM Semiconductor of Santa Clara, CA (the US arm of system LSI, discrete components and module product maker ROHM Co Ltd of Kyoto, Japan) has launched two 80milliOhm 1200V silicon carbide MOSFETs, the SCT2080KE and SCH2080KE, designed to ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics
Following a strong pace of production in the first quarter of 2013, manufacturing production eased in the second quarter but should accelerate growth, according to the quarterly Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation U.S. ...
CGS, a leading global provider of technology solutions, announced that two of its Fashion and Apparel industry thought leaders, Jim Hoerig and Chad Bralley, will participate as featured speakers in the SEAMS and SPESA upcoming Fall ...
Tags: Textile
Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA has introduced the EPC2018 as the newest member of its family of enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs). The EPC2018 is a ...
Tags: EPC E-mode GaN FETs, Electrical, Electronics
Modine introduces the redesigned Airedale ClassMate single packaged vertical DX and heat pump system. ClassMate offers efficiency, noise reduction and a smaller footprint, providing great flexibility for school installations. The ...
Australia's ports must adopt cutting-edge technology to navigate a global downturn in shipping and a looming lull in the local mining boom, according to an international transport specialist. Terry Bills is the 'GIS in Transportation' ...
Tags: Survive Transport, Serv
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
Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC), India's apex body for apparel export promotion, as part of its on-going export promotion initiatives, has organized a Buyer Seller Meet (BSM) for apparel and related accessories at New York, USA for ...
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 ...
Since mid-August, Hamburg's port has hosted a new inland wind turbine whose rotor blades are nearly 60 meters long. BASF's RELEST coatings make a crucial contribution to the longevity of the turbine. They ensure high surface quality and ...
Tags: Basf, Wind Turbine, wind energy