A Taiwan think tank Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research (CIER) raised its forecast for Taiwan's annual economic growth for 2016 to reflect improvement of demand inside the island. The island's gross domestic product (GDP) is ...
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Consumption is the major economic driver, showing the nation's success in rebalancing the economy, but more efforts are needed to sustain growth, with heightened pressure in sectors with overcapacity, economists said. "China is on the ...
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The UK's University of Cambridge and Japan's National Institute for Materials Science have developed single-photon emission devices using layers of graphene, hexagonal boron nitride (hBN), and transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) [Carmen ...
WorldACD reports that after a volume growth of 1.8% year-on-year (YoY) in July, we witnessed a slightly higher figure for August: +2.3%. Taken together with the volume growth in June (+3%), one could say that the (Northern Hemisphere) ...
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Steel prices in China, the world's biggest steel producer and consumer, rose mildly last week as market sentiment improved slightly but demand remained subdued, latest industry data showed. China's steel industry has long been plagued by ...
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Toys R Us will stock 3D printers from XYZprinting’s da Vinci range, with prices starting at £239.99. Toys R US has partnered with XYZprinting to stock the firm's da Vinci range of family friendly 3D printers. Available is ...
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UK retail footfall figures for August show that two months on from the Brexit referendum, the unexpected result has had little material impact on how people are going about their day-to-day lives, reports Ipsos Retail Performance. Often ...
Ennis reported financial results for the three and six months ended 31 August 2016. Highlights include: Gross profit margin on continuing operations increased slightly from 29.5% to 29.6% on a sequential quarter basis.Diluted earnings ...
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The global fish and seafood market has grown steadily in recent years, registering a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.8% between 2011 and 2015, according to data from research company MarketLine. MarketLine's latest report shows ...
Nearly 60 percent of the real estate agents polled said they are seeing more smart home features in listing descriptions than they did two to five years ago. Everyone is talking about the connected home. Smart home technology is becoming ...
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The value of the infrared (IR) LED market worldwide continues to grow due to rising demand in various applications markets, according to the 2016~2021 Global LED Industry Demand and Supply Database Report by LEDinside, a division of ...
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If you own an iPhone 7, you won't have to worry next time someone spills water on it at the dinner table. Apple's newest iPhone is the first ever to be water-resistant. There were reports that the iPhone 6S could withstand some splashes, ...
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The Lightning-to-3.5mm adapter is important for any iPhone 7 user who wants to use wired 3.5mm headphones. To keep it handy at all times, turn the adapter into a keychain using Sugru. You want to listen to music or watch a video, so you ...
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The funky wireless AirPods got all the attention when Apple unveiled it alongside the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus on September 7, but it was only part of the company's new headphones lineup. It also showcased three new wireless headphones from its ...
Imec and Ghent University in Belgium have used aspect ratio trapping (ART) techniques to produce indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs) multiple quantum wells (MQWs) on 300mm-diameter silicon in a ridge format that could be used in future laser ...
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