The Center for the Polyurethanes Industry (CPI) of the American Chemistry Council today opened the call for entries for its 2014 Polyurethane Innovation Award. This award recognizes visionary technologies in the global polyurethanes ...
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A group of researchers led by Dr. Takayoshi Sasaki and Dr. Minoru Osada of MANA of NIMS, succeeded in developing the world’s smallest high-performance capacitor by assembling two types of oxide nanosheets, – a conductive oxide ...
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Zamil air conditioners are one among the top leading air conditioner manufacturers that you must consider, while you're looking for the best air conditioning system for your home office or any other building. This brand is a marketing ...
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General Mills said today that it continues to expect adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) for the fiscal year ending May 25, 2014, to total between $2.87 and $2.90 per share. Adjusted diluted EPS excludes mark-to-market valuation ...
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The coal industry in North China's Shanxi province faces mounting pressure to get financing amid slumping coal prices and increasing debts, as experts call for greater freedom for non-governmental financial institutions. "The performance ...
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London businesses and politicians have called on the government to scrap a planned hike in alcohol taxes to give the capital’s hospitality sector a boost. Pubs, producers, MPs and retailers joined the TaxPayers' Alliance and the ...
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The data breach at Target Corp. that exposed millions of credit card numbers has focused attention on the patchwork of state consumer notification laws in the U.S. and renewed a push for a single national standard. Most U.S. states have ...
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US environmental authorities made a rare move Friday to block a massive copper and gold mine in Alaska before it even gets under way, in a bid to protect wild salmon. The Pebble Mine project has the potential to be one of the biggest open ...
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The electronics industry has adopted a wealth of practices to foil or at least identify counterfeit components, from marking to x-raying. Now the Pentagon's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is calling upon engineers to ...
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Noble Biomaterials, the manufacturer of X-STATIC antimicrobial technology, has announced a call for research proposals to generate hard evidence supporting the need for soft surface bacterial management in healthcare settings. The call ...
Tags: Antimicrobial Technology, Medicine
U.S. Senator Mark Warner (D-Va.) used a special Town Hall session hosted by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) Wednesday to issue a call for both new patent legislation and immigration reform to help drive capital investment and ...
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The Leiden astrophysicist Alexey Boyarsky and his fellow researchers may have identified a trace of dark matter that could signify a new particle: the sterile neutrino. A research group in Harvard reported a very similar signal just a few ...
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All three nearby futures contracts closed higher for the third consecutive week. Strong export demand and concerns about cold, dry conditions in the U.S. Plains pushed futures to a two-month high on Wednesday. Profit taking efforts led to ...
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A coalition of civil society groups and professional bodies in the construction industry is set to launch a major campaign for the standardisation of cement production and importation. Specifically, the coalition said it would call on the ...
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Recent research published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (AJCN) found that during pregnancy, and particularly during the third trimester, large amounts of choline may be needed to support fetal development. Conclusions of the ...
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