Shell Chemical is exploring a project to expand its olefins plant in Deer Park, Texas, and increase its ethylene production, the company said Wednesday. "Shell is evaluating a proposed expansion of ethylene production at the existing ...
A team of engineers from Cornell University, the University of Notre Dame and the semiconductor company IQE has created gallium nitride (GaN) power diodes capable of serving as the building blocks for future GaN power switches -- with ...
Tags: GaN p-n junction diodes, GaN Power Switches, solid-state lighting
The just-concluded 14th Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) prime ministers' meeting has once again drawn global attention to China's endeavor to export its surplus industry capacity to meet demand in other countries. A statement ...
Held inside Beijing's Solana shopping area, Antigravity is an avant-garde art show attempting to reverse people's perspectives of city life. It includes four art projects of artist group Mason of Grand Microcosm, London-based tattoo ...
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Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Inc. said it is working with "a globally recognized performance apparel manufacturer" to develop applications for its advanced spider silk based fibers, which are made by genetically engineered silk worms. The ...
University of Cyprus, Cyprus University of Technology, and University of Crete have been exploring the potential of Frster resonant energy transfer (FRET) from an indium gallium nitride (InGaN) single quantum well (SQW) to a light-emitting ...
Tags: InGaN, InGaN quantum well, FRET
Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) is pleased to announce the establishment of a new joint venture company, MM Cars Myanmar Limited (MMCM), with Yoma Nominee Limited (YNL), for the distribution (wholesale), retail sales, after-sales services, and ...
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Great Seed produced a documentary after their 5,000 -kilometer journey across Yunnan, Guizhou, Hunan provinces to explore the ancient art of papermaking. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] As the country is paying more and more ...
Tags: paper culture, Culture Heritage, intangible cultural heritage
The government of Neuquen, a southwestern province of Argentina, said Monday it has approved ExxonMobil's investment plan for developing shale resources in the Bajo el Choique and La Invernada blocks. The company will work with Gas y ...
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Chinese TV producer Shen Jian (right) is a frequent guest at influential film events, such as the Academy Awards ceremony. [Photo provided to China Daily] Ang Lee turned down a number of interview requests from world media when his ...
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German furnishing brand Thonet, whose iconic designs have had considerable influence on the furniture industry for nearly 200 years, has announced key changes to the distribution of its product range in Great Britain and Ireland. Sales in ...
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In a major development for Western energy markets, NV Energy, Nevada's largest utility, will begin participating in the region's energy imbalance market on December 1. The move, announced late Friday, follows the Federal Energy Regulatory ...
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New Zealand-based dairy cooperative Fonterra will sell its 50% stake in DairiConcepts to US-based cooperative Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) for NZD$196m ($126.7m) . DairiConcepts is the joint venture between Fonterra and DFA. Under ...
Currently, the majority of the self-discharging vehicles in Ethiopia are imported from China. However, a sound after-sale customer service network has so far not been put in place for repair and maintenance of these vehicles. Hyva ...
Highly efficient, LEDs could slash the world’s electricity consumption. They are already sold in stores, but more widespread adoption of the technology has been hindered by high costs due to limited availability of raw materials and ...
Tags: White LEDs, Highly efficient, LED light