Fish oil capsules and supplements fail on Omega-3 claims and freshness, University research study Most fish oil supplements sold in Australia and New Zealand are lower in omega-3 fatty acids than their labels claim, according to new ...
Tags: Fish Oil, Omega-3 Claims, Freshness, Agriculture
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a settlement with three companies affiliated with Shell Oil Company to resolve Clean Air Act violations, including selling gasoline and diesel fuel that did not conform to ...
Tags: Vehicle Fuel Standards, gasoline, Auto
For fiscal first-quarter 2015 (to end-November 2014), LED chip and component maker SemiLEDs Corp of Hsinchu, Taiwan has reported revenue of $2.9m, down 15% on $3.4m a year ago but up 29% on $2.3m last quarter, due to both design wins in ...
Tags: LED components, LED chip, Electrical
A major renovation of an urban duplex turns back yard sheds into light-filled living space. Located in Montreal, Canada, designed by la SHED architecture, the renovation required the creation of a new a faade and the rearrangement of ...
Tags: kitchen, bathroom, the living room, Furniture
PPG Industries’ industrial coatings business will highlight new products during preview days at the 2015 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit’s Cobo Center, Jan. 12-15. The products are designed to help ...
Tags: Green Coating Technologies, environmental standards, Construction
RPM International Inc. reported a 10 percent increase in net income and an 8 percent increase in earnings per diluted share on flat sales for its fiscal 2015 second quarter ended November 30, 2014. Second-Quarter Results Net sales of ...
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in the USA has developed nitride semiconductor solar cells with high quantum efficiency for short wavelengths (370-450nm) and concentrated photovoltaics at temperatures up to 400°C [Liang Zhao et al, ...
Tags: PV Performance, Electrical
Researchers in Germany have developed gallium nitride (GaN) high-electron-mobility transistors (HEMTs) on silicon carbide (SiC) layers on silicon wafers [Wael Jatal et al, IEEE Electron Device Letters, published online 11 December 2014]. ...
Tags: Cubic Silicon Carbide, Electrical
SemiLEDs, a developer and manufacturer of LED chips and LED components, has announced it has entered into a definitive common stock purchase agreement with XiaoQing Han, chairman and CEO of Beijing XiaoQing Environmental Protection Group. ...
Tags: LED chips, LED components, Lights
China’s Xidian University has been developing III-nitride double heterostructures (DHs) with indium gallium nitride (InGaN) channels with a view to high-electron-mobility transistors (HEMTs) [Yi Zhao et al, Appl. Phys. Lett., vol105, ...
Tags: HEMTs, InGaN channels
The Government of India has been implementing several schemes to promote handloom textile industry, including Chanderi textiles, Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Textiles, said in a written ...
Tags: silk sarees, web portal, Textile
BASF and Gazprom have agreed that they will not complete an asset swap, which was planned for the end of the year. “We regret that the asset swap will not be concluded. We will continue our cooperation of over 20 years with Gazprom ...
Tags: targeted oil, gas-rich regions, Construction
The National Silk Board (NSB), an industry body that aims to tighten regulations and boost investor confidence in Cambodia’s silk industry, is set to open by next year, the Phnom Penh Post reported. Speaking at a workshop aimed at ...
Tags: Silk Board, raw silk producers, Textile
Eastman Chemical Company has announced a planned increase in its Eastman Texanol ester alcohol manufacturing capacity in Longview, Texas. The plant expansion is expected to be complete in the second half of 2016 and will increase capacity ...
Tags: ester alcohols, esters, glycol, Construction
American beverage alcohol company Constellation Brands has finalised the joint venture agreement with Owens-Illinois (O-I) and also completed the acquisition of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV's (ABI) glass production plant located next to ...
Tags: Constellation, beverage alcohol