China and Tajikistan plan to start construction on the so-called D line on the Central Asia-China gas pipeline network this year, state-owned China National Petroleum Corp said Monday. This comes after both countries signed a deal to ...
Tags: Gas Pipeline, Mineral
Antibiotics prescribed in doctors' offices are linked with many cases of serious bacterial infections that can cause severe diarrhea in children, according to a new study. Researchers found that 71 percent of cases of Clostridium ...
Tags: Antibiotics, bacterial infections, the health of our nation's children
In booth #1531 at the Optical Fiber Communication conference & exposition/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC 2014) in San Francisco, CA (11-13 March), GigOptix Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (a fabless supplier of analog ...
Tags: coherent optical link design, live demonstration, VCSEL driver
Lund University has developed multi-gate (MuG) III-V metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs) with a cut-off frequency of 210GHz and a maximum oscillation frequency of 250GHz, “the highest of any reported ...
Tags: effect transistors, fins, plasma, Electrical&Electronics
M/A-COM Technology Solutions Inc of Lowell, MA, USA (which makes semiconductors, components and subassemblies for analog, RF, microwave and millimeter-wave applications) has added to its GaN in Plastic series with a wideband packaged ...
Tags: military radar, reliable high-voltage operation, CW modes
Skate bearings generally last a long time and require little maintenance. If you ride them in the rain or through some puddles then it might be a good idea afterwards to give them a strip and regrease just to stop them rusting too fast. ...
Tags: Skate Bearings, hair dryers
BASF has strengthened the production capabilities of its production site in Ludwigshafen, Germany to produce more quantity Ultramid C for flexible food packaging films. As part of the project, the company enhanced a part of its Ultramid B ...
Tags: food packaging, German Plant
Canada's leading light oil producer Penn West will invest C$900 million ($815 million) in 2014 on its assets in Western Canada, targeting an annual average output of 101,000-106,000 b/d of oil equivalent, CEO Dave Roberts said Friday. ...
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High ethylene prices in Asia have been keeping margins of most ethylene derivatives in the red, forcing some MEG and polyethylene makers to consider trimming operation rates or closing entire production lines, sources said this week. In ...
Henkel will exhibit lubricants and cleaners under the Bonderite brand for the manufacture of two-piece beverage cans at Metpack 2014, a trade fair for the international metal packaging industry, scheduled between 6 May and 8 May 2014. The ...
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BASF has increased the production capacity of Ultramid C for flexible food packaging films at its production site in Ludwigshafen, Germany. The company has converted a part of its Ultramid B (polyamide 6) production facility to produce ...
Tags: BASF, Packaging, production capacity
Mercedes-Benz sold 104,968 units in February, thus achieving a growth of 16.5%. Since the beginning of the year 215,753 cars have been delivered to customers (+16.6%). "We are keeping up the high momentum of the previous months - with a ...
Tags: Mercedes-Benz, Auto Parts
British luxury carmaker Jaguar is set to commence the production of an all-new mid-size sports sedan, the Jaguar XE. Jaguar XE will include the new advanced aluminum architecture that the company unveiled in the C-X17 concept car in 2013. ...
Dick's Sporting Goods and The Dick's Sporting Goods Foundation announced a $25 million multi-year commitment to support youth athletic programs including donations to local sports teams and the launch of the Dick's Foundation's "Sports ...
Tags: Sporting Goods, Recreation
Elephants, rhinoceroses and aurochs once roamed around freely in the forests of Europe, while hippopotamuses lived in rivers such as the Thames and the Rhine. New research shows how we can use knowledge about the past to restore a varied ...
Tags: Large Mammals, Prehistoric Ecosystems, restore a varied landscape