Flocks of birds manage to navigate through difficult environments by individuals having predispositions to favour the left- or right-hand side, according to research published in PLOS Computational Biology this week. Scientists at The ...
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The Directorate General of Safeguards, Customs and Central Excise, Government of India, has initiated safeguard investigation concerning imports of bare elastomeric filament yarn, commonly known as spandex, into India. In its notice, ...
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PMS International celebrates ruling in Court of Appeal allowing distribution of Kiddee Cases. Magmatic, the firm behind the Trunki ride-on children's suitcase, has lost its fight to block an imported rival range from being distributed in ...
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Lighting shift to slash energy consumption, says IHS 04 Mar 2014 Energy used for general illumination set to plummet by a quarter between now and the end of the decade. Consumption cut: the potential impact of LEDs Analysts at the ...
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European barcode and RFID labeling software developer NiceLabel have introduced a new solution to help food suppliers achieve compliance with the new EU Food Labeling Regulation 1169/2011. The solution has been developed to help companies ...
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Plastic beverage caps and closures are now more popular than metal closures, according to a new report from market research organisation Canadean. According to the report, plastic closures (49 per cent) overtook metal closures (48 per ...
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In-situ metrology system maker LayTec AG of Berlin, Germany notes that it is known that some properties of gallium nitride (GaN)-based light-emitting quantum wells (QW) can be improved by using a-plane III-nitrides. However, during ...
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With the development of electric business online , e-commerce has gotten rid of the extensive development model. Instead , it is turnning into detailed development model period.In this case , brand influence is expanding rapidly no ...
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A fundamental paradigm shift in lighting technologies toward more efficient lamps and bulbs will significantly reduce global electricity demand for general illumination in the next few years, according to IHS. The energy usage of the ...
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Many people are wondering why 8.7 million pounds of meat processed by Rancho Feeding Corporation in Petaluma,CA,were recalled and the slaughterhouse subsequently closed. Could it be an inspector shortage?An inspector-veterinarian ...
American auto-parts manufacturer BorgWarner is manufacturing two-speed, parttime four-wheel drive transfer case for Toyota Motor’s 2014 Toyota Tundra pickup truck in the US. The auto-parts maker is currently manufacturing the ...
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Many mothers with children on life-sustaining medical devices, such as ventilators and breathing or feeding tubes, suffer physical and psychological distress from the stress of juggling treatments, appointments, therapies and daily family ...
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Graphene, a single layer of carbon atoms, is an attractive electrode material for supercapacitor applications because of its high surface area. However, how the electrolytes interact with carbon material to store energy is still not well ...
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It may seem like mosquitoes will bite anything with a pulse, but they're actually quite strategic in picking their victims. A new study from The Rockefeller University looked at the interaction of different sensory cues—carbon ...
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At night, as cold settles in, lake ice creaks and groans. It's been excessively cold, and I camped exposed on the snow-swept surface. Other than the lack of vegetation and the sounds at night, you'd never know you were on a lake. It feels ...
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