German specialty chemicals company LANXESS has announced strong figures for the past fiscal year, with improvements in key reported numbers. “2012 was the best year in our growth story so far. Our business model proved itself once ...
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Have you been laying around your living room thinking that your smart TV isn't smart enough? Samsung's 2013 TV lineup includes an updated smart TV platform that features a redesigned Smart Hub interface, new ways to search and discover ...
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The U.S. Senate's comprehensive immigration bill is expected to include an H-1B cap hike and a higher fee structure aimed at offshore outsourcers. Work on the bill is continuing, and a snapshot of its various components were shared by ...
At the Optical Fiber Communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC 2013) in Anaheim (19-21 March), optical solution provider Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd (SEI) introduced its next generation of active optical cables ...
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Advanced Power Electronics has announced the APE2902, a high-efficiency VFM Step-up DC/DC converter for small, low input voltage or battery powered systems with ultra-low quiescent supply current. Devices can operate from a positive input ...
North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $1.07 billion in orders worldwide in February 2013 (three-month average basis) and a book-to-bill ratio of 1.10, according to the February Book-to-Bill Report published ...
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Recently, Baosteel achieves mass production of world's advanced level high strength non-quenched and tempered cold heading steel as the first in the country and offers bulk supply to a well-known domestic auto manufacturing enterprise for ...
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Shipping has so far not benefited from the research and development that has turned biomass into one of the world's most important sources of renewable energy. Two projects involving Maersk aim to change that. With an annual fuel bill of ...
Freight operators will soon have better access to the Chullora Intermodal with the Federal and NSW governments agreeing to jointly fund the first stage of upgrades of the local roads connecting the facility to the Hume Highway. The ...
The Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State, Science and Technology for the Federal Economic Agency for Southern Ontario, will deliver the opening address at UBM Canon's Toronto Advanced Manufacturing Expo on May 14, 2013 at the Toronto ...
Schott Glass has been appointed to India's national standards body. The company will advise on specifications and guidelines for various kinds of glass manufacturing in India mainly for pharmaceuticals tubing. According to the company, as ...
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The Phoenix Companies has selected Jahia’s Extended Content Management (xCM) to develop an advanced intranet portal for its independent advisors, agents, and brokers. The xCM will manage the firm's multiple web sites and enables ...
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Swiftwick, a leading producer of athletic compression socks, announces its new Cut-Resistant Hockey Sock is now available for consumer purchase. The sock has already been in high demand by NHL players on teams like the Nashville Predators, ...
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Simon Segars will become CEO of ARM when Warren East retires on July 1, the company said on Tuesday. Segars is currently ARM’s president. As CEO, he will take charge of a fast-growing company whose processor designs are used in most ...
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Almelo, the Netherlands: PANalytical, the world's leading supplier of analytical X-ray equipment and software, is set to launch its new software for X-ray fluorescence (XRF) systems. PANalytical developed Stratos, a brand new software ...
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