Chinese manufacturing activity declined in December, adding to pressure on communist leaders who have promised sweeping reforms to revive the slowing economy. An industry group, the China Federation of Logistics & Purchasing, said ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics
China's Cabinet estimates this year's economic growth edged down to 7.6 percent and warned it faces pressure to decline further, a state news agency said Thursday. The forecast, reported by the Xinhua News Agency, is below the 2012 rate ...
This may be remembered as the year smartphones became boring. Although high-definition displays on smartphones have gotten bigger and their cameras have gotten better, the pace of gee-whiz innovation has dawdled. Smartphone and software ...
Michael Lippert, of Saft Energy Storage Systems, explains how the SmartRegion Pellworm project will enable an island off the North Sea coast of Germany to increase self-consumption of its own renewable energy Pellworm Island presents a ...
Tags: Blueprint, SmartRegion Pellworm project, Michael Lippert
Ford has revealed its first autonomous car, a prototype Ford Mondeo hybrid, as part of an ongoing research and development program built around the car maker’s vision for future mass transportation. The automated Ford Mondeo (called ...
Ford announced today that Auto Start-Stop will be available on 70 percent of its North American vehicle lineup by 2017. A major part of the company's Blueprint for Sustainability, the expansion of Auto Start-Stop comes as the ...
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Imagine that you have to build a diorama of a famous Civil War battle for a project at school, but instead of hand-made, you just go to a print shop, enter the measurements you want the model components to be, and print all the soldiers, ...
Tags: 3D printer, printer, introduce
China is moving to further tighten its grip over social networking services, citing possible threats to national stability. On Friday, Chinese authorities released a new blueprint for the country’s future that covered economic and ...
It’s convention week for the Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) but the only thing conventional about this two-day affair will be the members’ trucks. The 87th annual get-together at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in downtown Hogtown ...
Changyi Petrochemical's ERP project for its 1-million-to-per-year reforming integrated unit and diesel hydrogenation unit recently went into operation ahead of schedule, providing for trial material feedings for new projects. The company ...
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The Chinese economy, which saw a notable slowdown early this year, has recovered solidly based on latest data, and analysts expect the recovery momentum to be stable. One of the most convincing indicators emerged on Monday, or "Singles' ...
Tags: China's Recovery, Firm Footing
When the world was digesting news of Detroit’s bankruptcy in July, the biggest ever by a municipality in the US, attention in China turned to the highly indebted government of Jiangsu province. Provincial, city and county authorities ...
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Craft Brewers Guild of Boston has launched its new craft spirits division - Blueprint Brands - which includes a line of distilleries that produce small batch spirits. The new division includes various brands including Lexington Brewing ...
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Tire Discounters Inc. announced it will remodel multiple locations in the blueprint of its "Store of the Future" design launched earlier this year. The company says the updated stores will have remodeled showrooms and waiting rooms, ...
Tags: Tire, tyre, Auto Parts
China adjusted its subsidy program for new-energy vehicles on Tuesday, with the scope and depth of the policy narrowing. The move is in line with earlier remarks made by a senior official indicating that the country would shift the ...
Tags: new-energy vehicles, subsidy