LDK Solar, a China-based solar firm reported its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013. According to the firm, first-quarter net sales were US$104.3 million compared to US$135.9 million for the fourth ...
FHN, a non-profit organisation, is utilising Xenex Healthcare Services' Xenex robot to disinfect patient rooms, operating rooms and other areas. Requiring only 5-10 minutes to disinfect a room, the Xenex system is considered to be the ...
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Apple today unveiled its upcoming iOS 7 mobile operating system, which includes a more-elegant-looking interface and a unique poison-pill approach to thwarting device theft. In the fine tradition of platforms pilfering features from one ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given its clearance to Amgen's XGEVA (denosumab) to treat adult or skeletally mature patients suffering from giant cell tumor of bone (GCTB). Approved after conducting a priority review, XGEVA ...
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Sapphire is currently used in some exotic, luxury phones. However, the sapphire price reduction combined with the massive adoption of touch screens in smartphones have stimulated the interest of cell phone OEMS for this material. Crystal ...
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It is clear that taking your eyes off the road while driving is dangerous and distracting, but are hands-free technologies that make it easier to text and talk distracting, as well? A new report finds that even with both hands on the wheel, ...
The company isn't making much noise about it, but T-Mobile has a prepaid option that is surprisingly inexpensive: unlimited data for $30 a month. And our Consumerist colleagues discovered that it's not just for new activations. A T-Mobile ...
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A multi-parametric approach is used to monitor biological stability in drinking water from a non-chlorinated distribution system in Switzerland. The method covers different aspects of microbial water quality, including microbial growth ...
One of the largest wood pulp and paper mills in the world has water conservation at the heart of its operations. Extensive filtration and separation techniques are allowing Asia Pulp & Paper Hainan Jinhai to produce 900,000 tonnes of paper ...
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An innovative UK solar start up that was spun out from Oxford University has taken a major step towards commercial production, after revealing it has set a new efficiency record for its solar glass technology. Oxford PV has pioneered the ...
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METTLER TOLEDO is pleased to announce the release of the SWB505 MultiMount weigh module, which pairs durability with accurate and reliable weighing. With builtin safety features, the MultiMount ensures accurate weighing and troublefree ...
Verisante Technology, a provider of cancer detection technology, has entered into an exclusive agreement with Frontière Médicale EUROPE to distribute Verisante Aura in the UK and Ireland. Verisante Aura is meant for the ...
Stemline Therapeutics' SL-401 has won orphan drug designation from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of aggressive hematologic malignancy blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm (BPDCN). With an orphan drug ...
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On the roof of a medical building in San Francisco, Sprint Nextel has a cell site that's far above the cramped canyons of the city's streets, but despite the wide-open views, space is limited. Sprint shares the roof with other mobile ...
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Many enterprise storage systems include two or more types of hard disk drives, with data automatically moved between those two tiers of storage. The same concept has now been applied to two types of SSDs. Dell has modified the ...
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