It used to be that we adults just had to worry about keeping up with our children in the smarts department. (Remember the first time you had to ask your offspring to show you how to use email or Facebook?) Now, as the technological ...
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In March this year, Indonesia won the right to seek a ruling by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on Australia's tobacco plain-packaging laws. The WTO's disputes settlement body agreed to set up an independent panel of trade and legal ...
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The US Patent Office has issued US Patent No. 8,859,310 to Versatilis LLC of Winooski, VT, USA (a technology and business development firm that focuses on novel materials and processes for electro-optical devices, as well as extending its ...
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National 4 emission standards for diesel will be carried out at the end of this year, and there is seen as a big change for light truck industry, and some minor light truck makers are facing great challenges. And Wuzheng Aochi sees this as ...
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A team from Lighting’s parent company, The Top Right Group, has successfully scaled Kilimanjaro for the Great Ormond Street Hospital children’s charity. The team which included Lighting’s editor, Ben Cronin, reached ...
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Michael Halebian & Co. is expanding into the Boston Metropolitan area from its Hartford, Conn. location. Michael Halebian, Jr., president of the company, pioneered the Southern New England territory 34 years ago, and maintains regular ...
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The Nobel Prize in Physics for 2014 has been awarded to three scientists for their invention of blue LEDs. Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura will share prize money of eight million kronor (0.7 million). In the early ...
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RealFlight from Great Planes is a RC flight simulator designed for Windows computers, allowing hobbyists to develop their flying skills. Hobby toy specialist, Hobbico enjoyed the high life this week, featuring on Channel 4’s weekly ...
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Cuba, Indonesia, Honduras, Dominican Republic and Ukraine have contested the standardised packaging laws, calling them an illegal restriction on trade, but the panel of judges said there won’t be a WTO ruling until at the first half ...
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Scientists from German Aerospace Centre (DLR) and Singapore based Nanyang Technological University NTU have developed a 2-in-1 electric motor which claimed to increase the range of electric vehicles The scientists integrated traditional ...
Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production (WRAP) has launched the SCAP Extending the Life of Clothes Design Awards (SCAP ELC Awards), which seeks to find and award fashion or textile designers that show their flair for sustainable ...
There are now just 30 places left available. The 2015 Toy Trust Charity Big Thames Challenge has almost sold out. The annual Toy Trust fundraiser, scheduled for Saturday, June 6th 2015, has received an 'overwhelming response' and 270 ...
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Mitsubishi is planning to end the production of Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution and replace it with an SUV. Autocar reported that Mitsubishi product boss Kanenori Okamoto has confirmed the reports regarding Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution's exit ...
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McLaren has announced that it will unveil its 650S GT3 at the 2014 Gulf 12 Hours race to be held at Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi in December. The car has completed the development programme and is reportedly going to face the toughest ...
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Format-wise, the Obama Administration's policies in the Ukraine crisis appear to have troubles in two aspects: the rebalance to the Asia-Pacific and containment of Russia. First, national strength in the United States is falling short of ...
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