Infineon is to project manage a Euros 34m smart grid project called'Energy to Smart Grid(E2SG)aimed at reducing the power loss in energy distribution by 20%. Infineon's partners in E2SG are:the Fraunhofer Institute,Insta Elektro NXP,RWTH ...
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The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has fined Google $22.5m for monitoring Apple Safari browser users even though they had a "do not track" privacy setting selected. The fine is the largest to date to be imposed by the FTC on a single ...
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Google and the European Commission have agreed the outlines of a settlement to end a two-year investigation into the internet firm's alleged abuse of its dominant position in the search market. The news comes a week after Google submitted ...
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Flux-Geräte presents the FP 430 S Ex, the first model of a new barrel pump series with improved explosion protection. The pumps give users the necessary safety when transferring media in explosion hazard areas - even in extreme cases. ...
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On April 16, 2012, European Union published the notification of G/TBT/N/EU/35, and establishes requirements for the labelling of and provision of supplementary product information on electrical lamps such as (a) filament ...
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The post 2000 decade was a Lost Decade for Europe's semiconductor industry,Malcolm Penn,CEO of Future Horizons,told IFS2012 yesterday."It's been quite shameful,"he said. "If the Big Three companies had stayed at the same market share that ...
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The European Commission(EC)plans to have its broadband policy formally adopted by member states by the end of 2012. EC vice-president and leader of the digital agenda,Neelie Kroes,outlined key aspects of the policy during a speech in ...
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LED lighting: call for a coherent European vision 10 Jul 2012 Public consultation on adoption of solid-state lighting calls for more co-ordination at European level. Philips Lumiblade A public consultation on the European ...
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Google has submitted several proposals in response to concerns by European competition authorities in an attempt to avoid punitive fines. In May, competition commissioner Joaquin Almunia set a July deadline for Google to respond to four ...
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An all electric injection molding machine offers several important benefits, mostly related to the fact that individual motors control each function, as opposed to a control system consisting of a complicated arrangement of hydraulic hoses. ...
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The EU's trade policy consists partly of the rules for trade within the EU - the internal market - and partly of joint action taken by the EU in creating global and regional rules for imports and exports, for example in the World Trade ...
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The Guideline for Standardized Instrument Testing of Cotton [Guideline] is now available. The Guideline was developed under the auspices of the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC), and the Task Force on Commercial Standardization ...
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Google and Amazon pay for faster connections Lack of transparency over traffic management EC could force net neutrality issue Consumers need to know about net management The questions of how to handle the growing amount of traffic on ...
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The European Commission (EC) has given Google until July to submit proposals to address antitrust allegations about it abusing its dominant position in its online search rankings, or face regulatory action. An investigation into ...
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Japanese Nanoco Group has made great breakthrough on a 1kg batch of green cadmium-free quantum dots for a major Japanese corporation,triggering a US$2 million payment to Nanoco.The green quantum dots were produced at Nanoco's production ...
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