Université Grenoble Alpes in France and Applied Materials in the USA have been developing techniques to grow gallium arsenide (GaAs) on silicon substrates with a small offcut angle [Y. Bogumilowicz et al, Appl. Phys. Lett., vol107, ...
Tags: GaAs, Quasi-Nominal Silicon, MOVPE
The European passenger car market recorded almost 14% more registrations in November than in the same month of 2014, the European Automobile Manufacturers Association reported Tuesday, which should help boost demand for platinum and ...
Tags: auto catalysts, platinum, palladium
Riber S.A. of Bezons, France, which manufactures molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) systems as well as evaporation sources and effusion cells, has received two orders for research MBE machines. The Fraunhofer HHI (Heinrich Hertz Institute) in ...
The grid operators of Spain and France, Red Electrica de Espana (REE) and Reseau de Transport d'Electricite (RTE), have assigned cross-border capacity for full-year 2016, REE said in a note Friday. Following an expansion of cross-border ...
Crude futures fell Friday after the International Energy Agency said global oil markets will remain oversupplied at least through 2016. NYMEX January crude settled $1.14 lower at $35.62/b. ICE January Brent settled down $1.80 at $37.93/b. ...
Unseasonably strong gasoline demand is proving for US refiners to be the gift that keeps on giving this holiday season, as support from seasonal diesel demand is tamped down by record high temperatures across much of the US. Gasoline ...
Soitec of Bernin, near Grenoble, France, which makes engineered substrates including silicon-on-insulator (SOI) wafers, says that it is defending its rights in an investigation by the US International Trade Commission (ITC) instituted on 18 ...
Tags: Soitec, SOI, Engineered substrates
French dairy company Danone is planning to introduce Indian dessert 'Mishti Doi' or sweet yogurt in the European market. Danone is piloting a project to launch the Indian dairy products in a few international markets. Currently, the ...
Their ages range from six to 17, and next week they will pay a special tribute to the thousands of their fellow Chinese countrymen who gave their lives during World War I. The award-winning Pagoda Chinese Youth Orchestra, based in ...
Tags: Pagoda orchestra, carol concert
French prompt power prices fell Thursday after demand forecasts for Friday and into next week were revised lower amid an expected increase in wind generation in France and Germany, sources said. Friday baseload was last heard trading at ...
Tags: power prices, Gas, coal
Iran unveiled its hotly anticipated new petroleum contracts to dozens of international oil companies in Tehran Saturday, and the first set of new tenders could be released by late January, a senior Iranian oil official said. The two-day ...
Tags: Oil, LNG, Iran Petroleum
The French parliament has passed a law which will see the implementation of plain packaging for cigarettes, in a move to reduce the number of smoking related deaths in the country. Starting May 2016, the new packaging will come into ...
Tags: Plain Packaging, Cigarettes
Glass and metal packaging company Ardagh Group won gold at this year’s Cans of the Year Awards in Scotland. Ardagh produced a partial internal lacquer in a DWI can for ConAgra Foodservice’s Hunt’s tomatoes in the US, and ...
Made.com recently launched One by Made, a platform within its existing site dedicated to selling a unique mattress. According to the retailer, the One by Made mattress incorporates affordability, quality and design, and comes direct from a ...
Actors Lea Seydoux, Daniel Craig and Monica Bellucci (L-R) pose for photographers on the red carpet at the French premiere of the new James Bond 007 film "Spectre" in Paris, France, Oct 29, 2015. [Photo/Agencies] "Spectre," a new James ...
Tags: New Bond Movie, China's Box Office