Five U.S. privacy groups have opposed a proposed US$8.5 million settlement with Google in a class action lawsuit over search privacy, as it fails to require Google to change its business practices, they said. Google was sued in October ...
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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has granted $1.15m funding to a global public-private partnership (PPP), to develop a new pediatric formulation to fight schistosomiasis, commonly known as bilharzia, in preschool children. Formed in ...
Tags: Schistosomiasis Drug, Medicine
Coldblack keeps not only bikers but also triathletes "cool". This year, the textile finish from Schoeller Technologies is found in the collections of even more major brands. Fabrics with coldblack Technology heat up less in summer and ...
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The textile sector in Africa is one of the ancient textile industries in the world with highly skilled workers but the industry lost its pride due to several reasons and currently it is faced with several challenges. The textile and apparel ...
With the increasing competition, there has been AN Brobdingnagian growth of various forms of castors. The choice of correct industrial castors WA for your application is incredibly necessary. Some basic data of the appliance is additionally ...
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Some Chinese rare earth permanent magnet firms' accusation of Hitachi Metals, Ltd. of an expired patent will deliver little impact on eight ones that have gained a license from the Japanese firm. Hu Boping, a senior vice president with ...
Tags: rare earth, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
POET Technologies Inc of Toronto, Ontario, Canada – which, through subsidiary OPEL Defense Integrated Systems (ODIS Inc) of Storrs, CT, USA, has developed the proprietary planar-optoelectronic technology (POET) platform for monolithic ...
Tags: OPEL, ODIS, POET, Electrical, Electronics
Moonshining loses the bootlegger label Too many straws have emptied the bucket Good agriculture info — needle in a haystack In an age where it is too easy to blast politicians for wasteful spending, there remains some very useful ...
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Material scientists have published a study describing how they engineered a spray-on nanocrystal coating that that can control how much light or heat passes through it using electricity. The team, from the US Department of Energy's ...
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Optoelectronic chip and module maker JDSU of Milpitas, CA, USA has announced that, subject to market and other conditions, it plans to offer up to $575m principal amount of its senior convertible debentures due 2033 through a private ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics, Optoelectronic chip
The PPG Industries Foundation donated $5,000 to the [Women in Engineering (WiE) Program at The Ohio State University to support the WiE CHEER (CHEmical Engineering Rocks!) summer day camp for girls about to enter ninth grade. For a third ...
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Editor's note: Ray Keener is executive director of the BPSA and a former bike shop owner, as well as being an occasional contributor to BRAIN. I take my gal pals bike shopping. They like it better than I do. I'm a picky Expert ...
Tags: bike, Transportation
California-based Trips for Kids is awarding $50,000 in grants to some of its international chapters, the organization announced Tuesday. The?grants are largely funded with the proceeds from the sale of donated items that Trips for Kids ...
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Scotland-based Mackie’s Crisps, a joint venture between Taylors Food Group and Mackie’s of Scotland, has opened a new crisp manufacturing facility in Errol, Perthshire. With the new facility, Mackie's production has more than ...
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The PPG Industries Foundation donated $5,000 to Milwaukee Public Schools to support the biomedical sciences programs in six high schools. The grant was made on behalf of the PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) Oak Creek, Wis., industrial coatings ...