The basic mechanics of the pop-up toaster haven't changed much since its invention nearly a century ago. Most models feature the same vertical slots with heating elements on either side that slowly toast the bread. In the absence of any ...
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UK - Continuing a successful long-running relationship, XL Events has once again supplied projection, controls and additional screens for the high-octane Live Action Arena at the annual Autosport International show at the National ...
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Global shipments of automotive full-colour LCD will nearly double during the four-year period from 2012 to 2016, as US mandates rear-view safety cameras, says analyst IHS. Shipments of these automotive LCDs are projected to reach 116.8 ...
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A new and advanced data logger is the latest in a series of technological developments to be unveiled by a leading medical refrigeration manufacturer, Lec Medical. Suitable for pharmacies, hospitals, laboratories and clinics, this latest ...
On December 24, more than 30 Taiwanese LED manufacturers have formed LED Lighting Industry Alliance, aiming at facilitating information exchange among member firms and offering suggestions to the government regarding the industry. ...
Oxford University researchers looking for more efficient and cheaper ways to manufacture solar panels have found a possible solution in lowly base metal zinc. For as long as photovoltaic panels have been in large-scale commercial ...
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As the battle between Apple’s iPhone 5 and Samsung’s Galaxy S III rages on – a study conducted by the disassembly firm iFixit and nonprofit organisation Ecology Centre has concluded that the iPhone 5 is less toxic than the ...
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Strategies Unlimited’s analysts believe that the LED lighting market is growing nicely, though they expect lower LED prices to keep a lid on LED-component growth in the foreseeable future. LAURA PETERS and MAURY WRIGHT report from the ...
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The modern day LED was born 50 years ago this month.Jeanine Chrobak-Kando,Business Development Manager at Verbatim,describes how far the lighting technology has come in such a short time. Light-emitting diodes(LEDs)have become an ...
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Refond Optoelectronics,Jufei Optoelectronics,and Z-Light Optoelectronics are medium-size LED packaging firms in China.These firms have relatively low capital compared to Nationstar Optoelectronics and Hongli Opto-Electronics,but these firms ...
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Japan's Sharp,a major supplier of LCD displays to Apple and other manufacturers,has warned that it may not survive if it can't turn around its business,an admission that caught few off guard. The Osaka-based manufacture said there ...
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OLEDs adapted as'ultrathin'large area backlights 04 Oct 2012 German partners BMG MIS and Fraunhofer COMEDD present first results of the project So-Light. OLEDs offer a high potential for backlight illumination for LCD-based systems.The ...
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Thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) panel manufacturers, AU Optronics Corp. (AUO) and Chimei Innolux Corp. (CMI), of Taiwan attended the just-ended International Touch Panel and Optical Film Exhibition (Touch Taiwan) 2012, ...
Various display and computer vendors will be displaying products such as smart TVs and projectors at this year's Taipei Computer Applications Show(TICA)in hope to bump up the promotion and sales of the products in the second half of this ...
Many industrial, medical, marine, transport and aerospace systems with graphical user interfaces (GUIs) require display modules that are rugged, robust and capable of consistent, reliable operation, writes David Potts is divisional ...
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