Invista, a Wichita, Kan.-based fibers and polymers manufacturer, is introducing a line of Cordura® Naturalle™ fabrics for workwear applications. The fabrics are based on a full dull nylon 6,6 yarn construction and offer the look, ...
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Last year I visited Switch Lighting, a small Silicon Valley company that claimed to have built something revolutionary. Switch's product: a light bulb that produced the same warm, comforting glow that we associate with Edison's enduring ...
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Most of the smart meters deployed around the world today are being used for little more than collecting power billing data—in other words,they're remote-control cash registers.But smart meters can also help utilities find nested power ...
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Ford has been making some eye-opening claims about the fuel economy of the redesigned 2013 Fusion Hybrid sedan and new C-Max Hybrid wagon: "47 city/47 highway/47 combined mpg." After running both vehicles through our real-world tests, we ...
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Two Japanese firms are launching a Vietnamese factory to make wood-plastic composite building products and plastic pallets, hoping to use it as a low-cost export base for Japan and Southeast Asia. The two companies, Koei Vietnam Co. Ltd. ...
German robot manufacturer Kuka AG is looking to Asia for its future. The 1.5 billion euro ($1.9 billion) company laid the foundation for a new assembly plant in Shanghai earlier this month with plans to start production in late 2013. The ...
The western United States, from Tacoma, WA all the way down to San Diego, CA, sits on a newly tapped resource that, if utilized correctly, could revolutionize the HVAC industry. That resource is geothermal energy. Geothermal energy is ...
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Viper Networks, Inc. has made success on both LED lighting pilot programs with Sri Lanka's Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources; and with Colombo city officials representing the largest metropolitan area in Sri Lanka. While the ...
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A vast majority of Americans are still unaware of smart meters and the smart grid,according to two recent surveys.The surveys also suggest utilities may need to further engage and educate consumers about the potential benefits of grid ...
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In a new study from the Lighting Research Center, it was found that short-wavelength light can enhance the cortisol awakening response, which is important for dealing with stress throughout the day, in sleep-restricted adolescents. The ...
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Flagler County Fire Rescue Chief Don Petito wants to quash myths that"smart meters"cause fires,as Florida Power and Light continues with installations across the county. Petito said the new meter,which uses digital technology,has already ...
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Privacy is relative.We often think we have more of it than we do.So,it appears,are smarts. Witness the reaction of otherwise reasonable,intelligent people to those smart meters that utilities are installing across Florida and the ...
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Three latest green technology innovations from Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) have been chosen to receive 2012 R&D 100 Awards from R&D Magazine. The institute has its three latest award-winning innovations: ...
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(China Glass Network) In yesterday, a salon focused on urban underground space for energy conservation and pollution emission and environment protection problems was held on Shanghai. Academician of the Chinese academy of sciences, ...
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Technically speaking,there are many advantages to swapping analog utility meters for digital smart meters.Smart meters provide real time feedback to the utility company about energy consumption,reducing costs and generating valuable data ...
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