Researchers in the UK have claimed the first demonstration of laser diodes grown directly on silicon that perform up to 75°C and 120°C under continuous wave (cw) and pulsed operation, respectively [Siming Chen et al, Nature ...
Tags: Quantum dot lasers, GaAs, Silicon substrate, MBE
Furniture was again the top-performing category and the main contributor to retail growth in February, according to the latest BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor. After hitting a record of +16 in January, GfK’s Major Purchase Index ...
Tags: Furniture, retail sales
Murray Goulburn says it is feeling the impact of a troubled dairy industry, revealing a slump in net profit to shareholders. The dairy company, which owns the Devondale brand, announced a net profit of only AUD$10 million for the six ...
Tags: low milk prices, Murray Goulburn
Private equity firm Quad-C Management has invested undisclosed sum in rigid container and life sciences packaging distributor Inmark Packaging. Under the terms of the deal, which is structured as an owner-operator recapitalization, ...
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Spun-off from ITT Corporation in October 2011, Xylem Inc. was formed from ITT's separate water businesses and now operates as a global water technology organization. The company was organized into the five areas of transport, treatment, ...
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The RIONED Foundation is the national centre of expertise in sewer management and urban drainage in the Netherlands and the Innovation Award recognises cutting-edge advancements in the field of urban water resilience and management. Flygt ...
Lee-Anne Neale will be joining the company, where she will help to drive business with independent, online and major retailers across the company's portfolio of products. KD UK is welcoming its latest recruit to its toy team, with the ...
Tags: Sales manager, Appointment, KD UK, Lee-anne neale
The new range will feature six characters to collect including Mia, Twinkle Star and others from the hit online series, each featuring four nursery rhymes to sing. KD UK has been named the exclusive UK distributor for a line of plush ...
Tags: KD, Little Baby Bum, Surge licensing
UK-based chocolate manufacturer Hotel Chocolat Group is planning a floatation to raise funds for its expansion plan. The founders of the business Angus Thirlwell and Peter Harris are planning to raise £50m through placement in ...
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The local NPC & CPPCC have shown their enthusiasm of putting forward their proposals about political issues when the central NPC & CPPCC were just started. The development of logistics industry has attracted great attention in NPC & CPPCC. ...
If there’s something strange in your neighbourhood, it’s probably time to watch the very first Ghostbusters (2016) trailer. Sony Pictures has released the first official trailer for the upcoming Ghostbusters reboot, and it's ...
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Korea University has been working to improve metal contacts on aluminium gallium indium phosphide (AlGaInP) light-emitting diodes (LEDs) [Dae-Hyun Kim et al, Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., vol55, p032102, 2016]. In particular, the research team added ...
Tags: AlGalnP, Tantalum barrier, LED
Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing ,one of the containerboard manufacturers in China, announced its annual results for the twelve months ended 31 December 2015. During the period, the Group recorded a total sales volume of 5.44 million tons, a ...
LED chip, lamp and lighting fixture maker Cree Inc of Durham, NC, USA has expanded its LED bulb family with the introduction of the TW Series PAR30 Cree LED Bulb, designed to deliver bright, high-quality and focused light exactly where ...
Google has announced that it will close down its Compare service by March 23, which offers auto insurance comparison in two markets, the US and the UK. With Google Compare services, one could compare various financial products such as ...
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