LED chip and component maker SemiLEDs Corp of Hsinchu, Taiwan has announced sampling and volume availability of its phosphor-converted (PC) LED chip series. The series launches with PC Amber, PC Green and PC Red LED chips in a 40mil (1mm ...
Health campaign group Action on Sugar (AoS) has called for the ban on the sale of energy and sports drinks to youngsters after its research found that some of these products had up to 20 teaspoons of sugar. The research found the ...
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Red Brick has partnered with Novelis to offer its beer in the latter’s evercan certified high-recycled content aluminium can sheets. The company will initially offer Laughing Skull Amber Ale in the new cans, followed by its ...
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Harman’s audio electronics firm JBL has just announced the Reflect Response, purported to be the world’s first gesture controlled smart headphones. These in-ear Bluetooth lug-huggers are packed with motion sensor technology ...
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JBL, Harman’s audio spin-off firm, has just launched the Go wireless speaker, bringing on-the-go audio at a bargain basement price point. The Go marks up at just £29, and comes in a dizzying array of colours that includes ...
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Global confectionery company Nestle has announced it will remove artificial flavours and FDA-certified colours, such as Red 40 and Yellow 5, from all of its chocolate confectionery products in the US by the end of 2015. Nestle USA said ...
Researchers from Germany and the UK claim record long wavelengths of 7μmfor interband cascade lasers (ICLs) based on indium arsenide (InAs) heterostructures [Matthias Dallner et al, Appl. Phys. Lett., vol106, p041108, 2015]. Devices with ...
Soraa Inc of Fremont, CA, USA, which develops solid-state lighting technology built on 'GaN on GaN' (gallium nitride on gallium nitride) substrates, has launched a small, low-profile series of light engines that provide fixture ...
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Chinese consumers spent lavishly on travel, movies and gifts during the lunar New Year holiday. While hoards of travelers were on their way home on Feb. 18, New Year's Eve in China, Wu was enjoying the sunshine in Bali with her family, ...
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German auto maker Mercedes-Benz will introduce a special edition model of the SL Roadster to commemorate the 60th anniversary of its motor racing success. The special edition car is dubbed "Mille Miglia 417" which is designed to ...
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Nestlé USA is planning to remove artificial flavours and FDA-certified colours from all of its chocolate candy products by the end of this year. The candy manufacturer will avoid using artificial flavours and certified colours, ...
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Despite smaller plantings, U.S. farmers will harvest the second-largest soybean crop and third-largest corn crops this fall, the Agriculture Department projected, with high demand whittling down the corn stockpile by 8 percent but soybean ...
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Valentine's Day brings bonanza for boxed bouquets of blossoms Florists recorded a surge in sales of roses in the week leading up to Valentine's Day, with more people ordering luxurious bouquets of roses packed in boxes. Flower retailers ...
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Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott began waging a war against red tape, even launching a website dedicated to the notion. The deregulation of the country’s medical device and pharmaceutical industries has been included in that ...
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Acura has unveiled the production version of Acura NSX at the 2015 Canadian International Auto Show. The car is powered by 75-degree DOHC V6 twin-turbocharged engine accompanied by three-electric motor Sport Hybrid system. The car ...
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