Retail footfall in May was 0.2% down on a year ago, marginally down on the 0.1% fall in April and below the three-month average of a 0.6% increase, reports the latest BRC/Springboard Retail Footfall Monitor. The report found that footfall ...
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Maxwell Technologies, Inc. has added to the company's K2 series of ultracapacitor cells with a 2.85-volt, 3400-faradUnit of capacitance. The basic unit of a measure of a capacitor. A capacitor charged to 1 volt with a charge of 1 coulombA ...
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Tetra Pak has announced plans to invest €36m over a period of three years in its packaging material plant in Izmir, Turkey, to complete a €60m technology upgrade project at the plant. The proposed investment is said to be in ...
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Source: FollowTheseInstructions Getting the right lighting is crucial for older people, according to charity researchers. Sight loss charity Thomas Pocklington Trust and Research Institute for Consumer Affairs (Rica) suggest focussing ...
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The rapid development of lighting technologies, particularly solid-state systems using light emitting diodes (LEDs), has opened a universe of new possibilities as well as new questions about roadway lighting in the U.S., which for decades ...
Coats plc, the world’s leading industrial thread and consumer textile crafts business, is launching Hemseal, a new product delivering additional fixing qualities to the hems of tailored garments. The adhesive thread has a low melt ...
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Among the most crucial issues raised during Euratex General Assembly held on June 4th 2014, special attention was paid to the growth of dyestuffs prices. Alberto Paccanelli, President of EURATEX, stressed forcefully that, “the EU ...
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A federal district judge has issued injunctions against four California companies and six individuals barring them from importing, selling and distributing children's products containing hazardous levels of lead and phthalates and small ...
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The FDA has already announced its proposed electronic cigarette regulations. However, these policies might take a few more years before they are finally implemented. Thus, many states and communities have decided to take the initiative in ...
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A History of Lingerie is organized by Colleen Hill, associate curator The Museum at FIT. A book to accompany the exhibition will be available in fall 2014 from Yale University and will feature over 70 full-color photos of objects featured ...
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. VSH +0.26% , one of the world's largest manufacturers of discrete semiconductors and passive electronic components, today announced the acquisition of Holy Stone Polytech Co., Ltd. ("Holy Stone Polytech"), a ...
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A new report by Allied Market Research ("Industrial Robotics Market – Products, Functions, Applications and Geography – Global Analysis, Industry Growth, Trends, Size, Share, Opportunities and Forecast – 2013 – ...
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Food packaging supplier Tri-Star Packaging has been selected as the UK distributor of Handle-it, a new cup holder developed by packaging designer Alison Bateman. Claimed to be made from 100% recyclable wet-strength kraftboard, Handle-it ...
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The e-cigarette is now a product certainly new but already well known in the world. His success on the market is really huge . After just a decade of existence, the electronic cigarette is now widespread across the globe . The electronic ...
Fad or revolution, new threats or solution for smokers ? The e-cigarettes have made their place in society. Is what they should be part of the list of tobacco products ? Is what they should be considered as drugs or is that those are ...