University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) and Mitsubishi Chemical Corp have reported indium gallium nitride (InGaN) light-emitting diodes (LEDs) with thicker active regions enabled by growing the crystal on the semi-polar (30-3-1) plane ...
Taking a stand as one of the fitness product companies to support the new Apple HealthKit, Nautilus will integrate the application into its Bowflex Max Trainer this month and follow it with integration into its recently launched 616 cardio ...
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Baltimore--Niche magazine has named the finalists for its 2015 awards for excellence in fine craft, which includes various categories for jewelry design. Judging is based on three main criteria: technical excellence in both surface ...
Tokyo-based Showa Shell Sekiyu subsidiary Solar Frontier – the largest manufacturer of CIS (copper indium selenium) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) solar modules – is installing newly enhanced proprietary CIS production lines at its ...
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Marvel, DC, Alien and Planet of the Apes toys have been successful on these shores for the collectables firm. US collectables firm NECA has revealed its top selling properties in the UK. The company boasts toy and collectables ranges ...
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Embroidery is a brilliant pearl in Chinese art. From the magnificent Dragon Robe worn by Emperors to the popular embroidery seen in today’s fashions, embroidery adds so much pleasure to our life and our culture. As a folk art with a ...
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Da Shuhua is a 300-year-old tradition practiced during the lantern festival in Nuanquan town, Hebei province. It has been selected as the provincial cultural intangible heritage. Performers throw over 1,000 degree molten iron onto the cold ...
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US wholesale energy provider Southern Power, a subsidiary of Atlanta-based Southern Company, has acquired the 150MW Solar Gen 2 project in California from cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic module maker First Solar Inc of ...
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Clarity on available cotton stocks is not anticipated until December and concerns remained regarding the volumes of high-grade cotton that will be produced. "The CIF Bremen index remained relatively stable during last week and inquiries ...
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) announced Wednesday the final results of its administrative review of the antidumping (AD) order on stainless steel bar from Spain. The review covered one company — Gerdau Aceros Especiales ...
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The decade of the 1950s saw women's clothing in China lose all aesthetic significance after the founding of New China. After experiencing the Great Leap Forward [*note] and the People's Communalization Movement [*note], Chinese women's ...
In the year 1920 in China, women still bound their breasts and those who wore low-cut clothing revealing even the slightest bit of skin risked being arrested by outraged authorities. But only seven years later, the Chinese government ...
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The full decade of the Cultural Revolution movement from 1966 to 1976 saw China's fashion go underground, buried under a sea of grass green army uniforms and Mao suits. But by the end of the year 1976, the winter of fashion discontent was ...
Despite the hype, wearables are poised to make good on their promise to have substantial influence on society and business, according to a new report from PwC. Consumers seem to be excited by the potential of wearables, regardless of the ...
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GCiS China Strategic Research estimates that the domestic market for anticorrosion coatings in China was worth more than RMB 36 billion in 2013, with sales of roughly 1.4 Mn Tons. The study finds that growth in 2013 was only 2.8 percent, ...
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