Researchers in China have used laser micromachining to boost light extraction efficiencies of nitride semiconductor light-emitting diodes (LEDs) by up to 46% [Bo Sun et al, J. Appl. Phys., vol113, p243104, 2013]. The team was based at ...
Tags: LED, Laser Sculpting, Electrical, Electronics
You don't have to consume a lot of business news to see transparency as an issue in the food industry. Whether the topic is pink slime in McDonald's burgers, Whole Foods promising to label products with genetically modified ingredients, or ...
Knitwear is a key player in the seasons collection, with chunky shawl cardigans, playful fairisles and a slightly more mature take on the novelty knit for this Christmas. The 'Jingle My Bells' men's jumper plays down the kitsch levels with ...
Tags: Knitwear, Effortless Style
Researchers in China have been developing nanopatterned-sapphire substrates (NPSS), achieved with nano-sphere lithography (NSL), as a basis for the production of superior aluminium gallium nitride (AlGaN) semiconductor material for deep ...
Tags: DUV LEDs, LED, Electrical, Electronics
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have created a robot with six curved legs that can do a hand-stand, jump over gaps and climb over rocks. The robot could one day be used by search-and-rescue teams or by the military in ...
Tags: robot, Electrical, Electronics
Peregrine Semiconductor Corp of San Diego, CA, USA, a fabless provider of radio-frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) based on silicon-on-sapphire (SOS), is expanding its family of MultiSwitch STeP8 dual single-pole, seven throw (SP7T/SP7T) ...
UK-based Spectra Packaging has created a new range of flip-top closures, which are said to fit its standard containers. Initially, the company will launch a 24/415 neck version, followed by 24/410 and 20/415 options in the coming months. ...
Tags: Spectra Packaging, Packaging, Printing
Unilever’s laundry brand Persil is set to re-launch its Persil Small & Mighty liquids in a new pack design, featuring a multifunctional Stain Eraser Ball. The Stain Eraser Ball allows consumers to measure exact dosages, and with its ...
Tags: Persil, Laundry Products, Pack Design
Royalty Carpet Mills has announced Andrea Greenleaf as the new President/CEO of Royalty Carpet Mills, Inc. Andrea, who is honoring the influence and insight of her father and company founder Mike Derderian, states, "My father used to say ...
Tags: Carpet, Construction, Textile
PPG Glass eVIEW is a multifunctional suite of Web-based tools that enables architects, glazing contractors, glass fabricators and other building professionals to search, construct, view and compare virtual glazing configurations in three ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, Glass, coating
Bluescape is attempting to revolutionize the way businesses complete projects. During your company's last budget summit, chances are the tools you used during the meeting were probably the same ones you've been using for years: Flip ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing
Like a fairyland of light and sound, this gigantic tree display housed in a Paris penthouse is impressive during the day, and magical at night. The renowned lighting designer?Mathieu Lehanneur stated that Electric is comparable to, "If ...
The Asian LPG paper market flipped to a slight contango for the first time since August last year Wednesday, on active selling of August Saudi Aramco propane Contract Price swaps, market sources said Thursday. If the structure steepens ...
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The premium of styrene over benzene in the Northwest European market rose to a nine-month high of $448/mt Thursday as spot price trends between the feedstock and its derivative diverged, Platts data showed. The premium, assessed Thursday, ...
Tags: Styrene Premium, Chemicals
North American producer of duck products Maple Leaf Farms has introduced vacuum skin packaging for all retail raw duck breast and duck leg products. Said to be a culmination of a three-year research and development effort, the packaging ...