An independent research study commissioned by the Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI), a business unit of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), revealed 65 percent of decision makers at Fortune 500 consumer product companies ...
Tags: Packaging, Printing, steel, consumer packaged goods
Volunteers sponsored by SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, were in Washington, D.C., last week to thank Congressional representatives for recent support for photonics R&D and to urge future support for in several key ...
Tags: photonics, Photonics Society, Electrical
SparkFun Electronics, a provider of parts, knowledge and passion for electronics creation, has announced that the company's going to be offering some workshops and speeches at the Palmetto Open Source Software Conference (POSSCON), taking ...
Tags: Sparkfun, Workshops, Electronics
AIM, the industry association and worldwide authority on bar code, RFID, RTLS and mobile computing, is pleased to announce the appointment of two expert consultants from the industry to move the association forward. Ken Koldan will be ...
Tags: mobile computing, technology, mobile computing solutions
A unique fashion collection designed specifically for women who have experienced breast cancer is being launched by the Alloro Collection. Alloro's designs address the changes in bodily contour, comfort and appearance that occur during ...
Tags: fashion collection, Alloro, breast cancer
The recycling of rigid plastics, excluding bottles, climbed 13 percent in 2011 to reach at least 934 million pounds for the year, and U.S. consumers with local access to recycle all non-bottle rigid plastics shot from 40 percent to 57 ...
Tags: rigid plastics, bottles, containers
Global insurance services provider Clements Worldwide has launched its Dubai office, which the company claims to be its first location in the MENA region. The US insurer manages offices in Washington DC and London, and with the addition ...
Ontario's Electricity Distributors Association (EDA) announced the winners of its annual industry awards, and among the chosen few were: Burlington Hydro, Toronto Hydro, PowerStream, Niagara Peninsula Energy and Horizon Utilities. ...
The Home Office has announced a plan to bring together the skills of the police, industry experts and academics in a Cyber Crime Reduction Partnership (CCRP) to help to stamp out cyber-crime. Security minister James Brokenshire announced ...
Hydro One announced a new partnership with Ryerson University, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, University of Waterloo and Western University to increase enrolment and career opportunities for female students pursuing Science, ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Engineering
Facebook is planning a series of three events that will for the first time give mobile developers a chance to hear directly from the company and interact with its engineers and product managers. The events, which will take place in April ...
Tags: Facebook, mobile developers, social network
Burger King saw a surprising upside after its Twitter stream was recently compromised: Tens of thousands of people began following its account. The company had about 50,000 followers before the hack, but that number shot up to more than ...
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On March 4, the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) announced the public release of their report for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) focused on the outcomes of two pilot projects designed to test and study various product ...
Tags: food product, FDA, fresh produce, processed foods
The League of American Bicyclists is supporting a program to encourage women to ride in Washington, DC, with a $15,000 grant. The League is announcing the grant for the Women & Bicycle program, on the eve of the National Women's Bicycling ...
Tags: League, American Bicyclists, Women's Program
The Union Minister for Commerce, Industry & Textiles Shri Anand Sharma has welcomed the announcements made by the Finance Minister on textiles sector in his Budget Speech. Shri Sharma, while delivering the keynote address during the one-day ...
Tags: Textiles, Shri Anand Sharma, textiles sector