Plastic sheet, compounds and packaging products producer Spartech announced that its flame retardant specialty sheet products have passed ball pressure test for heat resistance. The products which have passed the test include Royalite ...
Tags: medical equipment, medical, medical device
Checkpoint Systems, a US-based supplier of shrink management solutions, has introduced new enhanced performance (EP) anti-theft EAS (Electronic Article Surveillance) food label for supermarkets that is certified to be microwave safe. The ...
Tags: Checkpoint Systems, Food Label, TUV tests
Nikon Corporation today released its advanced, high-performance DX-format D7100 digital SLR camera. This compact lightweight camera (W × H × D: approx. 135.5 × 106.5 × 76 mm; weight: approx. 675 g -- for the camera ...
Tags: Nikon, Camera, digital SLR camera
Canonical has introduced the Ubuntu tablet interface, which will compete with Android, iOS and Windows with its own take on multitasking and advanced security features. The launch is the next step in Canonical's quest to unify phones, ...
Introduction There recently has been a noticeable increase in the U.S. public's interest in domestic manufacturing. This was a much-discussed topic in recent political elections for a variety of reasons, including patriotism and concern ...
Tags: Global Cost Trends, U.S.Perspective, Fiber and Yarn Prices
China this week faced allegations that it is helping the Zambian government with deep packet inspection technology in order to eavesdrop, mine data, censor and intercept communications. The allegations come less than two years after the ...
Tags: Zambian government, packet inspection technology, Chinese tech
Editor’s Note: The following column by Deni Albrecht, Leader of Sustainability, Kenco, is part of Modern’s Other Voices column. The series features ideas, opinions and insights from end users, analysts, systems integraters and ...
At the end of a steam cycle during autoclave sterilisation, air is drawn in to the unit and passed over the contents for drying purposes. This air needs to be free from particulates and the Isovent 50mm HEPA filters are an excellent choice ...
French EU privacy regulator CNIL is to take action against Google this summer, according to a statement the body has released on its website. CNIL's statement explains how after several months of investigation, European data protection ...
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Microsoft chairman Bill Gates has spoken out about his dissatisfaction with the pace of innovation at the company he founded in the 1970s. Gates handed over the role of CEO to Steve Ballmer in January 2000 and has been blamed for a number ...
Honey laundering trails all lead to China Drones begin descent on US agriculture Forensic marker dogs on trail of metal thieves Honey bees are a massive global business, responsible for a third of the world’s food production. Honey ...
Tags: Pesticides, Honey Bee Losses, Food
TECH guru and billionaire Sir James Dyson was on a crusade last night to convince Australians to shell out $1590 for a high-tech bathroom tap that also dries your hands. Its cost is a big step up from, say, the meagre $4 price of a ...
Tags: Dyson tap dryer, bathroom tap, tap
The NPD Group, Inc., a global information company, has successfully passed the external audit for ISO/IEC 27001 certification. The firm was assessed and approved by the certification company QAS international. The ISO/IEC 27001 is the ...
An innovative new product that represents an eye catching and functional twist on a commonly used clothing item, the Ultra Convenient Jeans, has been developed by Tia Warfield of Orlinda, Tennessee. The invention’s unique design ...
Tags: clothing item, Novel Jeans, Licensee
The AWEX Regional Indicators finished 0.5% lower, on average, at sales in Sydney, Melbourne, and Fremantle this week when the US exchange rate rose by 0.3%. It was a mixed sale this week with a good start on Tuesday, an easing on ...
Tags: Aussie Wool, Prices, US exchange rate