LED chip, lamp and lighting maker Cree Inc of Durham, NC, USA has expanded its $1.5m commitment to provide LED lighting for new homes built in the USA by Habitat for Humanity (a non-profit Christian housing organization founded in 1976 that ...
Tags: LED, CREE, Electronics
Riber S.A. of Bezons, France, which manufactures molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) systems as well as evaporation sources and effusion cells, has acquired MBE Control Solutions of Santa Barbara, CA, USA. Founded in 2005 by chairman & CEO Andy ...
Tags: MBE, software, Electronics
The computing and telecoms industries are developing systems to store information in the cloud and analyze enormous amounts of data. IBM Research says that it has demonstrated what could be a key step toward commercializing this next ...
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The number of LED lamps installed for general lighting in Europe (including indoor & outdoor accent and functional lighting for residential, commercial and government areas) will rise from 288 million in 2014 to 2.9 billion units in 2019 at ...
Tags: LED market, Lighting market
In previous posts, I examined the high-tech industry in significant detail by picking a representative sample of leading systems, software, and semiconductor companies. Taken as a group, the selected firms serve the full range of ...
Tags: Electronics Industry, Electronics
The market value of LED lamps installed for general lighting in the USA (including indoor & outdoor accent and functional lighting for residential, commercial and government areas) reached $1.22bn in 2014 and will grow strongly at average ...
Tags: LED Lamps, General Lighting
The American sportswear and casualwear designer, distributor and licensor Perry Ellis International (PEI) has signed a license agreement with Sensual, Inc., a division of USA Apparel Group, granting rights to design and distribute intimates ...
Tags: sportswear, casualwear, Apparel
Complying with the wishes of many exhibitors and visitors, Heimtextil organisers, Messe Frankfurt said, next year’s edition will begin on Tuesday and end a day earlier on Friday. The next Heimtextil in Frankfurt am Main will take ...
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Soft drink manufacturer A.G. Barr has acquired cocktail company Funkin, in a deal worth £21m. The deal includes initial cash consideration of £16.5m and close to £4.5m, which will be offered when certain financial ...
Tags: Cocktail, Cocktail Business
Brewdog has established a new import and distribution division in the UK, a move that comes after it signed an agreement to import beers from US-based craft brewer Stone Brewing. Under the agreed terms with Stone Brewing, Brewdog will ...
Tags: import beers, Agriculture
Girls who frequently consume sugary drinks tend to start their menstrual periods earlier than girls who do not, according to new research from Harvard Medical School in Boston. The study, published online today in Human Reproduction, one ...
Copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) solar panel developer Siva Power of San Jose, CA, USA has received an award from the US Department of Energy (DOE) SunShot Initiative recognizing its innovative technology and processes that, it is ...
Tags: Electrical solar panels, innovative technology, Electrical
Luxembourg-registered synthetic diamond materials firm Element Six (a member of the De Beers Family of Companies) says that its Technologies Group experienced more than 20% growth in 2014, marking its third consecutive year of high growth. ...
Tags: synthetic diamond solutions, emerging markets, Electrical
The USA Triathlon Foundation today announced its first-ever grant program, offering up to $50,000 in funding for individuals, clubs, teams and organizations to support and promote the sport of triathlon in 2015. Grants will be awarded ...
Tags: individuals, clubs, teams, Sporting Goods
Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany has completed its acquisition (announced on 20 August) of International Rectifier Corp (IR) of El Segundo, CA, USA, following the approval of all necessary regulatory authorities and International ...