A 4-wheel-drive version of the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van will reach showrooms around the beginning of 2015. It will feature an all-new 4x4 system that functions without a traditional transfer case, Mercedes-Benz Van Operations General ...
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Flawed but colorful diamonds are among the most sensitive detectors of magnetic fields known today, allowing physicists to explore the minuscule magnetic fields in metals, exotic materials and even human tissue. University of California, ...
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Many called 2013 "the Year of LVT." And with good reason: Resilient has been the fastest growing flooring category, and within this rapidly growing segment, luxury vinyl tile (LVT) is thriving (Editor's note: For the purposes of this ...
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Navistar announced it will be adding selective catalytic reduction (SCR) aftertreatment to its MaxxForce 9 and 10 engines, completing its mid-range engine transition to SCR. The company already offered the Cummins ISB 6.7 engine in its ...
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Recent progress at shale gas projects operated by China's state-owned giants Sinopec and China National Petroleum Corp. suggest the country is on track to meet the 2015 production target set by the central government, analysts said Monday. ...
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A study looking at pathogen transmission during the translocation of endangered western ringtail possums (Pseudocheirus occidentalis) has provided an insight into assessing the disease risk for populations. The research from Murdoch ...
Allison Transmission says it has developed a new fuel-efficiency package that can improve fuel mileage by 20%. The FuelSense package will initially be offered in the Freightliner M2 106 medium-duty truck. The system automatically adapts ...
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With CATV and broadband services becoming integral parts of service providers bundles, network infrastructure is evolving rapidly to keep up with growing demand, notes the Strategy Analytics GaAs and Compound Semiconductor Technology (GaAs) ...
CRAIC Technologies of San Dimas, CA, USA has introduced the FilmPro film thickness measurement software package, designed to plug in to the firm’s microspectrophotometers and their controlling Lambdafire software to allow measure ...
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As the California Air Resources Board is examining their new scoping plan for implementing the state's ambitious climate law, AB 32, the leading geothermal industry group has issued a status report on the state's geothermal resources that ...
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Cal Sensors announces the launch of a new line of single channel detectors (SCD) that block unwanted radiation below 1.2 microns.? Exploiting the innate transmission bandwidth of Silicon, the new SCD-Si detectors are packaged with ...
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Biomedtrics has announced enhancements for their ditto glucose data system including iPhone application, expansion of the supported meter menu and energy efficiency features such as auto-power off after syncing. In fact, ditto is the only ...
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Jaguar is set to unveil its 2015 model year XF Range at the Geneva International Motor Show 2014 in Switzerland. "The 2015 XF model range has an incredibly wide breadth of capability. From a blistering 0-60mph time of only 4.6 (4.4 for ...
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Noble Biomaterials, the manufacturer of X-STATIC antimicrobial technology, has announced a call for research proposals to generate hard evidence supporting the need for soft surface bacterial management in healthcare settings. The call ...
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IBM has set a new speed record for data transmission over multimode optical fiber (which is typically used to connect nearby computers within a single building or on a campus). The researchers reckon that the achievement demonstrated that ...
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