Automotive technology company Protean Electric has completed a $40m equity investment as the initial closing of its Series E funding round. The investor group is led by Weifu High-Technology Group, a leading diversified automotive ...
The price of Australian alumina continued to drift sideways Thursday, leaving Platts daily assessment unchanged at $200/mt FOB, despite a slight slippage of Yuan 15/mt ($2.30) in Chinese domestic prices in Shanxi province. The Australian ...
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The new Oslux SFH 4786S infrared LED (IRED) from Osram is around one-third thinner than its predecessor. (Osram Opto Semiconductors/LEDinside) The new Oslux SFH 4786S infrared LED (IRED) from Osram Opto Semiconductors enables iris ...
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Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH of Regensburg, Germany says that its new Oslux SFH 4786S infrared LED (IRED) enables iris recognition systems to be made less complex and with lower profiles. At 1.6mm high, the new IRED is about a third ...
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UK day-ahead power prices were mixed on Tuesday, moving in opposite directions for the second consecutive day this week, as healthy wind supply and weak NBP spot market offset bullish influence of rising demand. At the Platts 1100 GMT, ...
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The global market for laser materials processing systems reached a new record high of €7.9 billion in 2012. Measured in euros the market grew 9 % over 2011, while measured in US-dollars the market grew only by 1 %. These observations ...
NASA has introduced a self driving robotic car prototype, Modular Robotic Vehicle (MRV), which is capable of moving sideways and can take tight corners without compromising on the vehicle speed. The car looks similar to a golf cart with ...
Elevators are absolutely vital in tall buildings, but they have their limits -- they can only move so quickly, and they can't usually move sideways to fetch you from the far side of a building. The firm, German company ThyssenKrupp, has ...
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New York futures advanced this week, with December gaining 146 points to close at 64.50 cents/lb, while March moved up 114 points to close at 63.02 cents/lb. Persistent spec buying lifted the December contract to a high of 66.04 cents ...
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New York cotton futures dropped precipitously this week, as December lost 346 points to close at 59.73 cents/lb, while March fell 353 points to close at 58.75 cents/lb. “The narrow five-week sideways trend ended abruptly on Monday ...
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In the week from October 20 to October 26, on the Orbis Steel Index the Turkish scrap index started to move upwards, while the US (East Coast) HMS I/II scrap export index continued to move sideways. In the given week, the Turkish rebar ...
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New York cotton futures moved sideways last week, as December dropped 52 points to close at 63.04 cents/lb, while March gained 17 points to close at 61.88 cents/lb. "The main feature this week was the drop in volatility, as the market is ...
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As December declined 38 points to close at 63.56 cents/lb, while March shed 56 points to close at 61.71 cents/lb, New York cotton futures moved slightly lower this week. Another round of severe weather in the Delta and Southeast ...
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The CIF Bremen Cotton Index continued to move more or less sideways this week. Spinning mills were carefully watching the market development, but the uncertain price outlook kept many of them away from buying. This week, only a few ...
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In the week from August 11 to August 17, on the Orbis Steel Index the scrap indexes moved upwards. In the given week, the Turkish rebar index increased for the second consecutive week, while the Turkish flat rolled product indexes showed ...
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