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Articles tagged with: Plastic
Looking for wireless? Try a local farm
..lastic tags on retail items that cause an alarm if not removed before exiting a store. This device automatically identifies which vehicle is dumping cotton so the busy farmer does not have to stop to input data about the harvester. "Where more
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Starbucks Expands Mobile Payment Test to New York City and Long Island
.. York City, we expect to see more and more customers trading their plastic Starbucks Cards for the digital version on their mobile phone. In addition to the payment capability, customers can also keep track of their My Starbucks Rewards status more
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Conserving resources: Producing circuit boards with plasma
..ea will grow to more than $16 billion by the year 2014. At K 2010, the trade fair for plastics in Düsseldorf, Germany, scientists from the IST in Braunschweig will unveil a new reel-to-reel technology for the production of flexible circuits a more
Russia To Launch Its Own iPhone (Maybe With Two Screens)
..ing: At least, I would not expect iPhone-like lines waiting for the first models, though [the pro-Kremlin youth group]Nashi may be able to whip something together. -- Copyright (c) 2010. RFE/RL, Inc. Reprinted with the permission of Radio Fr more
E-readers to lose out to smartbooks in battle of the tablets
According to the latest forecasts from Informa Telecoms & Media, sales of smartbooks are expected to rapidly grow from 3.65 million in 2010 to nearly 50 million in 2014, representing over 50% of all embedded device sales. This growth will be driven by a shift away from dedicated devices like e-readers, towards multifunctional portable devices like the iPad and Samsung Galaxy Tab. These smartbooks merge the best features of both smartphones and netbooks, plus they have the always-on connectivity of a cellular device. more
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Future Mobile Phones to be Made from Cashew Nut Shells
NEC says that it has developed a new form of bio-plastic that could be used for mobile phones and is 70% made from a mixture of cellulose, a main component of plant stems, with cardanol, a primary component of cashew nut shells. more
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Contactless smart cards to find widespread acceptance in Asia-Pac from 2012
..other than standard plastic cards include minicards and USB devices - both also available in contact form - tokens and wristbands and watches. While some of these forms have been around for some time, they have yet to find commonplace purpose, more
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.. The heart of the new acoustic fibers is a plastic commonly used in microphones. By playing with the plastic's fluorine content, the researchers were able to ensure that its molecules remain lopsided - with fluorine atoms lined up on one side and more
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UK Government Invests in Electronic Plastics
Thirteen British businesses have been successful in winning the funding via two competitions run by the Technology Strategy Board to fund research and development into plastic Electronics technology which will lead to the creation of products, such as flexible displays, and low-carbon technologies, including ultra-efficient lighting, and low-cost long-life solar cells. more
Balda Settles Lawsuit with Former Consultant
German plastics assembly group, Balda says that it has settled the lawsuit filed because of negligent advice against a former consultant with an out-of-court settlement. more
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