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Sharp to launch the first solar-powered mobile phone for the overseas market
Sharp will commercialize a mobile phone equipped with a solar cell module for the Chinese market from this February. Sharp SH6230C will be the first solar-powered mobile phone by Sharp for the overseas markets. The SH6230C is equipped with advanced technology originally developed in Japan, including Sharp’s proprietary solar cell module, a large 2.9-inch LCD…
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Honda opens New Solar Hydrogen Station to Re-fuel Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles
Honda began operation of a next generation solar hydrogen station prototype at the Los Angeles Center of Honda R&D America. Designed as a single, integrated unit to fit in the user’s garage, Honda’s next generation Solar Hydrogen Station reduces the size of the system, while producing enough hydrogen (0.5kg) via an 8-hour overnight fill for…
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Kyocera custom-designed ceramic vacuum chambers Play Key Role in the Large Hadron Collider
Kyocera today announced that its custom-designed ceramic vacuum chambers are being used in the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) operated by the European Organisation for Nuclear Physics (CERN) near Geneva. In the largest scientific experiment ever undertaken, protons fed into the LHC through Kyocera’s ceramic vacuum chambers quickly reach speeds of up to 299,792 km per…
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LG bottom freezer featuring Linear Compressor technology is 45 percent more efficient than a regular A-rated refrigerator
LG today debuted its latest 385-liter bottom freezer at the MAISON & OBJET 2010 in Paris. By combining LG’s Linear Compressor technology with a smart inner structure, the new LG bottom freezer frees up approximately 50 liters more space compared with standard two meter tall bottom freezers.The Linear Compressor efficiently controls cooling power and reduces…
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Mazda5 to Premiere at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show
Mazda will hold the global premiere of the all-new Mazda5 (known as the Mazda Premacy in Japan) at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show. Embracing dynamic and elegant Nagare design, the new Mazda5 emits approximately 15 percent less CO2 than the current model thanks to Mazda’s i-stop idling stop system, a direct injection gasoline engine and…
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NTT DoCoMo to launch Sony Ericsson Smartphone Xperia in Japanese Market
NTT DoCoMo today unveiled its docomo Smartphone Xperia known as the Xperia X10 in markets outside Japan. Manufactured by Sony Ericsson Smartphone Xperia is scheduled to go on sale in Japan this April. Built on the open Android operating system and powered by a fast 1GHz CPU, the docomo Smartphone Xperia with 4.0-inch touchscreen is…
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Mitsubishi to Premiere All-new ASX Compact Crossover with Automatic Stop and Go technology at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show
Mitsubishi will premiere its ASX all-new compact crossover 2010 at the 80th Geneva International Motor Show to be held at the Geneva Palexpo in Switzerland. The Mitsubishi ASX is the European-spec version of the Japanese RVR, which is slated to go on sale in Japan from February 2010. Mitsubishi Motors new compact crossover will seat…
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STMicroelectronics launches World’s Most Integrated High-Performance Ultrasound Pulse Controller
The STHV748 provides four independent channels, each of which generates precisely controlled high-voltage pulses to drive piezoelectric crystals or other transducers. By integrating the transmit/receive switch, the STHV748 minimizes the number of external components required in applications such as stationary and portable ultrasound scanners, allowing further miniaturization and cost reduction. The ultrasound scanner works on…
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Mitsubishi Electric launches world’s highest output power Red Laser Diode for Pico Projectors
Mitsubishi Electric announced today the launch of a 638-nanometer (nm) wavelength red laser diode (LD), ML520G72, which offers the world’s highest output power in 638 nm band LDs, making it ideal for pico projectors and other portable display systems that require a red light source with high brightness. Compared with LEDs, LDs deliver higher output…
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Super Talent Enterprise Class TeraDrive SSDs for high end enterprise and database server applications
The new line of TeraDrive SSDs from Super Talent is designed specifically for high end enterprise and database server applications. The new TeraDrive FT2 is a SATA 3Gbps SSD based on the advanced new SandForce SF-1500 SSD processor. It delivers sequential read and write speeds up to 250MB/sec that will not degrade over time. It…