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GM stock slips on second day of trading
November 19, 2010 7:46 am | by TOM KRISHER - AP Auto Writer - Associated Press | News | CommentsGeneral Motors' stock fell the second day it traded, although it stayed above its initial price Thursday of $33.GM's stock dipped as low as $33.11 early Friday, more than 3 percent below Thursday's closing price, before climbing back to $33.95 at midday.Investors and the U.S. government are...
MSHA issues 286 citations at targeted coal mines
November 19, 2010 7:46 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsThe Mine Safety and Health Administration said Friday it issued 286 citations and orders during October inspections at 13 coal mines in seven states.The so-called "impact inspections" involve mines with poor compliance histories or other problems that worry regulators.Since April, when 29 men...
Crystek’s New 3475 MHz VCO
November 19, 2010 7:24 am | by Crystek | Crystek Crystals Corp. | Product Releases | CommentsCrystek's CVCO55CC-3475-3475 VCO (Voltage Controlled Oscillator) operates at 3475 MHz with a control voltage range of 0.5~4.5 V.
Carlo Gavazzi's Smart Modular Power Analyzer
November 19, 2010 7:18 am | by Carlo Gavazzi | Carlo Gavazzi, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsCarlo Gavazzi Inc. has announced the launch of the new WM40-96 Smart Modular Power Analyzer.
Baxter buying hemophilia business for up to $285M
November 19, 2010 6:46 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsBaxter International Inc. said Friday that it will pay as much as $285 million to buy a hemophilia drug candidate and other assets from privately held biotechnology company Archemix.Baxter currently sells the hemophilia drug Advate. The new deal gives the company all of Archemix's hemophilia...
Tyco Electronics' Reflowable Thermal Protection Device
November 19, 2010 6:43 am | by Tyco Electronics | Tyco Electronics & Power Components | Product Releases | CommentsTyco Electronics has introduced a breakthrough technology that allows manufacturers to include surface-mountable thermal protection in their standard RoHS-compliant reflow assembly process.
TDK-EPC’s Snap-In Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors
November 19, 2010 6:31 am | by TDK-EPC | Epcos, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsTDK-EPC has developed snap-in aluminum electrolytic capacitors from EPCOS that enable optimal contact to heat sinks.
Boeing Defense, Space & Security CEO Muilenburg to Speak at Credit Suisse 2010 Aerospace & Defense Conference Dec. 1
November 19, 2010 6:26 am | by Boeing | News | CommentsCHICAGO, Nov. 19, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing (NYSE: BA) Defense, Space & Security President and Chief Executive Officer Dennis Muilenburg will speak at the Credit Suisse 2010 Aerospace & Defense Conference in New York on Wednesday, Dec. 1 from 1:45 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. ET.
Master Bond's EP21TDCHT-LO 2 Part Epoxy
November 19, 2010 6:22 am | by Master Bond | Master Bond, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsMaster Bond's EP21TDCHT-LO 2 part epoxy adhesive/sealant is specially formulated for demanding applications where factors like temperature cycling, high vibration, and mechanical shock are an issue.
W.Va. high court reverses ruling against drugmaker
November 19, 2010 6:16 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsThe West Virginia Supreme Court has reversed a ruling and nearly $4.5 million penalty against drugmaker Johnson & Johnson for misleading state physicians about a two prescription drugs.The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a lower court erred when it did not let the company defend itself...
AutomationDirect adds 4-inch TFT Touch Panel
November 19, 2010 6:13 am | by AutomationDirect | News | CommentsAutomationDirect introduces the C-more Micro-Graphic family of operator interfaces that offer a 4-inch TFT color touch screen HMI panel.
NVIDIA Quadro Delivers NVIDIA Fermi Architecture to the Mac Pro
November 19, 2010 5:47 am | by NVIDIA Quadro | News | CommentsNVIDIA has announced the expansion of its award-winning line of NVIDIA Quadro professional graphics solutions to the Mac platform, bringing the computational and visualization breakthroughs enabled by NVIDIA Fermi architecture to Mac Pro users.
EU Presses China to Maintain Tech Material Exports
November 19, 2010 5:36 am | by Associated Press | News | CommentsEuropean companies are worried about Beijing's plans to reduce export quotas, said Matthew Baldwin, the union's director of market access.
Stimulating Individual Brain Cells
November 19, 2010 5:30 am | by Imec | News | CommentsA new neural probe enables electrical and chemical recording and stimulation of single neurons in the brain.
Tougher Rating System Evaluates 9 Supercomputer Capabilities
November 19, 2010 5:26 am | by Sandia National Laboratories | News | CommentsNine supercomputers have been tested, validated and ranked by the new “Graph500” challenge, first introduced this week by an international team led by Sandia National Laboratories . The list of submitters and the order of their finish was released Nov. 17 at the supercomputing conference SC10 meeting in New Orleans.
