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BlueStar cooking appliances have been selected for the third time to be featured on Food Network's popular show The Next Iron Chef: Redemption. The reality series features several professional chefs competing to out-cook one another and earn the Iron Chef title. "These outstanding che...
Sharp Corp. achieved the world's highest solar cell conversion efficiency - 37.7% - using a triple-junction compound solar cell in which three photo-absorption layers are stacked together. Sharp's development results from a research and development initiative promoted by Japan's New E...
Samsung and its partners has invited public school teachers and students across the United States to participate in the Solve for Tomorrow contest. Winning teachers and students will receive products, software, and programming from Samsung Hope for Children, the Adobe Foundation, and ...
U.S. home improvement activity is expected to show strong improvement through the end of 2012 and the first half of 2013, according to the Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA) from the Remodeling Futures Program at the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University....
Appliance and home improvement retailer Lowe's Companies launched Iris, a new cloud-based smart home system. The system lets homeowners monitor and control their home from anywhere using a smart phone, tablet, or computer with a free basic level of service. The retailer plans to roll ...
U.S. HVACR average distributor sales in June 2012 were down 1.8%, the first month-over-month decline this year, according to Heating, Airconditioning and Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI). HARDI's Monthly Targeted and Regional Economic News for Distribution Strategies (...
Worldwide sales of semiconductors was $24.38 billion in June 2012, a slight decrease of 0.1% from the prior month when sales were $24.40 billion, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA). Sales in June 2012 were 2% down from June 2011's $24.89 billion, but SIA said th...
Security was the top driver of consumer interest in home automation, according to a new survey of online consumers by the Consumer Electronics Association. Of online consumers who are interested in learning more about home automation, the survey found that more than 62% cite security ...
