Imec and Besi demonstrated die-to-wafer bonding at high accuracy, sufficient for 50 m pitch solder micro bump arrays and a throughput of>1000 UPH with a dual bond head
Over time, the availability and prices of fast cameras and fast hard drives have come down considerably,
The research is focused mainly on reducing the expense of cathodes used in fuel cells that power homes and automobiles.
but the researchers expect expenses to drop over time (as has been the case with genome sequencing).
"It's bittersweet that there are many scientists who think this is a total waste of time as well as a big investment in money
and stakeholders before starting the technical development stage. Recent research agendas have been emphasizing the very same thing,
the integrated low-power analog design delivers an optimal price/performance solution with up to 35 times better power efficiency than competing temperature sensor products.
accuracy and price/performance from their temperature sensing solutions, said Ross Sabolcik, vice president and general manager of Silicon Labsanalog,
Pricing and Availability Samples and production quantities of Silicon Labssi705x temperature sensors are available now.
Si705x sensor pricing in 10,000-unit quantities begins at $0. 61 (USD. The Si705x USB dongle evaluation kits, priced at $49 (USD MSRP),
Firemotion ads can seamlessly connect to a universal shopping cart Passbook Google Wallet or Payments. A person who interacts with a Firemotion mobile ad can purchase the product in the ad instead of going to a different webpage keeping the entire purchase
and payment process extremely simple.##The launch of Adtile's new platform is a great compass for established advertisers who want to take full advantage of mobile capabilities
and money developing new sensor-enabled mobile ads Firemotion ad builds will be available through the password-protected Adtile Motion Store.
or tablet with gesture control functionality at a price point that appeals to the mass market,"added Paul Gallagher, senior director of marketing and business development at Omnivision."
n addition to EPSRC investment in Doctoral Training Centres at Bristol, we have also been awarded equipment funding.
and Investment companies involved in the personnel screening market have expressed already interest in the Q-Eye device.
and raise funding to develop the first commercial prototypes. Melody Stokes adds: ee delighted to have distinguished Warwick alumnus Phil Oonovan advise the team.
environmental and regulatory compliance, not to mention helping to improve the bottom line by finding leaks that essentially decrease profits.
and Lead to a New Era of Economic growth and Competitivenessthe Industrial Internet is not some far off technology or vague futuristic concept.
production throughput increases significantly resulting in higher profits. The Promise of the Industrial Iot and Smart Technologies is in Boosting Revenues with New Digital Products
& Servicescompanies will generate entirely new sources of revenues and profits from new digital products and services.
These digital services are offerings that combine information, transactional and professional services. Some companies are already converting products into product-service hybrids
requires extra time and money that most farmers don want to part with. When the wind blows from the west
For governments and funding bodies, he priority more mitigation: how to mitigate human exposure to this haze issue,
with 10 active members and no outside funding, is well behind many established advocacy and research groups that fight air pollution elsewhere in Asia.
"A spokeswoman for the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills described the figures as"great news for the UK economy"."
and Oneweb was reportedly looking for a price per unit of less than half a million dollars.
Its price has yet to be announced. Intel is marketing it as the first new class of"mainstream memory
But it would radically increase the number of people that could be supported for the same price.
"There has been huge investment in sequencing the human genome with the idea that if we get all the relevant genetic information we can predict
Two major not-for-profit US organisations, the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) and the Institute of Medicine (Iom), are planning an international summit in the Autumn as part of an attempt to agree clinical and ethical standards
and'it's hard to put a price on that'.'The test-known as RAPID-is already available privately at Great Ormond Street Hospital.
The programme has received around £10m ($15m) in funding from the government and pharma and is developing the technique through the Oxford Centre for Drug Delivery Devices o
It could also lead to increasing liver graft utilization while decreasing travel risk and expenses.
Such investment of resources was made never for MERS, according to Reuters. Saudi arabia secretive response to the outbreak is partly to blame,
Teva paid $35 million up front, with additional milestone payments as the device goes through clinical trials before it hits the shelves. bviously,
It also eliminates considerable capital investments, which is attractive for newcomers from emerging biotech markets.
2015 in the journal Cell, allows researchers to map critical chemical tagsalled phosphateshat bond to amino acids (the building blocks of proteins) in the final stages of creating a protein.
they would have to use a trick to make a stronger bond between phosphate and histidine.
and the Virginia Tech Student Engineerscouncil has provided funding to move these models and resulting mobile robots into the classroom as teaching tools.
#State Deficits to Shrink & Taxes Drop-Good News for Biotech Forecasters at the National Conference of State Legislatures2011 Legislative Summit expect a dramatic reduction of state deficits in the coming years,
which state governors and legislatures are allowing for the expiration of temporary business taxes. Notably, the Michigan Business Tax was eliminated
and replaced with a six percent corporate income tax that essentially exempts small business. North dakota has also cut the corporate income tax rate
while Indiana and Arizona will soon phase in similar tax cuts. Florida also raised the corporate income tax standard exemption from $5, 000 to $25, 000.
Unfortunately these corporate tax cuts do not provide much-needed capital to small biotech companies because their lack of profits makes tax benefits unredeemable.
Most emerging biotech companies with promising scientific innovation are small, research-intensive and not yet profitable because they do not have approved an FDA product on the market.
Biotech start-ups generally struggle to raise capital to finance their research, and BIO advocates two important policies that enable them to continue critical R&d of advancements and breakthroughs.
The biotech industry has shrunk dramatically in recent years based primarily on the continued tight capital markets and increased aversion to risk on the part of investors.
As a result, scores of small companies have shut down operations and closed their doors. Eckl evidenced that the worst may be behind most states in that revenues are generally growing and year-end balances are stabilizing following the longest recession since WORLD WAR II.
Of course, this is still contingent upon the strength and sustainability of economic recovery which is still very much in the air e
#Hawaii's Papaya Growers Struggle in Hurricane Aftermath Hurricane Iselle assault on Hawaii garnered national coverage as the storm approached,
A thousand trees producing 100 to 200 pounds of bean a season at $2 a pound is a lot of money
The team used the approach to cut two tough bonds in the desired sequence and aryl molecules.
yet investment in these areas is declining due to recent high profile failures. The risks and challenges associated with drug development will continue to be there for the foreseeable future.
In the field of autism, stakeholders such as academic researchers, pharma companies, and patient advocacy groups are coming together to better understand the inner workings of the disease in hopes to increase the development and approval of effective therapeutics.
Other challenges I see include low commercial investment in pediatric medicine and devices, development of effective therapeutics for neurodevelopmental disorders,
the Technology Development Fund is an internal funding mechanism set up by the hospital in 2009 that invests in
as well as financial support for the project for up to two years f
#Biotechnology Helps Meet Consumer Demand for Earth-Friendly Products Industrial biotechnology has its roots in cleaning up environmental hazards.
according to Damien Development with Genomatica. early half of the entire chemical industry (45%)reported that they now have investment in research and development for using renewable feedstocks,
and building a biobased economy is key to reducing dependence on foreign oil enhancing our nation economic and energy security.
California that will produce biofuels and bioenergy at prices competitive with unsubsidized conventional fuel and power.
The California Energy Commission will partially fund the construction through grants. ur objective is to privately fund sustainable biorefineries at Dod facilities around the world at no cost to the U s. taxpayer,
For every $0. 25 rise in the price of jet fuel the Department of defense (Dod) must come up with an extra $1 billion annually,
In fiscal year 2012 alone, the $30 increase in prices of oil resulted in more than $3b in additional, unplanned costs to Dod.
Progress in biofuel-powered flights and the Navy continued pursuit of alternative energy are great steps to help the United states build a biobased economy
The biopharmaceutical industry is an important contributor to U s. economic growth and sustainability, with more than 650,000 direct jobs (supporting a total of nearly 4 million jobs) and an economic output that totals more than $900 billion
emerging economies, and developed economiesre implementing policies and programs to foster innovation and grow knowledge-based industries;
Despite the short-term costs associated with these investments, many foreign governments recognize the long-term economic benefits.
Growth Platform for Economies Around the World, Battelle examined policies and programs being implemented to promote the bioscience sector in 18 countries
and the European union (E u.).These countries were selected because of their interest in growing an innovation economy.
For example, other countries are increasingly seeking to make substantial public investments in R&d infrastructure, fostering R&d investment via tax and other research incentives, focusing on attracting
and growing talent in related employment fields, ensuring access to capital and fostering public-private partnerships.
and financial resources and developing economies are more likely to focus first on attracting foreign direct investment and talent from abroad before turning to development of indigenous resources of technology, talent,
and capital, all of the countries examined are focusing on strategic components to grow their biopharmaceutical economy.
other developed and developing countries have been making substantial investments via new policies and programs to increase the economic footprint of the biopharmaceutical and related sectors in their own countries.
The U s. has historically been characterized by strong public and private R&d investments a free market system that supports innovation, a robust IP and regulatory system,
Increasingly, other countries are seeking to develop knowledge-based economies to not only spur economic growth but also increase their ability to compete effectively in a global economy.
Many of these countries are borrowing effective pro-innovation practices that have worked in the U s. and building on them at the same time that the U s,
and sustaining the capital needed to develop tomorrow new treatments and cures, the increasing uncertainty related to coverage and payment of innovative medicines,
but expand investments in R&d and commercialization, education and workforce development, financial capital, and the nation science and technology infrastructure.
and effectively creating a more favorable environment for R&d investment around the globe d
#The White house Releases its Strategy for Restoring Pollinator Habitats Today, The White house released its National Strategy to Promote the Health of Honey bees
which includes added research funding, also advances commitments to increase and improve pollinator habitat, both directly, through management of federal land and facilities,
#The New Food Economy: How Innovation is Transforming Agriculture Data analysis and computational technologies are giving farmers the ability to monitor their land better,
Nanette Byrnes, writer for the MIT Technology Review, calls this the ew food economy. y combining this information with data generated by soil sensors and weather reports,
and fertilizer more efficiently, lowering their costs enough to more than pay for the technology investment while maintaining or even improving yields.
Byrnes also suggests that investors play a crucial role in the development and innovative process to promote these technologies. enden Manor Estates,
Food-tech startup investment rose to $1 billion in the past year according to CB insights, and is popular among Google Ventures, Silicon valley,
and Monsanto investors. Such investments led to the creation of water sensors and drones which help farmers,
like Keith Larrabee, make effective decisions. In her second article, Brynes tells Larrabee narrative, and explains that investors
and companies hope their technologies will positively influence a farmer experience: hen Larrabee began using such sensors,
and creative investors to ensure economic stability and food for all. Farmers now have the ability to make choices that are affordable, effective,
#Soon, a Mastercard phone app to verify online payments via selfies Mastercard is experimenting with a smartphone app
-but also facial scans to verify online transactions,'CNN Money'reported. Mastercard said it has partnered with every smartphone maker to make this method of verification possible.
%which could save a lot of money as well as energy. It a feat of engineering that makes the most sense in homes that don't have climate control.
and that pricing structure will continue with the new feature. The key is that Youtube bets the greater emphasis on this shopping element will make its ads more effective.
For example, Wayfair said it saw a 3x revenue increase per ad impression served over its previous Youtube campaigns.
Logik. com took in $4. 5 million in revenue and $3 million in profit every year between 2004 and 2009 with only seven employees.
And so, Wilson and team reinvested most of that profit in a second version of the product, without the need for venture financing:
Even without outside investment, Logikcull was able to hire the experts it needed to develop a browser-based, computer-plus-smartphone software solution,
Two months ago, in March 2015, Logikcull took in its first-ever round of venture capital financing:
Logikcull was making money, Wilson says, but wanted the invesment so it could afford to take more risks with the business.
Behaviosec recently raised#5 million (£3. 65 million/$5. 5 million) from investors including UK fund Octopus Ventures
While it is focusing on the finance sector for now, Behaviosec is hoping its smart tech will be adopted in other industries eventually.
the app or website takes a small payment, with revenue split roughly 30/70 between Blendle and the publisher.
And if readers don't like an article they can get an instant refund if they provide feedback on what wasn't to their liking.
The pricing is set by the individual publisher, but articles cost 20 cents each on average.
It says Blendle has generated more revenue for Dutch publishers where most of its users are based than Apple.
The New york times (which is also an investor in Blendle, alongside the German publisher Axel Springer), The Washington post,
With the ubiquity of free content online, publishers have been experimenting with different ways to make money from their online properties.
and make more money through advertising revenue share deals. On Monday, Apple introduced a News app that competes with the likes of Flipboard
On Tuesday, Intel's investment arm, Intel Capital, launched a new $125 million fund intended to boost women and minority representation in tech.
and ultimately to benefit Intel and the broader economy through its success,""Intel CEO Brian Krzanich said in a statement.
Most notably, Ellen Pao had accused her former employer, the venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, of gender discrimination, a case
while a mere 3%of total VC money goes to companies with a woman CEO.
and apps are using subscriptions to boost revenues While ads account for the bulk of revenue at most publishers, music streaming sites,
and on apps, the subscription model is gaining traction. The business model allows digital media companies to provide a premium experience that offers more than the basic, often ad-supported service level.
Subscriptions are enjoying a new prominence as a revenue model for digital content and apps.
Internet companies are exploiting the opportunity to boost ARPU (average revenue per user), helped along by recurring payments from a subscriber base.
In this new and exclusive report from BI Intelligence we look at how prominent players in five separate categories have tried to build a subscription-based revenue stream alongside ad-based businesses:
the categories are video, music, news publishing, social networks/messaging, and dating apps. Access The Full Report And Data Sets By Signing Up For A Trial Membership Here are some of the key takeaways:
and opportunities in dialing up the percentage of subscribers and subscription revenue. Here are some of the proportions of subscribers in apps'user bases:
Analyzes the most common subscription-based digital media revenue models Explores the drivers that allows some subscription
or freemium business models to succeed Explains the revenue mix and business opportunities in several key digital media industries Outlines companies that have succeeded with subscription-based business model n
the China meltdown now looks a lot like the dotcom bubble China's stock markets look like they could be heading for free fall again,
Deutsche Bankthe bursting of the dotcom bubble in 2000 mirrors the current stock market meltdown in China.
And, as with the bursting of the dotcom bubble, it's the rise that's key to understanding the undoing of China's stock markets.
The surge was down to huge numbers of ordinary Chinese people putting money into shares 66 million new retail investment accounts have been opened so far this year, according to Deutsche bank.
Many of these investors also used borrowed money for so-called"leveraged investing.""Deutsche bank say around 10%of the value of Chinese stocks are held by leveraged investors.
REUTERS/China Dailyif the stock is a dog it will eventually come back down to earth.
The flow of all this cash into stock markets pushed up prices because demand was greater than supply.
and prices are now crashing because many businesses are overvalued. All the borrowed money tied up in shares is exacerbating the slump.
People are being forced to sell to pay back the money rather than potentially wait the meltdown out
and hope prices pick up again before cashing out. While all this may explain the initial slump
Deutsche bank's Jim Reid says separately on Tuesday that the return of nosediving stocks on Monday looks"pretty random"the mechanics of the market are screwed
properly trained technicians come at a steep price as well. TEDTHE Foldscope is color-coded for easy assembly.
Prices for products range from $39 for a basic RFID/NFC glass tag to $99 for a NFC injection kit and take only a few minutes to implant into the hands.
cellphones with EU plans pay same price everywhere The European union has agreed to end mobile roaming charges within two years
and allow travellers with European phone plans to pay the same price for calls, text messages and data anywhere in the 28 EU nations.
It could be applied in cases where a person buys a SIM CARD in a European country with low prices
Marjie Lynn was looking for ways to save money when she decided to cut ties with her television provider."
while eventually saving money on salaries through the driverless trains. When he was recently in Istanbul to do a workshop for transit planners,
The marketing research company also estimates revenue from those same services will decline by 7. 8 per cent over the next five years to $8. 3 billion.
Cutting the cord gets easy'We are going to save money and we are going to have way more choice'-Chris Devine,
"We are going to save money and we are going to have way more choice, "he concludes.
#India's Largest Bank Commits $12. 5 Billion For Renewable energy Funding Private sector project developers in India rapidly growing renewable energy would be happy to have the backing of the country largest bank
The State bank of india (SBI) has committed to provide $12. 5 billion in debt funding to renewable energy projects over the next few years.
The bank hopes to provide debt financing to 15 GW of renewable energy projects most of which are likely to be based on wind and solar energy.
SBI and other national banks usually provide debt at interest rates as high as 11%to 12%.
This announcement by the country largest bank and the recent funding agreement worth $4 billion with the US is expected to boost the growth of the Indian renewable energy sector r
Microgrid implementation, peaker plant replacement, transmission and distribution investment deferral, backup power system delivery, and renewables management are possible with these new batteries.
Now consider that legendary investor and noted wind energy fan Warren Buffett reportedly just ditched his interest in Exxonmobil to the tune of 41 million shares,
but it is actually larger in scope than just one installation at one campus. The project is part of the California Energy Commission $26. 5 million Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC) program
Annual revenues from microgrid-enabling technologies have been estimated by Navigant Research to exceed $26 billion by 2023.
It should be noted here that the exchange rates used in the above figures are outdated a bit as of writing this owing to how volatile theye been as of late.
but the savings regardless of the £ to $ exchange rate will be substantial for those driving these fuel efficient vehicles over in London.
According to the Boston globe, e hopes to eventually reduce prices to $3 to $4 per ride for short trips not that far off from the $2 to $2. 50 cost of a single-ride T fare.
It is hoping to raise $10 million in a second funding round. The company is already working with several companies,
while in the 2 GW auction prospective project developers will bid for the least amount of capital cost support they require from the government to set up per unit (viability gap funding or VGF) of solar PV power capacity.
President Obama announced up to $4 billion in low-cost debt financing for Indian renewable energy projects that use US-made equipment.
#Invest In Solar Farms With New Investor Program From Innovative Solar systems Would you be part of the solar boom for as little as $250, 000 per project?
Solar investment opportunities are getting better and better with easier access to personal participation. Here is a terrific one,
a new solar farm investor program revealed in a press release from Asheville, North carolina. Innovative Solar systems, LLC, is spearheading a plan for diverse investors (all types) to take part in partial ownership of large-scale solar farm projects.
All over the nation, the offer is set for as little as $250, 000 per project open to individuals or groups.
The press release notes that the company new partnership program promotes sharing of profits as a basis for investors to take part
and share rewards in the renewable energy boom. n investor or financial group would purchase a 1/3 ownership interest in an early stage ISS solar farm project for as little as $250,
000 and then realize a notable profit within 128 months when the project is deemed construction ready
eveloping large-scale solar farm projects can be more complex than building skyscrapers For Investor Relations
so plants like that of Calgren can help diversify the economy while mitigating the dairy farmsenvironmental effects.
To achieve this target the government organised an investor summit called RE-INVEST. Modi has organised successfully such summits
#Big Oil & Gas Embraces Carbon Pricing Six of the world major oil and gas companies have called for national or regional carbon pricing.
Here how the top 10 oil companies in the world stack up by revenue, according to the Fortune Global 500:
We firmly believe that carbon pricing will discourage high carbon options and reduce uncertainty that will help stimulate investments in the right low-carbon technologies and the right resources at the right pace.
We now need governments around the world to provide us with this framework and we believe our presence at the table will be helpful in designing an approach that will be both practical
and a low-carbon economy and have abandoned thus their previous emphasis on threats to their bottom line.
setting out their call for carbon pricing. In it, they also expressed a strong role for natural gas in reducing carbon emissions.
t is not every day that industry leaders urge governments to raise their taxes, but today, six of the oil and gas industry biggest players did just that.
#ITC 5-Year Extension Is In ew Energy for America Actannouncing its support for legislation extending the Investment Tax credit (ITC) for both residential and commercial solar installations,
the Solar energy Industries Association (SEIA) said it will provide a big boost to the US economy,
the New Energy for America Act (H r. 2412) would extend Section 25d of the federal tax code for residential energy-efficient property,
he solar Investment Tax credit (ITC) is paying huge dividends for America. Resch continued, oday, the US solar industry is pumping $18 billion a year into our economy
and creating tens of thousands of new jobs. By 2016, we will be generating enough clean solar energy nationwide to power 8 million homes
e applaud Congressman Thompson for his continued leadership on issues vital to our economy and environment and thank all of the original cosponsors for joining him in this important effort to build a clean energy future for America. y any measurement,
Providing important market certainty, the ITC encourages companies to make long-term investments that drive competition and technological innovation,
while lowering costs to consumers and spurring the economy. Because of the certainty provided by the ITC and other stable public policies
which will benefit our economy, environment and national security. riginal cosponsors of the legislation include: Reps.
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