UPS has begun a groundbreaking new logistics program using unmanned drones to deliver medical samples at a North Carolina hospital. It’s the…
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Semiconductor Evolution: Meeting the Demands of the IoT
by Ruth Seeleyby Ruth SeeleyWith peak smartphone and computer sales already behind us, the semiconductor market is now being boosted by the IoT and empowered by…
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Recycling Rare Earth Materials Shortens the Supply Chain
by Ruth Seeleyby Ruth SeeleyBy using chelator chemistry and mechano-chemical energy to extract rare earth materials from phosphors in fluorescent lamps, a team of scientists at…
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How Farmers Can Make Food Transportation More Efficient
by Ruth Seeleyby Ruth Seeley“To market, to market, to buy a fat pig” presumes farmers can afford to get their products to market for sale to…
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Free trade zones, inadequate small parcel inspection and insufficient penalties for traffickers are all fuelling a rise in counterfeit goods. Although overall…
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Despite Tariffs, China’s Semiconductor Sales Maintain Double-Digit Growth
by Ruth Seeleyby Ruth SeeleyWhile U.S. and Chinese presidents continue to discuss tariffs on Chinese imports, the Chinese power semiconductor market grew 12.76% to 259.1 billion…
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Foldable Smartphones to Take Off in 2021 [Market Snapshot]
by Ruth Seeleyby Ruth SeeleyViewed as a demand-stimulating design now the smartphone market is saturated, Samsung and Huawei were the two manufacturers with the most to…
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Using Blockchain to Track Ocean-to-Table Provenance
by Ruth Seeleyby Ruth SeeleyAt SXSW this year, SAP introduced its blockchain solution for seafood traceability, developed for Bumble Bee Foods. Bumble Bee customers can now…
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Hospitals Missing Opportunity to Leverage Supply Chain Management
by Ruth Seeleyby Ruth SeeleyEven though 87% of hospital leaders think supply chain management (SCM) can increase margins by more than 1%, and 86% also believe…
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Retail Imports Hit Annual Low Despite Tariff Hike Delay
by Ruth Seeleyby Ruth SeeleyU.S. tariffs on Chinese goods scheduled to increase from 10% to 25% March 2 were postponed by President Trump. Progress in the…
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Good news for the semiconductor industry: the computer, electronic and semiconductor products manufacturing category in the tech sector added 2,500 new jobs…