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SAHTECH, SEMI, and Semiconductor Industry to promote “SEMI Safety Guideline” in Taiwan

Wednesday, April 2, 2008 “Localization of ‘SEMI Safety Guideline’”, executed by Safety and Health Technology Center of Taiwan (SAHTECH) and supervised by Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI), was announced today in Hsinchu, Taiwan. This localization included several fields on health and safety of semiconductor manufacturing, certification testing on electrical devices, evaluations on fire or […]

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Solar-powered airplane makes first international flight

Sunday, May 15, 2011 The solar-powered airplane Solar Impulse touched down at the Brussels National Airport late Friday night, after completing a 13-hour flight from its home base in Payerne, Switzerland. It was the first international flight by a fully solar-powered aircraft. The experimental aircraft was piloted by AndrĂ© Borschberg, co-founder and chief engineer for […]

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Former Polish Foreign Minister discusses anti-missile shield in Washington, DC

Friday, June 27, 2008 A former Polish Foreign Affairs Minister and the current Secretary of State at the President’s Chancellery, Anna Fotyga, is reported to have flown to the United States with a “secret mission” regarding the “last chance” negotiations about the location of the anti-missile shield in Poland. According to Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza, […]

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Egyptian archaeologists announce discovery of marble statue and 132 new sites

Thursday, May 14, 2009 Zahi Hawass, Egypt’s pre-eminent archaeologist, and Secretary General of the The Supreme Council of Antiquities, has announced that a rare statue constructed of white marble whose features resemble Alexander the Great has been discovered in Egypt. Hawass also stated that there are satellite photographs identifying many archeological sites which may also […]