ME Newswire / Business Wire PARIS - Saturday, April 6th 2013 A minimum time-saving of ten minutes No more security checks for passengers coming from the Schengen area Direct, simplified and streamlined access Transfer passengers in terminals 2E and 2F can now benefit from new direct, simpler and quicker connection routes to their departure lounges. "The new Paris-Charles de Gaulle connection routes strengthen the competitive potential of Europe's leading hub. Aéroports de Paris has invested almost 100 million euros in this project. This new structure will allow almost ten thousand passengers, transiting through Paris-Charles de Gaulle daily, to save time and, above all, enjoy a streamlined connection", says Franck Goldnadel, Managing Director of Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport. All transfer passengers in Terminals 2E and 2F (whether or not arriving from a country in the Scheng
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TOKYO - Friday, April 5th 2013 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Toshiba (TOKYO:6502): Power devices are strategic products, at the forefront of the discrete devices business. In power electronics, Toshiba's focus is on the development of MOSFETs and IGBTs, indispensable devices for securing an efficient, stable electricity supply—a precondition for flourishing smart communities that utilize big data in real time to realize high-performance infrastructure responsive to changing needs. Efficient use of energy and storage capacity is a pressing issue in industrial applications, including power supply for the base stations needed to handle growing numbers of smartphone and tablet PCs; power supply for servers in data centers and intelligent automobiles; and wind farms and other renewables. Toshiba's MOSFETs and IGBTs can play a vital role in any effective solution meeting these needs. The U-MOS VIII-H Series, our latest MOSFET fabricated using eighth generation t
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NAGOYA, Japan - Saturday, April 6th 2013 [ME NewsWire] Exhibition at Gallery Menio celebrates 10 years of Meni-One, Menicon's veterinary subsidiary Meet Anny & Kuri, two much-loved patients (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today even dogs and cats can benefit from continuing advances in contact lens technology, thanks to the efforts of Meni-One*, Menicon's veterinary business unit. Applications continue to expand, but the most common reason pets receive contacts is to give damaged corneas a chance to heal. For the past 18 years, veterinary research at Menicon has focused on cataracts and congenital ocular conditions that impair the vision of our four-legged friends, in partnership with Dr. Shuichi Chimura, head of Chimura Animal Hospital near Nagoya. In his research, Dr. Chimura spent more than 13 years working with two very special canine patients, both born with chronic ocular conditions: Anny, a Golden Retriever; and Kuri, a Shih Tz
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AMSTERDAM - Friday, April 5th 2013 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Masterpieces from Rembrandt to Mondriaan will be seen in a new light when the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam re-opens to the public April 13, 2013 following a 10-year transformation. More than 100 pieces are framed with Tru Vue® Optium® Acrylic Glazing. "This way of exhibiting works of art on paper is as close as we can get to actually putting the works in the hands of the public,” says Idelette van Leeuwen, the Rijksmuseum’s head of paper conservation. "Tru Vue’s contribution of Optium for all the frames used for drawings, prints and photographs makes it possible for the Rijksmuseum to give the public an optimal view of the art in the new galleries.” Tru Vue’s international museum and conservation liaison, Rob Lewis, adds, "Museums around the world depend on Optium Acrylic Glazing to protect, conserve and display their most valuable and historic collections.” Van Leeuwen continues, "The an
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OSAKA, Japan - Friday, April 5th 2013 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Panasonic Corporation (TOKYO:6752) deploys the 100 THOUSAND SOLAR LANTERN PROJECT, a project to donate a total of 100,000 solar lanterns to people in regions of the world without electricity, by 2018, the 100th anniversary of the company's founding. As the first stage in this effort, Panasonic donated 3,000 Compact Solar Lights (CSLs) to NGOs helping to solve social challenges in Myanmar in February 2013. In March 2013, Panasonic donated an additional 5,000 CSLs to NGOs and social enterprises in India, and then, plans to donate 2,000 CSLs*1 to refugees in Kenya. [Video] What is "100 THOUSAND SOLAR LANTERN PROJECT" [Video] Light of Hope in Cambodia -100 Thousand Solar Lantern Project About 100 THOUSAND SOLAR LANTERN PROJECT Currently, there are about 1.32 billion people worldwide living without electricity, mainly in developing countries in Asia and Africa*2. Many homes in these regi
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