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A matter of perception

A matter of perception
In the latest business jargon, they’re emerging markets. But upstart economies have been around for centuries, and have been attracting the attention of global investors for just as long.Emerging markets may be a new term, but the concept is not. More than 200 years ago, the hottest emerging market in the global economy was a fledgling nation called the United States. Investors in the advanced industrial countries of the day,...
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Students make a Solar Splash

At the University of Michigan, the power of the sun and the ingenuity of students are coming together in a...

Keeping cities clean

Cleaning and maintaining storm and sanitary sewer systems is an important task for state, county and municipal public works and...

Training helps plants maintain
a better bottom line

Reliability Maintenance Institute™ offers a variety of training programs designed to help plants get the most for their maintenance dollars.Manufacturers...

Education in the fast lane

For engineering students at more than 100 universities throughout the world, the best learning experiences are accompanied by the smell...

SKF bearings BLAST into the stratosphere

In the near future, SKF bearings will go where few bearings have gone before, as part of the University of...

Star gazing and speed racing

SKF helps students get their bearingsHow old is the universe? How did stars, galaxies and clusters evolve? What’s the optimum...

Machine tool manufacturer sold

SKF has sold its Swedish machine-tool manufacturer LMT, Lidköping Machine Tools AB, to KMT, Karolin Machine Tool AB. The sale...

Environmental quiz on the Web

How many questions on the environment can you answer in 90 seconds? To find out, surf to the SKF Group...

Alignment specialist acquired

SKF has acquired 70 percent of the shares in the Dutch service company Machine Support BV. Machine Support specializes in...