That could be a significant energy saving which may or may not over ride that higher raw materials cost.
FORBES: Microsoft Surface's Liquid Metal Is Not The Same As Apple's LiquidMetal
Consider the comparison of the prices and bill of materials cost for the iPhone 4S and the Nokia Lumia 900.
If there was a major trend at the show it would be that these designers and manufacturers are no longer creating lines experimenting with less expensive materials (the result of the economic collapse and the high cost of materials).
Bloom executives said the company spent years developing a proprietary seal made from low-cost materials to prevent cracks and leaks.
FORBES: The Economics of Bloom Energy's 'Breakthrough' Fuel Cell
It is now clear that the prices of materials and the cost of living will both be going up for a long time throughout the world.
But start with this underlying fact: the cost of the raw materials alone necessary to make the battery is higher than the cost of gasoline.
Santa can also deduct the cost of goods and the cost of materials to make the toys.
The cost of materials has risen steeply, not least because America must compete with countries (such as China) that are investing heavily in infrastructure.
The Northeastern student even believes he can get the cost of materials below that of a standard whiteboard or blackboard, but only time will tell on that one.
That said, Gillette is sensitive to the idea its razors and blades cost too much after years of steady increases, most recently to reflect the rising cost of materials.
He discovered that the cost of materials imposed by middlemen were preventing people from starting their own small businesses and forcing them to work for two cents per day.
Silicon photonics made with inexpensive silicon rather than expensive and exotic optical materials provides a distinct cost advantage over older optical technologies in addition to providing greater speed, reliability and scalability benefits.
ENGADGET: Facebook's Open Compute Project splits up monolithic servers with help from Intel, more
"Similar technologies are limited by cost of materials, use of noxious chemicals in the application or loss of effectiveness after a few washings, " said Gennaro Gama from the University of Georgia Research Foundation (UGARF).
Materials are a major cost for small producers.
FORBES: CustomMade Brings Artisan, Customized Products To Mass Market
In these cases, selection is probably acting on the cost in materials and energy of making the products of the introduced genes (in other words, the protein that bypasses the herbicide, or the poison that protects against the insect).
Second, as Shell President John Hofmeister pointed out in his testimony, prices are shooting skyward in part because of rising demand in China and India, the rising cost of materials and labor, and international events, such as supply disruptions in the Niger Delta.
And when sterling falls, as it has done, the cost of raw materials and overseas-manufactured components rises.
In 2012, the company expects the cost of raw materials to increase by 5%.
FORBES: Can Chipotle's Earnings Continue To Fire Up The Stock?
All of Plum Mobile's sets are fairly low cost but the materials and build quality were decent.
NanoPhotonica's materials and design solution is cost-effective on the full range of displays from smartphones to large devices like TVs.
ENGADGET: NanoPhotonica develops S-QLED, OLED to develop inferiority complex soon
Much of that can be blamed on domestic demand for imported goods and higher cost of raw materials, like iron ore.
The company said the rising cost of raw materials had also hit profits and led to it increasing the prices it charged.
What should be the future strategy for multinational firms trying to take in this Chinese wave of raw materials imports and low-cost manufacturing and sourcing in Africa?
It cut the cost of the materials by 25 percent.
FORBES: Why Apple Is Bringing Manufacturing Back To The United States
Separately, Britvic, Britain's second-biggest soft drinks maker after Coca Cola, warned of tough trading conditions in the soft drinks market, largely because of the rising cost of raw materials.
One problem facing the company, whose other brands include Sprite, Fanta, Dasani and Minute Maid, is another rise in the cost of raw materials, including sweeteners, juices, metals and plastic.
In a statement, Ortak said it had carried out an "exhaustive review of the business", which had come under pressure from the recession and the rising cost of raw materials.
Despite continued sluggishness in major markets and a rise in the cost of raw materials, the company will continue to efficiently allocate resources and develop differentiated products such as the Blast Chiller refrigerator.
ENGADGET: LG's Q1 2012 earnings show greater profits on strong TV, phone sales
And even though steel and concrete are still the most cost-effective materials, new combinations of these substances provide greater strength and fire retardance, says W. Gene Corley, senior vice president at Construction Technology Laboratories in Skokie, Ill.
Already we have seen gross discrimination against smokers, in the work place, exorbitant taxes on smoking materials, and now with insurance cost.
应用推荐