Esmark scraps bid for U.S. Steel
Privately held steel company Esmark said on Wednesday it would not participate in the purchase process for U.S. Steel and respect the position of the United Steel Workers (USW) union, which is supporting Cleveland-Cliffs' offer......»»
Gaming chair startup SecretLab unveils Magnus, its first gaming desk with "magnetic ecosystem"
The Magnus looks simplistic, but Secretlab has had it in development for three years. The flagship feature is what Secretlab calls a "magnetic ecosystem." The steel-alloy surface allows for the attachment of optional modular magnetic accessories, inc.....»»
3D printed models provide clearer understanding of ground motion
It seems like a smooth slab of stainless steel, but look a little closer, and you'll see a simplified cross-section of the Los Angeles sedimentary basin......»»
2D nanomaterial MXene: The perfect lubricant for rovers
You can lubricate a bicycle chain with oil, but what do you do with a Mars rover or a red-hot conveyor belt in the steel industry? Very special nanomaterials have now been studied by the TU Wien together with research groups from Saarbrücken (German.....»»
DeDraft expands east London house with weathering-steel extension
Architecture studio DeDraft has updated a semi-detached house in east London, wrapping a three-storey rear extension in weathering steel and introducing large windows that look out onto the garden. Read more Architecture studio DeDraft has u.....»»
Corten steel clads Little House/Big Shed in Washington by David Van Galen
A pair of Corten-clad dwellings with sloped roofs form a nature retreat in the Pacific Northwest designed by US architect David Van Galen for himself and his wife. Read more A pair of Corten-clad dwellings with sloped roofs form a nature ret.....»»
Bottom trawling harms the ocean—and the climate
The destructive effects of ocean-bottom trawling are easy enough to imagine from any basic description of the practice. Heavy nets 100 yards wide, equipped with weighted rollers and steel doors, are dragged across the seafloor to scoop up cod, halibu.....»»
Japan Scraps Mascot Promoting Fukushima Wastewater Dump
The Japanese government has been forced to quickly retire an animated character it had hoped would win support for its decision this week to release more than 1m tonnes of contaminated water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea.....»»
Blockchain and taking the politics out of tech
Brian Brooks grew up on credit. And for him, that’s a good thing. Brooks is from a small town in Colorado that took a big hit when the steel factory — the main driver of its economy — shut down. A couple of years later, when Brooks was.....»»
LG scraps its smartphone business as losses mount
The South Korean electronics giant said the mobile phone market had become "incredibly competitive"......»»
3D design leads to first stable and strong self-assembling 1D nanographene wires
Nanographene is flexible, yet stronger than steel. With unique physical and electronic properties, the material consists of carbon molecules only one atom thick arranged in a honeycomb shape. Still early in technological development, current fabricat.....»»
cURL"s 20th Anniversary Celebrated With 3D-Printed "GitHub Steel" Contribution Graph
This week Swedish developer Daniel Stenberg posted a remarkable reflection on the 20th anniversary of his command-line data tool, cURL: curl was adopted in Red Hat Linux in late 1998, became a Debian package in May 1999, shipped in Mac OS X 10.1 in.....»»
Automakers, dealers back coalition urging rollback of Trump-era tariffs
The Tariff Reform Coalition — whose members include Autos Drive America, the American Automotive Policy Council and the American International Automobile Dealers Association — urged policymakers to remove Section 232 tariffs on imported steel and.....»»
Deep science: AI is in the air, water, soil and steel
This column aims to collect some of the most relevant recent discoveries and papers — particularly in but not limited to artificial intelligence — and explain why they matter. Research papers come out far too rapidly for anyone to read.....»»
Villa Korup is a weathering steel-clad home on the Danish island of Fyn
Jan Henrik Jansen Arkitekter and Marshall Blecher have created a family home on the Danish island of Fyn made entirely from cross-laminated timber that has been clad in weathering steel. Read more Jan Henrik Jansen Arkitekter and Marshall B.....»»
Eying sustainability gains for its supply chain, BMW backs Boston Metal’s CO2-free iron production tech
BMW has joined the cohort of investors that are backing Boston Metal’s carbon dioxide-free production technology for steel. The Boston-based startup had targeted a $50 million raise earlier in the year, as TechCrunch reported, and BMW’s a.....»»
Valve scraps revamped Artifact, dumps free, unfinished “2.0” version on Steam
Rebuilt game had been in closed beta for one year before Valve pulled the plug today. Enlarge / Two posters, two free end-of-life games. (credit: Valve) The weird, woeful, and nearly redemptive development of Valve's digital card game Artifact.....»»
City scraps influencer plan for George Floyd murder trial
Minneapolis was planning to pay social media influencers to post "city-approved" messages......»»
Infiniti scraps Formula 1-inspired high-performance hybrid coupe
Project Black S, based on the Q60 coupe, debuted as a running prototype at the 2018 Paris auto show to showcase technologies developed in collaboration with the Renault Sport Formula One racing team......»»
Jean Verville Architecte inserts gridded steel lightwell into Montreal home
Canadian studio Jean Verville Architecte has created a theatrical interior inside a Montreal house by adding a large steel structure capped by a skylight that casts dramatic shadows. Read more Canadian studio Jean Verville Architecte has cre.....»»
Magna to build $70M EV battery component plant in Mich.
Magna said the plant will supply EV battery enclosures to the 2022 GMC Hummer EV. The steel, aluminum and composite enclosures are designed to protect batteries from water and other elements......»»