These New Biomaterials Can Help Decarbonize Fashion and Construction
Designers are imagining a future where bacteria powers both clothing and cement—and their ideas are coming to a shop near you......»»
Video: The new Large Hadron Collider beauty VELO
The Vertex Locator (VELO) was installed at the LHCb experiment in May 2022, just in time for the start of the third LHC run, on 5 July, marking the end of 15 years of development and construction......»»
Michigan allocates $130 million for new EV training center
The state appropriation will fund "the construction of and programming for" the center, which will be operated by the University of Michigan, according to a copy of the bill......»»
Construction Begins on Largest Direct-Air Capture Plant
Mammoth will be able to capture 36,000 tons of carbon dioxide from the air once fully operational. The post Construction Begins on Largest Direct-Air Capture Plant appeared first on ExtremeTech......»»
Big cats in urban jungle: LA mountain lions, Mumbai leopards
Los Angeles and Mumbai, India, share many superlatives as pinnacles of cinema, fashion, and traffic congestion. But another similarity lurks in the shadows, most often seen at night walking silently on four paws......»»
Spotting Objects From Space Is Easy. This Challenge Is Harder
A battle royale called the SMART program has charged teams with a daunting first task: Identify construction sites on Earth using only data from orbiters......»»
Researchers study plants sprouting from century-old seeds after excavation
At a Toronto Port Lands construction site on the city's waterfront, keen-eyed workers recently spotted plants that had sprouted from soil recently exposed by the removal of tons of earth. The plants were hard stem bulrush and cattails, which are comm.....»»
TSMC completes cleanroom construction at R&D center in Japan
An opening ceremony has been held recently at TSMC's 3DIC R&D center in Japan to mark the completion of cleanroom construction at the facility, according to the Taiwan-based foundry......»»
Rich heritage buried under impoverished Gaza Strip
While workers labored on a large construction site in the Gaza Strip, a security guard noticed a strange piece of stone sticking out of the earth......»»
Nanya breaks ground for new 12-inch plant
DRAM maker Nanya Technology has broken ground on its new 12-inch wafer plant designed for production capacity of 45,000 wafers monthly. The plant construction will be in three phases, with the phase-one facility to be ready for volume production in 2.....»»
New White House Partnership Aims To Speed Construction of Offshore Wind Farms
The White House and 11 governors from East Coast states forged a new partnership on Thursday to build up domestic supply chains for offshore wind farms and related infrastructure. From a report: The new Federal-State Offshore Wind Implementation Part.....»»
Automation builds bigger, better ice tower reservoirs for high, dry farming
Towering artificial ice reservoirs called "ice stupas" have emerged since 2014 as an accessible means of storing irrigation water in dry, high-altitude mountain villages. Now, experiments with automated systems have demonstrated that construction of.....»»
Cult of the Lamb hands-on: Animal Crossing meets the dark arts
Devolver resurrects Actraiser's half-sim-half-adventure in hilariously dark fashion. Enlarge / You know the sweet old nursery rhyme: Mary had a little lamb, but then it was resurrected by the devil and forced to create a murderous cult.....»»
TF AMD to expand capacity in Malaysia
TF AMD Microelectronics (Penang), a joint venture between AMD and China-based TFME, will expand its capacity in Penang, Malaysia with the construction set to be completed in the first quarter of 2023 with an investment of MYR2 billion (US$480 million.....»»
Algorithm finds that thousands of artificial levees are missing from US database
Over the past 300 years, humans have dramatically altered rivers through mining, draining, dredging, levee construction, and other activities. Artificial levees, for instance, provide a barrier between rivers and their floodplains to prevent flooding.....»»
Economic sustainability in the construction sector
Leading world markets face similar problems in creating economically and environmentally sustainable construction industries, international researchers say in a new research article......»»
The US Can Halve Its Emissions by 2030—if It Wants To
The economics are clear: Renewables are cheap enough for the country to rapidly decarbonize. Less evident is the political will to pull it off......»»
Creating a better wig with chemistry
For some people, wigs are a fun and colorful fashion accessory, but for those with hair loss from alopecia or other conditions, they can provide a real sense of normalcy and boost self-confidence. Whether made from human or synthetic strands, however.....»»
AR fashion comes to Amazon
Amazon releases a new AR option when buying shoes on Amazon.com where you can use your smartphone or tablet camera to try on shoes before you buy. The post AR fashion comes to Amazon first appeared on Phandroid. Amazon’s latest virtua.....»»
Lack of environmental awareness and preference for variety leading causes of waste in fast-fashion production
Can fast-fashion be sustainable? Researchers, including Javad Nasiry, Associate Professor at McGill's Desautels Faculty of Management, think yes. By identifying why the fast fashion business model creates waste and whether regulators can establish in.....»»
Galaxy S22 and Watch 4 get stunning new special editions that you can’t buy
Samsung continues its partnerships with gaming and fashion brands for its latest special-edition Galaxy products. This time, it's Blizzard and Black Yak!.....»»