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......»»
Nanya to break ground for new DRAM plant in 1H22
Nanya Technology plans to break ground for a new DRAM plant in the first half of 2022 in an effort to meet growing market demand, and expects to invest a total of NT$300 billion (US$10.86 billion) in the plant construction......»»
Semco reportedly to build new ABF substrate capacity in Vietnam to serve Intel
Samsung Electro-Mechanics (Semco) reportedly will set up a new ABF substrate plant in Vietnam mainly to provide dedicated capacity for Intel, with construction slated to kick off in 2023 at a total cost of US$850 million, according to sources from th.....»»
HD Renewable Energy steps into sales of green energy
HD Renewable Energy, a company engaging in planning and EPC (engineering, procurement, construction) for PV power generation projects, has stepped into selling green energy through establishing Star-renewables, a subsidiary specifically for the purpo.....»»
Physics analogies help gamify classroom quizzes and enhance student learning
The concept of gamification is increasingly gaining popularity—tourists frequently traveling overseas earn frequent flier points from their preferred airline; customers purchasing apparel from their favorite fashion outlet accumulate customer loyal.....»»
New Era Begins: Construction Starts on 47-Acre Fusion Reactor Funded by Google and Bill Gates
Heating plasma fuel to over 100 million degrees Celsius to create inexpensive and unlimited zero-emissions electricity "has been compared to everything from a holy grail to fool's gold..." writes the Boston Globe, "or an expensive delusion diverting.....»»
Procore Appoints Microsoft Executive Erin Chapple to Board of Directors
Azure Executive will Advise on Procore’s Platform Strategy CARPINTERIA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Procore Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: PCOR), a leading provider of construction management software, today announced the appointment of Erin Chap.....»»
Chicago"s winter officially arrives in record-setting fashion; Still no measurable snow
Tuesday at 9:58 a.m. marked the arrival of winter, and with it came a weather record......»»
Bringing cells closer to form new tissues
The field of tissue engineering is constantly exploring the possibility of using different properties of various biomaterials to achieve tissue regeneration. However, a key factor in creating effective tissues that can ameliorate and act as physical.....»»
Step forward in quest to develop living construction materials
Some engineered living materials can combine the strength of run-of-the-mill building materials with the responsiveness of living systems. Think self-healing concrete, paint that changes color when a specific chemical is detected or material that cou.....»»
Vingroup begins construction its EV battery manufacturing factory
The People's Committee of Ha Tinh Province and Vingroup officially started construction of the VinES Battery Manufacturing Factory in the Vung Ang Economic Zone (Ha Tinh)......»»
Anouk Wipprecht Teams With Swarovski To Make A ‘Heartbeat Dress’
Our friend and incredible designer Anouk Wipprecht is back with another interesting take on digital fabrication, wearable electronics, and fashion. This time, she’s teaming up with Swarovski Crystal. This dress, called the Heartbeat Dress will.....»»
A domestic newspaper warns of the Russian space program’s “rapid collapse”
"The space program is rotting from within." Enlarge / Roscosmos head Dmitry Rogozin visits the construction site for the launch pad for the rocket boosters of the Angara family, at the Vostochny Cosmodrome. (credit: Yegor AleyevTASS v.....»»
Review: Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 is a powerful laptop with heat problems
Laptop's performance improves quite a bit if you're willing to let it run hot. Enlarge / Lenovo's Thinkpad X1 Extreme Gen 4. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) The term “desktop replacement” is a bit out of fashion as a descripto.....»»
Giant Kites That Drag Cargo Ships Across Oceans Go On Trial
schwit1 shares a report from BloombergQuint: Add ships being dragged along by giant kites to the list of things the industry is exploring in its quest to decarbonize. At the start of next year, the Ville de Bordeaux, a 154-meter-long ship that moves.....»»
New York City Is Banning Natural Gas Hookups To Fight Climate Change
An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNBC: The New York City Council on Wednesday voted to pass legislation banning the use of natural gas in most new construction, a move that will substantially slash climate-changing greenhouse gas emissions fr.....»»
Held up by history: Roman ruins provide building blocks for Serbian village
Amid the devastation after World War I, Verica Ivanovic's grandfather used whatever construction materials he could find to build the family's home including, unbeknown to him, bricks from the Roman Empire......»»
Using 10,000-year-old technology, these earthen homes could resist fires and hurricanes
Made from compressed dirt, these blocks offer a sustainable alternative to bricks and concrete construction.Advanced Earthen Construction Technologies has been building compressed earth block machines for over 30 years. Each machine can churn out 480.....»»
Rocket Report: Astra to launch from Florida, NASA troubleshoots SLS issue
"Construction of Starship orbital launch pad at the Cape has begun." Enlarge / SpaceX launched NASA's IXPE mission on a Falcon 9 first stage that had previously flown four times. (credit: Trevor Mahlmann / Ars Technica) Welcom.....»»
Chinese astronauts give science lesson from space station
Chinese astronauts on Thursday beamed back a science lesson from the country's under-construction space station......»»
2,700-year-old leather armor proves technology transfer happened in antiquity
Researchers at the University of Zurich have investigated a unique leather scale armor found in the tomb of a horse rider in Northwest China. Design and construction details of the armor indicate that it originated in the Neo-Assyrian Empire between.....»»