By 2018, Manhattan’s iconic skyline will morph once again, with the addition of mixed-use skyscrapers—the largest private real-estate development in US history—that “barely touch the ground.”
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° Slovenian manufacturer Steklarna Hrastnik will invest €8 million in a container line upgrade, according to a company press release. The installation of the new B-furnace is scheduled for August…
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A team of scientists from Spain’s Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) is working with European researchers to develop a tidal energy generator that’s not only less costly but also more efficient.
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New research uses inspiration from the ocean to improve ceramics, making them stronger by controlling their microstructure and mimicking that of marine mollusks.
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The Mazda6 Ceramic Concept car boasts a matte-white paint job with stately silver stripes that is less ceramic, and more “ode to ceramic.”
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Geopolymer-type cements could substitute for clinker-based cements, if they prove durable enough.
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New research shows that marinating meat in beer before grilling can reduce the amount of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, potentially dangerous compounds that have been linked to cancer, that form in the meat during cooking.
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Researchers in the United Kingdom are breathing new life into devitrite, generally unwanted crystals that form in glass devritification, particularly for use as a novel and low-cost optical diffuser.
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