Material Handling

This photo provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection shows boxes of long lashes seized Tuesday, July 6, 2021 at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. Three thousand pairs of false eyelashes have been seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents after officials determined they were illegally imported from China to New Orleans. Agency spokesperson Matthew Dyman tells WVUE-TV that the four boxes of long lashes seized Tuesday were destined for a local beauty supply store.
6,000 False Eyelashes Seized
The "particularly large" shipment made officials blink twice.
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The prototype followed more than three years of research during which hundreds of variations of PET materials and other plastic formulations were tested.
Lego Makes Experimental Brick from Recycled Plastic Bottles
A 1-liter bottle provides enough raw material for ten Lego bricks.
Jun 23rd, 2021
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Q1 Industrial Robot Orders Jump 20% Year-Over-Year
Metals companies led the way in purchase increases.
May 7th, 2021
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A shopper loads items into her car in the parking lot of a Walmart in Willow Grove, Pa., Wednesday, May 19, 2021. Walmart says it will start commercializing its delivery service, using contract workers, autonomous vehicles and even drones to deliver other retailers' products directly to their customers' homes as fast as just a few hours.
Walmart to Launch Delivery Service for Other Businesses
Aug 24th, 2021
In this Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018, file photo, workers clean consumer plastic shopping bags from the clogged rollers of a machine which separates paper, plastic and metal recyclable material, in a processing building at EL Harvey & Sons, a waste and recycling company, in Westborough, Mass. States around the country are looking to adopt new recycling regimes that require producers of packaging to pay for its inevitable disposal.
Industry Fights Drive to Charge Packagers for Recycling
Aug 2nd, 2021
Microsoft store in suburban Boston, Jan. 28, 2020.
U.S., Allies Blame China for Microsoft Hack
Jul 19th, 2021
In this Friday, Aug. 5, 2016, file photo, a Boeing 767 with an Amazon.com 'Prime Air' livery flies over Lake Washington, as part of the Boeing Seafair Air Show. Amazon said Wednesday, June 30, 2021, that its carbon footprint grew 19% last year as it rushed to deliver a surge of online orders during the pandemic.
Amazon's Carbon Footprint Grew 19% Last Year
Jun 30th, 2021
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40 Cows Escape Slaughterhouse
The herd made its way into a neighborhood.
Jun 23rd, 2021
In this Monday, Sept. 14, 2020 file photo, technicians lower the Mayflower Autonomous Ship into the water at its launch site for it's first outing on water since being built in Turnchapel, Plymouth south west England.
Robotic Ship Sets Off to Retrace the Mayflower's Journey
The voyage was originally slated to take place for the 400th anniversary.
Jun 16th, 2021
This Saturday, March 6, 2021 file photo shows vials of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at a pharmacy in Denver. On Thursday, June 10, 2021, Johnson & Johnson said that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration extended the expiration date on millions of doses of its COVID-19 vaccine by an extra six weeks.
J&J Must Discard Many More Vaccine Doses
A source told the AP they could be required to toss tens of millions.
Jun 14th, 2021
Brine pools for lithium mining, Silver Peak, Nev.
Energy Secretary Says US Wants 'Responsible' Lithium Mining
Nevada, home to the nation's only large-scale lithium mine, could see significant job creation from electric vehicles.
Jun 11th, 2021
In this Sept. 16, 2015 file photo, West Salem police chief Charles Ashbeck flies his department's new drone in West Salem, Wis.
Gov't Use of Chinese Drones in Limbo
Lawmakers worry they could facilitate spying on critical infrastructure.
Jun 1st, 2021
Panama-flagged cargo ship Ever Given anchored in Egypt's Great Bitter Lake, March 30, 2021.
Suez Canal Ship Case Adjourned for Compensation Talks
The move aims to allow more time to resolve the financial dispute between the Suez Canal Authority and the vessel’s owner.
Jun 1st, 2021
In this May 13 photo, a Canadian National locomotive passes by freight containers at the Canadian National Taschereau yard in Montreal.
CN Addresses Concerns Over $34B Railway Deal
Canadian National's CEO believes selling 70 of the 27,000 miles of track the two railroads own will help it get regulatory approval for the deal.
May 26th, 2021
Milieudefensie director Donald Pols, right, celebrates the outcome of the verdict in the court case of Milieudefensie, the Dutch arm of the Friends of the Earth environmental organization, against Shell.
Court Orders Royal Dutch Shell to Cut Emissions by Nearly Half
The court ruled that the energy giant has a duty to reduce emissions and that its current plans are not concrete enough.
May 26th, 2021
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4 Ways Additive Manufacturing Will Optimize Electronics
How new materials innovative approaches will fuel the future.
May 25th, 2021
Signs marking the Dakota Access Pipeline are seen north of Cannonball, N.D. and the Standing Rock Reservation on Thursday May 20, 2021.
Judge: Pipeline Can Stay Open Pending Review
Attorneys for the Standing Rock Sioux and other tribes say the pipeline is operating illegally.
May 24th, 2021
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Produce Association: Industry Facing Wood Pallet Crisis
The United Fresh Produce Association says due to spiked lumber costs, the price of pallets is up by as much as 400 percent compared to pre-pandemic.
May 21st, 2021
The CMA CGM Marco Polo makes it way toward the Elizabeth-Port Authority Marine Terminal as seen from Bayonne, N.J., Thursday, May 20, 2021. When the CMA CGM Marco Polo docks in New Jersey Thursday it will set a record for the largest container ship ever to visit the East Coast, a reflection both of the New York/New Jersey port system's multibillion-dollar efforts to accommodate larger ships and of the surging demand nationwide for products as COVID-19 restrictions continue to ease.
Largest Container Ship Hits East Coast
Ports are seeing a surge.
May 21st, 2021