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Ep320
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World’s Largest Tire Manufacturer Turns to Recycled Materials
The tires include repurposed ropes and nets combined with recycled engine oil.
Featured
From left to right: Shahaf Finder, chief scientist; David Priev, CEO; and Assaf Peleg, CTO.
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Startup Develops AI Agents to Automate CNC Machining
Manufacturers can reduce CNC programming time by up to 80%.
March 18, 2025
Pyrolysis oils have unique chemical compositions depending on the type of plastics used to create them.
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Plastic Pyrolysis Attempts to Tackle Plastic Waste by Bringing the Heat
Unlike traditional plastic recycling, it isn't limited to specific types of plastic.
March 18, 2025
A display shows how the dual-mode electric S6DM sport utility vehicle from Chinese automaker BYD can be plugged into a charging station to recharge its onboard batteries, at the North American International Auto Show on Monday, Jan. 10, 2011, in Detroit.
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China's BYD Launches EV Charging System, Says It Works Nearly As Fast As A Fill Up
It plans to build more than 4,000 of the new charging stations across China.
March 18, 2025
The 'Presidential Pack' is a crate of 1,461 beers from Moosehead Breweries.
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Moosehead's 1,461-Beer Presidential Pack Has a Waitlist of More Than 200
The first 10 packs sold out quickly, but the brewery isn't sure it can make many more.
March 17, 2025
Canadian Prime Minister designate Mark Carney, second right, speaks to steel workers after touring the ArcelorMittal Dofasco steel plant in Hamilton, Ont., on Wednesday, March 12, 2025.
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With Trump's Zigzag Actions on Trade, March Came In Like a Lion
There's not much chance it will go out like a lamb.
March 17, 2025
Top Headlines
XRP Robotics Kits.
DigiKey Partners with SparkFun to Equip Next Generation of Engineers with XRP Robotics Kits
March 18, 2025
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FDA Staff Return to Crowded Offices, Broken Equipment and Missing Chairs
March 18, 2025
This June 14, 2018 file photo shows an FBI seal on a podium before a news conference at the agency's headquarters in Washington.
Cybersecurity Officials Warn Against Potentially Costly Medusa Ransomware Attacks
March 17, 2025
Ruland Ro Com Beam Couplings
Ruland Acquires RoCom Couplings
March 17, 2025
Layoffs
SPS Technologies Laying Off Half Its Workforce After Fire
March 17, 2025
In this Thursday Dec. 1, 2016 file photo, the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline stands in the background as a children sled down a hill in Cannon Ball, N.D.
Closing Arguments Set to Begin In Pipeline Company's Lawsuit Against Greenpeace
March 17, 2025
Lumber is piled at a housing construction site, June 24, 2021, Middleton, Mass.
Tariffs on Lumber, Appliances Set Stage for Higher Home, Remodeling Costs
March 17, 2025
People listen to Griffin Gowdy, a PhD student at Columbia University, speak during a 'Stand Up for Science' rally in New York, Friday, March 7, 2025.
Young Scientists See Career Pathways Vanish as Schools Adapt to Federal Funding Cuts
March 17, 2025
A construction crew works at a site in San Bruno, Calif., March 12, 2025.
Whipsawed by Trump's Tariffs, the Public Is Getting More Nervous About the Economy
March 14, 2025
Titanium alloy parts made on a Farsoon SS403P Polymer PBF system using ColdMetalFusion Technology, a sinter-based additive manufacturing process developed by Headmade Materials.
The 'Significant Untapped Potential' in Additive Manufacturing
March 14, 2025
Voyager 1, shown in this illustration, has operated for decades thanks to a radioisotope power system.
Inside the 'Nuclear Batteries' That Power Faraway Spacecraft
March 14, 2025
Cra Z Art Cra Z Art Boldy Responds To Tariffs By Reving Up Toy M
Toy Manufacturer Responds to Tariffs by Increasing Domestic Production
March 14, 2025
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February 26, 2025
President Donald Trump waves to the media as he walks on South Lawn of the White House, in Washington, Sunday, March 9, 2025.
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Evaluating Canada's, EU's Swift Retaliation to Trump's Steel, Aluminum Tariffs
What will actually happen?
March 13, 2025
The seal of the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve System at the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building, Washington, Feb. 5, 2018.
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What's a Recession, and Why Is Rising Anxiety About It Roiling Markets?
Most analysts still think the chances of a recession are fairly small.
March 13, 2025
Dolphin Labs logo and the xNode prototype.
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Q&A: Dolphin Labs Captures Energy One Wave at a Time
What it took to get the startup's prototype into the water and the importance of powering remote data systems.
March 13, 2025
The Intel sign is shown at Intel headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif., Monday, Dec. 12, 2011.
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Intel Hires Former Board Member As New CEO
Can he turn around the struggling chipmaker?
March 13, 2025
Supply Chain
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Tariffs Bite: U.S. Manufacturers Stockpile, Ramp Up Purchases
Demand for raw materials and components saw a notable uptick.
March 13, 2025
Tesla vehicles are displayed at the AutoMobility LA Auto Show, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, in Los Angeles.
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Trump is Buying a Tesla. Here Are Some Harsh Things He's Said About EVs
The president did, however, once cheer an all-electric Lordstown Motors Endurance truck.
March 12, 2025
Jeff Ware, president of Resurgence Brewing Company, poses for a portrait near a stockpile of aluminum cans, which are sourced from Canada, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, in Buffalo, N.Y.
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From Soup Cans to Airplanes, Steel and Aluminum Are a Fundamental Part of American Life
Tariffs impacting the metals could have a widespread impact on manufacturers and consumers.
March 12, 2025
Vice President JD Vance, right, and Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, left, listen as Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lee Zeldin, center, speaks in East Palestine Fire Station on Feb 3, 2025, in East Palestine, Ohio, Feb. 3, 2025.
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EPA Head Announces 'Most Consequential Day of Deregulation in American History'
Lee Zeldin is rolling back 31 environmental rules and "driving a dagger through the heart of climate-change religion."
March 12, 2025
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese gestures during a press conference in Sydney, Wednesday, March 12, 2025.
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Australia Won't Retaliate Against 'Unjustified' U.S. Tariffs on Steel, Aluminum
U.S. President Donald Trump said last month he was considering a tariff exemption for Australia.
March 12, 2025
A 42-mile conveyor belt by Atlas Energy carries sand needed for hydraulic fracturing Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, in Kermit, Texas.
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This 'Dune' Isn't Fiction. It's the Longest Conveyor Belt in the U.S.
The steel structure could almost be mistaken for a roller coaster.
March 12, 2025
Coils of steel are seen at the ArcelorMittal Dofasco Steel Plant in Hamilton, Ontario, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025.
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Canada Will Announce More Than $20B in Tariffs in Response to Trump's Metal Tariffs
Canada is the largest foreign supplier of steel and aluminum to the U.S.
March 12, 2025
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer departs 10 Downing Street to attend Prime Minister's Questions at the Houses of Parliament in London, England, Wednesday, March 12, 2025.
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Britain Considers Retaliation Over New U.S. Tariffs on Steel, Aluminum Imports
The tariffs are a new blow for Britain's once-mighty steel industry.
March 12, 2025
Tariffs
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Survey Uncovers Tariff Impact on Manufacturers and Their Adjustment Strategies
“The data clearly anticipates that cost increases will be passed on to the customer."
March 12, 2025
President Donald Trump on the South Lawn of the White House, Feb. 28, 2025.
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Trump's 25% Tariffs on Steel, Aluminum Imports Take Effect
The move could help U.S. steel and aluminum plants, but "downstream" manufacturers would see more costs.
March 12, 2025