US President Joe Biden urges striking auto workers to “stick with it” in picket line visit unparalleled in history ~transport Article 1008 words 90 votes
Lego abandons effort to make bricks from recycled plastic bottles ~hobbies Article 289 words 43 votes
Lego drops prototype blocks made of recycled plastic bottles as they "didn't reduce carbon emissions" ~hobbies Article 475 words 15 votes
China exports of gallium and germanium, used in manufacture of semiconductors, fell to zero in August ~tech security.national Article 25 votes
Hundreds of flying taxis to be made in Ohio, home of the Wright brothers and astronaut legends ~engineering Article 918 words 28 votes
Tesla reinvents carmaking with quiet breakthrough ~transport Article 1314 words, published Sep 14 2023 25 votes
US President Joe Biden strongly defends auto workers in first remarks after strike ~transport Article 197 words 29 votes
Toyota’s Japanese production was halted due to insufficient disk space ~tech Article 361 words 23 votes
2/3 of foreign components in Russian drones are made in the US; China is the main supplier, according to the Yermak-McFaul International Working Group and KSE Institute ~tech Article 327 words 15 votes
TSMC blames struggle to build Phoenix plant on skilled labor shortage but workers cite disorganization and safety concerns ~tech Article 1908 words 31 votes
The mind-blowing machines that stamp millions of metal parts ~engineering Video 59:12, published Jul 31 2023 20 votes
Chevrolet announces Bolt EV will return after originally planning to end production ~transport Article 208 words 40 votes
TSMC delays US chip fab opening, Arizona chip factory won't be operational until 2025 ~tech Article 633 words 21 votes
The inventor of glitter, Henry Ruschmann, also helped develop the atomic bomb ~engineering Video 27:07, published Jun 30 2023 14 votes
Measuring the amount of lead (Pb) consumed when drinking from lead crystal glassware. Is it safe? ~science chemistry Video 37:32, published Jul 6 2023 5 votes
Nearly half of every pineapple you eat ends up in the trash. But now, companies across the globe are turning the inedible parts of the fruit into textiles, plates, soap, and more. | World Wide Waste ~food Video 17:33 8 votes
Wire EDM is an insanely precise manufacturing method. But there's a trick behind these objects that appear to have no seam. ~science Video 9:37 7 votes
I saw the face of God in a semiconductor factory ~tech Article 8142 words, published Mar 21 2023 4 votes
Green steel: Can we make steel without CO2 emissions? ~science Video 14:47, published May 30 2022 5 votes
A flock of chickens, held for ransom — Growing cyberattacks on Canada's food system threaten disaster ~tech security.cyber Article 2072 words 9 votes
The race across Europe to build green steel plants – construction of a plant is underway just outside Boden in northern Sweden ~enviro climate change Article 1185 words 6 votes
Europe's largest deposit of rare earth metals has been found in Sweden – may not reach market before 10-15 years' time due to environmental risk evaluations ~enviro energy.renewable Article 34 words 5 votes
As demand for electric vehicles soars, Stora Enso in Finland has hired engineers to look into the possibility of using lignin, a polymer found in trees, to make batteries ~transport Article 1558 words 6 votes
Child workers found throughout Hyundai-Kia supply chain in Alabama ~transport Article 2459 words 8 votes
How one of America’s last piano manufacturers stays alive ~music Article 1837 words, published Sep 24 2022 5 votes
Infinited Fiber has invested heavily in a technology which can transform textiles that would otherwise be burned or sent to landfills into a new clothing fibre ~design fashion Article 1328 words 3 votes
Norway is extending the life of its last Arctic coal mine – will now operate until 2025 amid Europe's energy crisis ~enviro energy Article 292 words 7 votes
Manufacturers struggle to keep pace with vinyl record demand ~music Article 940 words, published Jun 24 2022 5 votes
Danish toy company Lego said it plans to invest more than $1 billion over ten years – new factory in the US and to enlarge an existing factory in Mexico ~finance business Article 379 words 8 votes
A DIY 3D printer that’s upside-down, on purpose? The Positron introduction. ~hobbies Video 12:46, published Jul 27 2021 4 votes
'Green steel' heating up in Sweden's frozen north – HYBRIT is a joint venture between SSAB, mining company LKAB and Swedish state-owned power firm Vattenfall ~finance business Article 903 words 5 votes
Two of Germany's largest shipbuilders declare bankruptcy ~transport Video 1:46, published Jan 11 2022 6 votes
Why championship chess sets are so expensive | So Expensive ~games.tabletop Video 7:43, published Jul 3 2021 6 votes
Electric cars are less green to make than petrol but make up for it in less than a year, new analysis reveals ~tech Article 707 words, published Jan 1 2022 21 votes
GM heralded this US plant as a model for its electric car future. Then its batteries started exploding ~transport Article 2840 words 8 votes
Northvolt rolls out Europe's first gigafactory-era car battery – Swedish plant ramps up lithium ion cell production in race to profit from growing electric car demand ~transport Article 548 words 7 votes
Weird testing infrastructure in pictures ~design Tweet @Kane: testing facility for thyssenkrupp elevators in Zhongshan City pic.twitter.com/2L4jG2Nel6 17 votes