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The Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum just announced its winners for the 2023 edition of the National Design Awards, an annual event celebrating the best individuals and firms from around the design world in what is now its 24th consecutive year.The program was established in 2000 as part...

In a rural part of Denmark, a cavernous warehouse holds vast vats of bacteria -- what a transatlantic corporate partnership is hoping will be the solution to the cement industrys huge emissions problem.

In a rural part of Denmark, a cavernous warehouse holds vast vats of bacteria — what a transatlantic corporate partnership is hoping will be the solution to the cement industry’s

Did you know concrete is the most consumed substance in the world, other than water? No big deal in terms of environmental impact, after all concrete is pretty “natural” right? Not so fast. Portland cement is a core ingredient in traditional concrete and the cement industry accounts for about 8% of global carbon dioxide emissions. So making biocement – a cement that captures carbon instead of releasing carbon – is a huge deal and Biomason is doing that with microorganisms to grow cement...

Tesla Asks Workers to Volunteer at Factory During Closure as CEO Recently Named Second-Richest Man © AP Photo / Patrick Pleul Subscribe Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/business/202012151081471564-tesla-asks-workers-to-volunteer-at-factory-during-closure-as-ceo-recently-named-second-richest-man/ The electric-powered automobile manufacturer has posted profits for the last five quarters, and its CEO was recently catapulted to becoming the ...