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Engineers turn trash into car parts in Venezuela

Two engineers are using 3D printers to convert plastic trash from a garbage dump into intricate pieces such as car parts to help a hard-hit economy. Fred Katayama reports......»»

Category: videoSource: reutersJul 19th, 2018

Largan warns of slow shipment pull-ins for April

Smartphone-use lens module maker Largan Precision has warned that order pull-ins from its clients may turn weak in April due to insufficient supplies of sensors and other IC parts......»»

Category: topSource: digitimesApr 7th, 2021

Futures Movers: Oil futures turn higher, but U.S. prices look set for largest weekly loss since October

Oil futures turn higher Friday but after posting five consecutive losses, U.S. prices are on track to log their largest weekly loss since October as worries over renewed lockdowns and a sluggish vaccine rollout in parts of Europe threaten energy demand......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMar 19th, 2021

Bar-coded trash bags will be rolled out in some parts of Poland, but not everywhere

Barcodes on garbage bags are more and more real solution. The draft amendment to the so-called Waste Law allows for the possibility of individual marking of waste so that it is clear who is not complying with the seg.....»»

Category: dealsSource: nytFeb 24th, 2021

Violent Food & Fuel Shortage Riots Grip Venezuela Amid COVID-19 Lockdown

Violent Food & Fuel Shortage Riots Grip Venezuela Amid COVID-19 Lockdown Despite a six week mandated nationwide coronavirus lockdown, broad protests have once again gripped parts of Venezuela amid crippling food and fuel shortages. Citi.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeApr 24th, 2020

Coke’s sales fizzle as coronavirus keeps customers from convenience stores, movie theaters and activities

Coca-Cola says it has to turn to other parts of the business as the coronavirus lockdown keeps customers from places where the company’s beverages are sold......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 21st, 2020

Garbage pickups reveal how wealthy New Yorkers are handling the coronavirus outbreak

REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton New York City sanitation workers picked up more household trash last month than they did the previous March, statistics show. But in some parts of Manhattan, the amount collected decli.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 17th, 2020

The US Army just gave a contractor with a history of GOP donations $569 million to build parts of Trump"s border wall

Matt York/AP The US Army Corps of Engineers has reportedly doled out over a half a billion dollars to a fe.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 17th, 2020

Ferrari makes parts to turn snorkel masks into coronavirus kit

Luxury carmaker Ferrari has begun making parts to convert snorkel masks into respirators for treating patients with coronavirus and protecting medical workers......»»

Category: topSource: reutersApr 16th, 2020

U.S. Army Corps awards Gilbane contract to turn State Fair into alternative care site

The United States Army Corps of Engineers awarded Gilbane Federal Inc. the contract to reconstruct the Wisconsin State Fair Park into an alternative care site......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 8th, 2020

Market Snapshot: Stocks finish lower, thwarting second day of gains as coronavirus spread appears to slow, more stimulus eyed

U.S stocks finished lower Tuesday, a sharp U-turn from the morning’s highs, despite growing signs that the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic may be leveling off in parts of the world......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 7th, 2020

Tesla Posts Video Of Engineers Working On Ventilator Prototype Made From Tesla Car Parts

Tesla Posts Video Of Engineers Working On Ventilator Prototype Made From Tesla Car Parts Just days after we reported that Elon Musk had sent several boxes of sleep apnea m.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeApr 6th, 2020

Tesla shows ventilator prototype made from car components

Tesla Inc. engineers showed footage of a prototype ventilator the company is trying to make with auto parts amid a shortage of the machines for coronavirus patients......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralApr 6th, 2020

Army Corps of Engineers to turn McCormick Place into coronavirus hospital

Officials at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said they plan to turn Chicago's McCormick Place into a 3,000-bed hospital to handle coronavirus cases. Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, commanding general of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, told reporters at the.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMar 28th, 2020

Macy"s just revealed a massive plan to turn around its business — here are the 5 main parts

Irene Jiang / Business Insider Macy's announced a three-year revitalization strategy on Tuesday that will involve the closure of 125 stores and layoffs for 2,000 e.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderFeb 4th, 2020

A device invented by a 25-year-old is finally catching trash in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. It hauled 60 bags to shore to turn into new products.

The Ocean Cleanup At age 19, entrepreneur Boyan Slat founded The Ocean .....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderDec 12th, 2019

Ford, McDonald"s team up to turn coffee byproducts into car parts

Ford plans to use the Golden Arches' coffee chaff, waste produced by coffee during the roasting process, to manufacture select car parts.....»»

Category: topSource: foxnewsDec 4th, 2019

The timber architecture revolution has almost arrived in Norway

Forest-rich Norway is a leader in building with lower-carbon structural wood. But it still lacks factories that can turn trees into building parts......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralNov 4th, 2019

The timber architecture revolution has arrived in Norway. (Almost.)

Forest-rich Norway is a leader in building with lower-carbon structural wood. But it still lacks factories that can turn trees into building parts......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralNov 4th, 2019

U.S. Fed cuts interest rates, signals it is on hold

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut interest rates for the third time this year to help sustain U.S. growth despite a slowdown in other parts of the world, but signaled there would be no further reductions unless the economy takes a turn for the worse......»»

Category: topSource: reutersOct 30th, 2019

Young People May Avoid US Census

Some groups may avoid participation in the 2020 Census, which could considerably alter its outcome. That, in turn, could affect government funding for some parts of the country, and potentially some........»»

Category: blogSource: 247wallstOct 21st, 2019