600 sheets of glass measuring 10 mm in thickness to be processed layer by layer to create 6-metre-high work of art In 1993, as part of the celebrations surrounding Venlo´s 650th jubilee, the Jacques & Ellen Scheuten Foundation ...
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Many home owners prefer to keep their concrete garage floors unpainted. The reason is hot tires, weather, moisture, rough use can be real hard on the paint, causing it to peel off. Hence, people believe it is better to keep it unpainted, ...
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The top 200 companies enjoy more than 50 percent of the global industrial pump business. Another 5,000 companies average less than $4 million in sales each. According to the McIlvaine Company in Pumps: World Markets the concentration of the ...
New-home production and remodeling contribute billions of dollars to the nation's economy each year, and with the right policies in place housing can serve as a catalyst to boost job and economic growth, the National Association of Home ...
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During Techtextil 2013 (Frankfurt, 11-13 June), leading event for technical fabrics and nonwovens, RadiciGroup is focusing on some of its most recent developments. HIGHLIGHTS - NYLON YARN... Radilon PA6.10, a new nylon yarn with a smaller ...
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Sto Corp., the innovative world leader in cladding, air barrier, coatings and restoration systems has introduced StoCoat X-black, a heat reflective exterior wall coating. StoCoat X-black reflects the sun's near infrared light energy and ...
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With an eye on next year's European elections, Digital Agenda Commissioner Neelie Kroes on Thursday called on the European Parliament to support her longstanding plans to end roaming charges and guarantee net neutrality. Though contrary ...
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The Color the Bridge project, part of the annual Vivid Sydney light festival, lights up the Sydney Harbor Bridge with 3200 programmed LED lights and fiber optics, giving the otherwise gray concrete-and-steel structure a totally different ...
While you work on shower designs, flooring of this wet area plays a major role. Flooring for shower space needs to be chosen very carefully. This must be non-slippery, and also go well with rest of the decor. Shower spaces might have a ...
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If the question about tornadoes comes up at his Oklahoma City data center, as it sometimes does, Todd Currie, vice president of operations and general manager at Perimeter Technology, has answers. He even has a cutout sample of his roof to ...
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Are formula cans and plastic baby bottles safe? The linings of formula cans and polycarbonate (a type of plastic) baby bottles contain the chemical bisphenol A (or BPA). While there's little scientific data on the effects of BPA on ...
In the future, your smartphone might be made out of concrete, no seriously. A group of researchers working together from the US, Finland, Germany, and Japan who work in conjunction with the US Department of Energy have developed a method of ...
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Architecture studio Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP has designed the “Optical Glass House” in Hiroshima, Japan, that aims to acoustically protect residents from the main road outside, whilst providing light and views for the residents ...
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Sony and Lego are working together on creating a new generation of products that bridge the gap between toys and video games. A joint research project between Sony and Lego aims to come up with future projects that are part toy, part ...
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Following the conclusions of yesterday's European Council on energy, Glass for Europe releases its contribution to the debate on a 2030 energy and climate package to highlight how such an instrument can be designed to foster growth ...
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