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The University of Maine's first 3D printed home sits on Oct. 12, 2023, in Orono, Maine.
Additive Manufacturing
The World's Largest 3D Printer is Making Houses in Maine
And they just unveiled an even bigger one to print entire neighborhoods.
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Raccoon Knocks Out Electricity for Thousands in Wisconsin
Animals cause significant power problems every year.
April 23, 2024
Brent Kisha, STAHLS' vice president of strategic sales, demonstrates using a Hotronix Fusion IQ heat press to put a name on shirt in St. Clair Shores, Mich., Monday, April 22, 2024.
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The Michigan Company That Quickly Personalizes NFL Jerseys for Draft Picks
The company has been doing it for more than a decade.
April 23, 2024
In this April 23, 2018, file photo, the logo for General Motors appears above a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.
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General Motors Reports Strong First-Quarter Profits
Prices helped offset a small U.S. sales dip.
April 23, 2024
The logo for the Tesla Supercharger station is seen in Buford, Ga, April 22, 2021.
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Can Musk Restore Tesla's Wild Growth?
Wall Street looks to the carmaker's earnings for clues.
April 23, 2024
Volkswagen workers celebrate in Chattanooga, Tenn., after their bid to join the UAW union prevailed.
Labor
UAW Wins Big at Volkswagen in Tennessee
Its first victory at a foreign-owned factory in the American South.
April 22, 2024
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The people who are designing, testing and fine-tuning this technology are the public's first line of defense.
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A hostess walks by the national flags of the United States and China ahead of the bilateral meeting between U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, at the Guangdong Zhudao Guest House in southern China's Guangdong province, April 6, 2024.
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The Top Worry for American Companies Operating in China
New report sheds light on top concerns from U.S. companies.
April 23, 2024
A person rides past the Google sign outside the Google offices in Sunnyvale, Calif., on Thursday, April 18, 2024.
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Google Fires More Workers Who Protested Israel Deal
The total number of terminated staff is now more than 50.
April 23, 2024
This photo provided by the Center for Biological Diversity shows a Tiehm's buckwheat plant near the site of a proposed lithium mine in Nevada, May 22, 2020.
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U.S. Advances Review of Nevada Lithium Mine Amid Concerns Over Endangered Wildflower
It could become the third lithium mine in the U.S.
April 23, 2024
Cranes lift waste, mostly plastic and paper at the GreenNet recycling plant in Atarot industrial zone, north of Jerusalem, Jan. 25, 2023.
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Global Plastic Pollution Treaty Talks Hit Critical Stage
Negotiators hope to craft a treaty to stop the rapidly escalating plastic pollution problem.
April 23, 2024
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How Trump, Taylor Swift & Barbie Shape the Cookie World
How a cookie cutter manufacturer takes America's pulse.
April 23, 2024
The Rogers Machinery plant and corporate headquarters in Oortland, OR.
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Rogers Machinery Celebrates 75 Years
The company is a pioneer in compressor and vacuum system manufacturing.
April 23, 2024
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Pulsed electrochemical machining could be the key to unlocking new and innovative material benefits.
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Arkansas Steel Plant Set for Expansion
Zekelman Industries will invest $120 million in the Atlas Tube facility.
April 22, 2024
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks during the AmCham China Fireside Chat held at the Baiyun International Conference Center (BICC) in southern China's Guangdong province, Friday, April 5, 2024.
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Thai Plastics Firm Will Pay $20 Million to Settle with U.S. Over Iran Sanctions Violations
There were 467 "egregious" violations.
April 22, 2024
Kaffa Roastery founder Svante Hampf shows package of 'AI-conic' coffee blend, Helsinki, April 19, 2024.
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Coffee Roastery Launches a Blend Crafted by AI
Why the results were surprising.
April 22, 2024
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Transporting Hazardous Materials Across Country Isn't Easy
That's why there's a host of regulations in place.
April 22, 2024
A Tesla charging station is seen, Sept. 28, 2023, in Woodstock, Ga.
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Tesla Cuts 'Full Self Driving' Price By a Third to $8,000
More evidence of the challenges facing the electric vehicle maker.
April 22, 2024
An E15 nozzle on a pump at service station in Minneapolis, Oct. 28, 2013.
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EPA Again Allowing Summer Sales of Higher Ethanol Blend
The agency said global conflicts are putting pressure on the world's fuel supply.
April 22, 2024
Volkswagen automobile plant employee Vicky Holloway celebrates as she watches the results of a UAW union vote, late Friday, April 19, 2024, in Chattanooga, Tenn.
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Tennessee Volkswagen Employees Overwhelmingly Vote to Join Union
Next up for a union vote are workers at Mercedes factories near Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
April 22, 2024