Video: How Rope Is Made

Watch the machinery that braids nylon into rope.

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Expanding Opportunities for Minority and Women-Owned Businesses
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Expanding Opportunities for Minority and Women-Owned Businesses
The Export-Import Bank of the United States offers a number of tools to assist all U.S. manufacturers, and works to ensure that these opportunities are readily available to businesses owned by minorities and women. Watch video to learn more.
Oct 7th, 2021
In this Oct. 27, 2005, file photo, the logo of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) is displayed during a third quarter press conference in Taipei, Taiwan. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. confirmed Friday, Oct. 15, 2021 it is planning to build a computer chip factory in Japan.
TSMC Plans Chip Plant in Japan, Says Supply Shortages Easing
TSMC plans to invest $100 billion to expand manufacturing capacity and support research and development.
Oct 15th, 2021
A late-19th century photo of Francis Amasa Walker, the third president of MIT.
MIT Grapples with Early Leader
Francis Amasa Walker helped usher the school into national prominence — and shaped the nation’s hardline policies toward Native Americans.
Oct 15th, 2021
A column of candy, left, featured in TikTok videos is displayed at It'Sugar candy store, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021, on the Upper East Side of New York.
'As Seen on TikTok' is the New 'As Seen on TV'
National chains, hoping to get TikTok’s mostly young users into its stores, are setting up TikTok sections.
Oct 15th, 2021
In this Oct. 22, 2012, file photo provided by the federal Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, the platforms Ellen and Elly stand offshore near Long Beach, Calif., in the BSEE's Pacific Region. Oil production in federal waters in the Pacific is down 90% over the past several decades and no new drilling leases have been sold in the region since the early 1980s.
Aging Equipment, Spills Test Ties Between Oil, California
A recent incident has renewed calls to end drilling in coastal waters.
Oct 15th, 2021
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Cisco Plans $41M Office in Atlanta, Hiring 700
The tech giant plans to open the “talent and collaboration center” next year.
Oct 14th, 2021
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Extreme Laptops for Extreme Jobs
Improved daylight-readable and glove-touch capable screens offer up to 1400 nits of brightness for optimal field usability.
Oct 13th, 2021
John Deere Drivetrain Operations workers in Waterloo, Iowa, stand on the picket line at the plant as the UAW officially started its strike on Oct. 14.
Deere Workers Begin Strike After Rejecting Contract
Thirty-five years have passed since the last major Deere strike, but workers were emboldened to demand more this year.
Oct 13th, 2021
University of Utah mechanical engineering assistant professor Tommaso Lenzi, left, helps Alec McMorris put on an experimental exoskeleton that Lenzi has developed for lower-limb amputees.
Powered Exoskeleton Helps Amputees Walk with Less Effort
The device uses motors, microprocessors and algorithms, much like an e-bike helps riders pedal uphill.
Oct 13th, 2021
Brian Goldner of Hasbro stands next to some of the company's toy figures at its headquarters, Pawtucket, R.I., May 20, 2008.
Brian Goldner, Who Led Transformation at Hasbro, Dies at 58
The announcement came two days after the company said Goldner was taking a medical leave of absence.
Oct 13th, 2021
The JFK airport Airtrain, left, on overhead tracks above Long Island Rail Road trains near Jamaica Station, Queens, N.Y., Nov. 1, 2012.
$2B Rail Project on Hold After Cricitism
Transit officials are pausing the project to consider alternatives.
Oct 13th, 2021
Amazon campus outside the company headquarters in Seattle, March 20, 2020.
Amazon to Allow Employees to Work Remotely Indefinitely
As long as they can commute to the office when necessary.
Oct 12th, 2021