A 100-Year-Old Fruitcake Was Found In 'Almost Edible' Condition

A 100-year-old fruitcake was recovered on Cape Adare in Antarctica.

Aug 14th, 2017

A 100-year-old fruitcake was recovered on Cape Adare in Antarctica.

Today in Manufacturing Podcast

Today in Manufacturing Podcast

Today in Manufacturing has a new podcast brought to you by the editors of Industrial Media. In each episode, we discuss the five biggest stories in manufacturing, and the implications they have on the industry moving forward.

National Guard Spc. Noah Vulpi, left, administers the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to Ira Young Jr. during a vaccination clinic held by the National Guard in Odessa, Texas, May 27, 2021.

Vaccine Mandate Spawns Fear of Finding, Keeping Workers

With help wanted signs up almost everywhere, businesses could lose valuable employees or won't be able to find new ones.

A private security contractor watches a NATO supply truck in the province of Ghazni, Afghanistan, Oct. 27, 2010.

Study Criticizes Post-9/11 Reliance on Defense Contractors

Up to half of the $14 trillion spent by the Pentagon in the past 20 years went to for-profit contractors.

People attend a protest against pollution and the exploitation of a lithium mine, Belgrade, Serbia, Sept. 11, 2021.

Protests Target Lithium Mining, Other Eco Problems

The region faces major pollution problems.

In this May 23, 2012, file photo, surveyors work next to Canadian Pacific Rail trains which are parked on the train tracks in Toronto. A planned shareholder vote on Canadian National's $33.6 billion offer has been delayed, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021, after regulators rejected a key part of the plan, so now Kansas City Southern can consider all of its options, including a competing $31 billion offer from Canadian Pacific Railway.

Kansas City Southern Picks Canadian Pacific Bid for Railroad

But it's not final yet.

In this March 24 photo, mid-sized pickup trucks and full-size vans are seen in a parking lot outside a General Motors assembly plant where they are produced in Wentzville, Mo.

August U.S. Producer Prices Soar Unprecedented 8.3% Year-Over-Year

It was the biggest annual gain since the Labor Department started calculating the 12-month number in 2010.

Chemical Weapons

Kentucky Plant Announces Destruction of Mustard Agent Projectiles

Chemical weapons at the plant date back to the 1940s.

CHS' Mankato, MN soybean processing plant.

CHS Expanding Mankato Plant's Soybean Processing Capacity in $60M Investment

When upgrades are complete, annual refired soybean oil production at the plant will increase by more than 35%.

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For Engineers, Asking for Help at Work Is Influenced by Gender

Employees may find it difficult to ask certain colleagues for help and may avoid approaching them.

Cargill's new pectin production facility in Bebedouro, Brazil.

Cargill Opens $150M Pectin Processing Factory in Brazil

When fully operational, the new plant will supply HM pectin to customers in South America and throughout the world.

Nosang Vincent Myung (left) with Ph.D. student Bingxin Yang.

Engineers Develop Prototype Electronic Nose

The device mimics the human nose's ability to distinguish millions of different scents.

In this Sept. 9, 2019, file photo, a Moran tugboat nears the stern of the capsizing vessel Golden Ray near St. Simons Sound off the coast of Georgia.

Two Years after Georgia Shipwreck, Heavy Lifting Nearly Done

The cargo ship was carrying 4,200 automobiles.