A BIT OF ALUMINUM
LIKE HYDROGEN, aluminum is lightweight. Like hydrogen, it is one of the most common of elements. Alas, also like hydrogen, it’s among the most promiscuous. That is, aluminum loves to … Continue reading
THAR’S GOLD IN THEM THAR PHONES
WIFE DOTTIE came upon a fascinating bit of recycling knowledge at the Urban Mining website (urbanmining.org): There’s more gold in a ton of recycled cellphone circuitry than there is in … Continue reading
NEW ASSEMBLY LINE MOVES PEOPLE, NOT PRODUCTS
VALEO SA, a worldwide auto supplier, has a radical way of building its subassemblies, things like the front-end modules for the new Infiniti JX. Rather than the product moving down … Continue reading
SHRIMP WALLOP INSPIRES COMPOSITE DESIGN
THE PEACOCK mantis shrimp Odontodactylus scyllarus is native to the Indo-Pacific from Guam to East Africa. A large shrimp growing to 7 in. long, it has feelers that are so … Continue reading
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