LEGO Factory is Now Producing Thousands of Protective Plastic Face Masks for Medical Workers
The Danish toy company has reworked some of their equipment to produce more than 13,000 protective plastic face masks every day.
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LED Lights Can Now Broadcast Internet That is Faster and More Secure Than WiFi
The world's largest lighting company has just become the first manufacturer to produce LiFi fixtures on a larger scale.
With Fridges and Air Conditioners Using 20% of World's Energy, Cheap Plastic Crystals Could Be the Answer
When placed under pressure, these organic plastic crystals could be a cheap, eco-friendly replacement for the harmful gases inside of air conditioners.
10 Years After Banning Lead Paint and Other Hazards for U.S. Kids, These Are the Results
This groundbreaking piece of legislation was passed in 2008 with bipartisan support – 10 years later, here are the exciting results.
France to Become the First Country to Label Electronics With Repairability Tags
The consumers' Right to Repair resolution was passed by the European Parliament on November 25, 2020 with 395 votes in favor.
Historic Microsoft Decision Allows Easier Repair of Devices After Shareholders Pressure to Be More Responsible
The largest victory in the right-to-repair movement, Microsoft has agreed with a shareholder resolution to make repairing devices easier.
Steelworkers Union is Helping Turn Massive Abandoned Steel Mill into Producer of Wind Turbines
US Wind will turn a former steel mill at Sparrows Point, in Baltimore, Maryland, into a manufacturer of wind turbine parts.
Company Embodies 'Right to Repair' By Redesigning Auto Parts That Constantly Fail-And Selling Them Cheaper
After-market producers Dorman Products manufacture improved versions of faulty original parts on cars, selling them cheap for DIY and garages
Women Rebuilding Gaza Brick by Brick Out of City's Old Ashes
These two civil engineers are rebuilding their Palestinian home with Greencake; low-cost bricks made out of the very ash filling the city.
Solution to Age-old Problem: Physicist Invents Drip-Free Wine Bottle
Whether you like Cabernet, Merlot, or Malbec, wine lovers everywhere can appreciate this new patent for a drip-free wine bottle.
Finally a Revolutionary Redesign for the Ironing Board - What a Time-Saver!
This rotating ironing board is the first redesign since its creation in 1892 - and its modifications cut ironing time by 75%.
Company Makes 500 Copies Of Discontinued Cup For Man's Autistic Son
This special teal sippy cup is the only one Ben will drink from - and now, thanks to one compassionate company, he'll never need to search for a new one.
Apple to Invest $1B in American Manufacturing Jobs
Tim Cook revealed the tech company's big plan for spurring American job growth in an interview on Wednesday.
Denmark May Begin Labeling Food According to Its Effect on Climate Change
Though the task may prove difficult for legislators, it could have a dramatic impact on grocery manufacturing, packaging, and shopping.
California Has Just Approved Law Requiring All Cosmetics to Be Cruelty-Free
In an exciting show of display for animal welfare, California will soon require all cosmetics sold in the state to be cruelty-free.
Surfer Taps Love of Sailing to Design Surfboard Bags Hand Sewn from Old Sails Destined for Landfills
Fed by his passions for surfing, sailing, and designing, Jeffrey Wapner launched a company in California to make surfboard bags made from old sails destined for dump.
GM Announces Investment of $67 Million in US Car Plants in Ohio, Kansas
General Motors says it will spend $47 million at a factory in Defiance, Ohio, so it can build more parts that go into the company's small four-cylinder engine and its Chevrolet Volt electric car. Additionally, GM will invest $20 million in machinery and equipment at its assembly plant in Kansas City, Kansas, part of a plan to invest $2 billion in 17 U.S. plants.
US Factory Growth Best in 10 months; Bolsters Outlook
Manufacturing grew in April at the strongest rate in 10 months, easing concerns the economy had lost momentum at the start of the second quarter.
Factory and Jobs Data Offer Hope for U.S. Economy; Retail Sales Up, Surprising UK
A raft of data Thursday show layoffs are trending down to a six-month low and factories in the Mid-Atlantic are growing again, raising hopes that it can end the year on an upward slope. Retail sales gains in Britain, meanwhile, surprised economists there.
Apple to Build Macs in Texas
Apple CEO Tim Cook said Tuesday the company will build Macs in Texas using some parts made in Illinois and Florida. Cook said the factory will open later this year.
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