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Illinois law is the first in the Great Lakes region to designate industrial plastic pellets as pollution
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Illinois is requiring polluters to begin reporting spills of industrial plastic pellets known as nurdles, a growing source of contamination in the Great Lakes and Mississippi River watersheds. Companies…
Google's Pixel Watch 5 Keeps the Same Design and Leans Harder Into Health
Google really brought its A-game last year with the Pixel Watch 4, improving the smartwatch's hardware in various ways to make it competitive with Apple Watches. The new Pixel Watch 5, announced together with the Pixel 11 series phones ahead of…
This design studio spent 10 years perfecting a lampshade made out of bacteria
The Cenit lighting system is grown to order. That's because the collection of pendant and table lamps, designed by Mexican biotech company Polybion and Mexican design studio Natural Urbano, uses lampshades grown from bacteria. Polybion calls the…
I'm an interior designer who works with wealthy, high-profile clients. I rarely see these 7 things in their homes.
An expensive-looking home prioritizes timeless, simple elements like neutral color palettes, classic furniture shapes, and enduring materials like wood, marble, or leather. Trendy designs and decor, however, can quickly make a space feel outdated.
Insta360's next 360-degree action cam puts bigger sensors in a smaller design
The smaller X6 comes with improved 8K recording, stronger and cheaper replacement lenses, and a battery life boost. The smaller X6 comes with improved 8K recording, stronger and cheaper replacement lenses, and a battery life boost. If you buy…
Guidance designed to protect future of traditional buildings in Scotland published
It is the first guidance of its kind in almost two decades and is part of the response to lessons learned from the fatal Cameron House Hotel fire in 2017. Public Finance Minister Hannah Mary Goodlad said: 'The safety of everyone who lives in, works…
Summer wedding-ready £33 polka dot dress looks just like £420 design
Finding the perfect wedding guest dress during a heatwave isn't as easy as you may think. There are a whole host of factors to consider, from breathable materials to colourways that don't match the bridesmaids' dresses to sweat-concealing patterns…
The $899 Pixel 11's Longer 30x Zoom and New Camera Bar Design Are Impressive
The new $899 Pixel 11, announced Wednesday ahead of the company's Made by Google event, has a number of meaningful improvements, like a 30x zoom and faster wireless charging, while dancing around the $100 higher starting price than last year's…
Family of NYC fashion designer found dead on Montauk boat to file wrongful death lawsuit
The family of a New York City fashion designer found dead on a boat in the Hamptons last year is preparing to file a wrongful death lawsuit against the man she was with when she died. Martha Nolan-O'Slatarra, 33, was found dead on a boat owned by…
GM reaches up to $4.5 billion parts deal designed to avoid supply chain troubles
General Motors has reached a unique, up to $4.5 billion auto parts deal. The agreement follows years of disruptions to the automotive industry supply chain. It is unclear what parts the company would be targeting under the agreement. Jeff Kowalsky…
Trump-class battleship designed for a bygone era of warfare
The Trump-class battleship risks becoming more of a prestige project than a practical answer to the US Navy's longstanding challenges in fleet modernization, emerging technologies and power projection. This month, the US Congressional Budget Office…
Behind the design of The Weekend's stadium world tour
When The Weeknd brings After Hours Til Dawn to Wembley Stadium for five nights from 14 August, London will receive the latest version of a tour world that has been mutating since 2022. Under Swedish-Greek artist and scenographer Alexander Wessely…
How to design a space habitat that supports its residents' mental health
In extreme environments, habitats are built for survival. Submarines, Antarctic bases, and postdisaster dwellings are designed to prioritize health and safety. This is especially the case for habitats in space, where room is at a minimum, contact…
Again acquires Geno to advance biomanufacturing at scale with AI design
Denmark-based LuaBio ApS, operating as Again, today announced the acquisition of Genomatica Inc. to combine the company's cutting-edge biomanufacturing capabilities with Geno's artificial intelligence discovery and design platform for biomolecules.
The Pixel 11 Pro Fold goes after foldables' weak spots with a tougher design
The Pixel 11 Pro Fold goes official, and it is nearly 10% lighter and about 1mm thinner than its predecessor. A glass-fiber composite back, ceramic outer cover glass, and new gearless hinge make the Fold three times more durable than the previous…
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