09/03/2022

Engineering

Using nature's structures in wooden buildings

Concern about climate change has focused significant attention on the buildings sector, in particular on the extraction and processing of construction materials. The concrete and steel industries together are responsible ...

Other

Developing standards to reduce fire damage

One of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)'s primary missions is the development and use of standards to be used throughout society for the betterment of the public and improved quality of life. More ...

Automotive

Biden restores California's power to set car emissions rules

The Biden administration is restoring California's authority to set its own tailpipe pollution standards for cars, reversing a Trump administration policy and likely ushering in stricter emissions standards for new passenger ...

Business

US lawmakers accuse Amazon of blocking anti-trust probe

A panel of US lawmakers urged the Department of Justice on Wednesday to open a criminal probe into their allegations that Amazon has tried to obstruct their anti-trust investigation of tech giants.

Internet

New Facebook tools target misinformation in users' groups

Facebook on Wednesday began letting groups automatically reject posts identified as containing false information, taking aim at a part of the massive network that has drawn particular concern from misinformation watchdogs.

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