New York City had to replace a 132-year-old railway line along Park Avenue, and the contractor’s innovative approach has saved taxpayers millions. Confusingly called the Park Avenue Viaduct, the same name as the historic automobile viaduct at Pershing Square, the aging structure carried some 750 Metro-North trains into Grand Central Station every day. The city’s […]

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For a company that makes half the world’s zippers, new ideas have big impacts. At Japan’s YKK, they’ve debuted a zipper sans fabric tape—the typically black-colored strip of material that separates the back of the zipper teeth from the garment. Descente Japan was among the first to prototype AiryString® in 2022. The North Face has […]

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A startup in the UK is recovering important manufacturing metals without energy-hungry smelting methods. Using an intense solvent at room temperature, shredded circuit boards can have plastic retaining components left behind, while metals like gold, cobalt, and copper are selectively dissolved and made available for recovery with simple magnets. It’s one part recycling research, one […]

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Brooke Eby used to take her adopted dog Dray on long walks and hikes in San Francisco, until she was waylaid by a diagnosis of ALS that landed her in a wheelchair. She tried adaptive leashes, but they often left the little pooch tangled in the wheels because they aren’t designed for Dray’s small size. […]

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