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- Cancer-Linked Chemicals Manufactured by 3M Are Turning Up in Drinking Water https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2018-3M-groundwater-pollution-problem/ 170 comments
- Can We Manufacture Water Out of Thin Air? https://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/earth/geophysics/manufacture-water.htm 3 comments environment
- JayzTwoCents on Water Cooling Manufacturer Mistakes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ih5Bq2e6iEA 23 comments hardware
- Why is G.E. now manufacturing water heaters in Kentucky? http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/12/the-insourcing-boom/309166/ 24 comments technology
- If ouzo, absinthe and other aniseed liquors are diluted with water as part of the manufacturing process, why are they not already cloudy when you buy them? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louching 24 comments askscience
- Next-generation plastics allow the recovery of monomers from common addfoitives, even in mixed waste streams with water as only byproduct. Recovered monomers can be re-manufactured into the same polymer formulation, without performance loss. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41557-019-0249-2 8 comments science
- SpaceX wants to build Starships in days with water tower manufacturing tech https://www.teslarati.com/spacex-starship-water-tower-manufacturing-tech/ 137 comments spacex
- If I send my graphics card back to the manufacturer to get it fixed (as per the warranty) can they detect slight water damage to the card? Do they have a way of testing for that? https://www.reddit.com/r/techsupport/comments/9t545d/if_i_send_my_graphics_card_back_to_the/ 120 comments techsupport
- China is home to 16 of the 20 global regions most vulnerable to climate change, according to data published on Monday, with some of the world’s most important manufacturing hubs at risk from rising water levels and extreme weather https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14843933 44 comments worldnews
- Multiplex fined Rs 5 lakh for selling water beyond MRP. No action will however be taken against the water manufacturer PepsiCo. http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/multiplex-fined-rs-5-lakh-selling-water-beyond-mrp-38409 31 comments india
- Manufacturers of antibacterial hand soap and body wash will be required to prove their products are more effective than plain soap and water http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/16/health/fda-antibacterial/ 4 comments science
- Breakthrough in study of aluminum should yield new technological advances: The findings should open the door to significant advances in electronics and many other fields, ranging from manufacturing to construction, agriculture and drinking water treatment. http://oregonstate.edu/ua/ncs/archives/2013/oct/breakthrough-study-aluminum-should-yield-new-technological-advances 3 comments science
- America's Dirty War Against Manufacturing -- "The last company that proposed a fab on Long Island went to Taiwan because they were told that in a drought their water supply would be in the queue after the golf courses." http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-18/america-s-dirty-war-against-manufacturing-part-1-carl-pope.html 39 comments business
- UPW: Ultra-Pure Water so clean it's dangerous to drink. And it's use in the manufacture of semiconductors. http://www.fastcompany.com/1750612/the-dangerously-clean-water-used-to-make-your-iphone 114 comments technology
- Watch: Nitin Gadkari rides in a green hydrogen-powered car to Parliament. ''We've introduced green hydrogen which is generated from water. This car is a pilot project. Now, manufacturing of green H2 will begin in country, imports will be curbed & new employment opportunities will be created.'' https://www.oneindia.com/india/watch-nitin-gadkari-rides-in-a-green-hydrogen-powered-car-to-parliament-3389540.html 57 comments energy
- Reusable bottles made from soft plastic release several hundred different chemical substances in tap water, research finds. Several of these substances are potentially harmful to human health. There is a need for better regulation and manufacturing standards for manufacturers. https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2022/02/reusable-plastic-bottles-release-hundreds-of-chemicals/ 1025 comments science
- Trail of ‘forever chemicals’ leads to Maine paper mills. The manufacturing industry, which has used PFAS for decades, faces a reckoning as the state grapples with soil and water contamination https://www.pressherald.com/2021/07/18/trail-of-forever-chemicals-leads-to-maine-paper-mills/ 8 comments environment
- On Saturday, January 18, around 250 German protesters spoke out in Berlin against American car manufacturer Tesla’s plans to build a Tesla Gigafactory, claiming that the construction of the plant will consume enormous amounts of water and endanger surrounding wildlife. https://themilsource.com/environmental-protests-germany-planned-tesla-car-plant-january-2020/ 18 comments worldnews
- For first time, researchers have been able to controllably split water and oil emulsions through osmosis – the same process that moves water between cells in your body, or from soils into the roots of plants. This could lead to new methods of drug delivery, cosmetic manufacture, or power generation. https://www.rsc.org/news-events/journals-highlights/2019/jul/tuned-emulsions/ 3 comments science
- Australian Competition & Consumer Commission sues Samsung for “misleading phone water resistance advertisements”. Covers S10e, S10, S10 Plus, S9, S9 Plus, S8, S8 Plus, S7, S7 Edge, Note 9, Note 8, Note 7, A8, A7, and A5, manufactured between 2016 and 2019. https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/samsung-in-court-for-misleading-phone-water-resistance-advertisements 6 comments technology
- Hydrogen is critical in the manufacture of thousands of products from plastic to fertilizers, but is expensive and energy intensive. New process uses sunlight to isolate hydrogen from industrial wastewater, doubling the previous standard for splitting hydrogen from water in a scalable way. https://acee.princeton.edu/acee-news/researchers-use-sunlight-to-pull-hydrogen-from-wastewater/ 689 comments science
- Tehran, Iran is running out of water and the ground around it is collapsing in massive sink holes. Western Tehran is sinking by 25 cm (9.8 in) a year, threatening entire neighborhoods. Tehran's oil refinery, a key highway, automobile manufacturing plants and railroads all sit on sinking ground https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iran-sinkholes-tehran-drought-water-pumping-land-subsidence-a8743976.html?utm_source=reddit.com 277 comments worldnews
- U.S. warns about hackers attacking nuclear, energy, aviation, water, and manufacturing industries - The agencies warned that hackers had succeeded in compromising some targeted networks, but did not identify specific victims or describe any cases of sabotage. https://venturebeat.com/2017/10/22/u-s-warns-about-hackers-attacking-nuclear-energy-aviation-water-and-manufacturing-industries/ 3 comments technology
- Pollutants have always been a health hazard - Constructing water vessels using neolithic methods of people who lived on the Channel Islands off the coast of California, study finds that the 5,000-year-old manufacturing process polluted the air with chemicals that the EPA classifies as dangerous. http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-water-bottles-bitumen-20170624-story.html 8 comments science
- H&M, Zara, M&S and others found buying from highly polluting factories in Asia: Toxic run-off from manufacture of viscose, a supposedly ethical material, has turned rivers black, contaminated drinking water and been linked to increased cancer risk. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/h-and-m-zara-marks-spencer-clothes-supply-chain-pollution-factories-asia-a7786716.html 217 comments worldnews
- India just approved a $17 billion order for indigenous manufacturing of 7 stealth frigates and 6 nuclear-powered submarines to build a blue water navy http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/govt-approves-construction-of-7-stealth-frigates-6-nuclear-powered-submarines/articleshow/46281364.cms 349 comments worldnews
- Sunlight generates hydrogen in new porous silicon: Porous silicon manufactured in a bottom up procedure using solar energy can be used to generate hydrogen from water, according to a team of Penn State mechanical engineers http://news.psu.edu/story/311330/2014/04/10/research/sunlight-generates-hydrogen-new-porous-silicon 3 comments science
- Pollution is becoming so bad in China that 500 million Chinese go without access to drinkable water every day. That's nearly 200 million more people than the entire population of the US. Is it immoral that our economy is held up in large part by the manufacturing of cheap Chinese goods and what can we do to turn this trend around? http://donklephant.com/2007/08/26/500-million-chinese-need-drinkable-water/ 20 comments politics
- Bottled water manufacturers encourage the perception that their products are purer and safer than tap water. Bottled water can cost up to "10,000 times more per gallon than tap water" http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/07/reasons_to_ditch_bottled_water.php 4 comments reddit.com
- The chemical found in water bottles that "is among the scariest manufactured substances in use, an eerie modern version of the vaunted lead water pipes by which ancient Romans were unknowingly poisoned" http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/rtgam.20070406.wbisphenola0407/bnstory/front/ 71 comments reddit.com