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Tiberius Claudius, married to Messalina and Agrippina, was not so bad a Roman emperor as Seneca wrote
The exhibition at the Ara Pacis Museum in Rome reveals his care for the people, his economic and legislative reforms and great public works
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Simulating meteorite impacts in the lab
Scientists monitor the response of feldspar minerals to rapid compression
Only a short flash: scientists film an impact of a meteorite on the moon during the eclipse in January 2019
The space rock with a mass of 45 kg and 30 to 60 cm in diameter hit the moon at 61,000 kilometers an hour
EU calls for applications for a new pilot project mapping Jewish Cemeteries in Europe
Budget of 1.05 million € for 18 months / The work of the European Jewish Cemeteries Initiatiative shall be complemented
Miscellaneous: ideas with natural stone
Only a small path with precipices of several 100 m on both sides leads to the Altenalp Türm summit in the Swiss Alps
„Turner. The Sea and the Alps“ in the Kunstmuseum Lucerne, Switzerland until October 13, 2019
The British painter is one of the first to depict the Swiss mountains and lakes / Travel nerves for high altitudes
„Upcycling“ of broken stone tools was a stone-age-behavior to get special utensils for precision and accuracy tasks
Finds in the Qesem Cave near Tel Aviv show that people 400,000 years ago had a sophisticated toolkit
The „Well of Eternity“ – the center of an eternal resting place
Stonemason and engineer Timothy Vincent developed an innovative concept for modern burials
„Chisel and Memory. The contribution of marble craftsmanship to the restoration of the Acropolis monuments“
The photo exhibition in the Acropolis Museum in Athens pays a tribute to stonemasons’ role in safeguarding the antique treasures
Italian Confindustria Marmomacchine is preparing an „International Stone Network” as supranational community
General assembly with more than 170 delegates in Milan / Business statistics: „Slight slowdown compared to the record levels of previous years”
Miscellaneous: ideas with natural stone
Norwegian block producer Lundhs has started an online shop where it sells design objects created with its Larvikite-stones
NSI Technical Director Chuck Muehlbauer answers questions about tolerances or countertop overhang limits, and many more
Eighteen new „Queries + Quandaries“ articles have been added to the Natural Stone Resource Library for free usage
Miscellaneous: ideas with natural stone
The new Statue of Liberty Museum on Liberty Island was opened to the public on May 2019. The building uses the same Stony Creek Granite which has been serving for the pedestal of the monument since 1874
„Safe Stone Shopping” is a free 3-minute video from the Natural Stone Institute
A stone showroom is not a playground – safety guidelines for consumers entering such a place or a fabrication facility for the first time
Simone Micheli launches a call for artists to design a room in the Soul Art Hotel in Naples
The goal is the create a place space devoted to art, design and creative inspiration