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Houston, we have a „Pumpkin“: Halloween Asteroid a Treat for Radar Astronomers
On October 31, a celestial body will fly past Earth at a safe distance slightly farther than the moon’s orbit
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MIA has compiled important information on natural stone ready to be downloaded
The Marble Institute of America aims to supply professionals, architects and designers with basic knowledge by means of its Online Resource Library
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Italian Chemical Company Fila has developed a method of determining the type of stains to which a stone will be prone
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Shutters with natural stone cladding, hydraulically driven, have been developed by Backraum-Architect for a dwelling in Austria
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Italy’s stone branch is cooperating with Afghanistan in the framework of a „technology and know-how-transfer“ according to the Tribuna Economica
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„Stone Puzzle“ is the name US-stonemason Daniel Horning gave his idea for flat irregular natural paving stone
A look on Ceres with unprecedented details like the tall, conical mountain and crater formation features
Nasa’s Dawn mission has reached a new orbit of only 915 miles (1,470 kilometers) height above the dwarf planet
Marble tourism with planned visits to stone producers, artists and museums
A veritable network of points of interest for members of the natural stone branch is almost complete in five main regions of Europe
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The Marble Institute of America (MIA) and the Building Stone Institute (BSI) will ask their members to approve a 2-year joint venture to consolidate operations
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Drystone walls are the topic of the recently founded International scientific society for Drystone interdisciplinary study S.P.S.
AEMA and MIA create Spanish edition of MIA’s „Dimension Stone Design Manual“
Quality control of products as a way to strengthen the Macael brand in the US
MIA-Seminar: how the geological makeup affects natural stone selection
NY Metro Chapter announces Geology Event on July 30
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Cer-Stile is the name the Bologna-based Cersaie chose for a show which hopes to generate new impulses to land use in Italy’s various regions
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Grist to the mills of the stone branch, „Laudato si’ – on care of our common home“, by Pope Francis promulgated in May 2015
Washington DC Study Tour Set for November 15 – 18, 2015
Three-day event immersed in the city’s rich heritage of natural stone / early bird discount until July 31st