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Love, prosperity, contentment, and – above all – peace for 2023
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New findings show how Cyanobacteria spread biofilms on rocks to dissolve minerals as nutrition
Various application for such a technology reach from processing mining ores to building colonies on the moon and Mars
The 46th WorldSkills took place from September to November 2022, spread over 26 cities in 15 countries
The stonemasons only appeared for the presentation as “exhibition skills“ because they had not brought together the necessary number of 12 sending countries
Unesco’s list of Intangible Cultural Heritage warns: the Ahlat stone craftsmanship in Turkey is in danger of getting lost
Causes are the lack of new apprentices, modern building techniques and new materials used in the region at the foothills of the Nemrut Mountain
Miscellaneous: news all around natural stone and rock
“Halo“ is the name of a new pendant lamp by Spanish United Alabaster company. It consists of two overlapping rings suspended from a single ceiling base
In the EU project NanoSafe, an inventory was made of the use of nano-materials on natural stone and in the construction industry
VR learning materials inform about health protection
Euroroc General Assembly at Marmomac 2022: central issues among companies across Europe are high energy costs and shortage of skilled workers
Representatives of natural stone associations from countries in and outside the EU presented the situation at home
Premios Macael: Spain’s King and Queen paid recognition to the stone sector in the province of Almeria
Don Felipe and Doña Letizia presented the awards at the Premios Macael gala / 20 years ago, TV journalist Letizia Ortiz was herself the presenter at the event
Miscellaneous: news all around natural stone and rock
“El Desierto Florido“ (The blossoming Desert) is a phenomenon in Chile’s Atacama when it has rained there. During October 2022, the driest place on Earth was in color again
Miscellaneous: news all around natural stone and rock
“The Planets!“ is a 2000-piece puzzle set featuring 8 celestial bodies of our solar system. They range in size from Mercury at 7“ up to Saturn with rings of 39“
Venue for the 2023 EuroSkills from September 05 to 09 will be Gdańsk in Poland
The vocational competition’s umbrella organization withdrew the event from the original host St. Petersburg as a city in Putin’s Russia
Miscellaneous: news all around natural stone and rock
Vesuvius‘ last major eruption was in 1944, and this could be the beginning of a longer period of quiescence with only minor volcanic events, scientists at ETH Zurich suspect based on studies of the magma chamber under the mountain
Miscellaneous: news all around natural stone and rock
For sandcastles, you need sand, summer, and water. In the Netherlands, there is even a World Sand Sculpting Academy (WSSA)
Miscellaneous: news all around natural stone and rock
It is the meteor shower caused by the tail of the comet Swift-Tuttle, through which the Earth flies every year
