Miscellaneous: ideas around natural stone

China has landed a rover on Mars with scientific instruments to get information about the planet’s geological structure

Science news: Energy unleashed by submarine volcanoes, Red Sea no longer a baby ocean, deep earthquake mystery solved, ‘super-highways’ travelled by first Australians

Recent discoveries about our planet, its rocks, and other “stone” topics

Miscellaneous: ideas around natural stone

The Empire State Building has turned 90 years old. Perhaps still the most spectacular of New York City’s many icons it was opened on May 1, 1931

Polycor Announces Plans to be Carbon Neutral by 2025

The Canada based stone company “aims to revolutionize the manufacturing industry with leadership on decarbonization“

Two new members at the Natural Stone Institute’s Board: Blake Christensen and Amit Gupta

Opera Contemporary’s new products: wood as protagonist with a selection of noble materials including marble, leather and metal

Science news: oxygen in Earth’s atmosphere, 5000 t of space dust per year, neolitic grave goods show gendered roles for farmers, emerald production in Roman Egypt

Recent discoveries about our planet, its rocks, and other “stone” topics

Miscellaneous: ideas around natural stone

Stripes of light granite structure the main street in the Swiss town of Liestal, whose redesign was awarded the main Flaneur d’Or prize by the Initiative Fussverkehr (Pedestrian Trafic).

EU program “Mine.The.Gap“: Promotion of innovation in the raw materials industry, including the natural stone sector

Until 08 May, 2021, interested companies can submit “solutions for a more digital, greener, and circular mining value chain“

Science News: ocean freshwater plumes, meteotsunami in the Great Lakes, OSIRIS-Rex‘ final close look at asteroid Bennu, rock art of human figures in Australia

Recent discoveries about our planet, its rocks, and other “stone” topics