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How slate shaped the land and people of Wales

How slate shaped the land and people of Wales

A book describes the former world leading industry in South-Western Great Britain and its heritage

Cryovolcanism on dwarf planet Ceres: molten water instead of molten silicate rock

Cryovolcanism on dwarf planet Ceres: molten water instead of molten silicate rock

The low-temperature volcanic activity created an ,iceberg’ with 5200 m height on the celestial body between Mars and Jupiter

Designer Caterina Moretti: marble table with limestone island

Designer Caterina Moretti: marble table with limestone island

Founder of Guadalajara Peca Studios in Mexico provides an „elegant amusement“ with her product design

Fired-clay bricks made with cigarette butts can save energy and help solve littering problems

Fired-clay bricks made with cigarette butts can save energy and help solve littering problems

Australian RMIT researchers find ways to use such waste in the production of new building materials

Briefly noted

Briefly noted

Shipping containers weights to be verified before boxes are loaded in accordance with amended rules Solas of The International Maritime Organization (IMO) in place since July 1st 2016

Sandstone and travertine in a house meant to set itself apart from its surroundings

Sandstone and travertine in a house meant to set itself apart from its surroundings

With Casa R+ architects of OOIIO have conjured „a mineral“, which passers-by will encounter by coincidence

Workshop „Creativity and Robotics“: how the artist and the machine may work together

Workshop „Creativity and Robotics“: how the artist and the machine may work together

Marble artworks created using CAD/CAM technologies will be exhibited at the Arkad Foundation in Seravezza and at Marmomacc

Course of Sculpture by Christiane Demenat from September 12 – 22, 2016 in Carrara

Course of Sculpture by Christiane Demenat from September 12 – 22, 2016 in Carrara

Christiane Demenat will be at the B & B La Perla Convent: „breathing the air breathed by Michelangelo”

Statistical proof: alignment in stone circles oriented along astronomical knowledge of ancient times

Statistical proof: alignment in stone circles oriented along astronomical knowledge of ancient times

More than this, the position of the stones also has a complex relationship with the surrounding landscape and the horizon

„Stone Sector 2016“: Marble is all the craze, good opportunities for product design and for use of waste

„Stone Sector 2016“: Marble is all the craze, good opportunities for product design and for use of waste

The IMM Carrara Statistical Yearbook boils down facts and figures and reveals 2015 as a „golden year“

Continental tug-of-war – until the rope snaps

Continental tug-of-war – until the rope snaps

The normal rupture speed of 20 to 80 millimeters per year may increase 20-fold before final cracks

Marcel Dijker creates art from driftwood, stone, seashells and steel

Marcel Dijker creates art from driftwood, stone, seashells and steel

A passionate surfer, Dijker finds the components for his works of art stranded on the beaches near his home and abroad

Influences from the Far East are the focal point of the new Citco Privé Collection

Influences from the Far East are the focal point of the new Citco Privé Collection

Natural stone art objects as elements for exclusive interior design

Brazil’s new natural stone center in the Province of Caerá is making progress

Brazil’s new natural stone center in the Province of Caerá is making progress

Some 20 letters of intent have been signed by companies committing themselves to the free trade zone

Why volcanoes like Vesuvius in Italy or Merapi in Indonesia are particularly explosive

Why volcanoes like Vesuvius in Italy or Merapi in Indonesia are particularly explosive

Researchers from Sweden and Italy find out what happens when volcanic magma meets limestone on its way up to the surface of the earth