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Geochemists measure new composition of Earth’s mantle
Researchers suspect greater dynamics than previously assumed between the Earth’s surface and its mantle / Study published in „Nature Geoscience“
WorldSkills 2019 in Kazan, Russia: Quan Zheng is the winner of the gold medal in the stonemasons’ category
Silver went to Sebastian Rudolf Wienerroither, Austria, Bronze to Allan Bontemps, France
Miscellaneous: ideas with natural stone
Marvelous little things for everyday usage made of marble are produced by Apuana Corporate, a network of designers and stone companies from the Carrara region
Application open until October 08, 2019 for the „Talente“ (talents) competition at the Munich International Skilled Trades Fair next year
Craftspeople until their mid-thirties may enter with special works in design or technology respectively
Painted pebbles: taking a stone home, painting it and then leaving it again for others as a friendly greeting
„Rocking“ is a new attitude on its way across the world
Miscellaneous: ideas with natural stone
„Minne“ is the name for vases by designer Katja Dahl made of Emerald Larvikite stone from Norwegian Lundhs company. They were shown at the 1000 Vases Exhibiton during Dubai Art Week 2019
New photos from Hubble Space Telescope show that Jupiter’s Great Red Spot continues to shrink
Stormy world: facinating is the color palette in the clouds swirling in the gas planet’s turbulent atmosphere
Biocolonizer species are putting the conservation of the granite at Machu Picchu at risk
Researchers from the University of the Basque Country identify the role played by lichens, algae, mosses, and cyanobacteria
The 45th edition of WorldSkills will take place from August 22nd to 27th 2019 in the Russian city of Kazan
Some 1400 young craftspeople including stonemasons will submit to challenges revolving around their work and will compete against one another
Miscellaneous: ideas with natural stone
An ancient Athenean neighborhood from the 4th century BC until the 12th century AD was opened as part of the Acropolis Museum in Athens
