US home building is surging, but job growth isn't The resurgent U.S. housing market has sent builders calling again for Richard Vap, who owns a drywall installation company. Vap would love to help - if he could hire enough qualified people. "There is a shortage of manpower," says Vap, owner of South Valley Drywall in Littleton, Colo. More
Tornado sirens giving way to new warning technology On April 10, 2011, tornadoes ripped across Wisconsin, tearing roofs off houses, toppling trees and snapping power lines. In many places, the high winds were greeted with silence as some Cold War-era warning sirens failed because of lost power and other issues — just when they were needed the most. More
Wall Street betting billions on single-family homes in distressed markets Big investors are pouring unprecedented amounts of money into real estate hard hit by the housing crash, bringing those moribund markets back to life but raising the prospect of another Wall Street-fueled bubble that won’t be sustainable. More
Housing supply surges by up to 50% in these metro areas — and many sellers are being forced to slash their asking prices In multiple metros in Florida, in particular, home listings surged in March, according to a new report by real-estate brokerage Redfin RDFN, -2.81%, driven by an uptick in home-building as well as ... 04/25/2024 - 7:45 am | View Link
The world’s largest 3D printer is at a university in Maine. It just unveiled an even bigger one The university that boasts the world’s largest 3D printer developed one even bigger. And it’s poised to help tackle one of America’s biggest problems of all. 04/24/2024 - 10:45 am | View Link
Strawberry Farmworkers Fight for a Living Wage Picking strawberries is one of the lowest-paid, most brutal jobs in agriculture. A new report argues for a better path forward that benefits everyone, including the growers. 04/23/2024 - 9:59 pm | View Link
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Thursday’s NBA playoffs scores, takeaways: Embiid drops 50, Lakers on the brink All-Star forward Paolo Banchero scored 31 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead the Magic, who led by 16 at halftime, to victory. Guard Jalen Suggs had 24 points, as he and Banchero combined to shoot ... 04/20/2024 - 9:08 am | View Link
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Enlarge / NASA's Orion spacecraft descends toward the Pacific Ocean on December 11, 2021, at the end of the Artemis I mission. (credit: NASA)
NASA officials declared the Artemis I mission successful in late 2021, and it's hard to argue with that assessment. The Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft performed nearly flawlessly on an unpiloted flight that took it around the Moon and back to Earth, setting the stage for the Artemis II, the program's first crew mission.
But one of the things engineers saw on Artemis I that didn't quite match expectations was an issue with the Orion spacecraft's heat shield.