Anna Wells

3 days ago | thomasnet.com | Anna Wells |Audrey Altmann

Washington-based natural resources company, Interlune, has unveiled a prototype for a new piece of equipment it plans to use to measure and extract Helium-3 from the Moon. Helium-3 is a stable isotope of helium that is more familiar to us on Earth, and it’s in seriously short supply. Interlude describes the “tremendous demand” for this resource in industries from medical imaging to quantum computing, even fusion energy.

4 days ago | yahoo.com | Eric Sorensen |Anna Wells

It so happens that occasionally a worker gets busted for theft that occurs in the workplace, but it’s the scale of this next incident that makes it an eye-popping scenario. Four individuals have been charged in a theft ring that allegedly saw millions in car parts lifted from several Michigan Ford factories, and one of them was a Ford employee. Most Read on IEN:AdvertisementAdvertisementDearborn police say they’ve uncovered a scheme involving Ford-manufactured parts and accessories.

4 days ago | ien.com | Jeff Reinke |Anna Wells |David Mantey

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4 days ago | ien.com | Eric Sorensen |Anna Wells

TranscriptIt so happens that occasionally a worker gets busted for theft that occurs in the workplace, but it’s the scale of this next incident that makes it an eye-popping scenario. Four individuals have been charged in a theft ring that allegedly saw millions in car parts lifted from several Michigan Ford factories, and one of them was a Ford employee.

6 days ago | thomasnet.com | Anna Wells |Audrey Altmann

In August, America’s first subdivision comprised of 3D printed homes was on the verge of completion in Georgetown, Texas. And while regional consumers responded positively to the designs — they were all sold at the time — houses built using additive manufacturing techniques were still quite outside the norm. But one major corporate brand’s recent attempt to get behind the technique may serve as a boost for this innovative type of construction.