Monthly Archives: April 2014

old tyre Crumb rubber can lower road noise and reduce need for road maintenance

old tyre Crumb rubber can lower road noise and reduce need for road maintenance

With funding from The National Science Foundation (NSF), Magdy Abdelrahman, an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at North Dakota State University, is experimenting with “crumb” rubber—ground up tyres of different sized particles—and other components to improve the rubberized road materials that a number of states already are using to enhance aging asphalt.

Ford will soon name Fields next CEO, replacing Mulally

Ford will soon name Fields next CEO, replacing Mulally

Ford will soon name Mark Fields its next chief executive officer and reveal when current CEO Alan Mulally will retire from the company he is credited with saving, two people familiar with the pending announcement told Bloomberg.

Daimler Beijing plant has potential capacity to build 350,000 Mercedes cars

Daimler Beijing plant has potential capacity to build 350,000 Mercedes cars

Daimler can expand production capacity at its Beijing plant to 350,000 vehicles a year if customer demand calls for it, said Rene Reif, the head of manufacturing at Beijing Benz Automotive.

EPA orders California rare earth mine to correct hazardous waste violations

EPA orders California rare earth mine to correct hazardous waste violations

The US Environmental Protection Agency ordered Molycorp Minerals, LLC, to pay a $27,300 penalty for improper management of hazardous waste at its San Bernardino County mine and mineral processing facility. The violations were discovered as part of unannounced EPA inspections in October 2012.

Connecticut Firefighters Lift Car to Save Man

A team of first responders in Connecticut went back to the basics in order to rescue an elderly man pinned by his car on Easter Sunday.