Category: Essential Building Materials

With the EcoVadis gold medal, HiTHIUM is in the top 5% worldwide in sustainability assessment XIAMEN, China, Oct 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — EcoVadis, the world's leading sustainability assessment organization, has announced the latest sustainability assessment result from HiTHIUM. HiTHIUM received a remarkable score of 80 points in its first participation and received the EcoVadis gold… Continue reading With the EcoVadis gold medal, HiTHIUM is in the top 5% worldwide in sustainability assessment

The best in the nation hosted its third annual Women's Leadership Retreat at Rough Creek Lodge & Resort in Glen Rose, Texas, bringing together nearly 60 women and supporting sponsors from 35 locations in 13 states for three days of growth, connection and celebration under this year's theme, “Lead Out Loud.” The retreat was designed… Continue reading Nation's Best Women's Leadership Retreat Promotes 'Loud Action'

Six continents represented, eight innovation demonstrations shown and several BASe sessions presented are just some of the numbers associated with Broadband Forum's contributions to the Network X 2025 conference in Paris. However, the numbers do not reflect the impact of face-to-face events like Network X. The following links provide an insight into the Broadband Forum's… Continue reading Viodi View – 10/25/25 – Viodi View %

Researchers have unveiled a fast, environmentally friendly technique that could revolutionize the production of lithium batteries. The method, developed by a group at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) in South Korea, enables complete solvent recovery to produce sustainable materials while improving electron and ion transit and lithium storage capacity. Experts say the discovery… Continue reading Korean team's battery breakthrough locks anode materials in 5 seconds

Islamabad (TDI): Pakistan hopes that the new round of negotiations with Afghanistan, opening today in Istanbul, will lead to the creation of a clear and verifiable system to track the steps taken by the Afghan Taliban to prevent cross-border terrorist attacks. At his first weekly press conference, Foreign Office Spokesperson Tahir Hussain Andrabi said: “Pakistan… Continue reading Pakistan is seeking concrete controls against the Taliban

To promote the sustainable use of calcium carbide slag (CS) and rice husks while improving CO₂ sequestration, lightweight materials were previously developed by incorporating foam and raw rice husks into a carbonization-hardening calcium carbide slag cement-based matrix, and their basic properties were characterized. However, the performance evolution of carbonate-curing lightweight materials under combined sulfate attack… Continue reading Improving effect of carbonization hardening on the performance of lightweight calcium carbide slag cement based materials under the coupled effect of sulfate attack and dry-wet cycle

Whether it's a large warehouse first built for mail order company Sears, Roebuck & Company in the early 1900s and converted into a 500-unit loft complex in downtown Dallas, or a former mall in Austin given new life as a community college, “adaptive reuse” of buildings is the new mantra for Became a city planner.… Continue reading Why adaptive reuse of buildings is on the rise

Despite uncertainty over trade policy, a government shutdown and signs of a slowing labor market, U.S. stock indexes have hit record highs this month, largely driven by investments in artificial intelligence. The largest companies in the S&P 500, most of which have ties to AI, account for a disproportionate share of profits. According to the… Continue reading Why is the stock market doing so well? Thank the AI ​​hype

Enantioselective heterocoupling of 2-naphthylamines with 2-naphthol derivatives via cooperative photoactivation and chiral vanadium (V). Credit: ACS catalysis (2025). DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.5c05038 A research group led by Osaka University has achieved a world first in catalytic asymmetric synthesis, developing an innovative method to efficiently produce NOBIN, a valuable molecule used in pharmaceuticals. Their article “Enantioselective Heterocoupling of… Continue reading The green chemistry method combines light and air to build key molecules for future drugs

The fourth industrial revolution has become a contemporary imperative. However, as large enterprises benefit from the convergence of cloud computing, AI and the Internet of Things (IoT), a growing implementation gap threatens to leave behind most of the industrial sector, which faces systemic barriers to cost, talent and cybersecurity. “There are intriguing prospects for cloud… Continue reading Navigating AI, Security and Industry 4.0