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...newer boards are often called "composites," because unlike old PU boards, they are crafted from foams of varying densities as well as fiberglass, resins, carbon fibers and wood in various configurations, some devised with sophisticated computer modeling. "Once surfers try 'em, it's an easy sell," says Jason Weatherley of Salomon. The trick is getting those old-school riders on board. [This article contains a diagram. Please see hardcopy of magazine...
Introduced to make polyurethane foam boards more rigid, the stringer (usually made of wood) has migrated to other parts of the board and to other materials. Full or tapered, sharp or rounded, rails (where the deck meets the bottom) are also taking a turn--for a better one on waves...
...hotter steam to run the turbines: 600?C compared to around 540?C in an older plant. Supercritical plants make more efficient use of the energy created by coal's combustion, so less carbon is emitted - around 25% less than the average coal plant. If biomass - an amalgamation of wood, crops, grasses, even household wastes - is mixed with the coal, carbon emissions can be cut by a further 20%. And the resulting electricity is still cheaper than gas-produced power. Supercritical - and now ultra-supercritical - boilers have an additional advantage: they can be retrofitted into older, dirtier plants. Another, slightly...
With a 37-year career in the aluminum industry, handling coups and monetary crises, Richard Evans, 59, is no stranger to challenges. After four months as CEO of Montreal-based Alcan--the world's No. 2 aluminum producer and the market leader in such products as balsa wood and Stelvin wine caps--the record-making fly fisherman spoke with TIME's COCO MASTERS about energy efficiency, China and his Audi...
...want to make sure we are appropriately staffed. We had some problems with misconduct and we want to make sure it doesn’t affect how we go forward,” said Wood...