Helene shut down the Spruce Pine mines that produce ultra-pure quartz, and some fear that could cause shortages and higher ...

Due to a quirk of geology, the purest quartz in all the world comes from the picturesque town of Spruce Pine, North Carolina. The mineral, created deep within the earth when silicon-rich magmas cooled ...

Hurricane Helene's closure of two essential quartz mines in North Carolina reveals the precarity of the solar energy product pipeline.

Hurricane Helene has been one of the deadliest storms in US history, massively impacting the semiconductor in North Carolina ...

One of the largest U.S. facilities producing IV and dialysis fluids, in western North Carolina, has temporarily closed due to flooding from Hurricane Helene. The damage to Baxter International’s plant ...

Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris led Republican Donald Trump by a marginal three percentage points - 46% to 43% - as the two remain locked in a close race to win the Nov. 5 U.S ...

PhD candidate Momodou Taal is facing expulsion and the termination of his visa for his role in the Cornell University student encampment for Gaza. The Vice Presidential debate was, for many, a ...

'People have supported us more than we expected': NC vice president Omar Abdullah "We should wait for the final results to come. Only after that we can say something. As of now, I am really happy ...

Kamala Harris during a Tuesday appearance on “The View” is expected to announce a new policy aimed at helping families care for aging seniors. The vice president will propose establishing a ...

The world’ smallest Rubik’ s cube launched weighing a mere of 0.33 grams hits the market with a staggering price of Rs.4.39 lakhs Japanese toy maker MegaHouse has created the world’s ...

Sep. 26, 2024 — Researchers have shown that over 80 percent of women are iron deficient by their third trimester. The findings raise concerns as the participants in ... Frequent Fizzy or Fruit ...