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American Express’ Limited Edition Delta Reserve Card Is Made From Boeing 747 Metal

With nostalgic material, both brands underscore a message of top-notch service

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Frequent flyers have long benefitted from co-branded credit cards with airlines, with CH favorite Delta‘s fleet of options from American Express often considered world-class. Now, a new limited edition American Express Delta Reserve card honors a love of aviation by utilizing recycled metal from the last Boeing 747  jumbo jet to be retired by the airline. It’s thoughtfully designed with nostalgic undertones interlaced with future-forward …

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Converting salt water to drinking water, recycling face masks in concrete, an exhibition of abortion stories and more from around the web

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Researchers Uncover a Fragment of the Asteroid That May Have Killed Off Dinosaurs Paleontologists discovered a tiny fragment that may have been from the asteroid that hit Earth 66 million years ago and killed off the dinosaurs, as revealed in a new documentary Dinosaur Apocalypse. Found in the Tanis fossil site in North Dakota, the fragment was preserved in amber after landing in tree resin upon …

Face Masks Can Be Recycled to Create Stronger Concrete

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New research published in Materials Letters announced that scientists at Washington State University found a way to recycle face masks by incorporating them into concrete, creating a more durable material that is 50% stronger than the standard. As face masks generate plastic pollution and concrete engenders a carbon-intensive process, the study not only improves concrete’s design, it also addresses two sustainability issues. Researchers found that …

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