Eyeglass frame maker's way to 'think beyond frame'

Eyeglass frame maker's way to 'think beyond frame'

FUKUI, Japan - An employee of Kisso Ltd. in Sabae, Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, holds an extra-large earpick, used for publicity display, made of eyeglass frame material cellulose acetate on Oct. 1, 2014. Kisso has been producing accessories from cellulose acetate in an effort to find a way to invigorate the sluggish local economy, with the new products becoming a big hit.

Space "ice and snow" experiment conducted on China's space station

STORY: Space "ice and snow" experiment conducted on China's space station DATELINE: March 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the lecture 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANG YAPING, Shenzhou-13 astronaut STORYLINE: The second lecture from China's Tiangong space station was held on Wednesday afternoon. The lecture was given by the Shenzhou-13 astronauts Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu. The "ice and snow" experiment. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANG YAPING, Shenzhou-13 astronaut "Mix the baking soda and the white vinegar together, we can get this solution. Look, inside this bag is the supersaturated sodium acetate solution. Let me squeeze out some liquid and make a ball. All right. Here we go. We got a ball. Now, let me touch the ball with this stick. It's the magic time. Can you see this? It starts to change, right? Do you know the reason behind?" Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Beijing. (XHTV)

Eyeglass frame maker's way to 'think beyond frame'

Eyeglass frame maker's way to 'think beyond frame'

FUKUI, Japan - An employee of Kisso Ltd. in Sabae, Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, holds an extra-large earpick, used for publicity display, made of eyeglass frame material cellulose acetate on Oct. 1, 2014. Kisso has been producing accessories from cellulose acetate in an effort to find a way to invigorate the sluggish local economy, with the new products becoming a big hit. (Kyodo)