US: Canyon Fire Grows Rapidly, Prompts Evacuation in Ventura County, California 2

A fast-moving brush fire broke out just south of Lake Piru in Ventura County, Southern California, on Thursday, August 7. Dubbed the Canyon Fire, it spread rapidly due to hot, dry conditions, prompting evacuation orders for thousands of residents. This video shows smoke over the Antelope Valley seen from Quartz Hill, Los Angeles County.

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HOHHOT-BULLET TRAIN-MAINTENANCE (CN)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HOHHOT-BULLET TRAIN-MAINTENANCE (CN)

(240102) -- HOHHOT, Jan. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Staff members replenish quartz sand into the sandbox (for anti-skidding purpose) of a high-speed electrical multiple unit (EMU) train at a maintenance station in Hohhot, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 2, 2024. Staff members at the maintenance station were busy servicing the EMU trains on Tuesday so as to guarantee their normal operations after the New Year holiday travel rush. (Xinhua/Bei He)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HOHHOT-BULLET TRAIN-MAINTENANCE (CN)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HOHHOT-BULLET TRAIN-MAINTENANCE (CN)

(240102) -- HOHHOT, Jan. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A staff member transfers quartz sand for the trains at a maintenance station in Hohhot, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 2, 2024. Staff members at the maintenance station were busy servicing the EMU trains on Tuesday so as to guarantee their normal operations after the New Year holiday travel rush. (Xinhua/Bei He)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HOHHOT-BULLET TRAIN-MAINTENANCE (CN)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HOHHOT-BULLET TRAIN-MAINTENANCE (CN)

(240102) -- HOHHOT, Jan. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Staff members replenish quartz sand into the sandbox (for anti-skidding purpose) of a high-speed electrical multiple unit (EMU) train at a maintenance station in Hohhot, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 2, 2024. Staff members at the maintenance station were busy servicing the EMU trains on Tuesday so as to guarantee their normal operations after the New Year holiday travel rush. (Xinhua/Bei He)

12,000-year-old human bones, tools found in Okinawa

12,000-year-old human bones, tools found in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Shinji Yamasaki, senior researcher of the Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum, speaks on Oct. 19, 2012, near the site in the Sakitari Cave in Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture, where the museum discovered human and animal bones as well as stone tools made of quartz, which are estimated to be about 12,000 years old.

12,000-yr old human bones, tools found in Okinawa

12,000-yr old human bones, tools found in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 19, 2012, in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, shows a child's fossilized canine tooth (top) and stone tools made of quartz, all estimated to be about 12,000 years old using radiocarbon dating, that have been found in a cave in the city of Nanjo in the prefecture. The Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum said the same day it has discovered human and animal bones as well as stone tools made of quartz, all from the Old Stone Age, in the cave.

12,000-year-old human bones, tools found in Okinawa

12,000-year-old human bones, tools found in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 19, 2012, in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, shows a child's fossilized canine tooth, estimated to be about 12,000 years old using radiocarbon dating, that has been found in a cave in the city of Nanjo in the prefecture. The Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum said the same day it has discovered human and animal bones as well as stone tools made of quartz, all from the Old Stone Age, in the cave.

Glass used on China's Shenzhou-14 spaceship

STORY: Glass used on China's Shenzhou-14 spaceship DATELINE: June 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:49 LOCATION: SHIJIAZHUANG, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: various of China's crewed spaceship Shenzhou-14various of the glass made for Shenzhou-14 STORYLINE: China's crewed spaceship Shenzhou-14 was launched on Sunday. The external window panes of the spaceship have to withstand the extreme environment of outer space. They were formed by 80 special pieces of glass developed by a Qinhuangdao-based manufacturer, in north China's Hebei province. Made of quartz, the glasses have to go through dozens of processes before becoming special glasses used in space. According to the manufacturer, the glasses need to withstand the high temperature of 1,000 degrees Celcius, drastic temperature fluctuations and endure large doses of radiation while maintaining more than 95 percent of visible-light transmittance. China's crewed spaceship Shenzhou-14 launched on Sunday sent three astronauts to its space station combination for

Logo mark of Citizen Watch Co.

Logo mark of Citizen Watch Co.

Keywords : Citizen Watch, Citizen, CITIZEN, precision machinery, electronics, watch, wristwatch, movement, quartz, Eco-Drive, machine tool, Cincom, Cincom, company, sign, logo, logo mark = December 17, 2019, Head Office in Nishitokyo, Tokyo, Credit:. The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Logo mark of Citizen Watch Co.

Logo mark of Citizen Watch Co.

Keywords : Citizen Watch, Citizen, CITIZEN, precision machinery, electronics, watch, wristwatch, movement, quartz, Eco-Drive, machine tool, Cincom, Cincom, company, sign, logo, logo mark = December 17, 2019, Head Office in Nishitokyo, Tokyo, Credit:. The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Logo mark of Citizen Watch Co.

Logo mark of Citizen Watch Co.

Keywords : Citizen Watch, Citizen, CITIZEN, precision machinery, electronics, watch, wristwatch, movement, quartz, Eco-Drive, machine tool, Cincom, Cincom, company, sign, logo, logo mark = December 17, 2019, Head Office in Nishitokyo, Tokyo, Credit:. The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Mechanical watches made in Japan by Mirco

Mechanical watches made in Japan by Mirco

In May, Mirco launched its first product, TYPE-02, a mechanical wristwatch with a chronograph function inspired by the 1970s, priced at 250,000 yen, excluding consumption tax. About 100 units were produced and sold out immediately. The customer base was split 50/50 between Japan and overseas. President Hiraoka and Tatsuya Watanabe, director of the company, were close friends who worked hard together in their high school American football team. When they were students, they talked about the appeal of watches, and President Hiraoka went to work for Orient Watch (now Seiko Epson) and Director Watanabe went to work for a watch specialty store. Nowadays, the number of Japanese craftsmen who have the skills to manufacture mechanical watches is decreasing, pushed by quartz watches. Feeling a sense of crisis that Japanese technology was being lost, he accumulated funds and know-how to establish the company. Photo taken on February 18, 2019, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Logo mark of Seiko Epson Corporation

Logo mark of Seiko Epson Corporation

seiko epson, seiko epson, epson, information related equipment manufacturer, precision equipment manufacturer, inkjet printer, printer business, projector, personal computer, semiconductor, quartz crystal, quartz, electronic device, company, sign, logo, logo mark = 2019 (Heisei February 28, 2019, CP+ (CP Plus) 2019 venue, Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

12,000-yr old human bones, tools found in Okinawa

12,000-yr old human bones, tools found in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 19, 2012, in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, shows a child's fossilized canine tooth (top) and stone tools made of quartz, all estimated to be about 12,000 years old using radiocarbon dating, that have been found in a cave in the city of Nanjo in the prefecture. The Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum said the same day it has discovered human and animal bones as well as stone tools made of quartz, all from the Old Stone Age, in the cave. (Kyodo)