As the stone siding trend took off, so has stone veneer siding as an affordable alternative with a high return on investment. Installing stone veneer siding typically recoups around 90% of the ...

Stone veneer siding is increasingly popular because it has the attractive look of real stone at a fraction of the cost. Unfortunately, experts say it is very often installed improperly and those ...

But synthetic stone veneers are more affordable and offer the same fashionable look. Synthetic stones may be made from sand, cement and aggregate. They look and feel like the real thing.

You’ll find recipes for mixing your own mortar in the stone manufacturer’s instructions, but Schilling uses premixed Type S ...

Luxury highlights of a 35-acre, $2.95 million Indianola estate include a wine tasting room, ‘barndominium,’ and balloon ...

R. A. Sullivan and R. A. Ladice at Western Electric’s pilot plant for synthetic quartz production, circa 1959. Source: Public Domain But then along came World War II, and the demand for natural ...

The emergence of a new technology is often preceded by advances in materials science. The development of diamond technologies has borne that out since the material was first discovered. Diamond ...

Dental veneers are coverings affixed to the fronts of teeth to improve their appearance. Dentists apply them as a cosmetic procedure. Depending on your needs, some types of veneers might be more ...

Synthetic biology is the design and construction of new biological parts, devices, and systems, and the re-design of existing, natural biological systems for useful purposes. Protein condensates ...

Polyester: Both water- and stain-resistant, polyester makes a better material for bath mats than it does bath towels or ...

Given these limitations, a synthetic option may be the best choice when making exploratory trades or establishing trading positions. A synthetic option is a way to recreate the payoff and risk ...

At first glance, synthetic data would appear to be the solution to all these problems. Need annotations? Generate ’em. More example data? No problem. The sky’s the limit. And to a certain ...