Despite the name, pencils have never been made with lead. They’re made with graphite, a form of carbon. Just where does graphite come from, and why did we decided to write with it? NPR took a look ...

If you’re a fan of calming ASMR, you’re in for a real treat. In this episode of MADE HERE—filmed at the Voskresenskaya Pencil Factory, about 50 miles southwest of Moscow—we’re taking you through the ...

Wood passes through the loud whine of saws spinning at 8,000 revolutions per minute. Pencils clack-clack-clack as they shoot through a paint box and assume their various hues. Next is the din of ...

Dr Habeeb Ajimotokan, a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ilorin, has fabricated a machine capable of producing different shapes of pencils in commercial ...

(JERSEY CITY, N.J.) — Writing and drawing utensils from General Pencil Company, Inc., have been helping to bring imaginations to paper for more than 125 years. The U.S. company has been owned and ...