2018-03-12
Metal-faced sandwich panels, hypersonic drilling, and the state of blockchain's penetration in non-financial applications.
Writing about work, attention, and the built world
Metal-faced sandwich panels, hypersonic drilling, and the state of blockchain's penetration in non-financial applications.
Building rocket engines in NYC, processing scrap in China, and Queens' IRT-fueled population explosion.
How airfoils work, Immelt's GE, and SpaceX's push to recover nose fairings.
Hacking breast pumps, rail and water megaprojects, and NASA's supply closets.
The decline of industrial conglomerates, LA's crumbling bike lanes, and the fluid dynamics of metal 3D printing.
_Real_ companies, turning forgings on big vertical lathes, the global waste market, and a new icebreaking LNG ship.