2018-03-05
Building rocket engines in NYC, processing scrap in China, and Queens' IRT-fueled population explosion.
Spencer Wright is the (mostly accidental) founder of Scope of Work, which he started writing (as The Prepared) in 2013. Today he serves as its editor-in-chief and chief dilettante.
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.
Boeing v. Bombardier, practical aerospace applications for carbon nanotubes, and an overview of tunnel boring machines.