Solarjunk
A new life for old landfills
On a brisk spring day in April, I walked across the vast expanse of…
Scope of Work
Excellent writing about the physical world.
2022-07-04
George Cave on designing for cycling adoption, emerging hardware for haptics, and inclusive design strategies.…
2022-06-27
Skyler Adams on commercial kitchens as factories, bizarre MIL-SPEC documents, and Waffle House's condiment Kanban system.…
Manufacturing an Ecosystem
Revisiting Vaclav Smil's Made in the USA
Following the 2008 financial crisis, manufacturing output in the United States…
2022-06-20
Surjan Singh on exploring engineering and manufacturing styles from around the world.…
2022-06-13
Amreeta Duttchoudhury on making lists, wet-bulb temperatures, and aerospace material choices.…
The Fabric of Civilization
Starting 2022-06-13, The Prepared’s Reading Group is reading Virginia Postrel’s The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World.…
2022-06-06
Hillary Predko on computation and the full manufacturing value stream, how to value soft skills in engineering, and projects from the Member community…
2022-05-30
Spencer Wright on shared tool ownership, the intricacies of masonry repair, and listening to icebergs.…
On Stretch Wrap
The diaphanous material that holds together the containerized world.…
2022-05-23
Hillary Predko on chaotic construction, formula shortages, and Coanda hair culers.…
2022-05-16
Divya Manian on balancing agriculture with ecology, the politics of price controls, and making community energy the default choice.…
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