2018-02-26
How airfoils work, Immelt's GE, and SpaceX's push to recover nose fairings.
Writing about work, attention, and the built world
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.
Private trash collection, cleaning waffle irons with lasers, and a visit to a pencil factory.