2018-02-26
How airfoils work, Immelt's GE, and SpaceX's push to recover nose fairings.
The Prepared Archive
From late 2013 through late 2022, we published a weekly newsletter called The Prepared; it evolved into Scope of Work in 2023. Our Members- and Supporters-only archive includes all back issues from this time period.
2018-02-19
Hacking breast pumps, rail and water megaprojects, and NASA's supply closets.
2018-02-12
The decline of industrial conglomerates, LA's crumbling bike lanes, and the fluid dynamics of metal 3D printing.
2018-02-05
_Real_ companies, turning forgings on big vertical lathes, the global waste market, and a new icebreaking LNG ship.
2018-01-29
Boeing v. Bombardier, practical aerospace applications for carbon nanotubes, and an overview of tunnel boring machines.
2018-01-22
Private trash collection, cleaning waffle irons with lasers, and a visit to a pencil factory.