Notes, 2023-10-09
lee wilkins on the complexities of 3D printing clay.…
Scope of Work
Excellent writing about the physical world.
On Pneumatic Tires.
Pneumatic tires were invented (and then promptly forgotten) in 1846. Then, they became perhaps the quintessential twentieth-century transportation technology.…
Notes, 2023-09-25
Amreeta Duttchoudhury on composites, vacations, and the FAA.…
Mechanical Imagineering with Colin Godby
An interview with ex-Imagineer (and present-day mechanical engineer) Colin Godby.…
On Alchemy.
Hillary Predko on the transmutation that occurs inside a nuclear reactor.…
On Gravel.
Spencer Wright on the National Forest System's staggering quantity of unpaved roads.…
Extraterrestrial Cuisine AMA with Larissa Zhou
Our AMA with food engineer Larissa Zhou who researches cooking techniques for microgravity.…
Note, 2023-08-28
James Coleman considers alignment problems in the workplace.…
We're reading The Apple II Age
Personal computing has long since arrived: Our lives and homes are bursting at the seams with computers; old phones and…
Notes, 2023-08-21
Hillary Predko visits a nuclear power plant, iterates on ceramic Penrose tiles, and considers how instant ramen is made.…
Notes, 2023-08-14
Spencer Wright on workshop time with kids.…
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