2022-08-01
lee wilkins on the history of visualizing the cosmos and 555s (both the timers and the fictional telephone prefix).…
Scope of Work
Excellent writing about the physical world.
Standard Issue Fun
An interview with an ASTM volunteer who keeps amusement parks safe.
Standards quietly subtend everything in the modern world -…
2022-07-25
Kane Hsieh on fish, frosted light bulbs, and the urban explorer's code of conduct.…
The Toaster Project
Starting 2022-07-25, The Prepared’s Reading Group is reading Thomas Thwaite’s The Toaster Project: Or a Heroic Attempt to Build a Simple Electric Appliance from Scratch.…
2022-07-18
James Coleman on Germany’s storied small and mid-sized manufacturers, Apple's self repair program, and Japan's teeny trucks.…
NYC x MFG
An interview with Neil Padukone
While researching our recent piece on Vaclav Smil’s Made in the USA, I reached…
2022-07-11
Hillary Predko on learning from worthless trees, maintenance art, and the varied world of ferry flights.…
Solarjunk
A new life for old landfills
On a brisk spring day in April, I walked across the vast expanse of…
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.…
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