2018-04-09
Seattle's current slate of infrastructure projects, USPS's *actual* relationship with Amazon, and Festo's new bionic robots.…
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.
469 posts
2018-03-26
Musk vs TPS, greenwashing used bedsheets, and South Bend's logistical dreams.…
2018-03-19
Illegal microsatellites, nuclear powered missiles, and an analysis of blocked bus & bike lanes.…
2018-03-12
Metal-faced sandwich panels, hypersonic drilling, and the state of blockchain's penetration in non-financial applications.…
2018-03-05
Building rocket engines in NYC, processing scrap in China, and Queens' IRT-fueled population explosion.…
2018-02-26
How airfoils work, Immelt's GE, and SpaceX's push to recover nose fairings.…
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.…