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Author Archives: Writer
The Road Ahead for 3D Printing
The technology for 3-D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, has existed in some form since the 1980s. However, the technology has not been capable enough or cost-effective for most end-product or high-volume commercial manufacturing. Expectations are running high that … Continue reading
No More Ebola Whac-A-Mole
Ebola has killed more than 4,000 people, and the number of cases in Liberia and Sierra Leone is growing rapidly. We don’t know how many will ultimately die. But we do know that unless the world takes broader, more coordinated … Continue reading
The sky is their playground
Staff photo by E.I. Hillin TRAMPS model aircraft society Gaines Smith, a member of the Three Rivers Area Model Plane Society, shows off his model airplane. Rain kept the plane on the ground Saturday at Hatbox Field, so the group … Continue reading
To the Max: Boeing builds first parts for the newest 737-model planes this week
Rich Harrison prepares the first 737 MAX fuselage stringer to enter a “joggle press.” The press applies up to 100 tons of pressure to form small indentations, or “jogs” in the metal, according to specifications.
Let A Thousand Flowers Bloom: Lars Iyer Interviewed
‘Literature is a corpse and cold at that.’ Lars Iyer says in his ‘literary manifesto after the end of literature and manifestos’, a title which perfectly captures the spirit of his work — a playfulness around and downright contempt for … Continue reading
Embraer’s Big Plans for Smaller Jets
Embraer SA is a power in manufacturing business jets, but in commercial aviation it is a distant third to Boeing Co. and Airbus Group NV. The Brazilian company’s biggest planes are just about as big as the smallest jets made … Continue reading
The Hit
Produced by Chuck Stevenson and Greg Fisher It was back in the 1990s and Pam Phillips and her husband, Gary Triano, were living large. In the posh foothills of Tucson, Arizona, they were rich. Gary was a wheeler-dealer, creating businesses, … Continue reading