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By KEVIN NEVERS After 28 additions and expansions over nearly half a century, Urschel Laboratories’ current works in Valparaiso looks–at least it feels–more like a rabbit warren than a manufacturing facility. It’s cramped, labyrinthine, and about as efficient a place … Continue reading →

Viv was named after the Latin root meaning live. Its San Jose, California, offices are decorated with tsotchkes bearing the numbers six and five (VI and V in roman numerals). Ariel Zambelich When Apple announced the iPhone 4S on October … Continue reading →

PEARL HARBOR – This December will mark the 73rd anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. It triggered America’s entry into the second world war. A symbol of that attack has always been the U.S.S. Arizona, which almost … Continue reading →

Viv was named after the Latin root meaning live. Its San Jose, California, offices are decorated with tsotchkes bearing the numbers six and five (VI and V in roman numerals). Ariel Zambelich When Apple announced the iPhone 4S on October … Continue reading →

There’s gold in them bloxWhen Debbie Sterling arrived at Stanford’s Department of Mechanical Engineering, she looked around and wondered where the rest of the women were. When she graduated — not the only woman in her class, but close to … Continue reading →

By Dalga Khatinoglu There may be little ones in Iran, the “Russian plane” doesn’t evoke the crash and death in their minds. Based on the Civil Aviation Organization (CAO) of Iran, some 71 passenger planes have crashed in the country … Continue reading →

Sixteen years after conception, a decade since its first flight and $1.4 billion dollars later, the Eclipse 500 finally is maturing into a full-fledged business jet, albeit the tiniest in current production. The world’s first VLJ was endowed with promising … Continue reading →