“It’s made out of the metal alloy, Titanium”
Oh dear…
June 2013
3 posts
statisticalthermo said: How old is this…
It came out in 2003
I’m re-watching the documentary “Battle of the X-Planes” and they’re talking about this new revolutionary material made of resin and carbon fiber and they’re calling it “thermoplastics.” I can’t help but laugh because anyone with any sort of knowledge of materials knows what a thermoplastic is and that what they’re talking about is a composite.
April 2013
2 posts
March 2013
20 posts
What's the difference between an engineer and an inventor?
Engineers can be inventors and inventors can be engineers but I can’t really say what the particular difference between the two is
Can we stop with the “engineers are forever alone” circlejerk that seems to be permeating the internet? It’s annoying as shit.
Why 3-D Printing Won’t Turn Your Home Into a Factory →
wired.com
You’ve probably heard that 3-D printing is going to save U.S. manufacturing. All those “makers” say it, even President Obama has chimed in of late. So it wasn’t too surprising at the recent SXSW gathering to see 3-D printers busy cranking out doodads under the big tops of television networks and tech companies. You stood in line for a taco, you watched a link of plastic parts slowly emerge from a nearby machine.
“Anyone can design a bridge that stands. It takes an engineer to design a bridge that barely stands.”
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Open-Sourcing Outer Space: 3-D Printing Meets Rocket Science →
wired.com
Sure, a 3-D printed car is cool, but it doesn’t go to space. And there’s probably a good reason for that, but now a competition is aiming to launch the newest manufacturing fad into the final frontier by challenging people to design 3-D printed rocket engines.
Autodesk Partners With MakerBot, But Really Wants to Make Its Own Hardware →
wired.com
Autodesk’s President and CEO sees the possibility of the powerhouse 3-D design software firm getting involved with hardware.
Maths skills add up to higher earnings, study finds →
bbc.co.uk
People who were good at maths as young children go on to earn more than other similar children by the time they are 30, a study has found.
