Joshua B. Freeman

The History of Megafactories with Joshua B. Freeman

Hey everybody, this is Spencer. As you may have noticed, this feed has been pretty sleepy over the past year and a half. Part of this was conscious - The Prepared has always been first and foremost a newsletter - but ultimately it just kind of got away from me. And for that, I apologize.And, I wanted to tell you that things may be picking up a little bit: The first episode of what I'm somewhat arbitrarily calling "Season 3" of The Prepared's podcast will be hitting this feed later today. And while I'm not sure exactly where it'll go from there, I'm looking forward to doing more interviews &amp; features here in the coming months.In the meantime, The Prepared's newsletter is maintaining its steadfast weekly rhythm. If you don't already, I really do recommend subscribing here - it's quite good :)That's all for now - check this feed later today for more!

Hey everybody, this is Spencer. As you may have noticed, this feed has been pretty sleepy over the past year and a half. Part of this was conscious - The Prepared has always been first and foremost a newsletter - but ultimately it just kind of got away from me. And for that, I apologize.And, I wanted to tell you that things may be picking up a little bit: The first episode of what I'm somewhat arbitrarily calling "Season 3" of The Prepared's podcast will be hitting this feed later today. And while I'm not sure exactly where it'll go from there, I'm looking forward to doing more interviews &amp; features here in the coming months.In the meantime, The Prepared's newsletter is maintaining its steadfast weekly rhythm. If you don't already, I really do recommend <a href="https://theprepared.squarespace.com/newsletter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">subscribing here</a> - it's quite good :)That's all for now - check this feed later today for more!

Season 3 intro

In this episode we visit GE’s Additive Technology Center and hear the history of GE Additive’s formation. Our guests include Greg Morris, Josh Mook, Amber Andreaco, Christine Furstoss, Chris Schuppe, and Eric Gatlin.This episode of The Prepared’s podcast is brought to you by GE Additive.Listen and subscribe on iTunes, Overcast, Google Play and Stitcher! Image courtesy GE Additive Notes:Photos from GE’s Pittsburgh CEC.GE Additive’s main Customer Experience Center website.Spencer’s original report from that 2014 visit to Cincinnati.﻿

In this episode we visit GE’s Additive Technology Center and hear the history of GE Additive’s formation. Our guests include <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-morris-2955a926/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Greg Morris</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuamook/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Josh Mook</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/amber-andreaco-a086a7167/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amber Andreaco</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/christine-furstoss-a46013a1/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Christine Furstoss</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-schuppe-4a90a013/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chris Schuppe</a>, and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-m-gatlin-8945b77/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eric Gatlin</a>.This episode of The Prepared’s podcast is brought to you by <a href="https://www.ge.com/additive/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GE Additive</a>.Listen and subscribe on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-prepared/id1248641108?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a>, <a href="https://overcast.fm/itunes1248641108/the-prepared" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Overcast</a>, <a href="https://play.google.com/music/m/I5hh77uv3euk5ubnppkjgzyu7na?t=The_Prepared" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google Play</a> and <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-prepared" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a>! Image courtesy GE Additive Notes:<ul><li><a href="https://www.ge.com/reports/all-the-print-thats-fit-to-pitt-new-additive-technology-center-opens-near-steel-town/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Photos from GE’s Pittsburgh CEC.</a></li><li><a href="https://www.ge.com/additive/customer-experience/customer-experience-centers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GE Additive’s main Customer Experience Center website.</a></li><li><a href="http://pencerw.com/feed/2015/3/15/3d-printing-titanium-and-the-bin-of-broken-dreams" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spencer’s original report from that 2014 visit to Cincinnati.</a>﻿ </li></ul>

GE Additive

Adam Minter

We talk with Adam Minter, a columnist at Bloomberg and author of the fantastic book Junkyard Planet: Travels in the Billion-Dollar Trash Trade.This episode of The Prepared’s podcast is sponsored by Supplyframe and the 2019 Hackaday Prize. If you’ve got a hardware product - something truly groundbreaking or an improvement on something that already exists - then go to prize.supplyframe.com to enter and win up to $125,000! Adam demonstrates how not to ride a forklift. Listen and subscribe on iTunes, Overcast, Google Play and Stitcher!Notes:Scrap MagazineThe Huron Valley Steel Corporation60 Minutes’ 2008 investigation into e-waste, and a Youtube copy of the video version.A short documentary on Panipat, the city in India where massive quantities of used textiles are reprocessed and recycled into “shoddy,” an inexpensive wool textile.Lastly, Adam was kind enough to share a short video he recorded in 2011 at an OmniSource facility in Fort Wayne, IN. What you’re seeing below is scrap being fed into a shredder by conveyor; the operator has a live, thermal imaging view to see what’s going on inside the machine:

We talk with <a href="https://twitter.com/adamminter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Adam Minter</a>, a <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/authors/AROF-Y8Q8ZE/adam-minter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">columnist at Bloomberg</a> and author of the fantastic book <a href="https://amzn.to/2LlTc0C" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Junkyard Planet: Travels in the Billion-Dollar Trash Trade.</a>This episode of The Prepared’s podcast is sponsored by Supplyframe and the 2019 Hackaday Prize. If you’ve got a hardware product - something truly groundbreaking or an improvement on something that already exists - then go to <a href="http://prize.supplyframe.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">prize.supplyframe.com</a> to enter and win up to $125,000! Adam demonstrates how not to ride a forklift. Listen and subscribe on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-prepared/id1248641108?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a>, <a href="https://overcast.fm/itunes1248641108/the-prepared" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Overcast</a>, <a href="https://play.google.com/music/m/I5hh77uv3euk5ubnppkjgzyu7na?t=The_Prepared" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google Play</a> and <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-prepared" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a>!Notes:<ul><li><a href="https://www.scrap.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Scrap Magazine</a></li><li><a href="http://www.hvsc.net/index.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Huron Valley Steel Corporation</a></li><li><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/following-the-trail-of-toxic-e-waste/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">60 Minutes’ 2008 investigation into e-waste</a>, and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCGEvOmKo98" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">a Youtube copy of the video version.</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1R8FAj7vuk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A short documentary on Panipat</a>, the city in India where massive quantities of used textiles are reprocessed and recycled into “shoddy,” an inexpensive wool textile.</li></ul>Lastly, Adam was kind enough to share a short video he recorded in 2011 at an OmniSource facility in Fort Wayne, IN. What you’re seeing below is scrap being fed into a shredder by conveyor; the operator has a live, thermal imaging view to see what’s going on inside the machine:

The global scrap market with Adam Minter

Anna Shedletsky

We talk with Anna Shedletsky, CEO of Instrumental, about defect analysis &amp; detection in mid- to high-volume manufacturing.Listen and subscribe on iTunes, Overcast, Google Play and Stitcher!  Notes:Anna’s recent blog post on how counterfeit chips can infiltrate the legitimate supply chain.An interview with Anna about her time at Apple.Recent blog posts by Anna on the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 battery explosions, iPhone glitter case leaks, and serializing your products.

We talk with <a href="https://twitter.com/anna_shedletsky" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Anna Shedletsky</a>, CEO of <a href="https://www.instrumental.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instrumental</a>, about defect analysis &amp; detection in mid- to high-volume manufacturing.Listen and subscribe on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-prepared/id1248641108?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a>, <a href="https://overcast.fm/itunes1248641108/the-prepared" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Overcast</a>, <a href="https://play.google.com/music/m/I5hh77uv3euk5ubnppkjgzyu7na?t=The_Prepared" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google Play</a> and <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-prepared" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a>! Notes:<ul><li>Anna’s<a href="https://www.instrumental.com/blog/2018/10/11/clandestine-chips-are-the-perfect-hack-and-technology-needs-to-catch-up" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> recent blog post</a> on how counterfeit chips can infiltrate the legitimate supply chain.</li><li><a href="https://overcast.fm/+GutHs2mAw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">An interview with Anna about her time at Apple.</a></li><li>Recent blog posts by Anna on the <a href="https://www.instrumental.com/blog/2016/12/1/aggressive-design-caused-samsung-galaxy-note-7-battery-explosions" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Samsung Galaxy Note 7 battery explosions</a>, <a href="https://www.instrumental.com/blog/2017/8/25/glitter-iphone-case-leaks-caused-by-glue-process-issues" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iPhone glitter case leaks</a>, and <a href="https://www.instrumental.com/blog/2017/1/16/serialize-your-units-or-be-left-without-a-trace" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">serializing your products</a>.</li></ul>

Anna Shedletsky, Instrumental

Lucas Lappe

A quick chat with Lucas Lappe about his tour of Toyota City. Lucas is design engineer at Doris Dev, and is currently traveling on the Magical Mystery Plant Tour.Listen and subscribe on iTunes, Overcast, Google Play and Stitcher! Notes:The Fondoodler, Lucas’s side project.@how_shits_made on InstagramA good piece on Toyota’s New Global Architecture project, and Toyota’s rather inscrutable website for the same.The Toyota Way and The Machine that Changed the World - both must-reads for any manufacturing nerd.

A quick chat with <a href="http://lll.works/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lucas Lappe</a> about his tour of Toyota City. Lucas is design engineer at <a href="https://www.dorisdev.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Doris Dev</a>, and is currently traveling on the <a href="https://magicalmysteryplanttour.group/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Magical Mystery Plant Tour</a>.Listen and subscribe on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-prepared/id1248641108?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a>, <a href="https://overcast.fm/itunes1248641108/the-prepared" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Overcast</a>, <a href="https://play.google.com/music/m/I5hh77uv3euk5ubnppkjgzyu7na?t=The_Prepared" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google Play</a> and <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-prepared" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a>! Notes:<ul><li><a href="https://amzn.to/2RQ9m0t" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Fondoodler</a>, Lucas’s side project.</li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/how_shits_made/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@how_shits_made on Instagram</a></li><li><a href="https://www.motortrend.com/news/toyota-new-global-architecture-mass-car-building/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A good piece on Toyota’s New Global Architecture project</a>, and <a href="https://www.toyota-global.com/innovation/tnga/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Toyota’s rather inscrutable website</a> for the same.</li><li><a href="https://amzn.to/2qJdgNd" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Toyota Way</a> and <a href="https://amzn.to/2JYdclG" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Machine that Changed the World</a> - both must-reads for any manufacturing nerd.</li></ul>

Toyota City with Lucas Lappe

Zach Dunham

Zach Dunham, Centerline Labs // The Public Radio

Rony Kubat

Rony Kubat, Tulip Interfaces

Kipp Bradford

Danielle Applestone

Danielle Applestone, Bantam Tools

Spawned from The Prepared's well-read manufacturing newsletter, The Prepared Podcast contains interviews with engineers, and entrepreneurs, and operators working in manufacturing.

Great behind the scenes and honest look at creating a product/company, kickstarter and more.

Honest look at product creation, must listen

Glad to have some quality content like this to listen to.

Excellent stuff

The Prepared

We talk with Che-Wei Wang and Taylor Levy of CW&amp;T about small scale manufacturing &amp; running a family business.Che-Wei and Taylor both studied at the MIT Media Lab and NYU ITP. In 2011, they launched their first Kickstarter campaign in what would become a series, mostly focusing on personal items.Subscribe on iTunes, Overcast, Google Play and Stitcher! Notes:CW&amp;T's Instagram feed, which contains better visual explanations for their projects than we could ever reach in audio - and which is a *really* effective ode to doing stuff.1 Bit 1 Hz CPU.Radiolab's excellent show on speed, including a piece on pitch.

We talk with Che-Wei Wang and Taylor Levy of <a href="https://cwandt.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CW&amp;T</a> about small scale manufacturing &amp; running a family business.Che-Wei and Taylor both studied at the MIT Media Lab and NYU ITP. In 2011, they launched their first Kickstarter campaign in what would become a series, mostly focusing on personal items.Subscribe on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-prepared/id1248641108?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a>, <a href="https://overcast.fm/itunes1248641108/the-prepared" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Overcast</a>, <a href="https://play.google.com/music/m/I5hh77uv3euk5ubnppkjgzyu7na?t=The_Prepared" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google Play</a> and <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-prepared" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a>! Notes:<ul><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/charliewhiskeytango/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CW&amp;T's Instagram feed</a>, which contains better visual explanations for their projects than we could ever reach in audio - and which is a *really* effective ode to doing stuff.</li><li><a href="https://cwandt.com/products/1-bit-1hz-cpu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">1 Bit 1 Hz CPU.</a></li><li><a href="http://www.radiolab.org/story/267124-speed/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Radiolab's excellent show on speed</a>, including a piece on pitch.</li></ul>

CW&T

Max Haot

We talk with Max Haot, CEO of Launcher Space. Max cofounded Livestream in 2007, and in 2017 founded Launcher. Launcher is developing rockets purpose-built for delivering small satellites into orbit.Subscribe on iTunes, Overcast, Google Play and Stitcher! Notes:Launcher's twitter and instagram feeds, which are a little more active than their website ;)A good explainer on the differences between pump- and pressure-fed liquid rockets.A 2017 piece on Blue Origin's BE-4 test failure.NASA describes the risk of space debris &amp; the Kessler Syndrome.The New York Times' 1920 article on Robert H. Goddard.A history of the ex-Grumman facility in Calverton, NY where Launcher now does their test flights. See also this 1994 article on Grumman's exit from Calverton.A new method to add propulsion to cubesats, which typically can't carry fuel due to increased risk of explosion: Water vapor jets.And of course, see this video of Launcher's pressure fed 500 lbf engine being tested:

We talk with <a href="https://twitter.com/maxhaot" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Max Haot</a>, CEO of <a href="https://launcherspace.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Launcher Space</a>. Max cofounded Livestream in 2007, and in 2017 founded Launcher. Launcher is developing rockets purpose-built for delivering small satellites into orbit.Subscribe on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-prepared/id1248641108?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a>, <a href="https://overcast.fm/itunes1248641108/the-prepared" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Overcast</a>, <a href="https://play.google.com/music/m/I5hh77uv3euk5ubnppkjgzyu7na?t=The_Prepared" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google Play</a> and <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-prepared" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a>! Notes:<ul><li>Launcher's <a href="https://twitter.com/launcherspace" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/launcherspace/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">instagram</a> feeds, which are a little more active than their website ;)</li><li><a href="https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-drawbacks-of-using-pressure-fed-rocket-engines-in-space-applications" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A good explainer</a> on the differences between pump- and pressure-fed liquid rockets.</li><li><a href="http://www.spaceflightinsider.com/organizations/blue-origin/blue-origins-be-4-hardware-suffers-failure/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A 2017 piece</a> on Blue Origin's BE-4 test failure.</li><li><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/centers/wstf/site_tour/remote_hypervelocity_test_laboratory/micrometeoroid_and_orbital_debris.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NASA describes the risk of space debris &amp; the Kessler Syndrome.</a></li><li><a href="https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/kbzd3a/the-new-york-times-1920-editorial-mocking-space-travel-remains-a-classic" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The New York Times' 1920 article on Robert H. Goddard.</a></li><li><a href="http://www.grummanpark.org/content/calendar-major-events-navygrumman-calverton-facilities" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A history of the ex-Grumman facility in Calverton, NY</a> where Launcher now does their test flights. See also <a href="https://www.csmonitor.com/1994/0121/21102.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this 1994 article</a> on Grumman's exit from Calverton.</li><li>A new method to add propulsion to cubesats, which typically can't carry fuel due to increased risk of explosion: <a href="https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2017/Q3/new-cubesat-propulsion-system-uses-water-as-propellant.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Water vapor jets.</a></li></ul>And of course, see this video of Launcher's pressure fed 500 lbf engine being tested:

Max Haot, Launcher Space

This week we talk to Mo McBirney, a manufacturing engineer now working at Fictiv. Mo started her career at Makerbot before spending about three years working at Tesla, primarily on battery products.Subscribe on iTunes, Overcast, Google Play and Stitcher!Notes: The terms "hipot" or "high potential" testing are used to refer to high voltage tests performed on electrical equipment. A well detailed explainer here.A recent New Yorker piece on automation and robotics.Spencer's 2015 notes from a visit to Tesla's Fremont factory.This American Life's excellent episode on NUMMI, the previous operator of Tesla's Fremont factory.

This week we talk to <a href="https://twitter.com/motormo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mo McBirney</a>, a manufacturing engineer now working at <a href="https://www.fictiv.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fictiv</a>. Mo started <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mmcbirney/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">her career</a> at Makerbot before spending about three years working at Tesla, primarily on battery products.Subscribe on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-prepared/id1248641108?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a>, <a href="https://overcast.fm/itunes1248641108/the-prepared" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Overcast</a>, <a href="https://play.google.com/music/m/I5hh77uv3euk5ubnppkjgzyu7na?t=The_Prepared" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google Play</a> and <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-prepared" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a>!Notes: <ul><li>The terms <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hipot" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"hipot" or "high potential" testing</a> are used to refer to high voltage tests performed on electrical equipment. A well detailed explainer <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/hipot-testing-dielectric-strength-test-space-power/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here.</a></li><li><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/10/23/welcoming-our-new-robot-overlords" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A</a><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/10/23/welcoming-our-new-robot-overlords" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> recent New Yorker piece on automation and robotics.</a></li><li><a href="http://pencerw.com/feed/2015/7/6/notes-from-teslas-fremont-factory" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spencer's 2015 notes</a> from a visit to Tesla's Fremont factory.</li><li>This American Life's excellent episode on NUMMI, the previous operator of Tesla's Fremont factory.</li></ul>

Mo McBirney

Reilly Brennan

This week we talk to Reilly Brennan of the excellent Future of Transportation newsletter and Trucks.vc.Subscribe on iTunes, Overcast, Google Play and Stitcher!Notes: Reilly in the driver's seat. Reilly's blog post on "Machine Earning". See also the recent news of a Tesla owner running a Bitcoin mining rig in his trunk, which (in a sense) takes this to a whole new level.INRIX, the Microsoft research spinoff that Spencer totally blanked on the name of.A good piece on the effects that Ofo &amp; Mobike have had on Didi Chuxing.Paul Munford's posts on Leanluxe.The Renault TWIZY, a wacky looking little ~$10k electric vehicle.A good data analysis of CitiBike's rebalancing efforts.Outro music: "Dog Cancer" by SCHOOL.

This week we talk to <a href="http://twitter.com/reillybrennan" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Reilly Brennan</a> of the excellent <a href="http://www.tinyletter.com/transportation" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Future of Transportation newsletter</a> and <a href="http://trucks.vc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Trucks.vc</a>.Subscribe on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-prepared/id1248641108?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a>, <a href="https://overcast.fm/itunes1248641108/the-prepared" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Overcast</a>, <a href="https://play.google.com/music/m/I5hh77uv3euk5ubnppkjgzyu7na?t=The_Prepared" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google Play</a> and <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-prepared" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a>!Notes: Reilly in the driver's seat. <ul><li>Reilly's <a href="http://reillybrennan.com/post/136156883750/machine-earning" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">blog post on "Machine Earning"</a>. See also the recent <a href="https://electrek.co/2017/11/29/tesla-mining-bitcoin-model-s-supercharger-power/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">news</a> of a Tesla owner running a Bitcoin mining rig in his trunk, which (in a sense) takes this to a whole new level.</li><li><a href="http://inrix.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">INRIX</a>, the Microsoft research spinoff that Spencer totally blanked on the name of.</li><li>A good piece on the effects that Ofo &amp; Mobike have had on Didi Chuxing.</li><li><a href="http://leanluxe.com/author/mpmunfordgmail-com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Paul Munford's posts on Leanluxe.</a></li><li>The <a href="https://www.renault.co.uk/vehicles/new-vehicles/twizy.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Renault TWIZY</a>, a wacky looking little ~$10k electric vehicle.</li><li>A good <a href="https://medium.com/@Urbica.co/city-bike-rebalanced-92ac61a867c7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">data analysis</a> of CitiBike's rebalancing efforts.</li><li>Outro music: <a href="https://school.bandcamp.com/track/dog-cancer" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Dog Cancer" by SCHOOL.</a></li></ul>

Reilly Brennan, Future of Transportation + Trucks

Liz Corbin

This week we talk to Liz Corbin, of The Institute of Making at University College London. Liz is a designer who among other things runs the materials library at the Institute of Making - giving her access to such things as nitinol, aerogel, and semi transparent concrete.Subscribe on iTunes, Overcast, Google Play and Stitcher! Notes from the show:Nitinol.Aerogel.Vantablack and Anish Kapoor's stunts with it.The quickest graphic representation to show the scale of concrete currently being produced in China.A recent article in The Guardian about the benefits of Roman concrete recipes.On hair's use as an adsorbent to help clean up oil spills.Photos!   And videos!   Playing with aerogel with Liz Corbin for The Prepared's podcast. Full episode up 🔜 at theprepared.org/podcast 68 Likes, 4 Comments - Spencer Wright (@pencerw) on Instagram: "Playing with aerogel with Liz Corbin for The Prepared's podcast. Full episode up 🔜 at..."   Playing with nitinol with Liz Corbin on this week's episode of The Prepared. Nitinol, an alloy of nickel and titanium, retains a memory of its as-annealed shape (in this case a paper clip) and springs back to that shape when heated up (in this case with warm water). 0 Likes, 1 Comments - Spencer Wright (@pencerw) on Instagram: "Playing with nitinol with Liz Corbin on this week's episode of The Prepared. Nitinol, an alloy of..."

This week we talk to <a href="https://twitter.com/_ECorbin" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Liz Corbin</a>, of <a href="http://www.instituteofmaking.org.uk/contact" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Institute of Making</a> at University College London. Liz is a designer who among other things runs the materials library at the Institute of Making - giving her access to such things as nitinol, aerogel, and semi transparent concrete.Subscribe on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-prepared/id1248641108?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a>, <a href="https://overcast.fm/itunes1248641108/the-prepared" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Overcast</a>, <a href="https://play.google.com/music/m/I5hh77uv3euk5ubnppkjgzyu7na?t=The_Prepared" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google Play</a> and <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-prepared" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a>! Notes from the show:<ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickel_titanium" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nitinol</a>.</li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerogel" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Aerogel</a>.</li><li><a href="https://www.surreynanosystems.com/vantablack/faqs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vantablack</a> and Anish Kapoor's <a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/anish-kapoor-vantablack-exclusive-rights-436610" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">stunts</a> with it.</li><li><a href="https://www.gatesnotes.com/About-Bill-Gates/Concrete-in-China" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The quickest graphic representation</a> to show the scale of concrete currently being produced in China.</li><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/jul/04/why-roman-concrete-still-stands-strong-while-modern-version-decays?utm_source=The+Prepared.&amp;utm_campaign=111bbe508f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_07_17&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_36a748e46b-111bbe508f-247764433" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A recent article in The Guardian</a> about the benefits of Roman concrete recipes.</li><li><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/8674539.stm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">On hair's use as an adsorbent to help clean up oil spills.</a></li></ul>Photos! <a></a> <a></a> And videos! <a href="" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> </a> <a href="" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Playing with aerogel with Liz Corbin for The Prepared's podcast. Full episode up 🔜 at theprepared.org/podcast</a> 68 Likes, 4 Comments - Spencer Wright (@pencerw) on Instagram: "Playing with aerogel with Liz Corbin for The Prepared's podcast. Full episode up 🔜 at..." <a href="" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> </a> <a href="" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Playing with nitinol with Liz Corbin on this week's episode of The Prepared. Nitinol, an alloy of nickel and titanium, retains a memory of its as-annealed shape (in this case a paper clip) and springs back to that shape when heated up (in this case with warm water).</a> 0 Likes, 1 Comments - Spencer Wright (@pencerw) on Instagram: "Playing with nitinol with Liz Corbin on this week's episode of The Prepared. Nitinol, an alloy of..."

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