Joseph DeSimone: What if 3D printing was 100x faster

Joseph DeSimone: What if 3D printing was 100x faster

Chemist, inventor & CEO of Carbon3D, Joseph DeSimone, has made more than one significant breakthrough contributions to the field of 3D printing. From his perspective, 3D printing is really nothing more than 2D printing over and over.  In this groundbreaking TED talk, he unveils a revolutionary new technique that’s inspired by the infamous Terminator 2. This method…

The jumbo jet faces a make or break year at Boeing, Airbus

The jumbo jet faces a make or break year at Boeing, Airbus

Reuters reports on the jumbo jet, which for many years have been known as the workhorse of modern air travel, could now be close to ‘running out of runway’. Due to a slump in sales of the jets, questions are being raised over how long manufacturers will be able to sustain production. It has also fueled internal…

Saudi Arabia’s Plan to Extend the Age of Oil

Saudi Arabia’s Plan to Extend the Age of Oil

Bloomberg reports how the world’s biggest exporter of crude oil (Saudi Arabia) has let prices plummet, delaying the day when climate concerns, efficiency, and fuel switching will break the world’s dependence thereon. Things were looking bleak for Ali al-Naimi, Saudi Arabia’s petroleum minister, when oil prices crashed last fall. Naimi pushed prices lower in an initial attempt to…

What MIT Is Learning About Online Courses and Working from Home

What MIT Is Learning About Online Courses and Working from Home

“Virtual work” is increasingly just “work” for most of us – whether we’re dialing into a conference call with our branch offices in London and New York, or VPN-ing in from home to catch up with work after-hours, remote work is the new normal. But Peter Hirst is helping to lead MIT into a new…

Germany’s Export Engines

Germany’s Export Engines

In Germany, the Erich Utsch AG plant is building a staple of American prisons: the equipment convicts use to crank out vehicle license plates. Utsch, with its niche product and exporting zeal, is one of the 3.7 million small and medium-sized companies driving Europe’s biggest economy. The son of the company’s founder, recently revealed their international…