Monthly Archives: October 2014

‘)})() //– LOS ANGELES—Production of fuselage stringers for the first Boeing 737 MAX has begun at the company’s Auburn, Wash., fabrication site, setting the clock ticking toward assembly of the first new-generation, re-engined model in 2015. Initial parts are entering … Continue reading →

Handschuh, David Queens residents have been complaining about noise from planes taking off from JFK and LaGuardia airports. State Sen. Tony Avella filed a complaint with the FAA after one flight registered over 90 decibels. The ear-splitting noise registered by … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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.

‘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 →