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How A Smartphone Knows Up From Down
May 24, 2012 9:45 am | by Bill Hammack, EngineerGuy | VideosEver wonder how your smartphone knows when you've tilted or swung it around? The secret is in some microscoping silicone etching.
Space Goes Private
May 22, 2012 11:04 am | by Joel Hans, Managing Editor, Manufacturing.net | VideosSpaceX made history today by becoming the first private company to launch a spacecraft toward the International Space Station.
Can A Car Ride The Wall of Death?
April 10, 2012 10:01 am | by Zoom Zoom Mag | VideosMotorcycle-riding daredevils have long taken on the task of riding their machines on walls. What about a car?
Making The Best Bacon In The Country
April 3, 2012 10:09 am | by Jennifer Davick | VideosAllan Benton is known nationwide for his smoked bacon, ham and prosciutto, which he makes using a family recipe that’s been around for longer than a lot of us.
Boston Dynamics' Incredible Jumping Robot
March 29, 2012 9:38 am | by Joel Hans, Managing Editor, Manufacturing.net | VideosBoston Dynamics has been hard at work on the Sand Flea, which is an 11-pound robot that can drive like an RC car and jump up to 30 feet in the air.
Printing Prosthetics, Engines, And Jets
March 27, 2012 10:00 am | by Joel Hans, Managing Editor, Manufacturing.net | VideosAdditive manfuacturing is an industrial form of 3D printing that can produce large, complicated designs with only a fraction of the waste as seen in the typical machining process.
Rebuilding The Old Fords At Rancho Deluxe
March 22, 2012 10:41 am | by Joel Hans, Managing Editor, Manufacturing.net | VideosBen Thomas, the owner of Melbourne, Australia-based Rancho Deluxe, gives a walkthrough of his workshop and his most prized possession: a '32 Ford Roadster.
Neil deGrasse Tyson: We Stopped Dreaming
March 20, 2012 10:24 am | by Joel Hans, Managing Editor, Manufacturing.net | VideosNeil deGrasse Tyson says NASA is a creator of dreams, which help fuel the innovation that will create the technologies and industries of tomorrow.
Andrew McDonald Is A Shoemaker
March 15, 2012 10:59 am | by Joel Hans, Managing Editor, Manufacturing.net | VideosThis video showcases shoemaker Andrew McDonald, who operates out of a small shop in London.
The Violin Maker
March 13, 2012 10:03 am | by Joel Hans, Managing Editor, Manufacturing.net | VideosSam Zygmuntowicz makes all of his instruments by hand, chiseling and shaving away at the thin planks of wood to get them sounding just right.
DARPA 'Cheetah' Sets Speed Record for Legged Robots
March 8, 2012 10:08 am | by Joel Hans, Managing Editor, Manufacturing.net | VideosThe recently-developed "Cheetah" robot, built by DARPA, has set a new land speed record for legged robots, galloping at speeds up to 18 miles per hour.
Want To Learn Rocket Science?
March 6, 2012 10:54 am | by Minute Physics | VideosThis short tutorial walks through the absolute basics of rocket science, such as finding out how much fuel one would need, and how quickly it would need to be expelled from the rocket, to get airbourne.
The Super Camera On A Different Time Scale
March 1, 2012 12:21 pm | by Joel Hans, Managing Editor, Manufacturing.net | VideosMichio Kaku, the world-renouned physics professor, talks a little bit about the recent developments on a new camera that is capable of capturing imagery at 1 trillion frames per second.
Meet The Carpenter
February 28, 2012 10:45 am | by Joel Hans, Managing Editor, Manufacturing.net | VideosThis video is a science fiction-esque look at the work that goes into crafting a single table leg out of a solid piece of wood.
GE Works: 140 Things We Just Made
February 23, 2012 4:16 pm | by General Electric | VideosLast week in Washington, DC, GE hosted a four-day summit focused on U.S. manufacturing, innovation and jobs. “American businesses can compete and win anywhere,” said GE Chairman’s Jeff Immelt.
The House Of Crystal
February 23, 2012 10:15 am | by Joel Hans, Managing Editor, Manufacturing.net | VideosBaccarat, the world-renouned crystal glassware maker, gave photographer James Bort a carte blanche to shoot this video in its workshops.
A Work In Progress
February 17, 2012 1:27 pm | by Joel Hans, Managing Editor, Manufacturing.net | VideosPaul McKinnon's story is the ultimate in entrepreneurship — after losing his job in motorcycle fabrication, he turned around and started his own business.
Saving A Made-In-America Business
February 17, 2012 12:28 pm | by Joel Hans, Managing Editor, Manufacturing.net | VideosAfter the New England Shirt Company shut down in 2009, Robert Kidder, a former worker, reopened it as a bespoke shirt manufacturer.
Apple CEO Discusses Labor Conditions
February 17, 2012 11:53 am | by Joel Hans, Managing Editor, Manufacturing.net | VideosCEO Tim Cook has gone public to say that Apple is doing more to improve working conditions than any other company in the technology industry.
A Man, Hyper-Insulating Foam, And A Welding Torch
February 17, 2012 10:39 am | by Joel Hans, Managing Editor, Manufacturing.net | VideosThis man developed a non-toxic, biodegradable (and edible) insulating foam that is capable of keeping his hand safe from harm after a good dose of heat from the business end of a plasma torch.
