Videos
Lego Man In Space
February 1, 2012 10:01 am | by Joel Hans, Managing Editor, Manufacturing.net | CommentsWhy Is Your Cereal Getting More Expensive?
January 31, 2012 1:37 pm | by Joel Hans, Managing Editor, Manufacturing.net | CommentsKen Powell, CEO of General Mills, says that food inflation is at an all-time high, with it rising 11 percent in 2011.
Orion: From Factory To Flight
January 31, 2012 10:08 am | by Joel Hans, Managing Editor, Manufacturing.net | CommentsNASA is making consistent progress on its Orion spacecraft, which has been devised to help astronauts explore deeper into space than ever before possible.
2012: The Year Of 3D Printing
January 30, 2012 10:27 am | by Joel Hans, Managing Editor, Manufacturing.net | CommentsIt's quite possible 2012 may be the year of 3D printing, when this three-decade-old technology finally becomes accessible and even commonplace.
A Crime-Fighting Police Robot
January 26, 2012 9:46 am | by Joel Hans, Managing Editor, Manufacturing.net | CommentsThere are already police robots currently on the market, but they're prohibitively expensive for most police forces. Not anymore.
Inside BMW's Carbon Fiber Manufacturing
January 25, 2012 10:05 am | by Joel Hans, Managing Editor, Manufacturing.net | CommentsThe complexity of the whole operation is pretty staggering, and the results are just as cool.
(Cyber) Crime And Punishment
January 24, 2012 9:50 am | by Joel Hans, Managing Editor, Manufacturing.net | CommentsCybercrime expert Mikko Hypponen talks through three types of online attacks on privacy and data — and only two are considered crimes.
Motorcycle Versus Car Drift Battle
January 23, 2012 9:47 am | by Joel Hans, Managing Editor, Manufacturing.net | CommentsThis short film puts Nick 'Apex' Brocha and Ernie Vigil in the roles of vagabond bikers with a penchant for going sideways and running from the cops, sometimes simultaneously.
Making A Surfboard That Lasts Generations
January 20, 2012 9:39 am | by Joel Hans, Managing Editor, Manufacturing.net | CommentsRandy Weflen makes each hollow cedar surfboard by hand, and carves them out to last generations, not a single season.
The Oldest Piano Shop In Paris
January 19, 2012 9:44 am | by Joel Hans, Managing Editor, Manufacturing.net | CommentsThe Fournitures Generales Pour Le Piano is a small shop on the streets of Paris that sells parts to repair pianos, a dwindling market if there ever was one.
Gentlemen, Thaw Your Chickens
January 18, 2012 9:31 am | by Joel Hans, Managing Editor, Manufacturing.net | CommentsIn order to ensure that their planes are protected against potential bird strikes, aerospace companies regularly test their creations against chicken carcasses.
Protecting Curiosity: The Mars Science Lab Aeroshell
January 17, 2012 9:30 am | by Joel Hans, Managing Editor, Manufacturing.net | CommentsThe Lockheed Martin-aeroshell is a blunt-nosed cone that encapsulates and protects Curiosity during its deep space cruise to Mars.
Made By Hand: Cut Brooklyn
January 16, 2012 11:09 am | by Joel Hans, Managing Editor, Manufacturing.net | CommentsJoel Bukiewicz began his company with hunting knives, but soon realized the potential in a line of kitchen knives, considering the swath of chefs in the greater New York area.
Modding The iPhone
January 13, 2012 9:38 am | by Joel Hans, Managing Editor, Manufacturing.net | CommentsBen Heck, the renouned tweaker and modder, takes on the iPhone with a button-mashing mod.
The Page Turner
January 12, 2012 10:27 am | by Joel Hans, Managing Editor, Manufacturing.net | CommentsWe've all seen Rube Goldbery machines before, but this one has some unique mechanisms that make it more interesting than the rest.
Great Wooden Boats
January 11, 2012 9:14 am | by Joel Hans, Managing Editor, Manufacturing.net | CommentsThis video from Philip Bloom takes a look into the Great Lakes Boat Building Company, the life's work and passion of one Mike Kiefer.
A Factory In Brooklyn
January 10, 2012 9:14 am | by Joel Hans, Managing Editor, Manufacturing.net | CommentsStyle Ledger takes a look at the Martin Greenfield factory in Brooklyn, which still employs more than 100 workers to made high-quality garments by hand.
Spare Parts For Humans
January 9, 2012 10:10 am | by Joel Hans, Managing Editor, Manufacturing.net | CommentsHumans have the potential to regrow tissue in the same way as chameleons, but it's not a simple thing to activate.
VotD 1/6/12: Slingshot Zombiehammer With Skull Ejector
January 6, 2012 9:45 am | by Joel Hans, Managing Editor, Manufacturing.net | CommentsOn one end, it's an effective slingshot that fires pretty sizeable shot. On the other end, it's a double-ended blunt weapon.
VotD 1/5/12: An Engineer's Playhouse
January 5, 2012 9:37 am | by Joel Hans, Managing Editor, Manufacturing.net | CommentsIs it a house? A garage? Or both? Check out this fascinating feat of engineering.
