Archive - Construction Physics

Reading List for 11/30/24

This week on the reading list: high-rise construction, mild-hybrids, wind power difficulties, offshore drilling, and more.

Nov 30 •

How We Got the Lithium-ion Battery

It took decades of research, performed around the world, before a practical lithium-ion battery was possible.

Nov 29 •

Reading List for 11/23/24

Shipping disruption costs, roofing robots, fusion fundraising, sheet metal forming, and more.

Nov 23 •

How Good Are American Roads?

We’re in an era where US infrastructure is getting a lot of attention.

Nov 20 •

Reading List 11/16/24

Below is a roundup of this week's news and links related to construction, infrastructure, and building things.

Nov 16 •

The Influence of Bell Labs

We’ve talked previously about Bell Labs’ long, storied history as an innovation engine and a generator of new technology.

Nov 15 •

Reading List for 11/9/24

I’m experimenting with a new reading list format for paid subscribers that focuses more on news and links related to construction, infrastructure and…

Nov 9 •

Does All Semiconductor Manufacturing Depend on Spruce Pine Quartz?

Here’s an idea you see spreading across the internet every so often: that all semiconductor and solar PV manufacturing depends on extremely pure quartz…

Nov 8 •

How China Is Like the 19th Century U.S.

I spend a lot of time reading about manufacturing and its evolution, which means I end up repeatedly reading about the times and places where radical…

Nov 1 •

October 2024

Will the China Cycle Come for Airbus and Boeing?

Noah Smith, author of the economics Substack Noahpinion, often refers to a common trajectory in Chinese manufacturing as the “China Cycle”:

Oct 23 •

Chinese Commercial Aircraft Reading List

It’s often hard to get much detailed information on the operations of Chinese industries.

Oct 23 •

Port Automation Reading List

Port productivity probably isn’t something most folks will be interested in reading about just for fun, so these sources will all be of the “useful…

Oct 8 •

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