engineering
The first 3D printed rocket will launch soon
Posted in Hardware on 24th Apr, 2015
by Alex Muller
Parts of the rocket engine are made with 3D printers, using a specific method which includes electron beam melting. This method massively decreases the rocket's construction time.
U.S. engineering schools to educate 20,000 students to meet grand challenges
Posted in Business on 28th Mar, 2015
by Alex Muller
US schools announced plans to educate a new generation of engineers to tackle the most pressing issues facing society in the 21st century.
Google X head says blueprint for taking moonshots is failure
Posted in Business on 18th Mar, 2015
by Alex Muller
'The blueprint is embracing failure. Running at all the hard parts of the problem first. If you want to make a ton of progress, you have to make a ton of mistakes.'
These are some of the Google X 'moonshots' that may change the world
Posted in Business on 9th Mar, 2015
by Alex Muller
Not all of the dreams make it, and thats OK. For Google X, the process itself; the failure and the iteration, is a critical part of the pursuit.