In our recent article here at Resource Erectors, we focused on two of the unsung Engineering Heroes of the Industrial Revolution . Now it’s time to take a look at two machine innovations that kickstarted the Industrial Revolution using the same criteria. “What would the effect of deleting these contributions…

Does Elon Musk Belong on Interesting Engineering’s The 20+ Greatest Engineers of All Time list? We had an enjoyable time here at Resource Erectors, scrolling through this impressive list of engineering Hall of Famers at InterestingEngineering. But from the industrial history point of view, we’d do a bit of renumbering when it comes to ranking the all-time engineers, inventions, and the key building blocks of…

“For the balance of 2022 and 2023, the company will focus on hiring on engineering, technical, and other critical roles,”- Google CEO Sundar PichaiGoogle Slows Hiring Big Tech’s Hiring Slowdown in 2022 Google’s Sundar Pichai isn’t the only CEO placing a laser-like focus on essential engineering recruiting and retention. When the uber giants of Big Tech like Google and Microsoft slow down or “streamline” hiring for the first time it definitely makes the news. Microsoft calls it “restructuring” but it amounts to…

“Unfortunately, right now trying to locate a hard bottom in copper is proving to be a difficult task. China, rates, recession fears and supply chain issues are still there. The dominoes are falling.” — “ Phil Streible, chief market strategist for Blue Line Futures LLC Copper as a commodity has proven to be a reliable indicator of robust global economic health. So an 11% plunge that took the commodity metal price down to a 16-month low in a 2-week flash dump by investors this summer has the major copper mining players doubling down on copper’s…

“DESIGN, BUILD, AND TEST TERRESTRIAL ANALOG FULL-SCALE PROTOTYPES OF ROBOTIC ICY REGOLITH EXCAVATION AND TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS.”- NASA Break the Ice Challenge “Regolith” is the engineering term for “Moon dirt”, and when it comes to extracting value from dirt, there is no more qualified engineering expertise to be found for that task than in the mining industry.”- Engineering on the Moon Part One: Can you Dig It?

“DESIGN, BUILD, AND TEST TERRESTRIAL ANALOG FULL-SCALE PROTOTYPES OF ROBOTIC ICY REGOLITH EXCAVATION AND TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS.”- NASA Break the Ice Challenge “Regolith” is the engineering term for “Moon dirt”, and when it comes to extracting value from dirt, there is no more qualified engineering expertise to be found for that task than in the mining industry. Phase One of the Ice Break Challenge launched by NASA in 2020 saw 2 top contenders emerge from the mining state of Colorado, as the mining industry staked out important claims for future profit extraction from the Moon. …

The Great Resignation, digital nomads, and the alarming “quit rates” we’ve seen so far in 2022 don’t necessarily mean that everyone simply went home to rest on their laurels and sit on the couch. …

“As the health crisis has reshaped the way people think about work and travel, companies are feeling their way to new, post-pandemic norms.”- Wall Street Journal- When the remote workforce and “digital nomad” employees are the topic of discussion among human resource professionals, the employment sector that usually comes foremost to mind is Big Tech and companies like Facebook where remote opportunities are being stretched to the limit, and Google (Alphabet) where “return to office” orders…

In part 1 we looked at the rising demand for recycled gypsum in the booming construction industry of 2022, and how building contractors are even more under the gun when it comes to the high cost of material production and eventual transportation to job sites. Under runaway inflation and senseless…