The rise and fall of the Hanseatic League(worksinprogress.co)

165 points by loeber 1 year ago | 51 comments

Steam Networks(worksinprogress.co)

346 points by herbertl 1 year ago | 149 comments

A Works in Progress Issue 18 article by Jamie Rumbelow about steam networks, the district steam heating systems used in cities like New York.

ASML became the chokepoint for cutting-edge chips(worksinprogress.co)

322 points by mellosouls 6 months ago | 197 comments

A Works in Progress magazine article on how ASML and its EUV lithography machines became the chokepoint for cutting-edge chip production.

Microbubbles in Medicine(worksinprogress.co)

27 points by Jimmc414 4 months ago | 6 comments

Inflatable Space Stations(worksinprogress.co)

68 points by bensouthwood 11 months ago | 28 comments

A brief history of instant coffee(worksinprogress.co)

46 points by admp 6 months ago | 37 comments