Petroleum Product of the Week: Sunglasses
In the summer, you want to look super shady, right? Uhh… Everyone knows that the best way to look (and…
Author: Sarah Simonovich
Kurt Vonnegut, Cloud Seeding, and the Power of the Weather
Q: What does a novel, GE, and governmental control of the weather have in common? A: At least one Vonnegut.…
How ‘Mechanical Gears’ Help These Insects Jump
We’re no strangers to gears. They appear in mechanisms dating back before the common era and continue to be used…
Petroleum Product of the Week: High Heels
Long before powerful television policewomen were hitting the streets in surprisingly high heels while in the pursuit of bad guys…
These Industrial Absorbent Products Got You Covered
While there's no use crying over spilled milk, but spilled oil is another story entirely. At PSC, we…
How the Staatliches Bauhaus Fused Art and Industrial Design
“If today’s arts love the machine, technology and organization, if they aspire to precision and reject anything vague and dreamy,…
Petroleum Product of the Week: Porta-Potties
Porta-potty. Port-a-john. Jiffy-john. Honey pot. Porta-loo. Toi-toi ... No matter what you call them, your business is their business. Nobody likes…
The Industrial Revolution Was a Steamy Time in History
And we don't mean Soap Opera steamy--although things were certainly hot. When it comes to steam technology today, most of us…
How Do You Lubricate a 10,000 Year Clock?
Time flies when you’re busy contemplating the next ten millennia... Time. It's on your side. It's changing. It's not in…
Petroleum Product of the Week: Elastic Underwear
Tighty whities, boxers, g-strings, boxer briefs, hipsters… short of going commando, chances are you have some petroleum products below the…