Whittinghill Aerospace’s family rocket business

by | Aug 19, 2011 | Blog

George Whittinghill’s wife likes to joke that he and their son Ian share a defective gene, one that makes them both crazy for rockets. Together they comprise a good percentage of the 7-member Whittinghill Aerospace team. Their ambitious goal: send small payloads...

A lithium economy?

by | Jul 27, 2011 | Blog

Beyond a doubt, the success of the new sources of energy we need to replace dwindling, polluting, conflict-causing fossil fuels depends on storage. Batteries, in other words. What really killed the electric car? Crappy batteries. Those lead acid batteries in your gas...