Manufacturing

“The challenge of advanced manufacturing aligns perfectly with MIT’s traditional strengths – our interdisciplinary, problem-based research; our technology- and science-centered education; our contributions to industrial innovation; our commitment to entrepreneurship; and our central mission of national service.”     - Susan Hockfield

January 05, 2018

Liquid-liquid separation and chemical extraction are key processes in drug manufacturing and many other industries, including oil and gas, fragrances, food, wastewater filtration, and...

January 02, 2018

On Dec. 20, Secretary Jay Ash of the Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development announced a $3.9 million state grant to support the Defense Fabric Discovery Center (DFDC)...

January 02, 2018

On Dec. 20, Secretary Jay Ash of the Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development announced a $3.9 million state grant to support the Defense Fabric Discovery Center (DFDC)...

December 21, 2017

Last month, three MIT materials scientists and their colleagues published a paper describing a new artificial-intelligence...

December 21, 2017

Last month, three MIT materials scientists and their colleagues published a paper describing a new artificial-intelligence...

December 20, 2017

Researchers at Lincoln Laboratory have been using silicon and compound semiconductor substrates to build photonic integrated circuits, or PICs, that enable devices such as optical...

December 20, 2017

Researchers at Lincoln Laboratory have been using silicon and compound semiconductor substrates to build photonic integrated circuits, or PICs, that enable devices such as optical...

November 08, 2017

The reluctance of oil and water to mix together and stay that way is so well-known that it has become a cliché for describing any two things that do not go together well. Now, a new finding from...

November 08, 2017

The reluctance of oil and water to mix together and stay that way is so well-known that it has become a cliché for describing any two things that do not go together well. Now, a new finding from...

November 05, 2017

In recent years, research efforts such as the Materials Genome Initiative and the...

November 05, 2017

In recent years, research efforts such as the Materials Genome Initiative and the...

October 30, 2017

Meshes made from fibers with nanometer-scale diameters have a wide range of potential applications, including tissue engineering, water filtration, solar cells, and even body armor. But their...

October 30, 2017

Meshes made from fibers with nanometer-scale diameters have a wide range of potential applications, including tissue engineering, water filtration, solar cells, and even body armor. But their...

October 11, 2017

The dramatic rise in production of electric vehicles, coupled with expected growth in the use of grid-connected battery systems for storing electricity from renewable sources, raises a crucial...

October 11, 2017

The dramatic rise in production of electric vehicles, coupled with expected growth in the use of grid-connected battery systems for storing electricity from renewable sources, raises a crucial...

September 25, 2017

The MIT Hong Kong Innovation Node yesterday announced the opening of its permanent, 5,000-square-foot facility, which will serve as a hub for collaborative innovation and entrepreneurship for MIT...

September 25, 2017

The MIT Hong Kong Innovation Node yesterday announced the opening of its permanent, 5,000-square-foot facility, which will serve as a hub for collaborative innovation and entrepreneurship for MIT...

September 13, 2017

As 3-D printing has become a mainstream technology, industry and academic researchers have been investigating printable structures that will fold themselves into useful three-dimensional shapes...

September 13, 2017

As 3-D printing has become a mainstream technology, industry and academic researchers have been investigating printable structures that will fold themselves into useful three-dimensional shapes...

August 29, 2017

As part of this year’s freshman orientation at MIT, new students encountered the typical lineup of takeaways: booklets and brochures, a list of 101 things to do before they graduate, lots of T-...

August 29, 2017

As part of this year’s freshman orientation at MIT, new students encountered the typical lineup of takeaways: booklets and brochures, a list of 101 things to do before they graduate, lots of T-...

August 23, 2017

Even as robots become increasingly common, they remain incredibly difficult to make. From designing and modeling to fabricating and testing, the process is slow and costly: Even one small change...

August 23, 2017

Even as robots become increasingly common, they remain incredibly difficult to make. From designing and modeling to fabricating and testing, the process is slow and costly: Even one small change...

August 17, 2017

China’s massive investment in industrial parks has paid economic dividends while reshaping the urban areas where they are located, according to a newly published study co-authored by an MIT expert...

August 17, 2017

China’s massive investment in industrial parks has paid economic dividends while reshaping the urban areas where they are located, according to a newly published study co-authored by an MIT expert...

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