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

October 29, 2014

The renewal of manufacturing is not an abstract economic issue: It is very much an urban issue. American manufacturing, for instance, rose in cities, and those cities grew around industries from...

October 28, 2014

Delivering recommendations from a presidential committee he co-chaired, MIT President L. Rafael Reif addressed a forum on the future of manufacturing in the U.S. hosted by President Barack Obama...

October 28, 2014

Delivering recommendations from a presidential committee he co-chaired, MIT President L. Rafael Reif addressed a forum on the future of manufacturing in the U.S. hosted by President Barack Obama...

October 28, 2014

If the majority of light-duty vehicles in the United States ran on higher-octane gasoline, the automotive industry as a whole would reduce its carbon dioxide emissions by 35 million tons per year...

October 28, 2014

If the majority of light-duty vehicles in the United States ran on higher-octane gasoline, the automotive industry as a whole would reduce its carbon dioxide emissions by 35 million tons per year...

October 03, 2014

Luis Fernando Velásquez-García’s group at MIT’s Microsystems Technology Laboratories (MTL) develops dense arrays of microscopic cones that harness electrostatic forces to eject streams of ions....

October 03, 2014

Luis Fernando Velásquez-García’s group at MIT’s Microsystems Technology Laboratories (MTL) develops dense arrays of microscopic cones that harness electrostatic forces to eject streams of ions....

September 03, 2014

There are very few things Munther Dahleh hasn’t done at MIT. With an international reputation in electrical engineering, a research emphasis on challenging multidisciplinary problems, a host...

September 03, 2014

There are very few things Munther Dahleh hasn’t done at MIT. With an international reputation in electrical engineering, a research emphasis on challenging multidisciplinary problems, a host...

August 11, 2014

Even as 3-D printing is poised to help democratize manufacturing, it’s often overlooked that many 3-D-printed items are far too complicated for users to digitally design.

Sure, people can...

August 11, 2014

Even as 3-D printing is poised to help democratize manufacturing, it’s often overlooked that many 3-D-printed items are far too complicated for users to digitally design.

Sure, people can...

July 17, 2014

The MIT Forum for Supply Chain Innovation has announced that Sanofi, a global health care leader with 112 industrial sites in 41 countries and more...

July 17, 2014

The MIT Forum for Supply Chain Innovation has announced that Sanofi, a global health care leader with 112 industrial sites in 41 countries and more...

June 11, 2014

Even before Commencement last week, the Rosenfield family had an impressive collection of MIT degrees — but now they're into double digits.

Todd Rosenfield received two master’s degrees...

June 11, 2014

Even before Commencement last week, the Rosenfield family had an impressive collection of MIT degrees — but now they're into double digits.

Todd Rosenfield received two master’s degrees...

June 06, 2014

The MIT Forum for Supply Chain Innovation announced recently that it has launched its 2014 global manufacturing survey.

The survey follows up on the Forum’s 2012 survey and report with...

June 06, 2014

The MIT Forum for Supply Chain Innovation announced recently that it has launched its 2014 global manufacturing survey.

The survey follows up on the Forum’s 2012 survey and report with...

June 04, 2014

MIT's Glass Lab and the Forge and Foundry spaces will close after graduation on June 6 for major renovations. These renovations will serve more students and provide better space for the popular...

June 04, 2014

MIT's Glass Lab and the Forge and Foundry spaces will close after graduation on June 6 for major renovations. These renovations will serve more students and provide better space for the popular...

June 03, 2014

Hundreds of past and present MIT Leaders for Global Operations (LGO) community members recently came together for a two-day “DonFest” to celebrate, thank, and...

June 03, 2014

Hundreds of past and present MIT Leaders for Global Operations (LGO) community members recently came together for a two-day “DonFest” to celebrate, thank, and...

May 23, 2014

Graphene’s promise as a material for new kinds of electronic devices, among other uses, has led researchers around the world to study the material in search of new applications. But one of the...

May 23, 2014

Graphene’s promise as a material for new kinds of electronic devices, among other uses, has led researchers around the world to study the material in search of new applications. But one of the...

April 18, 2014

The MIT Leaders for Global Operations program has won the prestigious UPS George D. Smith Prize from the Institute for Operations Research and the...

April 18, 2014

The MIT Leaders for Global Operations program has won the prestigious UPS George D. Smith Prize from the Institute for Operations Research and the...

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