Don’t Divorce Design from Manufacturing
The CEO of design software giant Autodesk says advances in computing are lowering manufacturing costs while making products better.
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Obama Push on Advanced Manufacturing Stirs Economic Debate
In a White House switch, pro-manufacturing advisors have the ear of the president.
Small Factories Give Baxter the Robot a Cautious Once-Over
Rethink Robotics invented a $22,000 humanoid robot that competes with low-wage workers.
Shale Gas Will Fuel a U.S. Manufacturing Boom
Chemical producers abandoned the U.S. in droves. Cheap natural gas is luring them back.
What Yoda Taught Me About 3-D Printing
Inexpensive 3-D printers aimed at consumers are toys, not the factories of the future.
You Must Make the New Machines
Economist Ricardo Hausmann says the U.S. has a chance to invent the manufacturing technology of tomorrow.
To Market
Everything from a $125,000 genome analyzer to a credit card featuring a touch pad.
Manufacturing in the Balance
Inexpensive labor has defined the last decade in manufacturing. The future may belong to technology.
Manipulating Light to Double Solar Power Output
An ARPA-E project will use advanced, nanostructured materials to make solar cells that convert far more of the energy in sunlight into electricity.
The Mobile Business Got Tougher This Year
One basic market trend—consumers’ rapidly shifting attention to mobile devices—forced many Web, software, and hardware companies to take big risks this year.
