innovation

A recipe to manufacture success in manufacturing

By April Gocha / March 28, 2014

Manufacturing is looking up in America, according to recent survey results–and it seems like innovation is paving the way forward.

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Greater gender equity, integration could spur greater productivity, innovation

By Jessica McMathis / March 7, 2014

New research from Penn State’s School of Business suggests that when it comes to the workplace, the expertise of women working in the science and engineering fields is often underutilized.

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Midwest lands new innovation hubs built to boost advanced manufacturing

By Jessica McMathis / February 27, 2014

Manufacturing production is up, and US manufacturers are adding jobs (some 622,000 since early 2010)—but a $280-million investment in two new innovation institutes cements a renewed commitment to advanced manufacturing in the States.

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Turning trade-offs to pay-offs—Business, manufacturing leaders to converge, connect at CLS 2014

By Jessica McMathis / February 18, 2014

The 4th Ceramic Leadership Summit (CLS), April 7–9 in Baltimore, Md., will bring manufacturing and business executives together to tackle business strategies for success.

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Popular Mechanics awards breakthrough innovators and products

By Eileen De Guire / October 15, 2012

Cubify, a manufacturer of “affordable” desktop 3D printers, was named one of Popular Mechanics magazine’s Breakthrough Product Awards for 2012. The unit sells for about $1300. The magazine awarded ten…

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News roundup

By Eileen De Guire / June 12, 2012

IBC Advanced Alloys signs nuclear fuel R&D agreement IBC Advanced Alloys Corp.  has entered into a sponsored research agreement with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to predict and analyze the…

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Chen, Gang (2012, 2011)

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Tomozawa, Minoru (2012, 2010)

By / June 12, 2012

2012 Contact Information: Minoru Tomozawa, RPI, Troy, NY tomozm@rpi.edu NSF Abstract in Ceramics Program: Glasses with Fictive Temperature-Independent Properties 2012 Highlight: Presentation Material Keywords: Glass Area Keywords: Energy Broader Impact…

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“Science to Start-ups”—Innovation Corps launched by NSF

By Eileen De Guire / August 1, 2011

The National Science Foundation, Arlington, Va. Credit: NSF. Our nation’s capitol was an interesting place to be last week, but not because of the impossible-to-escape budget politics that dominated the…

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