From perfume to hand sanitiser, TVs to face masks, companies around the world are repurposing their production lines to help save lives and livelihoods.

Francisco Betti and Thierry Heinzmann 24 Mar 2020

COVID-19

A startup in Italy used 3D printing to make valves for COVID-19 patients

Italy is one of the worst affected countries by the COVID-19 pandemic. When hospital staff realized they had run out of valves for patients, a local startup came and printed them.

Ana Zarzalejos and Ruqayyah Moynihan · Business Insider 18 Mar 2020

3D Printing

These 4 simple solutions can help make the manufacturing industry more sustainable

From 3D printing to plastic alternatives, here's how manufacturing can change to protect the environment.

Ric Fulop 24 Feb 2020

COVID-19

The economic toll of the coronavirus – from iPhones to solar panels to tourism

From Apple factories in China to farmers and ranchers in the Americas and tourism worldwide, the coronavirus will have a vast toll on the global economy.

John Letzing 21 Feb 2020

Fourth Industrial Revolution

New ‘stretchy electronics’ could redefine wearable tech

A 'peel and stack' method of making electronics could allow chips to be worn on the skin.

Jennifer Chu · MIT News 10 Feb 2020

Chemical and Materials Industry

Achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 will rest on these 3 pillars

Scaling up technology, policy support and stimulating demand: we need to focus on all three to realise a net-zero emissions world in the next three decades.

Shunichi Miyanaga 17 Jan 2020

Fourth Industrial Revolution

How manufacturing can thrive in a digital world and lead a sustainable revolution

Factories around the world are embracing tech that improves efficiency and puts people first.

Francisco Betti · Forbes 16 Jan 2020

Workforce and Employment

Why we need to rethink how we fund research and development

International coordination of basic research can improve welfare through higher aggregate investments, and a more efficient distribution of basic research investments across countries and...

Hans Gersbach, Ulrich Schetter, and Samuel Schmassmann · VoxEU 02 Dec 2019

Fourth Industrial Revolution

Researchers use laughing gas to generate terahertz laser

Fashioned into lasers, terahertz waves might enable 'T-ray vision', with the ability to see through clothing, book covers, and other thin materials.

Jennifer Chu · MIT News 18 Nov 2019

Advanced Manufacturing and Production

Watch this 3D printer make a boat in world record speed, at record size

3Dirigo isn’t even the biggest object the school’s 3D printer can construct — if pushed to its limits, it can print objects up to 100 feet long, 22 feet wide, and 10 feet high.

Kristin Houser · Futurism 06 Nov 2019

Biotechnology

These 'biofoundries' use DNA to make natural products we need

From limitless spider silk to vaccines, biofoundries take advantage of nature's incredible capacity for building.

Paul Freemont, Natalie Curach, Douglas Friedman, and Sang Yup Lee 28 Oct 2019

3D Printing

This 3D printing breakthrough could boost humanity’s exploration of the solar system

“Demonstrating and validating recycling capabilities on the ISS is an important step towards developing sustainable manufacturing systems that will enable us to venture deeper into the so...

Victor Tangermann · Futurism 24 Oct 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

The solution to fighting climate change could be lurking in our oceans

It is known for being the most efficient method of storing carbon dioxide, but algae is also used to make tennis shoes, metal alternatives and meat-free burgers. This is how it could help...

Ben Lamm · Quartz 11 Oct 2019

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