Texas Christian University (TCU) and Advanced Functional Fabrics of America (AFFOA) announced the launch of a new workforce development initiative, the Texas Advanced Certificate in Textiles for Innovation and Composites (TACTIC).
It is designed to prepare students and workers for careers in advanced textiles, soft-goods engineering and next...
To better compete globally, the United States should develop a comprehensive industrial strategy to align resources for manufacturing and maximize the national security and economic impacts of the Manufacturing USA program, a proven model that connects the key actors — small and large industry, engineering and science expertise, state and local...
The U.S. National Science Foundation Directorates for Engineering and for Biological Sciences have partnered with BioMADE, which is funded by the U.S. Department of War, to co-fund seven integrated projects that will advance the manufacturing of innovative bio-based products using state-of-the-art methodologies.
NSF and BioMADE have complementary...
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The ARM Institute’s 2025 Impact Report highlighted 14 completed technology projects, 18 new project starts, $3.8 million in project funding and a new five-year cooperative agreement with the Air Force Research Laboratory worth up to $87.66 million. The organization identified robotics for casting and forging and physical AI for...LIFT, the Department of War-supported national advanced materials and manufacturing innovation institute, officially launched a new cohort of Operation Next® students at its Corktown headquarters in partnership with Detroit at Work. The program aims to strengthen the local southeast Michigan industrial and broader defense industrial base by...
