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...

A team of students from the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) have won first place in the third annual AM in Steel competition at RAPID + TCT 2026 in Boston, Massachusetts. AM in Steel is organized and sponsored by America Makes, a public-private partnership that focuses on advancing additive manufacturing (AM) in the educational sphere. The...

Equipping today’s warfighter with the most advanced technology is paramount, driving increased prioritization and investment in drone development and advanced manufacturing training within the Department of War (DoW).

In this evolving landscape, America Makes, the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute, is playing a central role...

Food tech startup California Cultured and UC Davis have partnered on a project to reduce the production costs of cell-based chocolate, backed by $2.8M in US government funding.

Months after obtaining clearance to sell its cell-based chocolate in the US, California Cultured is now working with the University of California, Davis to make the...

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...