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Semi-Conductor

Continued investment in wide bandgap (WBG) semiconductor technologies helps accelerate more powerful, energy efficient power electronics that drive electrification and emissions reductions across the economy

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Office (AMMTO) announced renewed funding for PowerAme...

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Additive Manufacturing, Funding Opportunity

The National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) and America Makes have announced two new open project calls funded by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, Research and Engineering Manufacturing Technology Office (OSD (R&E)), and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) worth a total of $11.75M. This is the largest...

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White House
Semi-Conductor

One year ago, President Biden signed into law the CHIPS and Science Act (CHIPS), which makes a nearly $53 billion investment in U.S. semiconductor manufacturing, research and development, and workforce. The law also creates a 25 percent tax credit for capital investments in semiconductor manufacturing, and is helping to keep America at the...

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Modular Chemical Processing

Md Masud is a 1 st year Ph.D. student at West Virginia University, working on a research project, "Machine Learning Aided Process Design for Microwave Assisted Ammonia Production", utilizing advanced-flow reactors to optimize and scale up a continuous manufacturing process. To develop machine learning models that can capture the experimental trend...

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MxD
Cybersecurity, Education, Workforce

MxD has established the MxD Learn Advisory Committee. The committee will drive the execution of the MxD Learn Curriculum and Pathways Integrating Technology and Learning (CAPITAL) strategy and outcomes as well as overall MxD workforce strategy. The Learn Advisory Committee will be tasked with supporting role prioritization for course development...

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Education, Sustainability, Sustainable Manufacturing, Workforce

SolaBlock, an innovative startup in the renewable energy space, has joined as the newest member of CESMII, the Smart Manufacturing Institute.

Selected as one of “10 Startups to Watch in 2021” by Construction Global Magazine, SolaBlock uses photovoltaic-embedded solar masonry units (SMUs) to transform buildings – traditionally massive consumers of...

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Lightweight Materials

LIFT, the Detroit-based Department of Defense national manufacturing innovation institute today announced it, along with its ecosystem partners, has kicked off the next phase of its Hypersonics Thermal Management and Hypersonics Material Acceleration programs.

The new program phases follow on LIFT’s original work on those two topics, both of which...

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Lightweight Materials, Materials

IACMI welcomed more than 300 industry leaders and technical experts from 36 states and 7 countries to Knoxville, Tenn., for our annual members meeting June 20-22, 2023. The three-day event brought some of the best minds and companies to Tennessee focused on composites and advanced materials to share success stories, join research and development...

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ARM
Education, Robotics, Workforce

Lisa Masciantonio, ARM Institute Chief Workforce Officer, represented the ARM Institute at an invitation-only event event to celebrate the White House’s workforce hubs initiative, which saw Pittsburgh being named one of five workforce hubs to help bolster the economy. First Lady Dr. Jill Biden headlined the event with Transportation Secretary Pete...

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Biofabrication, Biomanufacturing

BioMADE, in partnership with member Delgado Community College, received a National Science Foundation grant to develop pioneering new industry-driven curricula for bioindustrial manufacturing that will build the technical workforce needed to support this growing sector.

The goals of this project are to:

Develop, test, and finalize key...

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Education, Photonics, Workforce

Integrated photonics technology developed by AIM Photonics was among more than 80 technologies critical to national defense that were showcased during a recent Manufacturing Technology Exhibition hosted by the Department of Defense (DoD) Manufacturing Technology Program. The purpose of the event, which took place at the Pentagon on Wednesday, June...

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Biofabrication, Education, Workforce

A major investment is coming to New Hampshire to get a cutting-edge industry off the ground.

U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo visited BioFabUSA in Manchester on Friday to discuss the grant, which will help the program develop human tissue that's suitable for transplants.

"What's happening here at BioFab is incredible," Raimondo said. "It's the...

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Cision
Additive Manufacturing, Education, Workforce

America Makes and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) announced the publication of the Standardization Roadmap for Additive Manufacturing, Version 3.0, developed by the America Makes and ANSI Additive Manufacturing Standardization Collaborative (AMSC). The roadmap describes the current and desired future standardization landscape for...

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Education, Lightweight Materials, Workforce

Semiconductors are at the heart of America’s strength, enabling the essential technologies that drive economic growth and national security. With demand for semiconductors projected to increase significantly by 2030 and beyond, semiconductor companies are ramping up production and innovation to keep pace.

Fortunately, thanks in large part to...

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ARM
Education, Robotics, Workforce

The ARM (Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing) Institute is pleased to announce the addition of job matching functionality on its national workforce resource: RoboticsCareer.org. This new functionality connects workers and students to manufacturing jobs, apprenticeships, and internship opportunities that match specifically to their skills and goals...