If You Want Your Company to Grow, Fish for Whales
You can’t get big without thinking big right from the start. As an entrepreneur starting a business, it’s easy to see yourself as “the little guy.” If you do, you’ll forever stay the little guy.
MIT Engineers Print Synthetic ‘Metamaterials’ That Are Strong, Stretchy
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Metamaterials are synthetic materials with microscopic structures that give the overall material exceptional properties.
In metamaterials design, the name of the game has long been “stronger is better.”
Advancing Aerospace Additive Manufacturing
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Beehive Industries leverages cutting-edge additive manufacturing to create precision components for jet engines in collaboration with Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Manufacturing Demonstration Facility.
When Jonaaron Jones started his master’s degree at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville (UT), his mentor invited him to visit the Manufacturing Demonstration Facility, or MDF, at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).
Radar System Extends Signal Range at Millimeter-wave Frequencies
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Ryan Walton (left) and Ryan Lewis orient a WiSPR unit for testing.
A team from MIT Lincoln Laboratory has built and demonstrated wide-band selective propagation radar (WiSPR), a system capable of seeing out various distances at millimeter-wave (mmWave or MMW) frequencies.
Liquid Cooling Technology Addresses Excess Heat at Chip Level
What’s the hottest thing in electronics and high-performance computing? In a word, it’s “cool.”
Facing Medtech Uncertainty
One of the key findings in Greenlight Guru’s 2025 Medical Device Industry Re
Robotic System Zeroes in on Objects Most Relevant for Helping Humans
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Using a novel relevance framework developed at MIT, the robot identifies and prioritizes objects in the scene to autonomously assist humans in a seamless, intelligent, and safe manner.
For a robot, the real world is a lot to take in. Making sense of every data point in a scene can take a huge amount of computational effort and time. Using that information to then decide how to best help a human is an even thornier exercise.
NIST’s Curved Neutron Beams Could Deliver Benefits Straight to Industry
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When an ordinary beam of neutrons strikes the team’s silicon grating, the millions of scored lines on the grating convert the neutrons into an Airy beam with a wavefront that travels along a parabolic path. The triangular shapes on the detector match the predicted behavior of an Airy beam, offering evidence of the team’s success.
In a physics first, a team including scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has created a way to make beams of neutrons travel in curves.
The Versatile Role of 3D Scanners in Foundries
In the casting industry, efficiency is key to producing high-quality parts while minimizing rework. Comprehensive data play a vital role in optimizing each manufacturing step.
Standards Compliance Is Vital for Semiconductor Packaging and Assembly
To meet the precise requirements associated with semiconductor manufacturing, integrated circuit (IC) packaging and assembly providers must navigate complex quality certification processes, such as those for the well-known ISO 9001 and ISO 13485 standards.
