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Companies Profit From Embracing SustainabilityBusiness models evolve from seeing sustainability as a necessity and an opportunity
Wed, 02/06/2013 - 16:47
The percentage of companies reporting a profit from their sustainability efforts rose 23 percent last year, to 37 percent, according to the most recent global study by the MIT Sloan Management Review (MIT SMR) and the Boston Consulting Group (BCG… Forum for Supply-Chain Innovation Releases Reshoring ReportNearly half of U.S. manufacturing companies surveyed are thinking of reshoring jobs
Wed, 01/30/2013 - 16:57
The MIT Forum for Supply Chain Innovation has released a report, “U.S Reshoring: A Turning Point,” based on the results of its 2012 U.S. reshoring survey.
In total, 340 participants completed the survey, of which 198 were manufacturing-only… How to Stop Leaks—the Way Blood DoesMIT researchers are working on new synthetic materials to plug holes
Mon, 01/14/2013 - 10:10
When you get a cut, blood starts to flow from the wound. But very quickly, complex biochemical processes spring into action, creating a scaffolding of molecules to block the hole, and then building up an impervious clot to staunch the flow.
That… Using Prizes to Spur InnovationCash-based competitions can support broad innovation, but the process has never been adequately analyzed
Fri, 01/11/2013 - 16:03
Prizes have long been used to induce solutions to national challenges. Between the 16th and 19th centuries, prizes yielded vaccine inoculation, lifeboats, a method of calculating longitude at sea, new food-preservation techniques, and more. But by… New Experiments and Insights Into Stress Corrosion CrackingMay be affected by nanoscale disruptions in crystalline structure of metallic materials
Mon, 01/07/2013 - 09:58
High stresses combined with a corrosive environment can cause critical components inside power plants and other systems to crack and fail, sometimes with little warning. MIT researchers now have new insights into how such “stress corrosion cracking… Manufacturing in the BalanceWhen speed to market is everything, separating design and development from manufacturing doesn’t make sense
Fri, 01/04/2013 - 11:14
Inexpensive labor has defined the last decade in manufacturing. The future may belong to technology.
When GE expanded manufacturing of home heaters and refrigerators at its facility in Kentucky last year, the reasons included big wage concessions… The Robotic Equivalent of a Swiss Army KnifeScientists tinker with controlling not just the shape of an object, but also its behavior
Mon, 12/03/2012 - 12:36
The device doesn’t look like much: a caterpillar-sized assembly of metal rings and strips resembling something you might find buried in a home-workshop drawer. But the technology behind it, and the long-range possibilities it represents, are quite… What Can Logistics Do for You?Investment in global transportation hubs can spur ‘feedback loop’ of regional growth
Tue, 11/27/2012 - 13:22
A couple of decades ago, visitors to the quiet city of Zaragoza, Spain, had no reason to think it would become a capital of world trade. But in 2000, the city opened Europe’s largest logistics hub, called PLAZA, and now Zaragoza is a global shipping… How to Clean Up Oil SpillsMIT researchers propose a simple but effective method
Thu, 09/13/2012 - 12:11
MIT researchers have developed a new technique for magnetically separating oil and water that could be used to clean up oil spills. They believe that, with their technique, the oil could be recovered for use, offsetting much of the cost of cleanup… Frustrated Engineer Designs Device That Improves on CNC RoutersHand-held tool precisely follows a digital plan with minimal guidance from user
Wed, 08/22/2012 - 12:00
Anyone who has tried to build a piece of furniture from scratch knows the frustration of painstakingly cutting pieces of wood, only to discover that they won't fit together because the cutting was not quite accurate enough.
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