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Professor Harry Asada Awarded a $2 Million Grant to Develop Robotic Educational Tool, “Teach-Bot”
By: Mary Beth O'Leary
In early October, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker celebrated National Manufacturing Day at UMass Amherst by awarding grants through the Massachusetts Manufacturing Innovation Initiative (M2I2).
Read MoreLincoln Laboratory Celebrates Opening of the Defense Fabric Discovery Center
By: Rowena Lindsay
On 27 October, the Laboratory welcomed more than 120 guests to see this new technology in action at the DFDC ribbon-cutting ceremony. The event featuring speeches from prominent contributors to the project, exhibits from local textile and fiber manufacturers, and tours of the new facility.
Read MoreBaker-Polito Administration Awards $7 Million to Support Advanced Manufacturing Initiatives and Job Creation
AMHERST - In celebration of National Manufacturing Day, the Baker-Polito Administration awarded $7 million in funding to support growth in seven innovative advanced manufacturing projects across the Commonwealth through the Massachusetts Manufacturing Innovation Initiative (M2I2). The funding supports critical research and development infrastructure at advanced manufacturing projects in leading sectors such as advanced functional fabrics, integrated photonics, robotics, & flexible-hybrid electronics.
Read MoreSelf-Driving Cars: A Complex Photonic Supply Chain
Ira Moskowitz, the director of advanced-manufacturing programs with the Innovation Institute at the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative presented at the Frontiers in Optics meeting in Washington, D.C. on Monday, Sept. 18, 2017.
Read MoreCybersecurity growth center to coordinate jobs training, business development in Massachusetts
By: Colin Wood
A new cybersecurity training center led by state government is opening in Massachusetts, Gov. Charlie Baker announced Wednesday at the state's first-ever Cybersecurity Forum.
Read MoreLt. Governor Polito Celebrates Blue Economy Investments at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
WOODS HOLE, MASS. – Today, Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito, chair of the Commonwealth and Baker-Polito Administration’s Seaport Economic Council, joined elected officials and business leaders from the Cape Cod region to highlight the Commonwealth’s investments into the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and to tour the Institution’s world-class research facilities. As part of the visit, the Lt. Governor helped WHOI launch the new DunkWorks ‘maker lab’, a Commonwealth-supported research and development facility that is designed to boost innovation in the marine robotics space, helping drive the testing and rapid prototyping of new technologies.
Read MoreMassTech Intern Partnership Boosts Mass. Big Data Startup
Hive Maritime Aims to Increase Efficiency of Shipping Industry through Predictive Analytics
Read MoreDare to be a Data Scientist
Boston is at the forefront of a revolution in data science. We encourage the innovative mindset that doesn’t shy away from the most complex problems, identifies those unasked questions, and then employs science and art in trying to answer them.
Read MoreHow Big Data Keeps our Favorite Athletes Healthy
“Big Data” has promised to change or improve many industries. Until recently though, it hasn’t done much to help athletes understand their bodies.
Read MoreHigher Education a Driver in Commonwealth’s Big Data Leadership
A blog submission from Sears Merritt
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