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In the News: STCC steers student toward internship at MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Summer internship supported by M2I2 & AIM Photonics
Read MoreIn the News: Mass. manufacturers undergo a high-tech transformation
The Boston Globe highlights the new face of Advanced Manufacturing in Massachusetts and cites the M2I2 grant program.
Read MoreThe WBJ 2018 Manufacturing Summit & Excellence Awards
On Thursday, April 26, 2018 the Worcester Business Journal presented the third annual 2018 Manufacturing Summit & Excellence Awards. The event included panel discussions, networking with industry leaders, and a celebration for the 2018 Central Mass “Manufacturing Excellence Award” honorees.
Read MoreAFFOA & MIT Launch Advanced Fabrics Entrepreneurship Program
Cambridge-based AFFOA has partnered with MIT Venture Mentoring Service (VMS) to foster a new program that "aims to prepare the next generation of smart-fabrics entrepreneurs," housed at facility supported by the Commonwealth's M2I2 Advanced Manufacturing grant program.
Read MoreNext Generation of Fabrics will Protect Public
LOWELL, Mass. - A team of UMass Lowell researchers has partnered with a research and development company to create new, cost-effective sensor-laden textiles that can be used to monitor the structural health and integrity of vital infrastructures across the country, including buildings and skyscrapers, roadways, bridges, tunnels, railway tracks, dams and pipelines.
Read MoreA Hypersonic Boost for SI2 Technologies, UML
By: Rick Sobey
Billerica's SI2 Technologies, Inc. and UMass Lowell are about to learn all about hypersonic applications, thanks to a $400,000 grant from the Massachusetts Manufacturing Innovation Initiative.
Massachusetts Housing and Economic Development Secretary Jay Ash announced the grant at SI2 Technologies on Thursday, before touring the Boston Road facility with company president and CEO Joseph Kunze, along with UMass Lowell faculty and other officials.
Read MoreBaker-Polito Administration Announces $400,000 Grant to Boost Research into Flexible-Hybrid Electronics
Billerica, MA, February 1, 2018 – Today, the Baker-Polito Administration announced a $400,000 grant to UMass Lowell and SI2 Technologies (SI2) to support a research and development partnership to pursue the commercialization of innovative flexible-hybrid electronics technology.
Read MoreLight Matters Newscast on M2I2 WPI-QCC Award
Photonics Media
On this month's episode of Light Matters, we take you to central Massachusetts as Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Quinsigamond Community College take on a comprehensive joint photonics laboratory project.
Read MoreBaker-Polito Administration Announces $4 Million Grant for Worcester Integrated Photonics R&D Facility
WORCESTER, MA - Today, the Baker-Polito Administration announced a $4 million grant to support the launch of the AIM Photonics ‘Lab for Education & Application Prototypes’ (LEAP), a partnership between Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and Quinsigamond Community College (QCC). The Worcester-based R&D facility will support product development in the emerging field of integrated photonics, which have applications in the development of autonomous vehicles, data storage and telecommunications. The lab will support Massachusetts companies pursuing a transition into the integrated photonics supply chain, by expanding opportunities for research & development, entrepreneurship opportunities and creating new workforce development and educational programs.
Read MoreAVs: The Supply-Chain Angle
By: Ira Moskowitz
A new manufacturing ecosystem will be required to enjoy the tremendous opportunities that autonomous vehicles offer for integrated photonics.
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