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Lincoln 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 MoreMIT lab shows off smart threads that can send messages, change color
Boston Globe
By; Hiawatha Bray
Massachusetts lost its leadership in the textile trade a century ago. But a new research effort at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology could launch a comeback, by developing smart fabrics that can send messages, tune in audio signals, or change colors on command.
Read MoreUMass Lowell gets $11.3M for advanced fabrics research center
Boston Business Journal
By: Kelly J. O'Brien
Gov. Charlie Baker on Wednesday announced $11.3 million worth of state funding is going to UMass Lowell for research and facilities related to high-tech fabrics.
Read More$10 million state grant could trigger a second Industrial Revolution in Lowell
Lowell Sun
By: Todd Feathers
LOWELL - Gov. Charlie Baker announced on Wednesday a $10 million grant for the creation of UMass Lowell's new Fabric Discovery Center, which will provide research and testing space in the Hamilton Canal Innovation District for academics and companies on the cutting-edge of fabrics and flexible electronics.
Read MoreDownloaded Designs? UMass Lowell To Open Fabric Innovation Center
WBUR 90.9
A new institute at UMass Lowell — called a fabric discovery center — will work to create fabrics with a wide array of electronic capabilities, state officials announced Wednesday.
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