The Potential of High-Value Innovation in U.S. Manufacturing

Reporting on presentations from a two-day workshop held earlier this year, a new publication by the National Academy of Engineering discusses many ways in which the U.S. is poised to benefit from opportunities in areas such as robotics, smart sensors, cloud-based computing, biomanufacturing, and nanotechnology.  The report examines actions that business, government, and education sectors can take to facilitate these opportunities.

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Making Value: Integrating Manufacturing, Design, and Innovation to Thrive in the Changing Global Economy -- Summary of a Workshop is available at http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=13504.  Media inquiries should be directed to the National Academies' Office of News and Public Information; tel. 202-334-2138 or e-mail news@nas.edu.