3 Reasons Construction Will Be an Economic Bright Spot in the US After COVID-19 by Matt Alderton Though not as hard-hit as some industries, US construction has been derailed by COVID-19. But as the economy ramps back up, here are three reasons construction could be a boon to recovery.
Sustainability Will Sustainable Consumption Be the New Norm When the Pandemic Subsides? by Peter Dorfman
Manufacturing Is COVID-19 a Flash Point for Robotics and Drones in Health Care and Elsewhere? by Matt Alderton
Manufacturing How Bioprinting Human Skin Could End Animal Testing and Improve Skin Transplants by Rina Diane Caballar
Manufacturing How COVID-19 Is Shifting the Supply Chain—Think Less Global, More Regional by Taz Khatri How will COVID-19 impact the global supply chain? One outcome—already in motion before the pandemic—is a less global, more regional world, which may have positive payoffs for climate change.
Manufacturing Injection-Mold Cooling and Generative Design Save Panasonic Engineers’ Sanity by Yasuo Matsunaka A new Panasonic initiative uses generative design to automatically design injection mold–cooling water pipes, thus greatly reducing the burden on human designers.
Manufacturing Generative Design: Redefining What’s Possible in the Future of Manufacturing [E-book] by Missy Roback In this e-book, learn how early adopters of generative design—including well-known brands, start-ups, and makers—are helping to redefine the future of manufacturing.
Manufacturing From Fighting Fashion-Industry Waste to Making PPE: Detroit Sewing to the Rescue by Kimberly Holland In response to COVID-19, a nonprofit focused on fashion-industry waste has pivoted to coordinating a massive mask-and-gown initiative in the resurgent manufacturing hub of Detroit.
Construction Prefabrication Holds Many Keys for Emergency Buildings in Times of Crisis by Amy Marks Learn how prefabrication and modular can construct emergency buildings and mitigate COVID-19 and other crises across three timelines: now, in 6 to 12 months, and in 3 to 5 years.
