Manufacturing Content

Assessing the Real Climate Costs of Manufacturing

Andy Fell — October 24, 2024 - 11:42am

Producing materials such as steel, plastics and cement in the United States alone inflicts $79 billion a year in climate-related damage around the world, according to a new study by engineers and economists at the University of California, Davis. Accounting for these costs in market prices could encourage progress toward climate-friendly alternatives.

�鶹��ý Joins Cybersecurity Manufacturing Innovation Institute

Andy Fell — November 20, 2020 - 11:38am

The University of California, Davis is a partner in the Cybersecurity Manufacturing Innovation Institute (CyManII), led by the University of Texas at San Antonio and formally launched Nov. 19. Established through a cooperative agreement with the U.S.

�鶹��ý Included in National Partnership to Accelerate Innovation in Fibers and Textiles

Andy Fell — April 01, 2016 - 10:15am

The University of California, Davis, is a partner in a new federally funded Manufacturing Innovation Institute, Advanced Functional Fibers of America, designed to accelerate innovation in high-tech, U.S.-based manufacturing involving fibers and textiles.

The proposal for the institute was led by Professor Yoel Fink, director of the Research Laboratory of Electronics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The partnership includes 31 universities, 16 industry members, 72 manufacturing entities, and 26 startup incubators, spread across 28 states.