manufacturing
Watch This New Device Build Things Using Levitation—It Looks Like Magic
LeviPrint, a robot arm that uses acoustic waves to suspend objects and build structures, must be seen to be believed.
Electric Car Factory Probed for Reportedly Causing Nosebleeds in Hundreds of Children
The Warren Buffett-backed Chinese carmaker has called the reports “malicious fabrication.”
Mechanics Ask Walmart, Major Bike Manufacturers to Stop Making and Selling ‘Built-to-Fail’ Bikes
“The problem with budget bikes is everything. They’re literally built to fail.”
The Obamas Backed This Oscar-Nominated Documentary. Republican Blue-Collar Workers Still Love It.
The film, "American Factory," looks at the challenges of a Chinese company setting up shop in the middle of America’s Rust Belt.
The Deadly Houston Plant Explosion Was So Strong It Knocked People Out of Their Beds
The blast at a manufacturing facility left two dead and shifted homes off their foundations.
Inside the Surging Rage at Trump in Midwest Factory Towns
Conservative areas like Miami County, Indiana, are sick of seeing profitable companies ship jobs offshore despite the president's promises.
Wisconsin Is Fighting to Renegotiate Its Foxconn Deal
Foxconn’s controversial plant in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin has faced resistance from the beginning. Now, Governor Evers is calling on the tech-manufacturing company to renegotiate.
Detroit’s Economic Development Is the Comeback America's Been Waiting For
The Motor City is the starting point for more inclusive and sustainable neighborhood development in post-industrial US cities.
France is Transforming Old Manufacturing Towns Into Eco-Friendly Cities
After decades of industrial decline, France's northern rust belt took drastic measures to lead the country's economic and sustainable innovation.
99 American Artists Display Their Dollar Store Dreams in Detroit
Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit’s new exhibition about the dollar store holds value in the Motor City.
Why South Korea has the highest concentration of robots in the world
To maintain its lead, the South Korean government has committed $450 million to robotics over the next five years.
Copies of Copies: The Surprisingly Complicated Process of Making a CD
It takes a whole lot of steps to get an optical disc ready for your CD Walkman—yet it has a surprising amount in common with pressing a record.