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Only 5% of Manufacturers Are Winning With AI
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Only 5% of Manufacturers Are Winning With AI
July 14, 2026
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Bosch Awarded $225M in CHIPS Funds for U.S. Semiconductor Production
July 14, 2026
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Butter Maker Smooths Production Gaps with Flex Work Option That Lets Workers Pick Hours
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Taiwanese Electrical Equipment Maker Plans Nearly $1B Facility in Texas
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In NIST's proposed design for a DNA sequencer, a nanoscale ribbon of molybdenum disulfide is suspended over a metal electrode and immersed in water. Single-stranded DNA, containing a chain of bases (bits of genetic code), is threaded through a hole in the ribbon, which flexes only when a DNA base pairs up with and then separates from a complementary base affixed to the hole. The membrane motion is detected as an electrical signal.
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DNA Sequencer Based on Nanoscale Sensor
This undated handout photo provided by Porsche shows the new Porsche Panamera 4 E-Hybrid. Major automakers are finding the Paris auto show, held in a city whose mayor wants to ban diesels to reduce pollution, as a fine place to show off new zero-emission electric cars. Most prominently, Volkswagen will unveil a new small electric car as part of the company’s pivot from diesel to more electric models as it struggles to recover from a scandal over 11 million cars that were rigged to evade diesel emissions tests. It runs Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016 through Oct. 16 at the Paris expo Porte de Versailles.
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Electric Cars Rule at Paris Show
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The Domino Effect of Procurement Delays in Manufacturing
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Fixing Congested/Underutilized Loading Docks
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Lucid Eliminates Entire Factory Shift in Second Round of Job Cuts This Year
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'Spud King' Fined for Illegal Potato Chip Factory
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The responses started bouncing in.
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Missing Sticker Triggers Recall for Thousands of Teslas
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At the current rate, it will take more than 200 years to fill their order.
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Ferrari Recalls $500K Sports Cars Because Windows Are Too Tinted
If you want to go fast, you need to be able to see.
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The U.S. Plan to Pull Helium Out of the Moon, Bring it to Earth
It could help offset supply chain disruptions.
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