Production in the Innovation Economy (PIE)

MIT report identifies keys to new American innovationFrom ‘Main Street’ firms to multinationals, improvements possible in funding of research, collaboration among manufacturers.

Exploding the myths of manufacturingMIT conference explores the complex state of an industry showing signs of revival.

When (and where) work disappearsStudy: Overseas manufacturing competition hits U.S. regions hard, leaving workers unemployed for years and local economies struggling.

National Engineers Week: A Q&A with Olivier de WeckOn engineering systems and the book Engineering Systems: Meeting Human Needs in a Complex Technological World

MIT faculty see promise in American manufacturingStudy group is tackling hard questions about what it will take to stoke renewal.

Rebuilding American manufacturingWhite House working group convenes at MIT to examine how new technologies can create economic growth and more jobs in the United States.

Foster the peopleAt manufacturing conference, emphasis is on keeping high-skill jobs in the United States — and creating workers with the talents to fill those positions.

In Profile: Suzanne BergerA onetime student of French political history has become a leading figure in the battle to revive U.S. manufacturing.