Weekend Edition: OEM U.S. Investments, Impending Port Strike, and Technology to Send Thoughts

Army Tests Robot Dog with AI-Enabled Rifle; New Technique Allows for Better Brain Mapping without Damaging Donor Brains; and More September 28, 2024 [View this email in a browser]( [Subscribe]( U.S. manufacturing saw a [boost in August]( thanks in part to motor vehicle and parts production. This month, [New York experienced its first increase]( in manufacturing activity in almost a year. Also, the CHIPS Act awarded Intel up to $3 billion to [boost U.S. semiconductor manufacturing](. OEMs continue to invest in U.S. facilities, from [Stellantis' new investment]( in Michigan to [Honda's EV factory overhaul](. In other automotive news, researchers are developing a [“structural battery”]( that could increase EV range by 70%, and Nuro is introducing a [licensing model]( that allows automotive OEMs to access its autonomous driving system. In health care news, a new technology allowed a patient to [send his thoughts]( to a virtual assistant, and emerging technology is giving patients with amputations [more natural muscle movement](. On the sustainability front, a Schneider Electric partnership explored an advanced [PET recycling method]( and [California is suing ExxonMobile]( over false recycling claims. The big news we're all waiting for? Whether or not the [International Longshoremen’s Association will strike]( on Oct. 1. Megan Conniff Director of Content Thomas Insights Most-Read Articles This Week - [Army Tests Robot Dog with AI-Enabled Rifle]( - [Researchers Develop Electric Bandage for Chronic Wounds]( - [How Ancient Egyptian “Air Conditioning” Could Be Used Today]( - [Thomas Top Five: The First Robot Dentist | Updates on the 2024 Clean Energy Sector]( - [New Technique Allows for Better Brain Mapping without Damaging Donor Brains]( - [Robot Performs World’s First Fully Automated Dental Procedure on a Human]( Welcome New Suppliers [Green Bay]( [Packaging Tech LLC.]( [SGL]( [Cat-I Glass]( [Western Rubbers]( [Datatronics, Inc.]( [Find New Suppliers on Thomasnet]( Editor's Picks - [Inside Google’s 7-Year Mission to Give AI a Robot Body]( (Wired) - [Chip Giants TSMC and Samsung Discuss Building Middle Eastern Megafactories]( (The Wall Street Journal) - [Automatic Takeoffs Are Coming for Passenger Jets and They’re Going to Redraw the Map of the Sky]( (CNN) - [Big Steel Buyers Make a Request for 1M Tons of Green Steel]( (Canary Media) - [FTC Announces Crackdown on Deceptive AI Claims]( (Marketing Brew) - [Even Solar Energy’s Biggest Fans Are Underestimating It]( (Vox) - [Ships Will Have to Wait Out U.S. East Coast Port Strike: ONE CEO]( (Seatrade Maritime) - [Ghost Tanks: Exploring the Realities and Myths of Adaptive Camouflage]( (Interesting Engineering) [Thomas(TM), A Xometry Company]( [Advertise in the Newsletter]( | [List Your Business on Thomasnet.com]( [Privacy Policy]( | [Contribute to Thomas Insights]( [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [YouTube]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. You received this email because of your recent interaction with Thomas. [Modify Your Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe]( © September 28, 2024 Thomas 6116 Executive Blvd, Ste. 800, North Bethesda, MD 20852, USA, 240-252-1138