John Martin

at John Martin Agency, Inc.
John Martin writes about technology, business, science, and general-interest topics. A former U.S. correspondent for The Economist (Science & Technology), he writes for the private sector, universities, and media, and can be reached at jm@jmagency.com.
Lab Uses 3D Printing to Advance Innovations in Personalized Healthcare

Lab Uses 3D Printing to Advance Innovations in Personalized Healthcare

Published on March 13, 2019
The FDA understands that 3D printing of medical devices can advance new and innovative personal...

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Digital Solutions Help Pharma Meet FDA Manufacturing Standards

Digital Solutions Help Pharma Meet FDA Manufacturing Standards

Published on March 4, 2019
Keeping current with good pharma manufacturing practice is… well, a good practice. Unless you’r...

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Collaboration is Key to Tackling Technology Challenges in Digital Manufacturing

Collaboration is Key to Tackling Technology Challenges in Digital Manufacturing

Published on February 27, 2019
Years ago I worked for almost a decade as a machinist in the Boston and New York City environs ...

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Digital Transformation: Embracing Business Anthropology to Compete in the Experience Economy

Digital Transformation: Embracing Business Anthropology to Compete in the Experience Economy

Published on February 19, 2019
The path to digital transformation involves more than picking the best technology for your work...

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Brick-And-Mortar, Re-imagined: When Sales, Logistics, Design, and Manufacturing Become One

Brick-And-Mortar, Re-imagined: When Sales, Logistics, Design, and Manufacturing Become One

Published on February 13, 2019
It’s a store! It’s a warehouse! It’s a design studio! It’s a factory! It’s… SuperCommerce! Apol...

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The Circular Economy: Sustainability Coming Full Circle

The Circular Economy: Sustainability Coming Full Circle

Published on February 6, 2019
The circular economy is sustainability executed across the entire product lifecycle—a “come-ful...

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Engineers Unfold the Secrets to Self-Assembling 3D Printed Origami Structures

Engineers Unfold the Secrets to Self-Assembling 3D Printed Origami Structures

Published on January 31, 2019
3D printing seems a long way from the iconic paper crane of Japanese origami, but it’s now take...

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The Future of Digital Manufacturing: Three Key Components – Connect, Collect, Correct

The Future of Digital Manufacturing: Three Key Components – Connect, Collect, Correct

Published on January 25, 2019
Digital Manufacturing in 2019 can be boiled down to a simple scheme: connect assets, collect da...

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Guiness Book of World Records Recognizes Nanocomposite Particles as World’s Smallest Medical Robot

Guiness Book of World Records Recognizes Nanocomposite Particles as World’s Smallest Medical Robot

Published on January 11, 2019
You probably don’t associate cancer treatment with the Guinness Book of World Records, but it’s...

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Book Review: How to Walk on Water and Climb up Walls – Animal Movement and the Robots of the Future

Book Review: How to Walk on Water and Climb up Walls –...

Published on December 17, 2018
Robots Awaken Their “Animal Spirits” Robots are getting more agile—watch some in action from co...

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Digital Manufacturing Has Its Head in the Cloud

Digital Manufacturing Has Its Head in the Cloud

Published on December 11, 2018
Digital manufacturing is executed on the ground, but increasingly, the thinking is being done i...

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Quantamental Manufacturing

Quantamental Manufacturing

Published on November 28, 2018
The term “quantamental” is a mash of quantitative and fundamental, conveying a mix of computing...

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AT&T/Samsung Testbed Targets 5G Digital Manufacturing

AT&T/Samsung Testbed Targets 5G Digital Manufacturing

Published on November 19, 2018
5G is the blazing fast, fifth generation of mobile internet connectivity that’s promising much ...

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Blockchain Helps Get Medical Supplies Across Nigeria

Blockchain Helps Get Medical Supplies Across Nigeria

Published on October 30, 2018
The supply chain transformation sweeping the business world is making inroads in humanitarian l...

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The IIoT: Swarm Intelligence for Digital Manufacturing

The IIoT: Swarm Intelligence for Digital Manufacturing

Published on October 25, 2018
The birds and the bees and the IIoT have something in common: swarm intelligence. The Industria...

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