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.
Control Tower for Digital Manufacturing

Control Tower for Digital Manufacturing

Published on October 17, 2018
You wouldn’t have much confidence in your flight if a control tower wasn’t monitoring the comin...

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Edge Computing: Powering the “Thing” in the Industrial Internet of Things

Edge Computing: Powering the “Thing” in the Industrial Internet of Things

Published on September 19, 2018
Sometimes even blazing fast doesn’t cut it—just ask the runners who finished second to Usain Bo...

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My Teaching Assistant is a What?

My Teaching Assistant is a What?

Published on August 22, 2018
I’m not sure what’s more remarkable—that only 16% of Georgia Tech students figured out that one...

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Women in Supply Chain

Women in Supply Chain

Published on August 20, 2018
Women are gravitating to supply chain. A report titled 2018 Women in Supply Chain—based on a su...

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The Ethical Supply Chain

The Ethical Supply Chain

Published on August 8, 2018
It’s no picnic managing a global supply chain for quality, profitability and delivery complianc...

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Aerospace & Defense Probes Blockchain for Supply Chain Boost As Order Book Swells At Farnborough

Aerospace & Defense Probes Blockchain for Supply Chain Boost As Order Book Swells...

Published on July 25, 2018
When the A&D supply chain is humming, it’s a sight to see—parts and subassemblies pouring i...

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Data Science: Making Sense of Digital Manufacturing

Data Science: Making Sense of Digital Manufacturing

Published on July 17, 2018
It’s hard enough to understand any one thing, let alone the complex interactions between many t...

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Blockchain’s “Royal Seal”—Blocking Counterfeit Meds

Blockchain’s “Royal Seal”—Blocking Counterfeit Meds

Published on July 13, 2018
The Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) enacted by the U.S. Congress requires the industry t...

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Digital Manufacturing: What Would FC Barcelona Do?

Digital Manufacturing: What Would FC Barcelona Do?

Published on June 12, 2018
You’re modeling a digital manufacturing strategy around a use case of new product introductions...

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Anchors Aweigh for 3D Printing

Anchors Aweigh for 3D Printing

Published on June 8, 2018
When my father was a FDNY lieutenant at Engine 205/Ladder 118 in Brooklyn, he liked to get naut...

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Digital Manufacturing: A 70-Year Odyssey, from “Sneakernet” to Machine Learning

Digital Manufacturing: A 70-Year Odyssey, from “Sneakernet” to Machine Learning

Published on June 1, 2018
From the birth of Numerical Control (NC) in the late 1940’s—a collaboration between John Parson...

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Terminator Turns Facilitator—Wearables for the Augmented Workforce

Terminator Turns Facilitator—Wearables for the Augmented Workforce

Published on May 10, 2018
The first Terminator was destroyed in a factory by a hydraulic press—now parts of him have reap...

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Mobility Meets Blockchain; Data Privacy, Supply Chain Loom Large

Mobility Meets Blockchain; Data Privacy, Supply Chain Loom Large

Published on May 8, 2018
Few things get the business juices flowing like platforms and ecosystems, with the raft of oppo...

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Displaced Children Find a Refuge in STEM

Displaced Children Find a Refuge in STEM

Published on April 27, 2018
Computer programming fascinates the young around the world, perhaps none more so than a group o...

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3D-Printed Limbs for Function, Self-Expression and Augmentation

3D-Printed Limbs for Function, Self-Expression and Augmentation

Published on March 15, 2018
It’s often said that today’s customers want an experience, not simply a product—and it’s ...

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