Reshoring Nitrile Gloves: America’s Cheapest Industrial Vulnerability
Written By: Ethan Copple, Ph.D. Pull on almost any thread of the modern industrial economy and you will find a nitrile glove at the end...
Who Trains the Next Generation? The Workforce Training Commons Problem
Written By: Ethan Copple, Ph.D. A familiar story is playing out across American industry: Manufacturers cannot find experienced machinists, engineering teams search for mid-career talent...
The Conversion Problem: A 50-Year Decision Being Made by Default
The U.S. is contracting decades of new thermal generation without seriously examining how that heat is converted. Recompression supercritical CO2 Brayton cycles deliver 45 to 50% thermal efficiency where steam cycles reach 33 to 37%. The plants being contracted today will run until 2070. This is a 50-year decision being made by default.
Oil: The Price of Disruption
Oil: The Price of Disruption Oil Prices, Economic Cascades, and the Cost of Energy Vulnerability Written by: Patrick J. Wolf, PhDExecutive Director, Institute for American...
Powering the Buildout: Energy Demand Projections for Data Centers, Reshored Manufacturing, and Defense Production
Powering the Buildout Energy Demand Projections for Data Centers, Reshored Manufacturing, and Defense Production INSTITUTE FOR AMERICAN MANUFACTURING & TECHNOLOGY (IAMT) Atlas and Aegis Institute...
SIOP for Aerospace and Defense
SIOP for Aerospace and Defense Industrial Readiness in an Era of Strategic Competition INSTITUTE FOR AMERICAN MANUFACTURING & TECHNOLOGY (IAMT) Forge Institute February 2026 Written...