In Third Year, Materials Genome Initiative Pushes Forward

Federal government leaders, industry leaders and academia agreed two years ago to double the pace of technological development. Today, they renewed that commitment.

The Obama administration announced June 24 more than 20 new commitments supporting the Materials Genome Initiative. The MGI is a public-private initiative, which seeks to quicken the pace at which high-tech materials are developed and deployed in the U.S.

What began as a $63 million project has since evolved into an endeavor exceeding hundreds of millions of dollars, and involvement by multiple federal agencies, technology industries, universities, professional societies, and engineers and scientists from all over the country.