WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The “tsunami” of digital manufacturing is here – and Purdue University has a major new resource to handle it. Purdue officials held a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house Wednesday (Jan. 30) for the Manufacturing Design Laboratory, a research space dedicated to the technology-driven future of manufacturing in Indiana and across the globe.

MSE Professor (by courtesy), Jonathan Wilker, is featured on TED.com! Join him as he explores the technology behind sea creatures such as mussels, barnacles, and oysters and how they to stick to rocks with intriguing adhesives.