Baker backs Northeastern nanomanufacturing innovation center

BOSTON – Gov. Charlie Baker is set to join the president of Northeastern University on Tuesday afternoon to announce a new consortium focused on advancing nanomanufacturing and smart sensors with medical, defense and energy applications.
The Advanced Nonomanufacturing Cluster for Smart Sensors and Materials, to be announced at 3 p.m. by Baker and Northeastern President Joseph Aoun, pairs industry leaders with the university to work on new methods to create smart sensors and other materials using "nanoscale" printing processes.