There had been concerns that a sharp slowdown could derail their attempts to shift the economy to being driven more by consumption than debt-funded investment and manufacturing.
Historically, 3-D printing was limited to rapid prototyping in well-funded laboratories and large manufacturing firms.
From kickstarters and seed-funded startups to device manufacturing powerhouses, the pace of newly introduced gadgets or "things" is accelerating.
Hence countries such as Singapore, China, USA, Germany, India, UK, Korea, and Japan have embarked on substantially funded national programs to strengthen manufacturing.
Talk of foreign-funded industrial corridors, and getting manufacturing to account for 25% of the national economy, would be more convincing if Mr Modi spelled out how he would fix such problems.Still, Mr Modi deserves praise for his frank style and his ambition.
The university is leading the £3m EU-funded study to see if revolutionary manufacturing techniques can help.
Los Angeles will become the headquarters for a federally funded institute devoted to developing sensors that make manufacturing more efficient.
As a member who has supported earmarks in the past, Mr. Akin would also be easier to target in a general election, while John Brunner, a manufacturing company owner who is self-funded, would make things more difficult for Democrats, and as such is the preferred candidate among many Republicans.
Outernet, a small, independently-funded media company with a unique vision for distributing Internet content like a radio broadcast, is partnering with the UK Space Agency, and Scottish satellite equipment manufacturer, Clyde Space, on a cost-sharing project for manufacturing "cubesats".
