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Manuel Rocha
Manuel Rocha (1913–1981) was a Portuguese engineer who helped found rock mechanics, directed Portugal's LNEC laboratory from 1954 to 1974, and led the International Society for Rock Mechanics.
Manufacture and pressing of shellac 78 rpm discs
Shellac 78 rpm discs were made by cutting a wax or lacquer master, electroplating it into metal stampers, and pressing hot shellac biscuits between them in a hydraulic press.
Manufacturing
Manufacturing is the physical or chemical transformation of materials and components into new products, a sector worth $15.0 trillion in 2022 and led by China and the United States.
Manufacturing engineering
Manufacturing engineering, also known as production engineering, is the engineering discipline that plans, develops, and optimizes production processes and designs manufacturing tools and equipment, from product design to shop-floor execution.
Manufacturing execution system
A manufacturing execution system (MES) is an information system that monitors and controls complex manufacturing systems and data flows on the factory floor, from order release to finished product delivery.
Manufacturing readiness level
A manufacturing readiness level (MRL) is a ten-point measure of manufacturing maturity, developed by a US Defense Department and industry working group beginning in 2004.
Manufacturing simulation
Manufacturing simulation is the computer-based modeling of production processes and systems, using discrete-event models to test designs and optimize throughput, bottlenecks, and machine utilization before physical implementation.
Manufacturing Technology Centre
The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) is an independent applied research organization in Coventry, England, founded in 2010 to help UK manufacturers adopt advanced manufacturing technologies.
Manufacturing USA
Manufacturing USA, originally established in 2014 as the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation, is a U.S. network of 18 manufacturing innovation institutes advancing technologies and training workers.
Manus (AI agent)
Manus, also known as Manus AI or Manus.ai, is a general-purpose autonomous AI agent launched in March 2025 by Chinese startup Butterfly Effect, maker of the Monica assistant.
Manwan hydroelectric plant
The Manwan hydroelectric plant (漫湾水电站) is a 1,670 MW hydropower station on the Lancang River in Yunnan, China, the first large dam on the river.
Manx Electric Railway
The Manx Electric Railway is a 17.5-mile electric interurban tramway on the Isle of Man, running from Douglas via Laxey to Ramsey, opened in stages between 1893 and 1899.
Many-objective optimization
Many-objective optimization is the branch of multiobjective optimization that handles problems with more than three or four conflicting objectives, using evolutionary algorithms that balance convergence and diversity.
Many-shot jailbreaking
Many-shot jailbreaking is an attack on large language models, introduced by Anthropic in April 2024, that floods a long prompt with fake dialogues showing the assistant complying with harmful requests.
Manzanillo (Manuel Álvarez Moreno) power station
The Manzanillo power station, formally the General Manuel Álvarez Moreno complex, is a CFE-run generating complex at Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico. Opened in 1982, it now reaches 2,860 MW.
Manzanillo (Mexico) LNG Terminal
The Manzanillo LNG Terminal, also known as the KMS Terminal or Terminal de GNL de Manzanillo, is an LNG regasification terminal at the Port of Manzanillo, Colima, commissioned in 2012.
Mao Yisheng
Mao Yisheng (茅以升) was a Chinese bridge engineer and educator who designed and built the Qiantang River Bridge at Hangzhou, China's first modern steel road-and-rail bridge.
Maoming Bohe power station
Maoming Bohe power station (茂名博贺电厂) is a coal-fired power station in Maoming, Guangdong, China, rated at 4,000 MW across four ultra-supercritical units, fully in service by 2026.
Maoming cogen power station
Maoming cogen power station (粤电茂名热电厂), also known as Maoming Zhenneng power station, is a coal-fired cogeneration plant in Maoming, Guangdong, China, with about 1,130 MW.
Map matching
Map matching is an algorithmic method that aligns noisy GPS points to the road network edges a vehicle most likely traversed, often using a Hidden Markov Model.
Map merging
Map merging is the robotics task of combining maps built independently by several robots, each exploring a different area, into one consistent global map in multi-robot SLAM.
Map Ta Phut BLCP power station
The Map Ta Phut BLCP power station (โรงไฟฟ้าบีแอลซีพี) is a 1,434 MW coal-fired power plant in Rayong Province, Thailand, owned by BLCP Power, a Banpu and EGCO joint venture.
Map Ta Phut LNG Terminal 1
Map Ta Phut LNG Terminal 1 is an LNG import and regasification terminal at Map Ta Phut, Rayong, Thailand, and the country's first, operating since 2011.
Map Ta Phut LNG Terminal 2
Map Ta Phut LNG Terminal 2, also known as the Nong Fab LNG Terminal, is an LNG import terminal in Rayong Province, Thailand, opened in 2022.
MAP-Elites
MAP-Elites is a quality-diversity optimization algorithm introduced by Jean-Baptiste Mouret and Jeff Clune in 2015 that keeps the best solution found in each cell of a user-defined behavior grid.
Maple Leaf Foods
Maple Leaf Foods Inc. is a Canadian consumer packaged goods company headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, producing prepared meats and other foods under its own brands.
Mapleson Cylinders
The Mapleson Cylinders are wax cylinder recordings of Metropolitan Opera performances and rehearsals made by librarian Lionel Mapleson from 1900 to 1904, now held by the New York Public Library.
MAPP gas
MAPP gas is a trademarked fuel gas of methylacetylene and propadiene, developed by Dow Chemical as an acetylene substitute for torches and no longer made in North America since 2008.
MapQuest
MapQuest is an American online mapping and navigation company, owned by System1, that provides consumer directions and developer platform services, originating its interactive web maps in 1996.
MapR
MapR: San Jose enterprise software company founded 2009, sold a proprietary Hadoop distribution with the C-based MapR-FS file system (no NameNode, NFS/POSIX, random read-write), MapR-DB, and MapR Streams as the Converged Data Platform; acquired by HPE in August 2019, now HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric.