{"id":9,"date":"2022-07-04T18:04:40","date_gmt":"2022-07-04T18:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mtec\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2025-04-11T14:08:20","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T14:08:20","slug":"homepage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mtec\/","title":{"rendered":"Homepage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cgb-hero-banner\">\n    <section class=\"banner-hero\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"row\">\n                <div class=\"column-small-12 column-large-8 padding-v-xl\">\n                                            <h1 class=\"hero\">Welcome to MTEC<\/h1>\n                    \n                                            <p><strong>MTEC<\/strong>\u00a0at York University is a new centre for Manufacturing, Technology, and Entrepreneurship at the Lassonde School of Engineering<\/p>\n                    \n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"assistive-background-image assistive-background-overlay js-interchange\"\n                 style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mtec\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/11\/20170125-MachineLab-11-600x401.jpg');background-position:center\"\n                 data-bg=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mtec\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/11\/20170125-MachineLab-11-1200x801.jpg,https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mtec\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/11\/20170125-MachineLab-11-1920x1282.jpg\">\n            <\/div>\n            <\/section>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"container has-vivid-red-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:60px\">\n    <span class=\"icon-Burst_sr \" aria-hidden=\"false\" role=\"presentation\"><\/span>\n\n    <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns container my-3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading b-3\">Manufacturing, Technology, and Entrepreneurship Centre (MTEC)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>MTEC unites complementary disciplines to establish a well-rounded research unit, with the capacity to rapidly bring innovative technologies to market. 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