Four years ago, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researcher Cyrus Daugherty developed an algorithm to virtually unroll the tightly wrapped layers of a cylindrical lithium-ion battery. Daugherty’s software transformed X-ray images of the battery, taken at different angles, into a CT scan. The scan, a 3D portrait of the battery’s interior, pinpointed hard-to-spot defects and…

Leadership responsibility is included in ISO 9001:2026, Clause 5.1.1,  to promote quality culture and ethical behavior. A strong argument could be made for adding safety as well.

Ethics has a very wide range of applications, including the need to avoid conflicts of interest (like recommending a product or service in which one has a personal financial interest) and not taking…

Given that AI has been this century’s biggest disruptor for nearly every industry in the world, it has been met with justifiable levels of angst, anger, questioning, and skepticism. It’s as if our world has essentially been turned into a version of Jurassic Park, where, instead of dinosaurs, we have computer-generated agentic forces running amok.

As people explore this new…