Turning research into consumer products
Cutting tools
NIST’s overworked calibration tool gets a brother
Low-cost Zigbee or Bluetooth sensors create network that connects with smartphones carried by miners
Focus on incremental, not radical, innovation
CEO interviews reveal what’s needed to survive
Report shows that users demand consistent performance of digital products and services
Streamline the kanban process and materials flow
Companies that ignore advanced manufacturing risk overpaying for underperforming plants
Collaborative quality initiatives can help save lives and money
ACQUIP uses laser tracker technology to provide industry-leading rotating equipment solutions
In a state where education funding has plummeted, continuous improvement thrives
A growing trend is to choose doctors for their ability to communicate and heal
How a specialty supplier uses portable scanning to power an engineering-based tube-shaping process
Survey reveals differing priorities between quality managers and executives
Computation, theory, and experiment flourish in materials research platform
Gensler survey shows that creating an ‘innovation ecosystem’ drives performance
Heritage preservation is unlocking secrets of our past
What makes the BLAZE 600M 3D optical scanner faster and more accurate
NIST’s network-of-things builds a foundation to help define the internet of things