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Research and Tech
Information From a Cybernetic Viewpoint
Harish Jose
I want to revisit the notion of information from a cybernetic viewpoint, drawing primarily from Gregory Bateson’s well-known formulation that information is the difference that makes a difference. This definition doesn’t merely redefine information. It quietly displaces information from where it’s assumed to reside and how it’s assumed to function. This article is part of a series examining a…
Metrology
What NIST’s Most Popular Reference Materials Tell Us About the Science of Measurement
Brian Gutierrez

Measurement, in its most basic form, is about comparing the thing you want to measure with a reference. To measure the length of a table, you compare it to a tape measure. To measure flour for a birthday cake, you compare it to a measuring cup. Better references mean better measurements.

If you’re baking a cake, it doesn’t matter much if your measuring cup is a little off. But…

Manufacturing
Why Quality Must Evolve for the Next Generation of Manufacturing
Brian Brooks

The manufacturing world is undergoing a major shift. Supply chain shocks, reshoring, a busy merger and acquisition landscape, and other disruptions are prompting many manufacturers to rethink their operations with the hope of mitigating risk, building resilience, and gaining more control.

Although this period of transformation is intended to mitigate risk, it’s paradoxically…

QMS and Standards
80% of Healthcare Firms Are Exploring AI for Quality Management
Mike King, Anusha Gangadhara

During a June 2025 webinar on pragmatic AI applications in healthcare quality management and regulatory affairs, live polling of quality and regulatory professionals revealed that approximately 80% of respondents were actively implementing AI solutions or seriously considering their use in quality management and regulatory activities.

This finding underscores a fundamental shift…

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CANEA Offers Online Course
(CANEA: Orlando, FL) -- ISO 9001 and ISO 14001—the world’s leading standards for quality and…
Electrifying Boilers to Decarbonize Industry
(MIT: Cambridge, MA) -- More than 200 years ago, the steam boiler helped spark the Industrial…
EPIGAP OSA’s New SMD SWIR LEDs
(EPIGAP OSA: Berlin) -- EPIGAP OSA Photonics, a global manufacturer of custom and standard LEDs and…
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(Disruption Interruption: Tampa Bay, FL) -- Bringing a new drug from discovery to market is a…
Minitab Acquires Scytec to Expand Real-Time Manufacturing Data Collection
(Minitab: State College, PA) -- Minitab, a global leader in data management, predictive analytics,…
Velo3D Partners With US Army for 3D Printing Solutions
(Velo3D: Fremont, CA) -- Velo3D, a leading additive manufacturing technology company for mission-…
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(Harpak-ULMA -- Taunton, MA) -- Harpak-ULMA has announced the North American release of the ULMA…
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