At the heart of every construction project around the world is a handful of vehicles doing all the heavy lifting. Whether it’s a digger, tractor, or crane, this machinery must be safe, efficient, and fit for purpose—and purpose can depend quite a lot on the project at hand.

It’s often possible to change tools mounted to the end of their hydraulic arms, making industrial…

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a new forensic DNA reference material, RM 8043, that includes degraded DNA as well as mixtures of high-quality DNA from multiple individuals. This material will help crime labs verify that their methods produce accurate results when analyzing these kinds of samples.

Genetic material at a crime scene often…

If you ask 10 different manufacturers to identify their toughest problem, odds are at least five of them will say, “We can’t get parts through the shop floor fast enough.”

When you think about it, that answer shouldn’t come as a surprise. Today’s manufacturing customers demand increasingly shorter turnaround times. They consider changes to jobs in progress to be your problem,…