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Development Program for Sub-32nm Metrology
Wed, 01/09/2008 - 22:00
Metryx Ltd., a supplier of mass metrology equipment to the semiconductor manufacturing industry, has announced that it has entered into a joint development program with Interuniversity MicroElectronics Center (IMEC ) of Belgium, a leading… A New Approach to Surface Profiling
Wed, 01/09/2008 - 22:00
The four images (taken with scanning laser confocal microscopy) show variations in surface roughness of an aluminum alloy as produced by increasing amounts of strain: A – 1 percent, B – 4 percent, C – 8 percent and D – 12… Guide to Friction, Wear, Erosion Testing
Wed, 01/09/2008 - 22:00
(ASTM International: West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania) -- Manual 56, Guide to Friction, Wear and Erosion Testing is now available from ASTM International. The manual, authored by Kenneth G. Budinski, is a resource for newcomers to tribology,… Food and Drug Administration Announces Modifications to List of Recognized Standards
Tue, 01/08/2008 - 22:00
(ANSI: New York) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently issued an updated list of consensus standards for use in evaluating medical devices before they are approved by the agency for market entry. The Food and Drug Administration… Jacques Régis assumes Presidency of the International Electrotechnical Commission
Tue, 01/08/2008 - 22:00
(Standards Council of Canada: Ottawa) -- The Standards Council of Canada has announced that Jacques Régis has began his three-year term as president of the International Electrotechnical Commission. Régis, who becomes IEC’s 32nd president and… Improving Your Business Through Benchmarking Best Practices
Mon, 01/07/2008 - 22:00
(NQI: Toronto) -- Canada’s National Quality Institute will present “Improving Your Business Through Benchmarking Best Practices” on April 23–24, 2008 in Toronto.Participants in this workshop you may expect learn how to plan and conduct… ANSI Seeks Comments on Industrial Furnaces
Mon, 01/07/2008 - 22:00
(ANSI: New York) -- The Japanese Industrial Standards Committee recently submitted a proposal to the International Organization for Standardization for a new field of technical activity on industrial furnaces and associated thermal processing… Standards to Improve Quality of Water Services
Mon, 01/07/2008 - 22:00
(ISO: Geneva) -- A suite of new ISO standards offers practical tools to address the challenge of effectively managing water resources so as to provide access to safe drinking water and sanitation for the world’s population. ISO recently… PowerSteering Announces Strongest Sales Quarter Ever
Thu, 01/03/2008 - 22:00
(PowerSteering: Cambridge, Massachussetts).--PowerSteering, the only on-demand, enterprise project portfolio management (PPM) software used to manage information technology, Six Sigma, product development, and other enterprise initiatives,… CSPI to Sue Over “Whole Grain” White Bread
Wed, 01/02/2008 - 22:00
(CSPI: Washington) -- On several Web sites, the Sara Lee Corp. muses about how consumers are likely to mistakenly believe that many “whole grain” breads are actually more like whole wheat bread than white bread, and chides its competitors for not…
