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When Things Go Wrong, Who’s to Blame?Turns out statistical know-how begins in infancy
Tue, 06/28/2011 - 15:56
For discussion: We’re all quality professionals, right? We understand root cause analysis, right? But do we understand it and act on it as well as when we were babies?--Quality Digest editors If you flip a light switch and nothing happens, there are…
Moving Inventions to the MarketplaceMIT/Harvard symposium seeks commercial opportunities for emerging technologies
Mon, 06/27/2011 - 05:00
Researchers from MIT and Harvard University crossed the Charles River to speak at a two-day symposium intended to bridge scientific innovation from both campuses with corporate interests from around the world. The symposium was held June 14–15, 2011…
Cultivating Supply Chain ExpertsGlobe-spanning network offers graduate-level education and researched process improvement
Thu, 05/05/2011 - 12:10
When a supply chain is firing on all cylinders—moving products, information, and money on schedule—it goes largely unnoticed, at least to the average consumer. You expect to find the supplies you need at the grocery store, and to receive your…
New Mathematical Framework Finds Localized Solutions to Complex CalculationsEnvisioning data as ‘graphs’ offers a solution to the problem of calculating independent sets
Wed, 04/06/2011 - 11:01
(MIT: MA) -- At a time when the Internet puts an untold amount of information at anyone’s fingertips, automated scientific experiments churn out data faster than researchers can keep up with it, and communications networks can include billions of…
Seeing Below the SurfaceEngineers devise new way to inspect advanced materials used to build airplanes
Tue, 03/29/2011 - 06:00
In recent years, many airplane manufacturers have started building their planes from advanced composite materials, which consist of high-strength fibers such as carbon or glass, embedded in a plastic or metal matrix. Such materials are stronger…
Seeing Below the SurfaceEngineers devise new way to inspect advanced materials used to build airplanes
Tue, 03/29/2011 - 06:00
In recent years, many airplane manufacturers have started building their planes from advanced composite materials, which consist of high-strength fibers such as carbon or glass, embedded in a plastic or metal matrix. Such materials are stronger…
Detecting Whether a Heart Attack Has OccurredNew implantable sensor finds telltale signs; technology could also be adapted to monitor cancer and other diseases
Mon, 02/21/2011 - 09:25
(MIT: Cambridge, MA) -- During about 30 percent of all heart attacks, people experience no symptoms. However, unmistakable signs of the attack remain in the bloodstream for days. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers, working…
3Q: Why Science Is Curiosity on a MissionMIT’s Alfred Ironside wants to remind Americans of the value and power of curiosity-driven research
Thu, 06/11/2026 - 12:03
MIT launched a new initiative—titled Science Is Curiosity on a Mission—to make the case for the long-horizon, curiosity-driven science that has powered generations of American innovation. Through stories of scientists pursuing open-ended questions,…