(Reuters: London) -- The volume of research papers published in the field of materials science is currently being driven by Asia, and in particular China, which has overtaken the United States and Japan to become the largest single-country producer in the world, according to a study released by T

(ISO: Geneva) -- ISO international standards offer benefits for just about everyone, and what the standards can achieve is becoming an increasingly useful component of general knowledge.

(Microscan: Renton, WA) -- Microscan, a global supplier of embedded barcode scanners and imagers for life sciences, has announced its new Vision MINI smart camera.

(Sapient Automation: Doylestown, PA) -- What is the value of unused space? It can have significant value for quality-conscious organizations that choose to take advantage of it in storage facilities.

(The Conference Board: New York) -- According to the results of The Conference Board survey “CEO Challenge 2011,” CEOs around the globe cite business growth as the most critical challenge they face.

(FDAnews: Falls Church, VA) -- Despite the FDA’s ongoing work with international regulators to improve supplier quality issues, a top FDA official has stated that another public health crisis like Heparin, which occurred in 2010 when Baxter Healthca

(CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- To achieve long-

(J.D. Power and Associates: West Lake Village, CA) -- After an improvement in the quality of newly launched models every year from 2007 to 2010, the initial quality of 2011 new-model launches has declined considerably, according to the J. D. Power and Associates 2011 U.S.

(Accu-Sort: Telford, PA) -- Accu-Sort Systems, a major supplier of automated ID systems, has launched its AccuLazr AL5010, a midrange laser barcode scanner.

(AMETEK: Kleve, Germany) -- SPECTRO Analytical Instruments, a unit of AMETEK Materials Analysis Division, unveiled the updated version of its SPECTROLAB metal analyzer at the GIFA foundry trade show in Dusseldorf, Germany, held June 28–July 2, 2011.