(NIMS: Fairfax, VA) -- The Precision Machining Technology, CNC Milling, and CNC Turning Championships will be held during the week of June 21–24 in Kansas City, Missouri, as part of the 2011 SkillsUSA National Championships

(University of Michigan: Ann Arbor, MI) -- A dramatic and surprising magnetic effect of light discovered by University of Michigan researchers could lead to solar power without traditional semiconductor-based solar cells.

(Starrett: Athol, MA) -- The L.S. Starrett Co., a global manufacturer of precision tools and metrology equipment, announced its 4-Port Gage Multiplexer line and SmartCable for a fast and easy way to connect a measuring tool to a PC.

(AICON: Braunschweig, Germany) -- MoveInspect HR is a portable coordinate measurement machine (CMM) consisting of high-resolution digital cameras and the hand-operated MI.Probe.

(AMA: New York) -- To thrive and excel in the business world, you should seek to attain the knowledge and skills needed to move beyond effectiveness to greatness. The crucial challenge of our world today is this: to find your voice and inspire others to find theirs.

(WCBF Inc: Chicago) -- Because it is hard to take time away from the workplace, WCBF has introduced a one-day pass option for any of the four days of the Lean Six Sigma and Process Improvement Healthcare Summit, scheduled for May 10–13, 2011, in New Orleans.

(Lean Frontiers: Fishers, IN) -- Nationally recognized reshoring expert Harry Moser will address a special session at the upcoming Lean Logistics Summit, scheduled to be held June 28–29, 2011, in Cincinnati.

(Grant Thornton: Chicago) -- In a national survey of U.S. manufacturing chief financial officers (CFOs) and senior controllers conducted by Grant Thornton LLP, the U.S. member firm of Grant Thornton International Ltd., there are serious concerns about inflation.

(A2LA: Frederick, MD) -- The American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA), in partnership with the Institute for Quality Management in Healthcare (IQMH), is offering a five-day, free trial of the educational series “Decoding ISO 15189,” modules 8 and 11.

(California Science Center: Los Angeles) -- More than 900 top students from California’s middle- and senior-high schools will convene for the final round of competition in the 60th annual California State Science Fair, May 2–3, 2011, at the C