Within the last week I have had two conversations representing two sides of the same challenge. I first conversed with an engineer who recently became a member of his company’s process improvement team.

(Mahr Federal: Providence, RI) -- At IMTS 2012, Mahr Federal, a manufacturer and marketer of dimensional metrology equipment, unveiled a revolutionary way to measure surfaces.

The Microscopy business group at Carl Zeiss presented a new technology at the annual meeting for the Society for Neuroscience, which took place Oct. 13–17, 2012, in New Orleans.

Despite pressing economic worries, the environment remains a top concern for consumers the world over.

I have been riding my bike to work lately instead of taking my car. I figured I could use the exercise. I figured it would be good for my health. I figured it might help stave off global warming. I figured wrong.

Imagine yourself at the starting line, stretching and flexing and making sure your shoes are tied tight and your winning bib number is securely fastened. This is you, at the gate, achieving your wildest dreams.

Quality of compressed air is a broad term. One person may deem his compressed air quality as “poor” if he finds water at the end-use point.

Here’s a question for makers of minuscule moving machines—the kind being eyed for nanomanufacturing and assembly as well as other uses: Do you know where your micro- and nanorobots really are? Care to bet?