(Leica Microsystems: Heerbrugg, Switzerland) -- Digital microscopes by Leica Microsystems are successfully established as analytical instruments in applications such as pharmaceutics, materials research, and electronics production.

(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced that it is accepting proposals for funding for a broad range of potential research projects and related activities that support the institute’s measurement science and engineering programs.

(Booz & Co.: New York) -- For business next year, the only sure thing is uncertainty, according to Booz & Co. in a recent advisory to its clients.

It’s all too easy to make mistakes involving statistics.

A frequent refrain of top managers is, “We need to do a better job of holding people accountable.” Accountability seems to be the mantra for organizational get-well programs these days.

(ANSI: Washington, D.C.) -- “In this global, knowledge-intensive and consumer-oriented economy, the competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing has never been more important...

(McGraw-Hill: New York) -- McGraw-Hill has announced the release of two new books of particular interest to quality professionals. The first focuses on how lean and theory of constraints work together in the supply chain. The second describes which quality tool to use, and when.

(FARO: Lake Mary, FL) -- FARO Technologies Inc., the world’s leading provider of portable measurement and imaging solutions, announces it will host its annual 3D Documentation Conference at the Gaylord Palms Resort in Orlando, Florida, on F

(Accenture: New York) -- Services are increasingly the differentiator that can make or break a company, according to a recent Accenture survey of 1,000 U.S. consumers.

(NCSL International: Boulder, CO) -- Technical Exchange, developed by NCSL International (NCSLI), a nonprofit organization for excellence in measurement science, is a new educational event designed to provide regional access to low-cost, high-quality metrology training solutions.