(AMETEK: Kleve, Germany) -- SPECTRO Analytical Instruments, a unit of AMETEK Materials Analysis Division and a leading supplier of analytical instruments for optical emission and XRF spectrometry, has introduced the next-generation SPECTRO xSORT handheld energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence (

Imagine a world where shoe sizes were not standardized, or where golf balls came in a variety of sizes and weights. What if your favorite CDs didn’t fit in your friend’s CD player?

For the last decade, people have come by my booth at the American Society for Quality (ASQ) World Conference on Quality and Improvement and asked: “Isn’t there a better way to implement Six Sigma that doesn’t cost so much or take so long?” Of course there is, but

It’s funny how the simple act of opening your e-mail can have a profound effect on your view of the world’s economic landscape.

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) colleagues of Dan Shechtman, Ph.D., joined others in the scientific community in congratulating him on winning the 2011 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

(Olympus: Center Valley, PA) -- The First Surface Metrology Seminar for the Americas will convene at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), Oct.

(Wiley: Hoboken, NJ) -- Optimal Design of Experiments: A Case Study Approach, by Peter Goos and Bradley Jones (Wiley, 2011), demonstrates the utility of the computer-aided optimal design approach using real industrial examples.

Back during the early 1960’s, a television program called That Was the Week That Was, hosted by David Frost, took over the airwaves with millions of ardent followers tuning in each week.

(Quality Digest: Chico, CA) -- Former Motorola Chairman and CEO Robert W. Galvin died on October 11, 2011, at the age of 89. Bob Galvin served the company for nearly 60 years and transformed it from a U.S.

October is always an interesting time of year. In preparation for the beginning of holiday activities, stores begin erecting displays for Halloween, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, and Christmas weeks in advance.