APR Series Direct-Drive Rotary Stages Provide Exceptional Accuracy
(Aerotech: Pittsburgh, PA) -- Aerotech Inc. is a designer and manufacturer of motion control, positioning tables/stages, and positioning systems.
An Unexpected Clue to Thermopower Efficiency
Berkeley Lab scientists and their colleagues have discovered a new relation among electric and magnetic fields and differences in temperature, which may lead to more efficient thermoelectric devices that convert heat into electricity or electricity into heat.
Beware of Your Organization’s Empire Builders
Empire building is the pinnacle and most extreme level of the pyramid of bureaucracy.
FMS Series of Precision Linear Stages Available
(Newport: Irvine, CA) -- Newport Corp., a global leader in motion control technology, has introduced Fine Metrology State (FMS) Precision Linear Stages.
BIM Advancing on Computer-Aided Design
(ZweigWhite: Fayetteville, AK) -- Three-dimensional building information modeling (BIM) is rapidly replacing 2-D design software in many architecture, engineering, planning, and environmental firms. However, a blend of 2-D and 3-D technology is still commonplace.
pH 700 and Ion 700 Benchtop Meters
(OAKTON Instruments: Vernon Hills, IL) -- OAKTON Instruments, designer and manufacturer of innovative scientific instruments for research, industrial, and educational uses, announces its new pH 700 and Ion 700 Benchtop Meters
Standards Community Challenges U.S. Companies to Participate
(ANSI: New York) -- More than 80 percent of global commodity trade is affected by standards and conformance, which translates to more than 13 trillion business dollars each year.
Dr. Deming’s Camping Expedition
While playing her role as Maria Kutschera in The Sound of Music, Julie Andrews once sang about her favorite things, among which were geese flying with the moon on their wings, doorbells, and brown paper packages.
Problems with Skewness and Kurtosis,<br> Part One
With the use of statistical software, many individuals are being exposed to more than just measures of location and dispersion. In addition to the average and standard deviation, they often find some funny numbers labeled as skewness and kurtosis.
Noncontact, Multichannel Temperature Sensors Hook Up to Networks
(Raytek: Santa Cruz, CA) -- Raytek, a designer, manufacturer, and provider of infrared (IR), thermometry instruments, has enhanced its MI3 Series IR temperature measurement sensors with new integrated network communication options.