Being a leader is tough enough, but it’s downright demoralizing if you feel like you’re swimming upstream against the currents of a toxic workplace.

There’s a mystery happening in some satellites facing the sun, and scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (

(Rockwell Automation: Milwaukee) -- Rockwell Automation, one of the world’s largest companies dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, has published the results of its 8th annual “

(Metrologic: Montbonnot-Saint-Martin, France) -- Two decades after their first partnership, Renishaw and Metrologic Group are strengthening their collaboration by signing a new strategic agreement to meet current challenges faced by the manufacturing industry.

The factors affecting employee engagement have changed dramatically during the last few years.

Sami, a manager in a multinational company, had to make a difficult decision concerning an underperforming direct report.

Researchers in Arkansas and two other states will be using a $5 million grant to increase use of artificial intelligence and robotics in chicken processing to reduce waste in deboning and detect pathogens.

(AIM3D: Rostock, Germany) -- Mapping a 3D printing process as a continuous digital process chain, from the component design through production and post-processing, is the logical consequence of a digital additive manufacturing strategy.

(Marposs Corp.: Auburn Hills, MI) -- Marposs, a global leader in measurement, inspection, and test technologies, has acquired the majority share of Digital Strategy Innovation (DSI), a startup company and specialist in applied research in AI, big data, and data analysis based in Venice, Italy.

Sustainability is a hot topic. Companies throw around their carbon or recycling initiatives, and competing executives feel the need to follow suit. But aside from the external pressure, there are also bottom-line benefits. Becoming more efficient can save money.