Study: Automation Drives Income Inequality
(MIT: Cambridge, Massachusetts) -- When you use self-checkout machines in supermarkets and drugstores, you’re probably not doing a better job of bagging your purchases than checkout clerks once did. Automation just makes bagging less expensive for large retail chains.
Videoscope Makes Wind Turbine Gearbox Inspections Faster, More Efficient
(Evident: Waltham, MA) -- Wind turbine gearbox inspections take place in cramped quarters, so inspection tools must be both compact and effective.
The Secret of Data Analysis
There are four major questions in statistics. These can be listed under the headings of description, probability, inference, and homogeneity. An appreciation of the relationships between these four areas is essential for successful data analysis.
The Really Simple Steps to Creating an Innovation Engine
Think innovation, and what comes to mind? For many, it invariably evokes big names like Apple and Tesla, their epoch-defining products ranging from the smartphone to electric vehicles, and genius leaders like Elon Musk and Steve Jobs.
How Do You Know You’re Getting What You Pay For at the Grocery Store?
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Inspectors in every U.S. state inspect and test scales at grocery stores and food manufacturing plants by using standard weights and rigorous procedures to help ensure the measurements are done correctly and fairly.
Webinar: Assessing Your Cybersecurity Maturity Level: A Government and Industry Priority
(Omnex: Ann Arbor, MI) -- Omnex has announced it’s latest webinar, “Assessing your Cybersecurity Maturity Level: A Government and Industry Priority.”
The Customer Is Always Right. Right?
The saying is nothing new: The customer is always right. Customers come first. We’ve heard these adages for a long time. And we’ve questioned them for almost as long. Those of you who know me know that I’ve certainly been doing that for a long time!
An Ethical Workplace Culture Can Prevent Corporate Fraud by Aiding Whistleblowers
Whistleblowing is a cornerstone of corporate governance.
ETQ Launches Newest Version of Reliance NXG Quality Management System
(ETQ: Burlington, MA) -- ETQ, part of Hexagon, has launched a new release of its award-winning, cloud-native QMS, Reliance NXG, providing an updated version of its popular training management application to enable better visibility and tracking of training activity.