On a Mission to Measure
(MIT News: Cambridge, MA) -- How does cargo weight affect fuel economy in cars? What are the mechanical differences between bench pressing dumbbells and bench pressing barbells? How does temperature alter the mechanical properties of gummy bears?
Quality Digest Live -- September 29, 2017
Story links for September 29, 2017
Domestic Cars Fail to Keep Up With International Competition
The Case for Cyber-security: Interview with Martin Voelk of TUV SUD
Webinar: Developing a Cyber-Security Strategy
Rocks, Riches, Rust
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Room with a view: A promotional photo during the building of the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York, circa 1930
The Lean Brain Series
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“Knowledge worker’s ‘machinery’—their brains—can be capricious, rendering thought processes less than reliable, and actions less than rational.”
While heading to a session at the most recent Lean Transformation Summit, I found myself confronted with signage that posed the following open-ended question: “All problem solvers must....”
PQ Systems Launches User Community
(PQ Systems: Dayton, OH) --The PQ User Community, an online meeting place to connect with peers, launched via the PQ Systems.com website on October 2.
Conquering the Challenges of Technological Growth and Success
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Tesla Model 3: Scaling operations to meet mass production demands without compromising product quality will be challenging.
Credit: Tesla Motors
Scientists Bring Visual ‘Magic’ to Light
(Lawrence Berkeley National Lab: Berkeley, CA) -- A butterfly’s wings and a peacock’s feathers use nanoscale architecture to bend light and produce brilliant colors without pigments or dyes, and scientists have been trying to emulate nature’s design.
