Today, solid rockets dominate most military applications because they take up relatively little space, can be launched on a moment’s notice, and offer a high thrust-to-weight ratio.

A selection of center-page spreads from ISO Focus+, the magazine of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), filled with colorful graphic art conveying the benefits of international standards, provides the theme for the ISO 2012 calendar.

(Renishaw: New Mills, UK) -- At Autosport 2012, scheduled for Jan.

The objective of our improvement project was to contribute to more fuel-efficient air transportation.

Oh no, it’s happened again! Why do I do this to myself time and again? Do I need to seek help, professional assistance of a psychological nature? I must stop doing this; it’s is as if I don’t have control over myself. It’s a habit.

A team of university researchers, aided by scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), have succeeded in integrating a new, highly efficient piezoelectric material into a silicon microelectromechanical system (MEMS).

(Wiley: Hoboken, NJ) -- Globally, there has been a decline in trust during the past few decades, and only one-third of Americans believe they can trust the government, big business, and large institutions.

(Gemba Academy: Mukilteo, WA) -- Mark Graban, author of the Shingo Award-winning Lean Hospitals (Productivity Press, 2011), shares his insights about what it takes to make

Ask any metrologist, and you’ll likely get quite a diatribe about the challenge of making a good measurement of humidity.

(ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board: Milwaukee) -- The ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board has acquired Forensic Quality Services Inc. (FQS), expanding the company’s range of conformity assessment services to include accreditation of forensic testing agencies.