Using NI FlexRIO for Ultrasound Array Imaging for Nondestructive Testing
Flexibility is just one of the many benefits of acquiring ultrasound data directly into a PC and then performing application-specific processing in software.
Fourth Annual Risk Management and Drug Safety Summit
(FDAnews: Falls Church, VA) -- FDAnews has announced details of its upcoming 4th Annual Risk Management and Drug Safety Summit: Building an Effective Global Risk Management and Drug Safety Program, scheduled for Nov. 1–2, 2011, in Washington D.C.
National Instruments to Host Measurement and Control Technical Symposiums
(National Instruments: Austin, TX) -- National Instruments (NI) has opened registration for the 2011 NI Technical Symposium, a series of daylong events that showcase the latest NI technologies and development techniques for engineers an
FDA Funds National Food Safety Training Program
(UC Davis: Davis, CA) -- A $1.3 million grant to develop a new food-safety training program for government and industry has been awarded by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to the University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine.
Industry CEOs Discuss Future of U.S. Manufacturing at FABTECH 2011
(SME: Chicago) -- This November, at FABTECH 2011 in Chicago, Chris Kuehl, Ph.D., economic analyst for the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association International (
Spectro Launches Next-Generation Spectro xSORT
(AMETEK: Kleve, Germany) -- SPECTRO Analytical Instruments, a unit of AMETEK Materials Analysis Division and a leading supplier of analytical instruments for optical emission and XRF spectrometry, has introduced the next-generation SPECTRO xSORT handheld energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence (
Happy World Standards Week!
Imagine a world where shoe sizes were not standardized, or where golf balls came in a variety of sizes and weights. What if your favorite CDs didn’t fit in your friend’s CD player?
Six Sigma Should Listen to the Voice of Its Customers
For the last decade, people have come by my booth at the American Society for Quality (ASQ) World Conference on Quality and Improvement and asked: “Isn’t there a better way to implement Six Sigma that doesn’t cost so much or take so long?” Of course there is, but
Europe’s Emerging Commodities Mantra
It’s funny how the simple act of opening your e-mail can have a profound effect on your view of the world’s economic landscape.
NIST Congratulates Colleague on Nobel Chemistry Prize
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) colleagues of Dan Shechtman, Ph.D., joined others in the scientific community in congratulating him on winning the 2011 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.