Flying 2-D Codes: Using Data Matrix IDs on Honey Bees
Jürgen Tautz is the founder of the BEEgroup, a research entity at the University of Würzburg in Germany that is studying ways to keep bee populations healthy.
The RFID Network Launches TV Series
(The RFID Network: Mountain View, CA) -- The RFID Network announces a new TV series focused on how radio frequency identification (RFID) technology is transforming our world.
ROSCOPE 500 Now Available in U.S. Market
(Perceptron: Plymouth, MI) -- Perceptron Inc.
Book: <em>A Practitioner’s Guide to Resampling for Data Analysis, Data Mining, and Modeling</em>
(Taylor and Francis: Florence, KY) -- Distribution-free resampling methods such as permutation tests, decision trees, and the bootstrap are used in virtually every research area.
Reusable Industrial Degreaser Now Available in United States
(MTec: Sao Paulo, Brazil) -- MTec Materials Technology, an innovative industrial solutions company, has created Purisolv, a recyclable degreasing solvent extracted from cashew nuts that is now available to U.S.
Using Radio Frequency Identification for Asset Management
Radio frequency identification (RFID) has become an indispensable tool that allows manufacturers to see information about assets in real time. Applications built around RFID help report immediate deviations and exceptions to any process.
Commuter Pain Survey: Traffic Congestion Down, Pain Way Up
T he annual IBM survey of the daily commute in a cross-section of some of the most economically important international cities reveals a startling dichotomy: While the commute has become a lot more bearable during the past year, drivers’ complaints have spiked.
NET-AX Automated Total Stations Released in U.S.
(Sokkia: Olathe, KS) -- Sokkia Corp. has released the NET-AX series of automated total stations in North and South America. The series includes NET05AX for 0.5 in. angle accuracy and NET1AX for 1 in. angle accuracy.
U.S. Senate Votes No on Baldrige Funding for 2012
(ASQ: Milwaukee) -- The American Society for Quality (ASQ), the nonprofit organization that administers the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program, is disappointed in a U.S. Senate subcommittee vote to withdraw funding for the successful program in the proposed 2012 federal budget.
Simulation Module Facilitates Correction of Bending Machines
(AICON: Braunschweig, Germany) -- With the launch of version 4.7 of TubeInspect, an optical tube-measuring system from AICON, a leading provider of optical camera-based 3-D measurement systems, operators will be able to simulate the bending process considering individual correction values, and t