The average automobile has more than 80 dynamic seals that can fail at any given time, according to the Institute for Measurement and Sensor-Technology's paper, "Second Generation Lead Measurement." Failures attributed to leaking seals cost the transportation and p

Heather, a manager at a publishing company, prides herself on her extremely high standards, even jokingly referring to herself as a “perfectionist,” but she has difficulty meeting deadlines.

There are people in every organization whose titles indicate they are leaders. Often, and unfortunately, their employees beg to differ. Oh, they don’t say it directly, not to the boss’s face, anyway.

(Accu-Sort: Telford, PA) -- Accu-Sort Systems Inc.

(Georgia Institute of Technology: Atlanta) -- Seismologists have developed a new system that could be used to warn future populations of an impending tsunami only minutes after the initial earthquake.

(International Organization for Standardization: Geneva, Switzerland

(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Before you can build that improved turbojet engine, before you can create that longer lasting battery, you have to ensure all the newfangled materials in it will behave the way you want—even under conditions as harsh as the upper atmosphere at supersonic speed, or

(Renishaw: Hoffman Estates, IL) -- The Equator gauging system is a r

(Rucker & Associates Inc: Raleigh, NC) -- Completely shifting production methods is no easy feat for any organization. But that is just what Unifi Manufacturing Inc.

Sometimes things that seem factual are not exactly true. Here are a few examples relating to inventory: