Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have developed a new technique that allows plasmon lasers to operate at room temperature, overcoming a major barrier to the technology’s  practical use.

If you’ve ever bathed a dog, you know firsthand how quickly a drenched pup can shake water off.

(RheoSense: San Ramon, CA) -- RheoSense Inc. announces the release of µVISC (micro VISC), the newest viscometer utilizing viscometer- and rheometer-on-a-chip (VROC) technology.

(Pinpoint Laser Systems: Peabody, MA) -- Pinpoint Laser Systems is introducing a new data interface accessory called Capture for the popular Laser Microgage industrial measuring and alignment system.

(IEC: Geneva) -- The International Accreditation Forum (IAF), the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC), and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) have signed an agreement to help reduce the cost, time, and complexity of reassessment of certification bodies and

(Thermo Fisher Scientific: Ecublens, Switzerland) -- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., a world leader in serving science, announces a new and powerful addition to its range of automated optical emission and X-ray fluorescence spectrometers.

(APICS: Chicago) -- Advancing Productivity, Innovation, and Competitive Success (APICS) has released the 13th edition of its APICS Dictionary, the standard for core terminology and emerging definitions in the operations and supply-chain management professions.

(Instron: Norwood, MA) -- Instron, a leading provider of testing equipment solutions designed to evaluate mechanical properties of materials and components, announces the new “Pla

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(Harvard Medical School: Boston) -- Researchers at Harvard Medical School (HMA) and Massachusetts General Hospital have found wide disparities among four common measures of hospitalwide mortality rates, with competing methods yielding both higher and lower-than-expected rates for the same Massach