NSF International, an independent public health organization that tests and certifies a wide range of plumbing and drinking water treatment products, strongly supports the passage of the Reduction of Lead in Drinking Water Act, which occurred on January 4.

Is the expansion of the universe accelerating for some unknown reason? This is one of the mysteries plaguing astrophysics, and somewhere in distant galaxies are yet-unseen supernovae that may hold the key.

(IET: London) -- Construction- and mining-equipment manufacturer Caterpillar achieved zero landfill waste at its United Kingdom Hose Assembly (UKHA) facility by increasing its recycling rate.

(J.P. Morgan: New York) -- The global manufacturing sector ended 2010 on a strong footing. Rates of growth in production and new orders accelerated, leading to a further solid increase in employment.

(CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- Written specifically to address the application of lean practices in go

(VISIONx: Pointe-Claire, Quebec) -- VISIONx INC., a developer of software and systems for automated visual inspection and high-accuracy measurement, now offers the VisionGauge Digital Optical Comparator in vertical configuration.

(Alicona: Bartlett, IL) -- Alicona is now marketing the IF-Portable (figure 1) and the Edgemaster (figure 2) for 3-D surface measurement. Both are based on Alicona’s FocusVariation technology.

(ISPE: Tampa, FL) -- As part of its 2011 conference, “Applying Solutions to Emerging Industry Challenges,” the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE), a global, nonprofit association of more than 22,000 pr

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.