More Certainty About Uncertainty(?)
There’s an amazing amount of information available about what uncertainty is and how to specify it. If I understood it completely, I would become a consultant and stop writing this column.
Updating Connecticut’s Technical High School Program
(CNC Software Inc., Educational Division: Gig Harbor, Washington) -- Connecticut manufacturers and community colleges have requested that graduates of Manufacturing Technology programs within the Connecticut Technical High School System be well versed in computer-aided manufacturing (CAM).
Virginia Helps Afghanistan Regulate Metrology Standards
(VDACS: Richmond, Virginia) -- As gas prices have risen in the United States, so have complaints about gasoline pumps.
October Conference to Spur Bioscience Innovation
(NIST: Gaithersburg, Maryland) -- The National Institute of Standards and Technology and the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute (UMBI) will cosponsor an international conference on “Accelerating Innovation in 21st Century Biosciences: Identifying the Measurement Standards and Technol
UCIS Technical Subcommittee Receives Unified Coverage Database
(Mentor Graphics: Wilsonville, Oregon) -- Mentor Graphics has announced the donation of its Unified Coverage Database (UCDB) specification and application programming interface (API), which manage all coverage data from multiple tools, to Accellera’s Unified Coverage Database Interoperability (UCIS)
Empowerment Without Backup
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mpowering people is a cool idea. Giving individuals authority and responsibility has many benefits. It fosters accountability and communicates confidence. It avails people the opportunity to contribute in a manner that allows their voices to be heard.