When top Amazon executives were debating in the mid-2000s whether to greenlight Kindle, the now ubiquitous e-reader, sparks flew in the boardroom. Jeff Wilke, CEO of Amazon’s retail business at the time, openly challenged Jeff Bezos in front of the board.

Superconductors make highly efficient electronics, but the ultralow temperatures and ultrahigh pressures required to make them work are costly and difficult to implement. Room-temperature superconductors promise to change that.

(NASCAR: Charlotte, NC) -- Hexagon has joined 14-time NASCAR Cup Series champions Hendrick Motorsports as its official metrology hardware and software provider for the next decade.

(CIMdata, Ann Arbor, MI) -- CIMdata, a global product life-cycle management (PLM) consulting and research firm, has punlished an ebook that summarizes the results of a multisponsor collaborative research program, and highlights Eurostep’s perspective on the topic of digital threads.

(Nikon Industrial Metrology Unit: Brighton, MI) -- The Nikon MM series of industrial measuring microscopes has been periodically upgraded since the early 1950s, but never to the extent of the latest, sixth makeover.

Many people think they can’t say no on the job. They tell me, “It’s just not acceptable.” They say it’s because they work in a “can do” culture. Or, they work for a boss who is pure evil.

Since OpenAI’s release of ChatGPT in November 2022, the buzz around generative AI has been steadily ramping up.

(Newman Communications: Chicago) -- Hybrid and remote work is here to stay. What will it take for your company to succeed in the new normal?

(Laser Components: Olching, Germany) -- With an improved optical design and the broadband monitoring of production processes, Laser Components has succeeded in further optimizing the tolerances of polarization-independent beam splitters.

If the last few years have taught us anything, it’s how quickly—and drastically—things can change in business.