Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
In the 1999 film Office Space, a dark comedy about the mundane conventionality of work, disgruntled software engineer Peter Gibbons tells his new love interest, Joanna, that he hates his job and doesn’t want to go anymore.
Using Artificial Intelligence to Engineer Materials’ Properties
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Introducing a small amount of strain into crystalline materials, such as diamond or silicon, can produce significant changes in their properties, researchers have found. The mechanical strain is represented here as a deformation in the diamond's shape. Image: Chelsea Turner, MIT
Applying just a bit of strain to a piece of semiconductor or other crystalline material can deform the orderly arrangement of atoms in its structure enough to cause dramatic changes in its properties, such as the way it conducts electricity, transmits light, or condu
What Would Happen If Hospitals Openly Shared Their Prices?
Imagine there was a store where there were no prices on items, and you never knew what you’d pay until you’d picked out your purchases and were leaving the shop. You might be skeptical that the store would have any incentive to offer reasonable prices.
<em>Goliath’s Revenge</em>
(Wiley: Hoboken, NJ) -- Harness your company’s incumben
Design Robust Processes to Avoid ISO 9001:2015 Nonconformances
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Your audits don’t have to feel like this.
The Pareto principle calls for focus on the vital few rather than the trivial many.
Have You Digitized Your Journey Map?
In the past, I’ve written about some of the myths of journey mapping. One of those myths is: Without a digital mapping platform, I can’t even begin to map.
The Soul of Agile
A few years ago, I received a call from a very frustrated vice president of development in the Midwest. He sent his staff to get trained in Scrum. He thought he was sending his team off to learn how to develop software.
Quality Digest Live -- February 22, 2019
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This week on Tech Corner, we look at the Olympus IPLEX GX/GT videoscope.
With interchangeable insertion tubes and light sources, an 8-inch touch screen, and advanced imaging features, the IPLEX GX/GT videoscope delivers an optimal balance of versatility, imaging capabilities, and ease of use.
Enough!
During recent visits to Twitter and LinkedIn, I’ve become increasingly shocked by the devolution of the posts to vacuous nonsense.
