An advance in sensor design by researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Waterloo’s Institute of Quantum Computing (IQC) could unshackle a powerful, yet high-maintenance technique for exploring materials.

Quality by design (QbD) is a widely discussed approach that is often neither well understood nor effectively executed.

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Sunk in 1606, the Portuguese merchant ship Nossa Senhora dos Martires is sailing again—in 3-D presently but perhaps one day in reality.

The information age is also the age of information overload.

A new research center designed to examine materials and structures across many length scales has been launched at the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom.

Need help choosing a New Year’s resolution? The University at Buffalo (UB) offers its annual list of 10 suggestions for achieving health, happiness, and success in the new year. Each resolution is based on the work of UB faculty in 2011.

Chief quality officers (CQO) are particularly well placed to lead a major transformational effort. Yet, few do so successfully in spite of having a vested role in operational improvement and having input into what the organization measures and monitors.

The next 12 months will see a greater focus than ever before on the quality of customer experience permeating strategies, systems, applications, and initiatives.

I was less than two minutes into my sales presentation when the business owner sitting behind his desk gruffly said, “Get out of here.” I figured someone must have walked into his office, and he didn’t want us to be interrupted.