Baldrige Executive Fellows, Capstone Projects, and the A3 Problem-Solving Tool
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Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash
The Baldrige Executive Fellows is an annual cohort of executives learning about leading
NIST Brings Mass Measurement to the Masses
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NIST engineer Kumar Arumugam examines the tabletop Kibble balance before its delivery to the U.S. Army. Photo: J. Lee/NIST
Bringing its cutting-edge invention to the larger world for the first time, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has delivered a portable and super accurate tabletop instrument for measuring mass to the U.S. Army.
New Computer Vision Method Helps Speed Electronic Materials Screening
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MIT graduate students Eunice Aissi (left) and Alexander Siemenn have developed a technique that automatically analyzes visual features in printed samples (pictured) to quickly determine key properties of new and promising semiconducting materials. Photo: Bryce Vickmark
Boosting the performance of solar cells, transistors, LEDs, and batteries will require better electronic materials made from novel compositions that have yet to be discovered.
The MEP National Network’s Supply Chain Optimization and Intelligence Network
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Photo by Ant Rozetsky on Unsplash
When a foreign company wants to manufacture goods in the United States, it needs new domestic suppliers for just about everything.
Researchers Demonstrate First Chip-Based 3D Printer
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A tiny device could enable a user to rapidly create customized, low-cost objects on the go, like a fastener to repair a wobbly bicycle wheel or a component for a critical medical operation. Credit: Sampson Wilcox, RLE
Imagine a portable 3D printer you could hold in the palm of your hand. This tiny device could enable you to rapidly create customized, low-cost objects on the go, like a fastener to repair a wobbly bicycle wheel or a component for a critical medical operation.
Race to Success
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Wayne Taylor Racing With Andretti, a world-renowned motorsports organization based in Indianapolis, competes in the Rolex 24 at Daytona endurance race. Photo credit: Jamey Price.
Endurance racing is one of the oldest and toughest pastimes in motorsports. It is a true test of performance. Not only is a driver’s stamina on display, but vehicle durability as well.
Increase Efficiency in Aircraft Engine Inspection With Digital Turning Tools
For organizations responsible for aircraft operation and maintenance, inspecting critical aircraft-engine components is a routine preventive maintenance procedure. These procedures help to ensure the proper operation of the aircraft for flight safety.
Modular, Scalable Hardware Architecture for a Quantum Computer
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In the future, the researchers could boost the performance of their system by refining the materials they used to make qubits or developing more precise control processes. Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash
Quantum computers promise the ability to quickly solve extremely complex problems that might take the world’s most powerful supercomputer decades to crack.
NIST Develops New Testing System for Carbon Capture
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Two of the apparatuses designed to test materials used in DAC plants to trap and remove carbon from the air. Credit: J. Manion/NIST
To combat global warming, companies are building direct air capture (DAC) facilities worldwide to remove carbon from the atmosphere.
Unlocking the ‘Iron Cage’ of Corporate Conformity
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You don’t have to wear the same uniform as everyone else. Photo by David Rotimi on Unsplash
As a newly hired assistant professor of organizational behavior and sociology at the Yale School of Management, Walter (Woody) Powell observed a strange phenomenon through his office window. It was 1979.