Why a Measured Transition to Electric Vehicles Would Benefit the United States
Climate plans are the order of the day in the presidential primary campaign because carbon pollution is a globa
Quality Means Never Being Out of Stock
Quality control and inventory control are equally important to the ongoing success of all manufacturing businesses.
Employees As Social Media Influencers
Dell is doing it. MasterCard, too. Even universities, not exactly bastions of social media influence, are embracing it.
Flexible Yet Sturdy Robot Is Designed to ‘Grow’ Like a Plant
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The new “growing robot” can be programmed to grow or extend in different direction based on the sequence of chain units that are locked and fed out from the “growing tip” or gearbox. Image courtesy of researchers, edited by MIT News
In today’s factories and warehouses, it’s not uncommon to see robots whizzing about, shuttling items or tools from one station to another. For the most part, robots navigate pretty easily across open layouts.
How to Unlock the AI Promise
As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly ubiquitous in various industry sectors, establishing a common terminology for AI and examining its various applications is more important than ever.
21st-Century Document Management Systems
With the advent of the internet, cloud, and electronic workflows, what is the future of documented management systems? Do we continue with a structure of quality manual, processes, work instructions, and forms and checklists?
Turning the Pharmaceutical Model Upside Down
The company Grace Science was born through an inversion of the normal business sequence.
The Machine-Health Tipping Point Is Here
It’s often difficult to pinpoint the exact moment when things change, but it usually happens faster than one imagines. Old technology gets replaced by new innovations; first by early adopters, and then, suddenly, by everyone.
Big Food Is Ripe for a Revolution
In May 2019, a California jury found Monsanto’s weed killer, Roundup, to be a “substantial factor” in the cancer suffered by a couple and ordered the U.S. agrochemical company to pay them $2 billion in damages.
Avoiding the Crack of Doom
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Credit: Leo Reynolds
Just as a journey of 1,000 miles begins with a single step, the deformations and fractures that cause catastrophic failure in materials begin with a few molecules torn out of place.