Although it takes longer to say, “Do we really need a leap second?” than to allow one to come and go, the ongoing wrangle over these troublesome if fleeting moments has spanned a decade now.

On behalf of the Coordinate Metrology Society Executive Committee,

The acronym MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) has long been part of the aerospace vernacular.

At the Harris Corp. (Government Communications Systems Division—GCSD), solid carbon-fiber and aluminum-shaped reflector dishes are manufactured to support military ground, sea, and air communications. These reflectors range in size from 1 to 13 m.

The foundation of any laboratory’s reputation is built on confidence in its ability to provide correct and reliable data.

Clamp-on ultrasonic flow meters are widely used throughout industrial processes in many industries because their noninvasive nature confers in

Melanoma is one of the less common types of skin cancer, but it accounts for the majority of skin cancer deaths (about 75%).

Story update 8/26/2010: We incorrectly stated that Dr. Richard A. Spritz was from the University of Colorado in Boulder. He is actually at the University of Colorado School of Medicine in Denver.

In part one of this series, we considered the pros and cons of pressure-decay testing.