Experiments Inspired by Slot Machines Promise Bigger Research Payoffs
Researchers at Stanford Graduate School of Business have pushed past the limitations of A/B testing into another area of experimentation focused on “
Researchers at Stanford Graduate School of Business have pushed past the limitations of A/B testing into another area of experimentation focused on “
Managing optical exposure settings is one capability that doesn’t make the headlines, but it’s critical for laser scanner usability and accuracy.
Over the past decade, technological improvements have seen 3D laser scanning become an increasingly important alternative to tactile measurement in an expanding range of measurement applications.
During lithium-ion battery manufacturing, several battery components are normally inspected: the current collector, electrode material, and separator. Each of these comes with its own set of inspection challenges.
Global electric vehicle (EV) sales have been growing steadily and are expected to reach more than 17 million vehicles in 2028.
American manufacturing is associated with high-quality standards that are meant to ensure both the reliability and longevity of the products produced.
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We’ve been asked by customers how many decimal places are enough. It’s either because they want to maximize the resolution of their purchase or they expect far more resolution from the equipment than is reasonable.
Many quality control teams struggle to find and retain skilled metrology professionals. Don’t underestimate the importance of an easy-to-use 3D scanner.
Integrating 3D scanning technology into quality control processes can be challenging.
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In this article, I’m looking at the relationship between capability index (Cpk or Ppk) and tolerance intervals.
One hundred years ago this month, Walter Shewhart wrote a memo that contained the first process behavior chart. In recognition of this centennial, this column reviews four different applications of the techniques that grew out of that memo.
NIST researcher Tara Fortier aligns optics to maximize the signal coming from an optical clock. The signal is measured by a frequency comb. Credit: R. Wilson/NIST
Recently, you’ve probably seen the word quantum used everywhere—in computing, in names for tech companies, and maybe even for explanations of love and consciousness.
Addressing the issue of plastic pollution and microplastics may seem impossible, but it’s certainly achievable. Photo by Naja Bertolt Jensen on Unsplash.
Because I’m a microplastics researcher, my friends sometimes jokingly ask me, “How many microplastics do you think I consumed this week?”
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