At the IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM 2013) in Washington DC (9-11 December), epiwafer foundry and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK, Pennsylavania State University and the US Commerce Department's National ...
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The US Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a draft form of a cyber security framework that is intended to help critical infrastructure owners and operators reduce cyber security risks. ...
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Tire Pros held grand opening events for two new Tread Town playgrounds. Pictured in Massillon, Ohio, are (from left) Doug Nist, Parks and Rec Department; Kathy Carassaro-Perry, mayor; Russ Boughman, owner of Discount Tire Outlet Tire Pros; ...
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NSF International, a global independent public health organization that writes standards, and tests and certifies products for the commercial and consumer goods, health sciences, food and water industries, will sponsor the American National ...
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The roster of Manufacturing Day 2013 sponsors recently added four more key support organizations, with the Precision Metalforming Association (PMA) and the Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT) both joining the movement at the ...
When a molten material cools quickly, parts of it may have enough time to grow into orderly crystals. But if the cooling rate is too fast for the entire melt to crystallize, the remaining material ends up in a non-crystalline state known as ...
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Texas State University (in San Marcos) has announced an agreement granting MicroPower Global Ltd (which was established in 2008 and is developing thermoelectric devices for energy conservation, energy harvesting and refrigeration) exclusive ...
US-based medical diagnostic device company Welch Allyn has completed the installation of Connex Electronic Vitals Documentation System (EVDS) at the Malcom Randall VA Medical Center in Florida, US. Connex EVDS includes patient data ...
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SPIE leaders said they were encouraged to see proposed increases in funds for scientific research and development and a greater emphasis on STEM education in President Obama’s 2014 budget proposal released last Wednesday. At the same ...
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UV-visible-NIR microscope and microspectrometer manufacturer CRAIC Technologies of San Dimas, CA, USA has launched its new flagship product, the 20/30 PV microspectrophotometer, designed to non-destructively analyze many types of ...
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The Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer recently unveiled its new photometry laboratory with a ribbon cutting at its 25th anniversary celebration, March 20. The new laboratory is supported with funding from the New York State ...
The U.S. government agency leading an effort to create a voluntary cybersecurity framework for companies operating critical infrastructure wants to hear ideas about what to include in those standards. The U.S. National Institute of ...
Using a low-cost apparatus designed to quickly and accurately measure the properties of handheld laser devices, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST, an agency of the US Department of Commerce) have tested ...
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A U.S. government computer vulnerability database and several other websites at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have been down for nearly a week after workers there found malware on two Web servers. NIST's National ...
U.S. government agencies will need the help of companies while developing a set of cybersecurity standards that President Obama has called for in an executive order signed last month, administration officials said. The Obama ...