More Women Directors, Better Performance
Mon, 10/15/2007 - 22:00
(Catalyst: New York) -- Fortune 500 companies with the highest representation of women board directors attained significantly higher financial performance, on average, than those with the lowest representation of women board directors, according to… Web Portal to Help Small Food Processors
Mon, 10/15/2007 - 22:00
(ARS: Washington) -- The Agricultural Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture has unveiled an Internet resource to help smaller companies answer food-safety questions and help food processors make science-based food-production… New Processes for CO2 Capture
Mon, 10/15/2007 - 22:00
(RWE Power: Ludwigshafen, Munich) -- The Linde Group, BASF, and RWE Power have agreed on the development of new processes for carbon dioxide (CO2) capture from combustion gases in coal-fired power plants today. The cooperation will comprise the… Magnetic Properties of Thin Films
Wed, 10/10/2007 - 22:00
(NIST: Gaithersburg, Maryland) -- Materials researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, together with colleagues from IBM and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, have pushed the measurement of thin films to the… 2008 Measurement Science Conference
Wed, 10/10/2007 - 22:00
The 2008 Measurement Science Conference welcomes Miguel Cerezo, of Amgen, as the President of the 2008 MSC. The MSC will be held at the Disneyland Hotel during the week of March 10 through 14, 2008, and will present the latest educational… Light Measurement Seminar
Wed, 10/10/2007 - 22:00
(Labsphere Inc.: North Sutton, New Hampshire) -- Labsphere Inc. is co-sponsoring a light measurement seminar in cooperation with its Halma sister company Ocean Optics, and its sales partner, Pro-Lite Technology.To be held at the Photonics… 3-D Laser Scanner at York Technical College
Wed, 10/10/2007 - 22:00
(Laser Design Inc.: Minneapolis) -- York Technical College is a community college with associate degree and certificate programs. The Machine Tool Technology department has built a worldwide reputation for excellence on the merits of its 3-D… Compliance Path to All GNSS Systems
Wed, 10/10/2007 - 22:00
(Leica Geosystems: St. Gallen, Switzerland) -- By the end of this decade, four independent global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) will be operational. Today only the American GPS system is fully operational, and the Russian GLONASS system is… Standards Help to Fill Prescriptions
Tue, 10/09/2007 - 22:00
(ANSI: Washington, D.C.) -- Filling a prescription is faster and more convenient than ever thanks to a new standard from ANSI-accredited standards developer the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs Inc. Providing general guidelines for… Protecting Machine Operators
Tue, 10/09/2007 - 22:00
(ISO: Geneva, Switzerland) -- The new ISO 14121-1 standard on risk assessment for machinery will help designers and manufacturers reduce associated safety hazards. The use of machinery is key to the development of any country. However, accidents…
