By combining photolithographic digital barcodes with immuno- and molecular chemistry, Applied BioCode Inc (Santa Fe Springs, CA, USA) has created a Barcoded Magnetic Bead (BMB...
After such tragic events as the collapse of the I-35W Mississippi River Bridge in Minneapolis, MN, there has been increased awareness of the need to inspect the structural integrity...
Ensuring the quality of rolled titanium zinc (TiZn) metal sheets used for roofing and wall panels in building construction is a demanding process, not in the least because the...
Engineers at Ackley Machine Corp. have developed a tablet printing machine based around Cognex In-Sight vision systems that not only prints identification marks on tablets but...
Automotive airbags must deploy within milliseconds to protect lives in the event of an accident. The bags themselves are inflated by highly compressed gas, commonly nitrous oxide...
A major challenge in inspecting underground pipes for nuclear reactors is identifying corrosion. Currently, plant inspectors use indirect methods to monitor buried piping, such...
In his classic novel The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald uses the green light of Daisy's dock as a metaphor for both the beginning and end of a journey and Gatsby's unattainable...
