Networks of sensors mounted on commercial aircraft might one day check continuously for the formation of structural defects, possibly reducing or eliminating scheduled aircraft inspections. Like nerve ...

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Human quality inspectors in Nissan’s factories have historically spotted between 85 percent and 95 percent of flaws in the finish of cars exiting the paint booth. That wide range of variability is due ...

All stakeholders must stop playing the blame game. All parties involved will have to take some pain; regulators, developers, builders, subcontractors, consultants, certifiers, insurers, manufacturers, ...