CLEVELAND -- A team of scientists at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland recently completed a technology demonstration that could enable new scientific missions to the surface of Venus.

Read more: NASA Demonstrates Electronics for Longer Venus Surface Missions

PORTLAND, OR -- Electro Scientific Industries will close two facilities and downsize a third, and reorganize its management teams as part of a company-wide restructuring to shore up profits.

Read more: ESI to Shutter 2 Plants, Move Operations Team to Asia

OSAKA, JAPAN – MEC Co. Ltd. revised its forecast for the year ending Mar. 31. The firm expects net sales of $79.5 million, down 0.9% compared to fiscal 2016.

Read more: MEC Expects Fiscal 2017 Net Sales Nearly Flat

WASHINGTON -- The controversial conflict minerals rule which requires publicly traded companies to disclose details about their supply chain may be about to get suspended.

Read more: Report: Conflict Minerals Rule Might Get Suspended