A newsgroup dedicated to the exchange of information and discussion of
issues relating to nondestructive testing of materials and structures.
Anyone interested will be welcome to participate in discussions about,
but not limited to:

1. NDT methods: x-radiography, acoustic emission, penetrant,
   ultrasonics, magnetic particle, visual, thermography, eddy
   current, leak testing, neutron radiography.
2. Related NDT Methods:  near infrared and Raman spectroscopy, magnetic
   resonance imaging and/or spectroscopy, interferometry, shearography,
   and others
3. NDT societies:  the American Society for Nondestructive
   Testing,New Zealand NDT Association,Canadian Society of NDT and other
   NDT societies.
4. Realated NDT societies:  American Society for Testing of Materials,
   American Society of Mechanical Engineering, American Welding Society and
   others.
5. Employment opportunities within the NDT field.
6. Educational resources.
7. Upcoming NDT Conferences.
8. Process monitoring and control.
9. Medical applications of NDT.

People who will post will want to know (or know more) about one
of the nine listed above.

Nondestructive testing (NDT) is a multi-disciplined field of science
that  is  concerned  with the evaluation,  inspection, testing, and
characterization  of materials and  structures through methods that
do not significantly  alter the  material or structure.  This group,
sci.techniques.testing.nondestructive, will be  a place for the exchange of
information and the  discussion of  issues relating to nondestructive testing
of materials.  No advertisements, except for individual employment, will be
acceptable for this group.

Not  only  does  NDT  draw  upon multiple disciplines in science and
engineering but with the advent of international standards, such as
ISO 9000, NDT practitioners will increasingly need to be in contact
with one another regardless of nationality, and Usenet would be an
excellent vehicle for this type of communication.

For more information on this newsgroup contact:

Jay Fisher
(jfisher@swri.org)