Learning curve: Educating users, managers, and O&M staff in academia During the past 10 years, America’s college and university campuses have made a significant commitment to expand their research mission. R&D demands quality electrical, wireless systems The research conducted in laboratory facilities is constantly in flux, but one thing is certain: problems with power translate into many dollars in lost research. Evolution in capital equipment slowed by client concerns, preferences Unlike the array of scientific instrumentation, the capital equipment in research laboratories hasn’t changed substantially over the past 40 years.