Apple's co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs will be remembered as a visionary. In last week's CI CyberNews CyberPoll, we asked readers which product represented Jobs' greatest innovation. Do you agree with them?

According to a recent poll, full-time workers in the UK who are overweight or obese and suffer from other chronic health conditions miss more than 100 million more work days annually than healthy workers, costing ~ $32 billion in lost productivity each year. In last week’s CI CyberNews CyberPoll, we asked readers if companies should offer help to improve employees’ health situation to reduce lost productivity costs.

In last week’s CI CyberNews CyberPoll, we asked readers if their company has implemented a four-day work week. The majority (75%) of respondents answered no, while 25% of respondents’ companies have implemented a short work week.

In President Obama’s recent address, he indicated that he supports opening access to foreign markets, as well as the adoption of the pending free trade agreements. In last week’s CI CyberNews CyberPoll, we asked readers if they think these efforts will help stimulate American manufacturing.

Did you know September is National Preparedness Month? What is your company doing to prepare or review its preparedness plan?

Last week’s CI CyberNews CyberPoll focused on consumer confidence. We asked readers if they think increasingly pessimistic consumers are going to undermine the recovery. Do you agree with them?

In last week’s CI CyberNews CyberPoll, we asked readers if their companies have a social media presence. Is your company among the majority?

Our readers had a lot to say about Warren Buffett's recent New York Times opinion piece, in which he wrote, “My friends and I have been coddled long enough by a billionaire-friendly Congress. It’s time for our government to get serious about shared sacrifice.” What are your thoughts on this topic?

We asked readers in last week’s CI CyberNews CyberPoll if they think the recent downgrading of the U.S. credit rating will have a negative effect on manufacturing. Do you agree with them?

Is your company involved in manufacturing "green" products?

The 2013 May Ceramic Industry includes articles on treating heat like light, recycling, solar energy, and more. Check it out today!