The Dangers of Halloween Costume Flammability
For thousands of years, October 31 has been dedicated to the dead, originating during a time when people would dress in costumes and light bonfires…
Standard Codes and Symbols for Handling and Recycling Plastics
Recycling is the simplest way we can fulfill our obligation as environmental stewards. The act of putting refuse in the correct container, while incredibly basic,…
ISO 11469:2016 – Marking of Plastics Products
ISO 11469:2016 – Plastics – Generic identification and marking of plastics products is the newest edition of the standard for plastic markings. As stated in…
Powered Exoskeletons
Tools exist to meet the needs that humans cannot physically accomplish. Industrial practices have always combined the efficiency of tools and the ingenuity of human…
4K Resolution and VR Technology at E3 2016
Every June, the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) at the Los Angeles Convention Center gives companies the opportunity to announce any major innovations and exciting news…
Virtual Reality – Finding a Standard
Virtual reality has become a recent craze, ever since modern technology has granted the capability to make such a thing possible. Originating in video games…
Cell Phone Towers Disguised as Trees
Nature often clashes with society, and the companies and groups involved with the incompatibility will make attempts to assimilate their products and/or services with the…
Hyperloop – Making Science Fiction a Reality
The Hyperloop is a high-speed transportation concept that could potentially shorten travel times immensely. Originally conceived by perennial visionary Elon Musk, the Hyperloop is currently…
ANSI Z80.3 – Sunglasses Requirements
ANSI Z80.3, as stated in the standard itself, is meant to “establish standards for noncorrective (essentially plano power) lenses that are intended for attenuation of…