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…
Playground Safety European Norms
International standards address the safe design and testing of playground equipment, fences, and playground surfaces. For the European Union, a range of related standards or…
ASTM Playground Standards
Playground surfaces and equipment are the subject of a number of ASTM standards which are listed here and summarized briefly for reference. The U.S. Centers for…
Oculus Rift and a Virtual Reality Future
While its development models were publicly available for the greater part of the 2010s, the Oculus Rift officially became available on March 28, 2016. The…