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…
ISO Speed Standard for Film Speed
ISO 6:1993 Photography — Black-and-white pictorial still camera negative film/process systems — Determination of ISO speed specifies the numerical scale that measures photographic film’s sensitivity…
ISO TC 36 Cinematography Standards
Standards published by the ISO Technical Committee 36 focus on cinematography, the art of making motion pictures. Standards relating to cinematography primarily focus on the…
Ergonomic Hazards of Touch Screens
Touch screens have become a widely used input method for computers, cell phones, tablets, and video game controllers. While this type of gesture-based interface can…
Petri Dish Burger and Lab-Grown Meat
In the summer of 2013, scientists at Mark Post’s laboratory in Maastricht University in the Netherlands successfully produced the world’s first hamburger made from lab-grown…
Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) Technology
Brain-computer interfaces (BCI) allow living things to interact with technology in the simplest sense. Think about it: when you move your eyes to read or…
Real-Life Lightsaber and the Hammer of Thor
Technological innovation can take the foundational elements of science fiction and merge them into reality, albeit with some limitations. California-based engineer Allen Pan has successfully…