Noise Safety Standards
Noise Safety Standards and their effects fill the air all around us—or, rather, prevent excessive noise from doing so, preserving our hearing and safety while […]
Ophthalmic Standards
Ophthalmic standards are numerous, reflecting the range and complexity of ophthalmic procedures, instruments, implants, and devices. Given the delicateness intrinsic to working with something as […]
Protective Clothing Standards
Protective Clothing Standards help protect our nation’s workers, guiding the manufacturing, testing, and use of protective apparel and clothing in a variety of fields. With […]
Aerospace Welding Standards
Aerospace welding is simply the application of various welding techniques to materials that will then be used by the aerospace industry. That, however, is where […]
Demand Response
Demand Response is a collection of mechanisms used to balance supply and demand in the Smart Grid by utilizing the varied capabilities and properties of […]
Piracy Online
Did you listen to the NPR audio interview about the Megaupload indictment and the attack on the Department of Justice’s website by the group Anonymous? […]
X9 – BTRS Balance and Transaction Reporting Standard
Developed by X9, an ANSI-accredited Standards Developing Organization, BTRS, the Balance and Transaction Reporting Standard, aims to replace BAI2 as the unifying guide for balance and transaction […]
Smart Grid Features
The Smart Grid is a collection of technologies, all communicating and interacting with each other, grid operators, producers, and consumers. Utilizing the existing infrastructure and […]
Generating Electricity
Understanding the extent of the benefits offered by Smart Grids requires first understanding the source of the electricity running through the grid. Electricity generating power […]
Smart Grid
While descriptions of Smart Grids vary based upon the exact set of features a particular implementation includes and its scale, the single defining and unifying […]