Multiple Nucleic Acid Assays
Nucleic acid testing is the fastest growing field in laboratory medicine. With a rising emphasis on genetics, scientists and physicians are looking towards an individual’s […]
Street Pong Builds Urban Communities
German company Urban Invention has created a product that gives pedestrians the ability to interact with one another on a personal level in an impersonal […]
Invention of the Backspace Key
This early advertisement for the IBM Correcting Selectric II typewriter appeared on televisions in 1973. It demonstrates a typewriter that made use of a rotating […]
Blu-ray vs HD DVD: Standard Format War
The first high-definition televisions were released in 1998, but they didn’t gain popularity until the 2000s after becoming more affordable. During this time, in response […]
Collaborative Robots
Collaborative robots are designed to be used in “collaborative workspaces” with humans. Collaborative operations offer many notable advantages over other robotics procedures, but they require […]
ISO/DIS 45001 – Occupational Health and Safety
***Update: ISO 45001:2018 has been published. You can get it here: ISO 45001:2018, or read more about it here: ISO 45001:2018 – Occupational Health and Safety Management […]
Standardizing the Singularity
The Internet of Things (IoT) is and will continue to change the world through sensors that can instantly generate information and respond to needs and […]
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 […]
VHS vs Betamax: Standard Format War
The story of the format war between the VHS and Betamax standards begins in 1971, when Sony invented the U-matic, the first closed case video […]
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 […]