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 […]
Valves Are Everywhere
Valves are everywhere, and we rightly need them to be. As the main switch regulating the passage of fluids, valves are a necessity for almost […]
Outline of Changes to ISO 13485:2016 Compared with the Previous Edition ISO 13485:2003
endoscope ISO 13485:2016 incorporates significant changes to quality management systems requirements for medical devices. The most significant changes pertain to added requirements: • document management • […]
Snowboarding’s Influence on Skiing
Skiing has been around so long that the sport predates most records, but it might have originated 22,000 years ago when the Cro-Magnons first attached […]
It’s Getting Warmer
2015 was the hottest year in recorded history. If this fact only sobered you to the impending dangers to the Earth after it was stated […]
Why the World Needs More Toilets
ANSI is currently working with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on ISO projects relating to next generation toilets. This idea might seem […]
MSS Pipe Hangers and Supports
***Update: ANSI/MSS SP-58-2009 has been revised. The current edition, ANSI/MSS SP-58-2018: Pipe Hangers and Supports – Materials, Design, Manufacture, Selection, Application, and Installation, is available on […]
Covered Bridges in Pennsylvania
ASTM International has developed and published 12,000 standards devoted to the testing and classification of materials used in manufacturing and production to assure that those […]
Valves and Fittings in the Nuclear Industry
Piping is a primary component of nuclear power plant infrastructure, acting as the channels through which fluids necessary for the production and management of nuclear […]
A Background on Hoverboards
Hoverboards have become nothing more than an eye-catching trend that turned out to be ridiculously hazardous, due to the incidents of the board’s lithium ion […]