In 1984, Kathie Morgan left her ASTM International job interview convinced she wouldn’t be getting the position. During the interview, James A. Thomas, then vice president of standards development…
read moreFor the average consumer, what coats a spoon, screw, or door handle makes little difference. As long as the item doesn’t rust or corrode, most people never consider how or why a metal product…
read more“Embodied energy” sounds like one of those free-floating blobs you sometimes see in older science-fiction movies. But it’s actually a straightforward concept that attempts to quantify the total…
read moreMost homeowners are familiar with the standard residential home inspection that is typically a part of the buying process. A third-party inspector is hired to look over the home and its major…
read moreIn 2016, I wrote an article entitled “What is Resiliency?” At the…
read moreIt’s no secret that infrastructure is aging. One of the most popular internet…
read moreIn recent years, drones or unmanned aerial systems (UAS) have become a familiar part of daily life, probably most visible in the hands of the hobbyist in the local park who enjoys passing the…
read moreIn recent decades, global awareness of synthetic chemicals like PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) and their impact on humans and animals has grown considerably. Found in everything from…
read moreFifty-three years ago, the Bee Gees posed a question: “How do you mend a broken heart?” At the time, few would have predicted that this metaphorical query might someday be answered with “collagen…
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