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Key Toy Safety Standard Revised

ASTM International has published a revision to its Standard Consumer Safety Specification for… more

Industry sectors:

Consumer Products

How Standards are Contributing to the Future of Robotics

Humankind has long been fascinated by what we would today call robots. Stories are found across the… more

Industry sectors:

Safety

How Commercial Spaceflight is Propelled by Safety Standards

Few things embody the power of modern technology more than space exploration. From the iconic… more

Industry sectors:

Aerospace

Features

Big Data and Robotics/A-UGVs

For years, the term “big data” has been used to describe a collection of raw data that is too… more

Features

Collecting Dust: Standards for Vacuum Cleaners

Powered vacuums were considered a luxury item through the first half of the 20th century, but sales… more

Features

500 hours of movies. 50,000 trees made into paper and printed. 200,000 five-minute songs. These are… more

Update

ASTM International’s committee on performance of buildings (E06) has approved a new subcommittee on… more