We live in the age of Industry 4.0 or the fourth industrial revolution, an era in which factories and their products have become increasingly automated, self-monitoring, and computerized. …

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Think for a minute about how the brain approaches a new task and learns how to master it. Let’s say you’ve never baked a cake, but you want to make one for a special occasion. What do you do?…

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The world is currently in the midst of a global health crisis related to COVID-19. The novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes COVID-19, is a particularly virulent strain. It is…

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It is a sobering reality for pilots and passengers alike that there are limits to what can be done to save an airplane experiencing difficulties during a flight.

Over the years, this has…

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Standards development takes place largely on the web. However, we tend to rely on face-to-face meetings for content development and negotiations following balloting.

With the recent meeting…

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Healthcare workers wear face masks to prevent germs from their noses and mouths from passing to the patient as well as to protect themselves from infection. The scrubs and gowns they wear serve…

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What can SEI do for you? 

According to Tim Brooke, the answer to that question is: “Meet all your certification needs.”

Brooke recently took over the helm of the ASTM…

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Ask someone to name a product containing hemp and most likely, he or she will mention consumables or clothing. Yet for centuries, humankind has used the Cannabis sativa plant’s woody stem in…

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A lot of attention is being paid to improving the energy efficiency of gas-guzzling vehicles, the motors that power industrial equipment, and the HVAC systems that keep homes and offices…

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According to the International Energy Agency’s Global Electric Vehicle Outlook, 1.3 billion passenger vehicles drove the world’s roads in 2018. Of these, 5.2 million (just below 0.5%) were…

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