When it’s summer in your region of the world, voluntary consensus standards from several ASTM International committees help make the season safer and more enjoyable. Here’s a…
read moreSpace seems closer than ever. SpaceX continues testing rockets, and the company may carry out a manned launch this year. Commercial spaceflight marches toward reality. Strings of satellites…
read moreSince the 1940s, manufacturers and consumers around the world have made use of the nonstick, stain-repellant, and waterproofing properties of PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances). These…
read moreFifty years after the world watched in awe as man first set foot on the moon, plucky interstellar travelers like Voyager 1 and the Hubble Space Telescope have provided dramatic evidence of just…
read moreWhen people hear the word “exoskeleton,” they often picture one thing: Iron Man.
After all, Robert Downey Jr.’s character in the Marvel film franchise - along with decades’…
read moreWhen most people hear the phrase “environmental standards,” they think of things like water quality, renewable energy, and other popular “green” topics.
But there’s much more to…
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These days, some of the fastest growing sports in the world are happening on water, including wakeboarding, scuba diving, surfing, kayaking, and parasailing.
In fact,…
read moreTalking to a member of the committee on mechanical testing (E28) — which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year — is an education about something essential to structures we often take for…
read moreWhat do oil refiners in Peru, concrete producers in Colombia, and adventure attraction operators in Costa Rica have in common? All, to varying degrees, look to ASTM International for help in…
read moreWhen Hall of Fame baseball player Rogers Hornsby was asked what he did in the offseason, he replied, only half joking, “I stare out the window and wait for spring.” With winter giving way to…
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