The Congressional midterm elections. Harry Styles. Inflation. None of these things will be found on the annual list of most-read stories on Standardization News Online because as you might guess,…

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The unfortunate reality of the law enforcement profession is that officers are routinely placed in harm’s way. For this reason, officer safety is a top priority.

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Powered vacuums were considered a luxury item through the first half of the 20th century, but sales exploded after World War II. Returning GIs were settling into larger, suburban homes, and every…

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For years, the term “big data” has been used to describe a collection of raw data that is too sizeable and complex to process with traditional data-processing software.

Big data passively…

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The last decade has not been easy for print media. The juggernaut that is online publishing has asserted itself on the global stage, bringing about a fundamental revolution in the field of…

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500 hours of movies. 50,000 trees made into paper and printed. 200,000 five-minute songs. These are just a few examples of the amount of digital data equivalent to one terabyte. Pretty impressive…

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According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, the U.S. consumed about 546 million short tons of coal in 2021, the vast majority of which was used to generate electrical power. That was…

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Electric vehicles (EVs) have seen enormous worldwide growth in recent years. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), 2021 saw year-over-year sales increasing 100% to double 2020’s…

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Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, most people didn’t think too much about masks. And if they did, it was probably in the context of what they’d wear to an upcoming Halloween party.

Of course…

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The COVID-19 pandemic has reminded the world of the effectiveness of personal protective equipment (PPE) in reducing the spread of respiratory pathogens. The crisis has also reinforced the need…

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