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Nanotechnology Gets Standardized Vocabulary
Tue, 01/09/2007 - 22:00
A private standards-developing organization recently published the first known consensus-based standard defining a common technical language for nanotechnology. ASTM International’s ASTM E2456-06, “Standard terminology relating to… SCC To Celebrate Anniversary
Tue, 09/13/2005 - 22:00
The Standards Council of Canada will simultaneously commemorate its 35th anniversary and World Standards Day next month. SCC will host a special event on World Standards Day, Oct. 14, which will include commemorative speeches, several workshop… U.S. Standards Groups Adopt Personnel Certification Scheme
Tue, 02/07/2006 - 22:00
The American National Standards Institute and ASTM International recently adopted a new standard for personnel certification. ISO/IEC 17024, General requirements for bodies operating certification schemes of persons addresses the need for… New Product for IEEE 1641 Signal Definition Standard
Tue, 03/08/2005 - 22:00
Racal Instruments Inc. recently released newWave, a software toolset designed to facilitate compliance to the new signal definition standard, IEEE 1641. Developed to assist software and test developers use and implement the new standard, newWave… Hockey Standards Protect the Players and Guide the Game
Tue, 06/07/2005 - 22:00
Although there will be no professional hockey season this year, standards-developing organizations are hard at work developing rules that protect hockey players from injury. U.S. hockey rules require players to wear hockey helmets that meet… ISO Tightens Restrictions on Misleading Endorsements
Tue, 02/07/2006 - 22:00
The Arbitration and Mediation Center of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has ruled that several Web addresses violate the trademark rules of the International Organization for Standardization. Announcing that they could… Jacques Régis assumes Presidency of the International Electrotechnical Commission
Tue, 01/08/2008 - 22:00
(Standards Council of Canada: Ottawa) -- The Standards Council of Canada has announced that Jacques Régis has began his three-year term as president of the International Electrotechnical Commission. Régis, who becomes IEC’s 32nd president and… An ISO Survey Reveals More Standards Registrations
Tue, 08/08/2006 - 22:00
The International Organization for Standardization reports an 18-percent increase in the number of international registrations issued for ISO 9001 in its annual ISO Survey of Certifications. The survey is ISO’s main barometer for measuring… Hexagon PULSE Upgrade: Environmental Monitoring for Shop-Floor MetrologyEnhanced sensing, automation readiness, plug-and-play
Thu, 04/02/2026 - 10:02
(Hexagon: Stockholm) -- Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence announces an evolved version of PULSE, its real-time environmental monitoring solution for coordinate measuring machine (CMM) environments. It’s designed to help manufacturers improve… ITU Forms a Focus Group for Internet TV Standards
Tue, 05/09/2006 - 22:00
The International Telecommunications Union has formed a focus group to lead standardization efforts for Internet television.Internet Protocol Television is a system by which digital television content is delivered via a broadband connection…