(ECCB: Midland, TX) -- Consumers have a new and easy way to identify hazardous substance free products by means of the HSF Mark. The HSF program allows consumers to recognize the HSF Mark on products and search an online database for hazardous substance free products.

(TÜVRheinland, Newtown, CT) -- Starting March 21, all medical device manufacturers must comply with the Directive 2007/47/EC or risk being pulled from the European Community’s marketplace.

(IAS: Whittier, CA) -- The International Accreditation Service (IAS) is offering a training course, May 24–26, in Washington, DC, designed to provide an in-depth understanding of the requirements of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standard ISO/IEC 17025:2005—“General req

(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently announced a new competition for grants for the construction of new or expanded scientific research buildings at institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations.

(Standards Council of Canada: Ottawa, Ontario)-- The Standards Council of Canada (SCC) is accepting nominations for its 2010 Awards.

(GeorgiaTech: Atlanta) -- A class of molecules whose size, structure, and chemical composition have been optimized for photonic use could provide the demanding combination of properties needed to serve as the foundation for low-power, high-speed all-optical signal processing.

(Juran Institute: Southbury, CT) -- Joseph A.

(Cognex Corp.:) -- Cognex Corp. has launched VisionPro Surface, a vision software package for inspecting the surface of materials.

(Sensor Technologies AS: Horten, Norway) -- Sensonor Technologies AS is launching their SP300-series, a multipurpose digital absolute pressure sensor—fully

(IIE: Norcross, GA) -- Larry Aft, director of continuing education and program development for the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE), announces limited time discounts of up to 40 percent on some of the most popular lean and Six Sigma training courses.