Feature Stories

A pre-cleanup picture of a beach on Lake Michigan's waterfront.

Mar 1, 2020

From Source to Tap, UL’s Water Team Protects Most Precious Asset

UL's Water Systems team demonstrates their commitment to clean drinking water with 125 Streams for UL's 125 Years beach cleanup.

Graphic of autonomous vehicles running scenarios on AV software.

Mar 1, 2020

Futuristic Approaches to Iterative Testing Grow with Autonomous Systems Innovation

Learn more about autonomous software testing and how UL is helping to safely advance autonomous technology.

Horticultural lighting shines on indoor plants

Feb 26, 2020

In Search of Harmony: How Binational Standards Benefit Us

Discover what can happen when organizations work across boundaries to harmonize varying standards.

Feb 25, 2020

Emission Factors Role in Calculating Carbon Footprint

Learn how we map the emission factors to the relevant indicators to ensure the CO2e values generated by Turbo Carbon are correct and up to date.

UL’s Chemical and Biology Protection Laboratories in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina

Feb 25, 2020

New Chemical and Biological Protection Laboratories Help Safeguard First Responders

UL is hosting a grand opening event to commemorate the debut of our new Chemical and Biological Protection Laboratories in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.

Feb 24, 2020

Catastrophic Exterior Wall Fires in Highrise Buildings

Horrific fires involving the exterior walls of high-rise buildings have fueled debate over how to best mitigate rapid-fire progression on building exteriors. These fires represent a global challenge that begs for a solution.

Feb 24, 2020

Fire Door Field Inspection and Field Evaluation Programs: What Are The Differences?

Fire doors are tested and certified in the laboratory and can be inspected or evaluated in the field. Learn the differences.

Indoor growing facility lighting and safety

Feb 24, 2020

New Safety Standard for Horticultural Lighting Equipment

The transition to indoor agriculture presents new challenges to those called upon to inspect, approve and sign off on specialized grow facilities. Learn about the new safety standards emerging for equipment used in these facilities.

Effective compartmentation in building design

Feb 24, 2020

News Brief: Code authorities and the UL Master Audit Certificate of Compliance

Effective compartmentation in building design is an essential component of a building’s passive fire protection features for occupant life safety through protection from fire and smoke.

Feb 24, 2020

Q&A: Fire Resistive Cables and Circuit Integrity Systems

This Q&A provides a brief explanation to increase your general knowledge on these systems and products and explain the tools necessary to search for or verify UL certification.

Feb 24, 2020

Safety Considerations for Additive Manufacturing and 3-D Printing

3D printing has existed for more than 30 years, but the rate of adoption of this technology is expanding and codes are in a race to catch up.

Feb 24, 2020

Tools for achieving code compliance: UL Certifications and UL Evaluation Reports

Determine code compliance using Product iQTM database to source UL certified products.

An industrial machine with a watch for fingers hazard sign warning facility workers.

Feb 20, 2020

Time Is Ticking for Manufacturers to Prepare for OSHA’s NEP Amputations Update

Learn more about OSHA's updated National Emphasis Program for amputations.

Group of scientists working with gloves and gowns in laboratory.

Feb 18, 2020

Drivers of Innovation: Does Fear of Fitting In Hold Girls Back from STEM Careers?

How can we encourage more girls to pursue STEM work? Perhaps a blended approach works best.

UL engineer Bea Toda poses in UL's Northbrook, Ill., lobby

Feb 18, 2020

Drivers of Innovation: UL Engineer Demonstrates Growing Diversity in STEM Careers

Learn more about UL expertise in our Q&A with Project Engineer Bea Toda.

Feb 17, 2020

Drivers of Innovation: Engineering's Transferrable Skills Offers Unlimited Possibilities

Learn more about engineering's transferrable skills in our Q&A with UL Project Engineer Seán Flannagan.

Feb 17, 2020

Med-Tech Innovation: The healthcare trends to watch in 2020

UL Ventures’ Managing Director, Simin Zhou, looks at the top healthcare trends to watch in 2020 in the latest issue of Med-Tech Innovation News.

Feb 13, 2020

News Brief: Free Informative Videos – Trending Issues and Innovative Technologies

UL partners with IAFF to create videos for the fire service and code authorities.

Feb 12, 2020

Wireless: 60GHz Technologies and Testing

With the increase in bandwidth-hungry wireless applications such as high definition uncompressed video streaming, wireless display, and large file transfer, this has driven demand for…

A woman looks down at her smartphone with various onboarding options layered onto picture.

Feb 11, 2020

Going Digital: Optimizing the Digital Onboarding Process

Learn how to meet consumer expectations for convenience, data quality and security.

Feature Stories

From Source to Tap, UL’s Water Team Protects Most Precious Asset

Futuristic Approaches to Iterative Testing Grow with Autonomous Systems Innovation

In Search of Harmony: How Binational Standards Benefit Us

Emission Factors Role in Calculating Carbon Footprint

New Chemical and Biological Protection Laboratories Help Safeguard First Responders

Catastrophic Exterior Wall Fires in Highrise Buildings

Fire Door Field Inspection and Field Evaluation Programs: What Are The Differences?

New Safety Standard for Horticultural Lighting Equipment

News Brief: Code authorities and the UL Master Audit Certificate of Compliance

Q&A: Fire Resistive Cables and Circuit Integrity Systems

Safety Considerations for Additive Manufacturing and 3-D Printing

Tools for achieving code compliance: UL Certifications and UL Evaluation Reports

Time Is Ticking for Manufacturers to Prepare for OSHA’s NEP Amputations Update

Drivers of Innovation: Does Fear of Fitting In Hold Girls Back from STEM Careers?

Drivers of Innovation: UL Engineer Demonstrates Growing Diversity in STEM Careers

Drivers of Innovation: Engineering's Transferrable Skills Offers Unlimited Possibilities

Med-Tech Innovation: The healthcare trends to watch in 2020

News Brief: Free Informative Videos – Trending Issues and Innovative Technologies

Wireless: 60GHz Technologies and Testing

Going Digital: Optimizing the Digital Onboarding Process

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