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Oct 6, 2016

UL Acquires Consumer Testing Laboratories Inc. (CTL)

NORTHBROOK, Ill., Oct. 6, 2016 – UL, a global safety science leader, today announced the acquisition of Consumer Testing Laboratories Inc. (CTL), a leading multinational retail testing…

Oct 4, 2016

IWCS and UL Collaborate on China Conference

SHREWSBURY, Penn., Oct. 4, 2016 — IWCS Inc., producer of the International Cable & Connectivity Symposium, and UL, a global independent safety science company, have collaborated to…

Oct 4, 2016

The 2016 UL Innovative Education Award Winners Announced

UL and the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE) announced the 2016 UL Innovative Education (ULIEA) awardees, who are inspiring our future environmental scientists,…

Oct 4, 2016

Tower of Babel—Making Sure Smart Meters Speak the Same Language

Connected devices are ushering in a new age. In the electric power sector, the smart meter is the building block for realizing the benefits of the Internet of Things (IoT). More than 50…

Oct 4, 2016

UL Issues First Managed Video Monitoring Services Certification for Remote Guarding via Command and Control

NORTHBROOK, Ill., October 4, 2016 —UL, a global safety science organization, today announced that it has issued the first certificate of compliance for remote guarding through the use of…

Sep 30, 2016

CPSC Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Baby Changing Products

UNITED STATES – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has approved a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the safety standard for Baby Changing Products. Definitions A…

Sep 28, 2016

Sunny Days Ahead—Renewable Energy Capabilities Advance with Greater Scale

The global growth rate in renewable energy generation is well known. Wind power capacity has expanded from 24.8 gigawatts (GW) to 371.8 GW in 13 years. Simultaneously, solar power capacity…

Sep 28, 2016

The Steiner Tunnel stays the test of time

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Sep 27, 2016

UL Acquires AWS Truepower to Expand Global Renewable Energy Portfolio

Acquisition strengthens UL’s position in full lifecycle solutions for Wind and Solar Energy Sectors NORTHBROOK, Ill., Sept. 27, 2016 – UL, a global safety science leader, announces the…

Sep 26, 2016

UL Launches Mobile App for Safety Regulations in Children’s Apparel

NORTHBROOK, Ill., Sept. 26, 2016 — UL, a leading global safety science organization, has developed a mobile application, UL ChildAware™, specifically designed with the children’s apparel…

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Sep 20, 2016

Hackers provide flawed theories when it comes to EMV technology

Security breaches are an all-too-common event in today’s society. Experts, therefore, try to stay one step ahead, working like hackers to find system flaws and new glitches in computer and…

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Sep 20, 2016

UL teams with law enforcement for brand defense

UL does not take counterfeiting of its prized UL Mark lightly. Notice of a potential counterfeit mark quickly becomes a matter for a dedicated team of former law enforcement officers and…

Sep 19, 2016

New UL Safety Index Measures Global State Of Safety

NORTHBROOK, Ill., Sep. 19, 2016 — UL (Underwriters Laboratories), a global safety science company, today released The UL Safety IndexTM, a new tool to quantify the relative state of safety…

Sep 19, 2016

UL ChildAware™ Mobile App to be Launched for Regulatory Developments and Up to Date News

UL ChildAware™, a new mobile app, will be launched later this month. ChildAware will provide users with the ease of regulatory insights and practical knowledge as well as present a…

Sep 15, 2016

UL Wire & Cable Issues First Performance Verification to LINKZ

NORTHBROOK, Ill., September 13, 2016 – UL Wire & Cable, a division of UL, today announced that it has issued its first performance verification to LINKZ Industries Limited for its…

Sep 13, 2016

Academic Pediatrics Issues Stroller and Carrier Injury Study for United States

A study about the injury rate among young children who used strollers and carriers from 1990 to 2010 has been published in Academic Pediatrics. The study used a retrospective analysis of…

Sep 13, 2016

ASTM Issues Detergent and Bleach Standards

On August 9, 2016, ASTM International released the following seven standards for detergents and bleaches: ASTM D501 - 03(2016) Standard Test Methods of Sampling and Chemical Analysis of…

Sep 13, 2016

ASTM Issues New Fabric Standards

The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) has issued the following standards: REFERENCE NAME DESCRIPTION ASTM D2594 - 04(2016) Standard Test Method for Stretch…

Sep 13, 2016

ASTM Issues New Finished Textile Floor Covering Materials Standard

ASTM International has issued ASTM D2859 - 16 Standard Test Method for Ignition Characteristics of Finished Textile Floor Covering Materials. The standard provides procedures for the…

Sep 13, 2016

ASTM Replaces Standard for Toy Chests

ASTM International has withdrawn ASTM F834-84(2008) Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Toy Chests, effective August 24, 2016. It has been replaced by ASTM F963 - 11 Standard…