An unusual new industrial testing product from the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology -- a cigarette deliberately designed to burn stronger than others -- will be used by ...

As municipalities and private operators modernize aging facilities across North America, the materials used in interior ...

The Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has reported that results from a series of four fire resistance tests conducted this month on composite concrete-steel ...

My early mentor had a saying that resonated with me — “Avoid Wishful Thinking.” I’ve found that advice has served me well over the course of my 30-year (and still going) career. Living by that credo ...

DAMMAM, Saudi Arabia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ACTS, a leading third-party engineering firm specialized in testing, inspection, certification, engineering services, and knowledge & education in the Middle ...

Firefighters and fire chiefs: Forget everything you know about wood construction. Tall wood buildings (TWB)—or more accurately tall mass timber buildings—are not the conventional, lightweight wood, ...

The new fire test laboratory will increase fire resistance testing capacity in the UK. WARRINGTON, English and MORETON-IN-MARSH, England, July 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- UL, the global safety science ...

The science pros at TKOR test fire-resistant safes to see if they actually survive extreme heat, combining fire science with ...

Fire testing specialist, United Kingdom Testing and Certification (UKTC), has broken ground on a multi-million pound expansion at its East Kilbride testing facility. Acquired by leaders in testing, ...

Cigarettes are the most frequent cause of fatalities from residential fires in the United States. So, it might seem surprising to learn that a cigarette that burns stronger than others has been used ...