ASHRAE has released a new standard that provides a test method to determine the heat gain generated by office equipment. The growing use of plug loads coupled with insufficient data on how much energy ...

Figure 1. Ultrasonic testing using pulse echo and through-transmission methods. Pulse echo (left and center) uses a transducer that sends and receives ultrasound energy, producing both A- and B-scan ...

Panama City Beach, FL, August 26, 2024 — ATOR Labs, a mission-driven leader in life support equipment testing, proudly announces the launch of the OMNIcheck®—the world’s first breathing machine ...

In a perfect world, all the electrical current sent along a conductive wire would reach its intended destination. However, in the real world some of it is lost along the way for various reasons. Wires ...

A material’s hardness relates to its mechanical resistance when subjected to mechanical indentation by another harder body. Diamond is considered the hardest natural material and is typically used for ...

Pressure relief valves (PRVs) are a critical line of defense for pressure vessel protection in the power industry. Generating facilities worldwide depend upon these devices to sense and quickly ...

Along with the development of new instrumentation, the test procedure itself was also standardized. By “walking” the potential probe toward the current probe and graphing the measurements, the ...

We’ve all experienced the effect of electrostatic discharge at some point in our lives, the most common case being a tingling sensation one feels after touching a door knob or any metal surface. When ...

Modern electronic technologies like smartphones, laptops, and electric vehicles (EVs) are in high demand. As these technologies evolve with more and more functionalities, the demand for better, more ...