In Compliance News

ETSI has launched a new Mobile and Broadcast Convergence Industry Specification Group. The group will explore how to support new ways of delivering media to consumers, taking into account the potential benefits and challenges from commercial and technical perspectives.

CENELEC has released a new edition of EN 60695-1-20, the standard for "fire hazard testing - Part 1-20: Guidance for assessing the fire hazard of electrotechnical products - Ignitability - General guidance." EN 60695-1-20:2016 can now be purchased from CENELEC's website.

Mohu is recalling 1,700 boomboxes because they can overheat, posing burn and fire hazards....

Southwire is recalling 1.2 million non-contact voltage detectors because the detectors can give a...

Traxxas is recalling its X-Maxx Monster Trucks and VXL-6 electronic speed controls because vehicle modification or electronic failure can result in a short circuit, posing a fire hazard. The company has received 40 reports of fire, including one injury to a finger.

The Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is soliciting design proposals for a reusable robotic space plane that will be capable of launching 3,000-pound payloads into orbit. The Experimental Spaceplane (XS-1) project aims to be an inexpensive way to quickly get satellites into orbit.

Medtronic Respiratory & Monitoring Solutions is recalling certain battery packs due to a manufacturing...

Sensors can now become invisible in both thermal and electric environments. Engineers at the...

The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) has released a new edition of IEC 61800-5. This standard...

A team of University of Wisconsin—Madison engineers has created the world’s fastest stretchable, wearable integrated...