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Random Vibration and Shock Testing Class
 
World's Largest Indoor Weather Chamber
 
Life Science Material Conditioning
 
Rapid Brain Imaging at Nanoscale
 
Amazon's August 1 Countdown
 
Top Brands' Zero Waste Containers
 
Pin Adhesion Testing
 
Pegasus Smartphone Malware - No Thanks
 
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  Random Vibration and Shock Testing Class
The Equipment Reliability Institute presents "Fundamentals of Random Vibration and Shock Testing" at WESTPAK's
accredited test facility. The instructor, Steve Brenner, a 30-year test professional, includes a review and demonstration of vibration and shock testing systems, measurements, fixtures, and related protocols in the course materials.
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World's Largest Indoor Weather Chamber
The U.S. Air Force and private industry use the six testing chambers at the McKinley Climatic Laboratory in Florida to simulate extreme environmental conditions. Aircraft, trucks, cars, and other complex systems have endured +74°C to -40°C temperatures, rain, ice, sand, and wind storms inside the world's largest environmental test chamber.
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Life Science Material Conditioning
The conditioning of packaging materials used with medical device and pharmaceutical packaging is usually a required step in the package validation process. Environmental chambers are used to expose materials to potentially harmful temperature and humidity levels to determine the effects. Conditioning is frequently conducted before other tests such as package performance testing.
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Rapid Brain Imaging at Nanoscale
Scientists have developed new techniques that combine expansion microscopy with lattice light-sheet microscopy to create images of brain tissue at nanoscale resolution in a matter of days instead of years. "We've crossed a threshold in imaging performance...[now] we're scanning entire brains," states Ed Boyden, a researcher at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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Amazon's August 1 Countdown
As of August 1, Amazon will automatically impose a $1.99-per-package penalty on its vendors and sellers whose qualified products arrive for distribution in uncertified packaging. We suggest finding out soon if your ASINs (Amazon Stock Identifier Number) need certification and get testing scheduled.
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Top Brands' Zero Waste Containers
The future of consumption launches this spring for top consumer brands PepsiCo, Nestle, and others whose leaders have decided to embrace "Zero Waste" trials. Initially, 300 types of consumer goods such as shampoo and laundry detergent will be delivered in sleek, reusable containers that will be picked up, washed, and refilled.
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Pin Adhesion Testing
The Pin Adhesion Test is one of the finished corrugated board material tests. A load frame and specialized tooling are utilized to measure the force required to separate a corrugated sample's flute tips from its linerboard facings. Material conditioning (described above) is required before conducting the test.
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Pegasus Smartphone Malware - No Thanks
Israel-based NSO Group Technology's product Pegasus is malware you do not want to be installed on your smartphone. Recognizing that our readers and we are likely not spies, counteragents, and/or involved in the intelligence industry, we do not need to be concerned about either Pegasus or "zero days," right?
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