Researchers have identified how common testing errors lead to unreliable data, providing a new blueprint for building the ...

New method detects magnetic signals in metal that make it possible to predict fractures before they occur and prevent critical failures.

Finding out if the food and water we consume are safe from toxic and carcinogenic metals can now be much faster and simpler. Researchers at the University Johannesburg developed an efficient and more ...

When metallic components in airplanes, bridges, and other structures crack, the results are often catastrophic. But Johns Hopkins University researchers have found a way to reliably predict the ...

In 1905, the U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention, the nonprofit standards-setting organization known as USP, introduced a method to check for heavy metals in U.S. pharmaceuticals. More than 100 years later, ...

Among the first decisions to be made when initiating a composites testing program is the selection of test methods to follow. Unless performing highly customized testing, it’s usually not difficult to ...