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A technical standard is an agreed way of doing something, from the size of a sheet of paper to the shape of a shipping container or the grammar of a...
How International Standards Are MadeMost international standards begin in technical committees where experts nominated by national bodies debate drafts for years. An ISO standard passes...
What ISO 9001 Certification Actually MeansISO 9001 defines a quality management system built on the plan do check act cycle, documented processes, clear responsibility and continual...
Wi-Fi From 802.11 to Wi-Fi 7The first IEEE 802.11 standard of 1997 moved data at two megabits per second over infrared or spread spectrum radio. Letter suffixes followed...
Why the World Agreed on A4 PaperThe A series rests on a single elegant rule, every sheet has the same proportions as the next, so folding A4 in half produces A5. Georg Christoph...
The Box That Shrank the WorldBefore containerization, loading a cargo ship cost several dollars per ton and took weeks. Malcom McLean loaded the first modern sea containers in...