The FCC is alerting consumers to a growing scam in which callers pose as FCC officials and threaten legal action over supposedly flagged phone numbers. Learn the warning signs and the steps the agency recommends to avoid becoming a target.
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: NIST is inviting public comment on a new draft guide that shows organizations how to apply AI tools to strengthen alignment with its cybersecurity framework. See what the quick start guide recommends and how to weigh in before the comment window closes.
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Trace the path from tuned analog receivers to real-time digital analysis, and see how each leap reshaped what compliance engineers can detect and how fast. This piece maps the technology shifts behind modern EMC testing, plus where AI and cloud connectivity are pushing spectrum analysis next.
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New research reveals that certified ESD footwear and compliant flooring do not guarantee protection on their own. Testing across multiple systems shows some combinations pushed body voltage past 350 volts, well beyond the ANSI/ESD S20.20 limit. See which pairings held up.
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Setting CDM test goals has long lacked clear guidance on what counts as adequate performance. New analysis grounded in radial transmission line theory calculates fundamental limits on peak current and slew rate for devices of any size, offering engineers a way to evaluate risk against real use conditions.
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A new discharge current sensor installed directly inside an assembly machine captures real ESD events during pick and place operations for the first time. Award winning research reveals how tool speed and moving path change discharge current, giving MCM and SiP designers data to target protection precisely.
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Ken Wyatt walks through pre-compliance radiated emissions testing for automotive modules under CISPR 25 and military products under MIL-STD-461, including spectrum analyzer setup and how to work around ambient RF interference on a home-built test bench.
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A 10-year-old from Arizona has earned his amateur radio license after passing the Technician class exam, becoming the youngest member of his local ham radio club. Meet the young operator now on the air with call sign KM7HFU.
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The FCC's newest broadband deployment report shows steady gains in high-speed internet access nationwide, but millions of Americans are still without service. Find out what the agency says needs to change to close the remaining gaps.
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ATEC has expanded its ISO 17025 accreditation to include RF power sensor calibration factors up to 50 GHz — delivering greater measurement confidence for aerospace, defense, and communications testing.
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Replacing worn ESD flooring doesn't have to mean halting production. A new adhesive-free, phased installation approach lets electronics, aerospace, and defense manufacturers protect sensitive equipment while operations keep running.
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Discover seven strategies engineering leaders can use to embed regulatory adherence, ethical practice, and cross-functional collaboration into daily team culture, turning compliance from a bottleneck into a driver of smarter, safer innovation.
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China significantly broadens its RoHS regulation, adding dozens of new product categories and several restricted substances to its hazardous substance rules. The update pulls Chinese requirements closer to European Union standards, reshaping compliance obligations for electronics manufacturers that sell into the Chinese market.
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The FCC adds foreign-made robotic devices and power inverters to its list of banned communications equipment, citing risks to national security. The move blocks new equipment authorizations for affected products, though manufacturers can still pursue a conditional approval that requires a plan to shift production onshore.
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Chroma's precision battery test system is helping validate the Orion capsule's power systems for NASA's Artemis II mission, simulating real world mission conditions to confirm reliability in scenarios where crew safety and the success of a return to the Moon both depend on getting it right.
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Turning a spectrum analyzer reading into a real E-field number takes more than eyeballing the display. This installment walks through the gain and loss calculations, test setups, and ambient signal workarounds that determine whether your pre-compliance data actually holds up.
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The FCC moves to revoke equipment authorizations for a drone maker accused of falsely claiming where its uncrewed aircraft are actually built, after the company failed to respond to the agency's requests for documentation, a case that could reshape how regulators verify country-of-origin claims for connected devices.
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The FDA opens the books on how its accredited third-party reviewers are performing under the 510(k) pathway, revealing review times that stretch well beyond agency averages in some cases. The data offers device makers a rare look at where third-party review speeds up, and where it stalls, market access.
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Associated Research marks 90 years since its founding, tracing a path from the 1939 Vibrotest to today's automated compliance platforms. As the company enters its tenth decade, leadership points to EV, medical device, and semiconductor growth, and two forces reshaping demand for safety testing equipment.
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Choosing the wrong shielding material can mean failed certification and costly redesigns. Explore how conductive fabrics, coatings, and metal enclosures stack up on conductivity, durability, and cost, plus which option fits consumer electronics, industrial equipment, and medical devices best.
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