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UL Launches Cybersecurity Assurance Program

As cyber-attacks become more sophisticated, harder to protect against, and more costly than ever, security precautions are critical. There will be 21-50 billion connected devices by 2020, according to Gartner and other industry reports. By 2018, it is predicted that 66% of networks will have an IoT security breach*. The security and financial risks impacting… read more

UL Acquires Environment, Health, Safety and Sustainability Software Company

UL Demko Sponsored and Hosted Regional Final for the Danish Science Cup

UL Demko hosted Regional Final for Science Cup April 8, 2015 The Science Cup is a science competition for 18 year old students, organized by The Danish Society of Engineers. UL sponsors the competition and we have introduced safety as a new criteria when evaluating the projects along with the more traditional criteria. It is… read more

UL Demko Supports Young Entrepreneurs

Young Enterprise Denmark is arranging the Danish National Championship for young entrepreneurs; UL Demko supports the program and Finn R Andersen from UL Demko is one of four judges in the Science and Technology track. Many of the teams have compliance issues and need to test and gain certification of their products to get to… read more

Behind the Scenes: Assessing Wearable Battery Safety

UL Consumer Products Launches Verification Program and New Mark for the Dietary Supplements Industry

UL Announces New Standard for Products Using Lithium Button or Coin Cell Batteries

UL 4200A is aimed at preventing children from removing and ingesting small batteries found in household products and toys.

UL Fire Researchers Test Use of Fans to Control Blazes

Throughout January, UL’s FRSI staff set fires in two specially built homes inside its massive Northbrook burn lab to investigate the use of a new firefighting technique.

Fighting Fire with Science

Through the months of December and January, researchers at the UL Firefighter Safety Research Institute examined the effectiveness of positive-pressure ventilation, also known as PPV.

UL’S Collis Brand Test Tool Qualified for Contactless D-PAS Acquirer-Terminal Testing Over the Diners Club International Network

UL is proud to announce that its Collis Brand Test Tool is qualified by Diners Club International for acquirer end-to-end testing of contact and now also contactless payment terminals.