Last year, more than 24,000 farmers and gardeners requested soil sample testing through MU Extension. This year, the Soil and Plant Testing Laboratory in Mumford Hall is making it simpler and cheaper ...

In a significant advancement for infrastructure, a Texas-born asphalt testing method leaps to the national stage. The poker chip method, created by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and ...

One of the recurring themes in this column over the past few years has been the development of new test methods for sandwich composites. This is primarily a result of the opportunities I’ve had to ...

Mandated by regulatory requirements such as USP <797> Pharmaceutical Compounding – Sterile Preparations and Current Good Manufacturing Practices (CGMP), sterility testing is a quality control measure ...

Researchers have discovered a new way to detect per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in water. This marks an important step forward in creating testing devices that are simpler, more ...

Currently, scientists struggle to forecast volcano eruption events, as no universally reliable, real-time eruption forecasting framework is available. Instead, researchers often rely on retrospective ...

The National Seed Health System (NSHS) has released a new validated seed health testing method for the detection of Tomato Mottle Mosaic Virus (ToMMV) in tomato and pepper seeds. Listed as NSHS ...

LGC Standards released 13C-labelled PFAS reference materials to support EPA Method 1633, enhancing calibration and accuracy in PFAS testing. PFAS are persistent synthetic chemicals linked to health ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday that it will be phasing out the animal testing requirement for monoclonal antibody therapies and other drugs, replacing it with more ethical ...

World Athletics plans to introduce biological pre-clearance tests for track and field athletes before they can compete in the female category, the sport’s governing body announced Tuesday. These tests ...