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  • An aerial winter scene of a snowy town with houses, trees, a river, a bridge, and a parked green car. Smoke rises from a chimney, and snow covers rooftops, trees, and the surrounding landscape.

    Holiday Guide 2025

    Decorating A majority (63%) of Americans will decorate their homes with lights, trees, wreaths, menorahs, or all of the above…

  • A group of students sitting at desks in a classroom, wearing virtual reality headsets and engaging in an immersive learning experience. Bright daylight streams through large windows in the background.

    Gender Differences in VR Headset Use & Cybersickness: Insights from a Global Survey

    Virtual reality is transforming how we work, play, and connect, but not everyone experiences it the same way. A recent…

  • A smiling child wearing a large yellow firefighter’s helmet and a striped t-shirt stands indoors, with a green chalkboard and a colorful map visible in the background.

    Fire Prevention Month Offers Life-Saving Lessons That Can Last a Lifetime

    I was at a football game recently and ran into the mother of a girl who saw one of my…

  • A woman smiles as she opens a cardboard box in a cozy, sunlit kitchen with exposed brick walls and shelves filled with dishes and decor.

    The Hidden Dangers of Counterfeit Batteries (And What You Can Do)

    We tend to think of counterfeits as knockoffs of luxury items — a handbag or watch — or cheap items…

  • Two green trays on a conveyor belt display aviation safety messages: “Keep your rechargeable devices within arm’s reach to help stop in-flight smoke and fire,” with icons of electronic devices, a safety badge, and reminders about lithium-ion battery fire on planes.

    Safer Battery Travel

    A Simple Step for a Safer Flight We’ve all met them. The seat kickers. The armrest hogs. The screen peepers.…

  • Close-up top view of various batteries, including cylindrical AA, AAA, and a rectangular 9-volt battery, with colorful casings in yellow, green, red, and white, showing the terminals.

    The Safety Circuit: How Standards Help Make Batteries Safer for You

    Rechargeable devices — from laptops to e-bikes — depend on lithium-ion batteries. But when these batteries are damaged, defective, or…