Press Room
Press releases:
- Chemical Insights Research Institute Receives Prestigious Award from the National Institutes of Health
- Chemical Insights Research Institute Releases Actionable Scientific Tools to Help Save Lives During Home Fires
- Chemical Insights Research Institute Confirms Commitment to Studying Human Health Risks from Chemical Exposure
- Chemical Insights Research Institute of Underwriters Laboratories Inc. Expands with Dr. Christa Wright to Lead Toxicology Health Sciences Center
- Chemical Insights Research Institute of Underwriters Laboratories Inc. Teams with EPA’s Office of Research and Development to Evaluate Safety Risks of DIY Air Cleaners for Wildfire Indoor Pollution Control
- Chemical Insights Research Institute, Underwriters Laboratories Inc., and Georgia State University Announce Research Study on Vaping and E-Cigarettes
- Chemical Insights, an Institute of Underwriters Laboratories, Publishes UL 118F Guidance Document on the Science of Achieving Both Fire and Chemical Safety for Residential Upholstered Furniture
- Chemical Insights Publishes eLearning Module COVID-19 and Its Impact on Indoor Air Quality
- Chemical Insights Partners with EPA to Improve the Lives of People with Asthma
- Chemical Insights Publishes Educational Guide on Managing IAQ During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond
- Chemical Insights’ 3D Printing Toolkit Now Available to Schools Through U.S. Department of Education’s Green Strides Portal
- Chemical Insights Earns Top Project of the Year Award from Environment + Energy Leader
- Chemical Insights Partners with the American Industrial Hygiene Association to Present Virtual Course on Health Impact of 3D Printer Emissions
- Chemical Insights Partners With Duke University to Research Air Pollution Impacts on Asthmatic Children
- Chemical Insights Delivers Critical Pollutant Exposure Information You Can Trust
- New study from UL Chemical Safety and Emory University demonstrates ways for reducing flame retardant exposure and flammability hazards of residential furniture
- UL publishes ANSI/CAN/UL 2904 Standard for 3D printers
- UL Chemical Safety and Georgia Institute of Technology release pioneering 3D printing research
- UL releases summit proceedings for Safety Science of 3D Printing
- UL partners with Georgia Tech, Emory University to conduct indoor air quality research on 3D printing technology
- UL partners with Emory University to conduct research on furniture flammability and human exposure to flame retardants
News Alerts
- Selecting Upholstered Furniture to Reduce Safety Risks of Fires Without the Use of Flame Retardants
- New Research Released on the Toxicological Properties of 3D Printer Emissions
Furniture flammability in the news:
- Furniture Lighting & Decor: Chemical Insights Releases Interior Design Toolkit
- Furniture World Magazine: Chemical Insights Releases Toolkit to Help Interior Designers Specifying Furniture to Reduce Flame Retardant Exposure
- Furniture World: “Are Flame Retardant Issues Solved?”
- Chemical Watch: “Skin Contact Main Exposure Route for Flame Retardants in Furniture, Study Suggests”
Chemical exposure in the news:
- International Facility Management Association’s FMJ: “The Science Behind Good IAQ and Safer Spaces”
- The Learning Counsel: “Indoor Air Quality Tips Every School Should Follow Before Reopening”
3D printing in the news:
- Forbes: “New Research Shows Fumes From 3D Printers Can Create Human Health Hazards”
- International Facility Management Association’s FMJ: “Printing Hazards: Managing 3D Printer Emissions for Safety & Health”
- The Learning Counsel: “3D Printing Safety 101: How Schools Can Safely Use 3D Printers in the Classroom”
- Digital Engineering: “UL Releases Emissions Standards for 3D Printers”
- Green Connections Radio podcast: “Risks, tips for kids & 3D printers”
- Forbes: “How to keep kids safe from 3-D printers, adults too”
- Fabbaloo: “The deep implications of UL 2904 on 3D printing“
- 3D Printing Pro: “UL publishes 3D printing standard for testing and assessing particle and chemical emissions”
- 3DPrint.com: “ANSI/CAN/UL 2904 Standard: New data on 3D printer particle emissions & safety measures”
- 3D Printing Industry: “UL publishes ANSI/CAN/UL 2904 Standard for assessing 3D printing chemical emissions”
- TSI: “New Standard ANSI/CAN/UL 2904 addresses 3D printer emissions”
- Bloomberg News Environment: “Indoor air pollution standards announced for 3D printing”
- BUILDINGS Magazine podcast: “Health Risks of 3D Printers”
- BUILDINGS Magazine: “Health implications and safety tips for desktop 3D printers”
- R & D Magazine: “Special Focus: 3D Printing”
- Plastics Today: “New research finds potential health impact from consumer FDM 3D printers”
- Digital Engineering podcast: “Are desktop 3D printers safe to use?”
- R & D Magazine: “Researchers investigate unsafe emissions from 3D printers”
- Engineering.com: “3D printing health risks identified by UL and Georgia Tech”
- 3DPrint: “Georgia Tech and UL Chemical Safety continue research into impact of 3D printing emissions on indoor air quality”
- MIT Tech Review: “We still don’t know if 3-D printers pose a health risk—but I’m taking no chances”
- The Earth Chronicles of Life: “3D printers emit dangerous substances into the air”
- The Register: “Another 3D printer? Oh, stop it, you’re killing us. Perhaps literally: Fears over ultrafine dusts”
- Digital Engineering: “UL study identifies hazardous 3D printer emissions”
- 3D Printing Industry: “MIT, Yale, and University of Nottingham Examine Environment Impact of 3D Printing “
- 3D Printing Industry: “Is 3D Printing Really as Ecofriendly as We Think it is?”
- Bloomberg Environment: “Desktop 3D Printers: Sales Soaring, Emissions Standards Coming”
- C&EN: “3-D Printer Emissions Raise Concerns and Prompt Controls”
- Advanced Manufacturing: “Standards Needed for 3D Printer Emissions”
- Tech Republic: “3D Printing May Be Hazardous to Your Health: The Case for a Particle Emissions Standard”
- 3DPrint: “UL Study Releases Data on Effects of 3D Printing on Human Health, Calls for New Standards”
- 3D Printing Industry: “Is 3D Printing Safe? UL Publishes Safety Science of 3D Printing”
- 3ders: “3D Printer Emissions Study to Determine Impact on Air Quality and Health”
- 3DPrint: “How Safe is 3D Printing? UL Teams Up with Two Universities to Examine 3D Printing’s Effect on Air Quality & Human Health”
Wildland-urban interface fires in the news: