Process Measurements Division
Process Measurements Division, part of NIST's Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory, establishes, disseminates, and extends the realization of national measurement standards for temperature, humidity, pressure and vacuum, fluid flow, air speed, liquid density and volume. Measurement science research efforts seek to develop the knowledge base from which new measurement methods, technologies, and standards can be developed. Standards are realized and disseminated to U.S. industry, academia, and other government agencies via NIST measurement services. Research results often take the form of recommended practices, new sensing technologies and instrumentation, and reference data or mathematical models required for analysis, control, and optimization of industrial processes.
 
Proper Vaccine Refrigeration Vital to Putting Disease on IceAccording to a NIST study, vaccines that have not been removed from their packaging (most often a cardboard box), retain their temperature longer than those that have been unpacked and … 
Super Sensitive Gas Detector Goes Down the NanotubesWhen cells are under stress, they blow off steam by releasing minute amounts of nitrogen oxides and other toxic gases. In a recent paper,* researchers at the National Institute of Standards and … 
Sniffing Out a Better Chemical SensorMarrying a sensitive detector technology capable of distinguishing hundreds of different chemical compounds with a pattern-recognition module that mimics the way animals recognize odors, … |
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