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New NIST Trace Explosives Standard Slated for Homeland Security Duty
Release Date: 09/08/2009 SRM 2905, Trace Particulate Explosive Simulants, consists of four different test substances designed to simulate trace residues of C-4 plastic … more
Prototype NIST Method Detects and Measures Elusive Hazards
Release Date: 09/08/2009 A chemist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has demonstrated a relatively simple, inexpensive method for detecting and … more
Penetrating Insights: NIST Airframe Tests Help Ensure Better Shielding for Flight Instruments
Release Date: 08/25/2009 Airline travelers are used to being instructed to turn off computers and cell phones during takeoffs and landings as a precaution against … more
NIST Researchers 'All Aglow' Over New Test of Toxin Strength
Release Date: 06/16/2009 A new National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) assay using a "glow or no glow" technique may soon help the U.S. Department … more
First Labs Approved for Testing Communications Interoperability
Release Date: 05/20/2009 The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Office for Interoperability and Compatibility (OIC) recently announced that it has recognized … more
NIST Helping Improve Speed Measurements for Cars, Bullets
Release Date: 05/20/2009 While today's law enforcement officers don't wear utility belts full of crimefighting gadgets like Batman, they do rely on a variety of … more
New Program Evaluates Labs for Emergency Communications Tests
Release Date: 03/24/2009 To help ensure that first responders, public safety officers and military personnel can always talk with each other no matter what communications … more
Rescue Robot Exercise Brings Together Robots, Developers, First Responders
Release Date: 11/25/2008 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) held a rescue robot exercise in Texas last week in which about three dozen robots were … more
Improved Measurements Could Mean Safer, More Reliable Electroshock Weapons
Release Date: 11/12/2008 Electroshock weapons - such as stun guns and other similar devices that temporarily incapacitate a person by delivering a high-voltage, … more
Fire Videos Dramatize Christmas Tree Safety Measures
Release Date: 10/28/2008 Christmas tree flambé--These are the remains of two dry Christmas trees NIST researchers burned in an experiment. The room shown on the … more
Tests Check Out Rescue Robots' Life-Saving Vision
Release Date: 06/10/2008 To save lives, search and rescue robots crawling through the rubble of a collapsed building or surveying a chemical spill area must be capable of … more
Emergency Links: NIST Identifies ‘Sweet Spot’ for Radios in Tunnels
Release Date: 05/13/2008 As part of a project to improve wireless communications for emergency responders, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and … more
NIST, Army Researchers Pave the Way for Anthrax Spore Standards
Release Date: 04/15/2008 Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the U.S. Army Dugway (Utah) Proving Ground have developed reliable … more
Showcase - NIST Presents Its Nano Technologies
Release Date: 04/10/2008 On Tuesday, April 8, 2008, NIST presented some of its novel technologies developed at the NIST Labs in the nanoelectronics, nanofabrication, and … more
NIST to Study Hazards of Portable Gasoline-Powered Generators
Release Date: 03/05/2008 NIST is working with the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to quantify the dangers of improperly used gasoline-powered portable generators … more |
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