http://www.nist.gov The National Institute of Standards and Technology http://www.nist.gov/el/fire_protection/honors-050212.cfm Wed, 02 May 2012 15:43:32 GMT Fire researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently were honored by the International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI), while the Fire Department of New York has just announced that it will ... 04101c86-6d94-e111-b9c7-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/factsheet/manuf_overview.cfm Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:00:00 GMT ab965abd-8c56-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/factsheet/mep.cfm Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:00:00 GMT eb45312e-f457-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/factsheet/contributionmanuf.cfm Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:00:00 GMT e4b7587a-f257-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/factsheet/overcomingbarriers.cfm Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:00:00 GMT 13bedd39-f357-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/factsheet/pushingenvelope.cfm Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:00:00 GMT ffd647ac-f357-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/releases/budget_2013.cfm Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:20:18 GMT Washington, D.C. amp- The Presidentamp's fiscal year (FY) 2013 budget for the Department of Commerceamp's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) submitted today to Congress proposes an appropriations funding level of $857 ... 77f050ca-6656-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/factsheet/disaster-resilience2013.cfm Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:00:00 GMT aba5bd1a-6353-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/factsheet/forensic-science2013.cfm Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:00:00 GMT 53a91372-5b53-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/factsheet/nstic2013.cfm Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:00:00 GMT 4f22bd47-6453-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/factsheet/centers_excellence2013.cfm Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:00:00 GMT e521a5d1-0b54-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/factsheet/adv_comm2013.cfm Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:00:00 GMT db4f3bce-2f54-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/factsheet/wireless_innov2013.cfm Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:00:00 GMT 7bd0395d-3354-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/factsheet/b1e2013.cfm Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:17:28 GMT 7a18f518-5b53-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/ncnr/zeolite-020712.cfm Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:22:32 GMT Filtering carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, from factory smokestacks is a necessary, but expensive part of many manufacturing processes. However, a collaborative research team from the National Institute of Standards and Technology ... 274a57cd-d151-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/el/fire_research/fire-020712.cfm Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:03:34 GMT Wind conditions at a fire scene can make a critical difference on the behavior of the blaze and the safety of firefighters, even indoors, according to a new report by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The ... a3c45e26-cf51-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/el/fire_research/scba-120611.cfm Tue, 06 Dec 2011 21:12:00 GMT In fire experiments conducted in uniformly furnished, but vacant Chicago-area townhouses, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers uncovered temperature and heat-flow conditions that can seriously damage ... 803d08dd-4e20-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/el/fire_research/safety-120611.cfm Tue, 06 Dec 2011 21:01:49 GMT Fire researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) remind us that proper care of a cut Christmas tree is important to retaining high moisture content in the treeamp's needles to prevent accidental ignition and ... c7f9c876-4d20-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/el/building_environment/ultrafine-120611.cfm Tue, 06 Dec 2011 20:57:04 GMT Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) spent 75 days on the job carrying out some very important homeworkamp-measurements in a 'typical dwelling' of the release, distribution and fate of particles almost ... af521dcd-4c20-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/el/submetering.cfm Tue, 08 Nov 2011 21:49:00 GMT WASHINGTON, D.C.amp-A new interagency report recommends systematic consideration of new metering technologies that can yield up-to-date, finely grained snapshots of energy and water usage in commercial and residential buildings to guide ... bbddcd50-8a09-e111-9fed-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/el/submeter-110811.cfm Tue, 08 Nov 2011 21:25:17 GMT A new interagency report recommends systematic consideration of new metering technologies, called submetering, that can yield up-to-date, finely grained snapshots of energy and water usage in commercial and residential buildings to guide ... ae8e171c-500a-e111-9fed-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/el/umd-isr-grant-101111.cfm Thu, 13 Oct 2011 15:48:00 GMT The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded today a $1 million cooperative agreement to the University of Maryland at College Park (UMD). Researchers at UMDamp's Institute for Systems Research will help NIST as it ... db89d575-20f4-e011-9fed-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/el/building_materials/hazard-091311.cfm Tue, 13 Sep 2011 19:45:42 GMT As large parts of the nation recover from natures one-two punchamp-an earthquake followed by Hurricane Ireneamp-building researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) warn that a double whammy of seismic and ... 8476f6e3-40de-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/el/disasterstudies/repository-081611.cfm Tue, 16 Aug 2011 19:59:59 GMT For more than 40 years, scientists and engineers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have studied structural failures caused by natural disasters, fires and man-made factors, and used the lessons learned to ... 2a566e3e-42c8-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/el/fire_research/201108_nano_fire_retardants.cfm Tue, 02 Aug 2011 22:07:29 GMT Gram for gram, novel carbon nanofiber-filled coatings devised by researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Texas AampampM University outperformed conventional flame retardants used in the polyurethane ... c4db0878-53bd-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/el/disasterstudies/weather/joplin-072511.cfm Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:41:57 GMT The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today* said that it will conduct a full technical study on the impacts of the May 22, 2011, tornado that struck Joplin, Mo.The remains of what was once a home improvement store in ... 95a08f91-d4b6-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/el/fire_research/fire-070611.cfm Wed, 06 Jul 2011 21:03:55 GMT If materials scientists accompanied their research with theme songs, a team from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland (UMD) might be tempted to choose the garage punk song 'Dont Crowd ... a65b545c-13a8-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/meas-services/tracking-060711.cfm Tue, 07 Jun 2011 19:56:47 GMT National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers are working to reduce the uncertainty associated with climate-change measurements using a mobile temperature-sensing technology made for tracking delicate or perishable, ... 567e7135-4091-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/el/building_environment/20110524_climate_tool.cfm Tue, 24 May 2011 21:43:46 GMT A new, free software tool from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) could prove to be a breath of fresh air for architects and designers of ventilation systems for 'green' commercial buildings.With the Climate ... e4784fc4-4e86-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/el/fire_research/nfrl.cfm Wed, 27 Apr 2011 12:44:55 GMT 03a7e983-cc70-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/el/fire-041211.cfm Tue, 12 Apr 2011 20:46:54 GMT For the many states, communities, new-home builders and prospective buyers now mulling over the pluses and minuses of installing residential fire suppression sprinklers, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has ... 2f2c6ee9-4565-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/el/facilities-033011.cfm Wed, 30 Mar 2011 19:50:01 GMT On March 25, 2011, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) held a groundbreaking ceremony at its Gaithersburg, Md., campus for three new facilities funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The Net-Zero ... 4b1ba9da-065b-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/el/nrc-033011.cfm Wed, 30 Mar 2011 19:19:28 GMT A new National Research Council (NRC) report presents a 20-year road map that outlines steps for increasing U.S. resilience to earthquakes, including a major earthquake that could strikeampnbspheavily populated areas.Prepared by a ... 3cdc0f91-025b-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/el/building_materials/20110315_concrete.cfm Tue, 15 Mar 2011 22:12:00 GMT In the business of concrete making, whatamp's oldamp-even ancientamp-is new again.X-ray microtomograph (left) shows pores (blue) that remain within lightweight aggregates (LWAs) after water has migrated from the pre-wetted materials ... 06907a4d-514f-e011-b470-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/el/building_materials/20110315_sealants.cfm Tue, 15 Mar 2011 21:48:14 GMT Just as a chain is as strong as its weakest link, a building is as secure against the environment as its most degraded joint sealants, about 50 percent of which fail in less than 10 years after installation.Mounted on the roof of a ... ff9291cd-4d4f-e011-b470-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/el/building_environment/20110315_voc.cfm Tue, 15 Mar 2011 21:35:16 GMT A promising new approach for checking the accuracy of measurements of hazardous indoor air pollutants may soon be ready for prime time, report researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Virginia Tech.* ... 62f9ebf6-4b4f-e011-b470-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/el/hlapril11.cfm Wed, 09 Mar 2011 19:20:47 GMT fcf05b16-a39d-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/el/hljuly11.cfm Wed, 09 Mar 2011 19:20:47 GMT 1b9a4ab7-f815-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/el/hlmay11.cfm Wed, 09 Mar 2011 19:20:47 GMT c4b05083-969d-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/el/hlaug11.cfm Wed, 09 Mar 2011 19:20:47 GMT 04131389-f915-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/el/hldec11.cfm Wed, 09 Mar 2011 19:20:47 GMT 75c9016e-fc15-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/el/hljune11.cfm Wed, 09 Mar 2011 19:20:47 GMT 27f8fb0c-a49d-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/el/hlmarch11.cfm Wed, 09 Mar 2011 19:20:47 GMT 041cc475-824a-e011-b470-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/el/hlnov11.cfm Wed, 09 Mar 2011 19:20:47 GMT f4207dbb-fb15-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/el/hlsept11.cfm Wed, 09 Mar 2011 19:20:47 GMT 84c833d1-fa15-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/el/economics/bees-030111.cfm Tue, 01 Mar 2011 22:30:29 GMT A powerful scientific tool for selecting cost-effective and environmentally preferable building products is now available as a free, web-based application. Developed and maintained by the National Institute Standards and Technology ... 0cb26874-5344-e011-8a7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/el/economics/beesonline.cfm Wed, 16 Feb 2011 15:56:19 GMT BEES is now available online at http:www.nist.goveleconomicsBEESSoftware.cfm !BEES Online is a next-generation application of the popular BEES (Building for Environmental and Economic Sustainability) tool. BEES implements a science-based ... 082e6e51-e339-e011-8a7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/el/ncst-020111.cfm Wed, 02 Feb 2011 20:48:00 GMT The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking nominations of individuals for appointment to the National Construction Safety Team (NCST) Advisory Committee. The committee advises the director of NIST on matters ... 374b778d-442e-e011-8a7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/el/fire_research/tree_120810.cfm Wed, 08 Dec 2010 14:25:26 GMT Once ignited, a dry Fraser fir, one of the most popular Christmas tree choices, bursts into flames in less than 7 seconds, and it will be consumed by fire in slightly more than a minute. But if a well-watered Fraser fir briefly ignites, ... 545edafc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/el/building_materials/modeling-workshop.cfm Mon, 06 Dec 2010 14:20:50 GMT 4c60dafc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/el/building_materials/cementmaterials.cfm Mon, 29 Nov 2010 18:10:52 GMT 9f5ddafc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/el/fire_research/charleston_110910.cfm Tue, 09 Nov 2010 13:56:00 GMT Major factors contributing to a rapid spread of fire at the Sofa Super Store in Charleston, S.C., on June 18, 2007, included large open spaces with furniture providing high fuel loads, the inward rush of air following the breaking of ... 6c5ddafc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/el/fire_research/charleston_102810_bryner.cfm Thu, 28 Oct 2010 14:28:14 GMT Nelson Bryner, Study Team Leader and Deputy Division Chief, Fire Research Division National Institute of Standards and TechnologyNIST News Release Charleston Sofa Super Store FireThank you, Bill. Good afternoon. As Bill has just ... 685adafc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/el/fire_research/charleston_102810.cfm Thu, 28 Oct 2010 12:56:35 GMT Volume I: NIST Technical Study of the Sofa Super Store Fire - South Carolina, June 18, 2007Volume II: NIST Technical Study of the Sofa Super Store Fire - South Carolina, June 18, 2007(Note: The reports are presented in .pdf. To read ... bd59dafc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/el/fire_research/cigarette_092810.cfm Tue, 28 Sep 2010 18:13:08 GMT Cigarettes are the most frequent cause of fatalities from residential fires in the United States. So, it might seem surprising to learn that a cigarette that burns stronger than others has been used for decades by manufacturers of home ... d655dafc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/el/fire_research/firecrews_092810.cfm Tue, 28 Sep 2010 16:07:26 GMT Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the International Association of Fire Fighters have prepared an educational resource for fire chiefs, firefighters, and public officials to summarize and ... be55dafc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/el/fire_research/egress_091410.cfm Tue, 14 Sep 2010 15:59:08 GMT Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are stepping up the pace for designing safer building evacuations by releasing large, numerical data sets that track the movement of people on stairs during ... c667c7fc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/el/building_materials/afm_062310.cfm Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:35:59 GMT Over the past couple of decades, atomic force microscopy (AFM) has emerged as a powerful tool for imaging surfaces at astonishing resolutionsamp-fractions of a nanometer in some cases. But suppose youaposre more concerned with what lies ... dd5cc7fc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/el/building_materials/blast_062310.cfm Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:22:08 GMT With summer travel season hard upon us, specialists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have helped create two new standards* designed to increase safety as we rush from gate to gate in crowded mass transit ... da5cc7fc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/el/building_materials/codes_060910.cfm Wed, 09 Jun 2010 16:06:12 GMT Faster and more efficient emergency evacuations from buildingsamp-especially tall structuresamp-and better communications between first responders during an emergency are among the safety improvements expected from 17 major and ... f55bc7fc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923