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Status Updated on Recovered World Trade Center Steel at NIST

September 17, 2002

The study of steel recovered from the site of the fallen World Trade Center towers and the WTC-7 building in New York City will be a critical component of the

April 2005 Public Briefing on NIST's World Trade Center Investigation

September 27, 2004

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will hold a public meeting starting at 1 p.m. (EST) on April 5, 2005, at the Crowne Plaza Times Square

Tests of a Typical WTC Floor System and Individual Steel Members

July 26, 2004

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) plans to sponsor a fire test of a World Trade Center (WTC) tower floor system as

NIST to Officially Launch World Trade Center Investigation

August 19, 2002

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will hold a press briefing to officially embark on a 24-month building fire and

Highlights of Revisions to WTC Investigation Plan Based on Public Comments

August 19, 2002

NIST requested and received public comments on the scope of its plan for the World Trade Center (WTC) Building and Fire Safety Investigation. Comments were

NIST Statement on Progressive/Disportionate Collapse Provisions

April 14, 2006

The United Kingdom has a progressive collapse standard Standards to avoid progressive collapse Large panel Construction since 1968. The standard lists two

CNST Researchers Observe Nanoscale Charge Transport in Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells

August 10, 2011

Researchers in the CNST have used photoconductive atomic force microscopy (PCAFM) to characterize the nanoscale structure of organic photovoltaic (OPV)

Statement by NIST Director Arden Bement on NIST's World Trade Center Evacuation and Safety Studies

April 9, 2003

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today outlined its plans to conduct a series of interviews that will provide key

Access to Information from Silverstein Properties

October 1, 2002

The information collected and documented by World Trade Center leaseholder Silverstein Properties on the events at the World Trade Center complex on Sept. 11

Status of Data Collection Efforts

July 21, 2004

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is basing its review, analysis, modeling, and testing work for the World Trade Center (WTC)

NIST Awards $2.7 Million to 18 U.S. Small Business Research Projects

August 10, 2011

Gaithersburg, Md. - The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced nearly $2.7 million in Phase 1 and Phase 2 Small Business Innovation

e-Learning Resources and Training Materials

Training Video Collection | Training Presentations | Info Hours NIST HB 44 Self-Study Course | Inspection and Testing Study Guides | EPOs...

Material Research Society Fall Meeting

Mon, Nov 28 - Fri, Dec 2 2011

The 2011 MRS Fall Meeting will host 46 technical symposia, an international exhibit and more.

ChemShow

Tue, Nov 1 - Thu, Nov 3 2011

CHEM SHOW attracts buyers and specifiers from every segment of the CPI looking for the latest process equipment, systems

Air Quality VIII

Mon, Oct 24 - Thu, Oct 27 2011

The Air Quality Conference provides an excellent opportunity for representatives from the following groups to present

MS&T

Sun, Oct 16 - Thu, Oct 20 2011

The MS&T partnership of four leading materials societies – ACerS, AIST, ASM and TMS – brings together scientists

AOAC International

Sun, Sep 18 - Wed, Sep 21 2011

The "Association of Analytical Communities," AOAC INTERNATIONAL is committed to being a proactive, worldwide provider

American Chemical Society (ACS)

Sun, Aug 28 - Thu, Sep 1 2011

Air and water mediate chemistry on Earth. And with countless planets orbiting distant stars, it makes you wonder what

Dioxin 2011

Sun, Aug 21 - Thu, Aug 25 2011

An interdisciplinary forum for communicating scientific advances and emerging issues in a friendly atmosphere.

The Future of Organizational Quality

June/July 2011 Every few years the American Society for Quality (ASQ) conducts a Future of Quality study. The first phase of the 2011 study...

NCSL Symposium

Sun, Aug 21 - Thu, Aug 25 2011

To band together to address common needs – and to demonstrate the value and impact of accurate and traceable measurement

Third SHA-3 Candidate Conference

Thu, Mar 22 - Fri, Mar 23 2012

The Third SHA-3 Candidate Conference will be held at the Washington Marriott Hotel in Washington, DC on March 22-23

Novel Coatings Show Great Promise as Flame Retardants in Polyurethane Foam

August 2, 2011

Gram for gram, novel carbon nanofiber-filled coatings devised by researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Texas A&M

National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE): "Shaping the Future of Cybersecurity Education" Workshop

Tue, Sep 20 - Thu, Sep 22 2011

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is hosting the second annual National Initiative for

Workshop to Identify Strategies to Get to Net Zero Energy Homes

Wed, Sep 14 2011

The National Institute of Standards and Technology is hosting a workshop on September 14, 2011, to provide a vision and

Background on Quantum Key Distribution

April 29, 2004

Quantum encryption systems use lasers to generate individual pulses of light called photons. Each photon is sent in one of two modes, either vertical/horizontal

OWM Newsletter Archive

The OWM Newsletter was previously named Measurement Matters and Weights and Measures Connection. Please see below for archived full editions...

CNST Researchers Elucidate Micro-Optical Techniques for Solid-State Materials Characterization

July 27, 2011

In a chapter of the recently published book Optical Techniques for Solid-State Materials Characterization,* CNST researchers provide a detailed overview and

Smart Grid Panel Approves Six Standards for Catalog

July 26, 2011

Gaithersburg, Md. – The Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP) has made the first six entries into its new Catalog of Standards, a technical document now

The remains of what was once a home improvement store in Joplin, Mo., showing the destructive power of the tornado that struck the area in May 2011.

NIST to Conduct Technical Study on Impacts of Joplin, Mo., Tornado

July 25, 2011

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

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