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NIST Measurement Advance Could Speed Innovation in Solar Devices

July 25, 2012

A new versatile measurement system devised by researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) accurately and quickly measures the...

The New York City Fire Department, NIST and Underwriters Laboratories set fire to 20 abandoned townhouses on Governors Island, New York

Live Fire Tests with FDNY Will Guide Improvements in Fire Department Tactics

July 11, 2012

In the name of science, but with aim of saving lives, preventing injuries and reducing property losses, members of the New York City Fire Department (FDNY)...

Novel Clay-based Coating May Point the Way to New Generation of Green Flame Retardants

June 27, 2012

In searching for better flame retardants for home furnishings—a large source of fuel in house fires—National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)...

Picture of the results of the Standard Test Method for Measuring the Ignition Strength of Cigarettes (ASTM E2187)

Nationwide Adoption of NIST-Developed Test Predicted to Cut Death Toll Due to Cigarette-Caused Fires

May 29, 2012

In 2003, New York became the first state requiring cigarettes sold within its borders to pass a fire safety standard based on a test developed by the National...

NIST Earns Honor for Work Supporting Information Exchange Across Supply Chains

May 29, 2012

The Open Application Integration Group (OAGi), a U.S.-based, nonprofit consortium, has recognized the Systems Integration Division at the National Institute of...

NIST Fire Research Earns Honors

May 2, 2012

Fire researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently were honored by the International Association of Arson Investigators...

Federal Committee Seeks Information on Domestic Forging Capabilities

March 9, 2012

Does the United States have sufficient industrial capabilities to produce adequate supplies of forged-quality metal parts to meet the needs of the Defense...

NIST Report on Texas Fire Urges Firefighters to Consider Wind Effects

February 7, 2012

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...

Updated Guidelines to Help Ensure Electrical Devices are Smart Grid Ready

January 24, 2012

Taking a step closer to ensuring that new electrical devices will be ready to plug into the nation's next-generation power grid, the National Institute of...

Flames from a living-room pour out the front door of a townhouse during a NIST test.

Study Finds Failure Points in Firefighter Protective Equipment

December 6, 2011

In fire experiments conducted in uniformly furnished, but vacant Chicago-area townhouses, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers...

New NIST Web Site Features Fire Safety for the Holidays

December 6, 2011

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...

Elusive Ultrafine Indoor Air Contaminants Yield to NIST Analysis

December 6, 2011

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) spent 75 days on the job carrying out some very important homework—measurements in a...

Government Issues Building Energy and Water Submetering Report

November 8, 2011

WASHINGTON, D.C.—A new interagency report recommends systematic consideration of new metering technologies that can yield up-to-date, finely grained snapshots...

NIST Releases Update to Smart Grid Framework

October 26, 2011

An expanded list of standards, new cybersecurity guidance and product testing proposals are among the new elements in an updated roadmap for Smart Grid...

NIST Names 10 to National Construction Safety Team Advisory Committee

October 25, 2011

Ten prominent building and fire experts have been appointed by Patrick Gallagher, director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), to...

False-color satellite image showing the 22-mile track of the tornado that struck Joplin, Mo., on May 22, 2011.

NIST Seeks Help in Understanding Public Response to Joplin Tornado

October 13, 2011

As part of its technical study on the impacts of the devastating May 22, 2011, tornado that struck Joplin, Mo., the National Institute of Standards and...

NIST Cooperative Agreement with University of Maryland Supports Research on 21st Century Smart Systems

October 13, 2011

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded today a $1 million cooperative agreement to the University of Maryland at College Park (UMD)...

In Unique Fire Tests, Outdoor Decks Will Be Under Firebrand Attack

September 27, 2011

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will unleash its Dragon—a NIST invention that bellows showers of glowing embers, or firebrands—at...

Double Jeopardy: Building Codes May Underestimate Risks Due to Multiple Hazards

September 13, 2011

As large parts of the nation recover from nature's one-two punch—an earthquake followed by Hurricane Irene—building researchers from the National Institute of...

Worker looks over the disaster site at New York City's World Trade Center

New Website Offers Easy Access to NIST Disaster and Failure Study Data

August 16, 2011

For more than 40 years, scientists and engineers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have studied structural failures caused by natural...

A member of a joint NIST-Texas Forest Service study team collects data on a Amarillo, Texas, building damaged by wildfires in February 2011.

North Texas Wildfires Spark Historic Federal-State Collaborative Study

August 2, 2011

Two wildland-urban interface (WUI) fires* earlier this year outside of Amarillo, Texas, destroyed 70 homes, burned more than 25,000 acres of land, and caused...

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...

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...

New Video Showcases NIST-Hosted Robotics Competitions in China

July 19, 2011

If you enjoyed reading recently about the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)-hosted robotics challenges in China, then you'll love actually...

Promising Fire Retardant Results When Clay Nanofiller Has Space

July 6, 2011

If materials scientists accompanied their research with theme songs, a team from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of...

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