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Advances in Sprinkler and Water Mist Fire Suppression Systems Tested

March 12, 1996

Firefighters and fire researchers today witnessed demonstrations of prototype fire sprinkler and water mist systems with the potential to suppress home fires

NIST Expands Veel PC Program on Spectral Data for Transient Molecules

March 4, 1996

A major resource for physical scientists, environmental researchers, combustion engineers, and others in science and industry seeking a better understanding of

Carlson Named To NIST's Private-Sector Advisory Board

March 1, 1996

Dwight D. Carlson, founder and vice chairman of Perceptron Inc., has been appointed by Arati Prabhakar, director of the Commerce Department's National Institute

'Superfit' Greatly Reduces Major Source Of CMM Errors

February 27, 1996

Researchers at the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology have developed a computer model that greatly increases the accuracy of

NIST/Space Shuttle Tests Could Enhance Space Station Safety

February 22, 1996

A NIST experiment aboard the space shuttle Columbia launched today could help keep tomorrow's space station and its astronauts safe from fire. The experiment

NIST Names John R. Rumble Jr. To Head Standard Reference Data Program

February 20, 1996

Standard Reference Data program manager John R. Rumble Jr. has been named to head the SRD Program at the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards

New NIST Facility Will Improve Accuracy of Radiation Measurements in Mammography

February 20, 1996

Women undergoing mammography exams at accredited U.S. facilities soon will have much improved assurance of receiving proper X-ray exposures thanks to a new

Four Pilot Projects To Help Smaller Manufacturers Identify Innovative Financing, Credit Options

February 13, 1996

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology is funding four pilot projects to help smaller manufacturers better understand

Commerce Secretary Brown Releases New Study Indicating ATP Meeting Near-Term Goals, Fostering Technology Growth

February 12, 1996

The Commerce Department's Advanced Technology Program is succeeding in its near-term goal of fostering and accelerating the development of promising, but high

Physicists Get Hot New Results With Cold Atoms

February 12, 1996

Using some of the coldest atoms in the universe, physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have been able to observe exotic phenomena

NIST Physicists Use Light To Make Ultrasmall Nanostructures

February 12, 1996

Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology are using light to fabricate some of the smallest manmade metallic structures on Earth. Their

Upgrades At NIST Cold Neutron Research Facility Benefit Advanced Materials Research

January 26, 1996

Upgrades at the Cold Neutron Research Facility of the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology in Gaithersburg, Md., are enabling

NIST Announces Four New ATP Awards For Advanced Manufacturing Control Systems

January 25, 1996

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology today announced four new industry-sponsored projects that will receive cost-shared

Florida Sunshine Tests Underway For Computerized Photovoltaic Water Heater

January 25, 1996

A National Institute of Standards and Technology-built photovoltaic residential hot water heater that uses computer technology to maximize the conversion of

High-Temperature Superconductor Materials Database Available For PC Users

January 17, 1996

A new NIST database for personal computers provides materials researchers in industry, federal laboratories and universities with rapid access to carefully

Airspeed Proficiency Testing Consortium Launched At Commerce's NIST

December 15, 1995

Air-speed instrument manufacturers and users are forming a new industrial consortium with the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and

NIST's M³ Takes Surveying to the Realm of the Atom

December 13, 1995

Researchers at the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology have built a novel tool for surveying, subdividing and helping to

NIST Leads International Effort in Mass Metrology to Enhance Trade in the Americas

December 13, 1995

Measurement scientists from five regional metrology organizations of the Americas met at the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and

New Year to Arrive Late Again This Year: Leap Second to be Added on Dec. 31

December 13, 1995

As it has many times before, the new year will get off to a late start when it is delayed for exactly one second to allow the world's atomic clocks to be

Two NIST Chemists Honored for Gas Standards to Improve Air Quality

December 12, 1995

Franklin R. Guenther of FREDERICK, Md., and William D. Dorko of GAITHERSBURG, Md., both research chemists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology

NIST Presents Slichter Award to Didion, Domanksi and Kedzierski for Work with U.S. Refrigeration Industry

December 12, 1995

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has presented the William P. Slichter Award to David A. Didion, Piotr A. Domanski and Mark A. Kedzierski of

NIST Presents Safety Award To Two Local Residents

December 12, 1995

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has recognized two employees for superior efforts in creating and maintaining a safe working environment.

Local Resident Wins NIST Measurement Science Award

December 12, 1995

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has accorded its Allen V. Astin Measurement Science Award to E. Clayton Teague of GAITHERSBURG, Md., for his

Eight At NIST Receive Crittenden Award

December 12, 1995

Eight employees at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have been recognized for outstanding achievements in providing support to the institute's

Chemistry Lab Director Honored With Equal Employment Opportunity Award

December 12, 1995

Hratch G. Semerjian, director of the Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, today received the NIST

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