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Jeffrey Herrera is one of NIST’s health physicists, ensuring our ability to safely use radioactive materials for research and supporting radiation safety
The NIST Research Library, manages publication of the NIST Technical Series publications. The NIST Research Library is proposing a new publication identifier
In support of guidance on the COVID-19 outbreak from Federal, State and local health authorities and the Office of Management and Budget, NIST is now operating
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The lapse in federal appropriations has ended and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a bureau of the U.S. Department of
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The lapse in federal appropriations has ended and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a bureau of the U.S. Department of
A field off River Road, about 10 miles from NIST Gaithersburg campus, once held the world’s largest radio telescope and was the site of the discovery of
NIST physicist Irvine C. Gardner designed a 4-meter long eclipse camera with a 23-centimeter astrographic lens to study a total solar eclipse in 1936. The data
If you have ever discovered a useful library book in the QA to QC shelf number range (Mathematics, Astronomy, and Physics), you have NIST’s Aristide Fanti to
In the first decade after the invention of the laser one challenge to improving laser quality was the distortion of a laser’s rod due to absorption of heat
April is National Welding Month, a time dedicated to highlighting accomplishments in this important field. At NIST in the 1960s, Ralph Orwick of the NIST
When physicist Louise Sherwood McDowell arrived at NIST in 1918, the first female Ph.D. at the institute, some of her male colleagues—unaccustomed to being in
To any of his sports-fan colleagues, NIST mathematician and computer programmer Vernon Dantzler might have been somewhat of a celebrity. Dantzler had been a
In 1917, NIST physicists Irwin Priest and Chauncey Peters were drawn into the so-called Butter War, an early 20 th century commercial and political spat between
The NIST Research Library features both excellent basic library services and innovative resources that go far beyond traditional library offerings. This was in
The 2016 Forensics@NIST conference was held on November 8 th and 9 th, 2016 on the NIST Gaithersburg Campus. Presentations and posters included the latest NIST
A 300,000-volt simulated lightning bolt produced in NIST’s high-voltage measurement laboratory in 1984. NIST helped utilities and manufacturers determine what
A giant Rubik’s Cube? An early modernist-style building? We weren’t sure what to make of this photo taken on the NIST campus in 1911. Turns out it was a two
During WWI airplanes landed on wheels much the same as those found on a bicycle. Because these wheels were subjected to severe stresses when landing on rough
In 1927 chemist Johanna Busse became the first female section chief at NIST when she was appointed to head the Thermometry section. Busse was also a licensed
In 1922 NIST physicists Lyman Briggs and Paul Heyl were awarded the Magellan Medal from the American Philosophical Society for their model of an Earth Inductor
In 1930, NIST (at the time called the Bureau of Standards) designed a mooring force indicator for the U.S. Navy airship Los Angeles. The need for such a device
Twelve postcards showcasing NIST historic photos are now available to download from the NIST Digital Archives. The postcards are in six PDF files. Each file