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Major Residential Fire Study to be Issued April 28

April 27, 2010

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will issue the results of a multi-institutional landmark national study on the effects of firefighter

Smoke Alarms + Sprinklers + Closed Doors = Lives Saved in Dorm Fires

March 30, 2010

Experimenting on a university dormitory that was scheduled to be torn down, fire researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have

NIST Engineer Serving on Chilean Quake Research Team

March 16, 2010

Jeffrey Dragovich, a research structural engineer at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), has been deployed to Chile as a member of a

NIST Releases Final Report on Cowboys Facility Collapse

January 26, 2010

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released its final report on the May 2, 2009, collapse during a severe thunderstorm of the fabric

Manufacturing Competition Challenges University Teams to Stack a Better Pallet

January 26, 2010

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking university teams to participate in a May 2010 Virtual Manufacturing Automation Competition

Autonomous Robots Journal, Special Issue

January 14, 2010

Autonomous Robots Volume 27, Number 4, November 2009 Special Issue: Characterizing Mobile Robot Localization and Mapping Guest Editors: Raj Madhavan, Chris

Six NIST Researchers Selected as IEEE Fellows

January 12, 2010

Six researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have been named fellows of IEEE, as association for professionals involved in areas

Publication Offers Constructive Advice for Construction Industry Efficiency

November 17, 2009

A new workshop report from the National Research Council (NRC) identifies five key activities to advance the competitiveness and effectiveness of the nation's

Wavering Named Fellow of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers

November 17, 2009

Albert Wavering III has been named to the College of Fellows of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME). Wavering is acting deputy director of the National

Is Your Microrobot Up for the (NIST) Challenge?

October 27, 2009

The scientists and engineers who introduced the world to tiny robots demonstrating soccer skills are creating the next level of friendly competition designed to

NIST Receives Highest Honor from Automotive Industry Action Group

October 20, 2009

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been awarded the 2009 Automotive Industry Action Group's (AIAG) Chairman's Award, the organization

Blueprint for Industry Change Aims to Improve Construction Productivity

October 20, 2009

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued a new publication aimed at strengthening the U.S. construction industry's efficiency and

AIAG Honors NIST/EL with Chairman's Award

October 16, 2009

October 9, 2009 -- The Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG), presented the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) with its highest honor, the

AIAG Honors Peter Denno with Outstanding Achievement Award

October 9, 2009

The Automotive Industry Action (AIAG) awarded Peter Denno the Outstanding Achievement Award for substantial contribution and leadership on behalf of the

Overall view of the collapsed Dallas Cowboys practice facility after the fabric covering was removed.

NIST Releases Draft Report on Cowboys Facility Collapse

October 6, 2009

A fabric-covered, steel frame practice facility owned by the National Football League's Dallas Cowboys collapsed under wind loads significantly less than those

For Safer Emergencies, Give Your Power Generator Some Space

October 6, 2009

To subdue the steaming heat of hurricanes or to thaw out during a blizzard, gasoline-powered, portable generators are a lifeline during weather emergencies when

November Workshop to Examine Challenges to Innovation in Advanced Manufacturing

October 6, 2009

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is holding the "National Workshop on Challenges to Innovation in Advanced Manufacturing: Industry

A truck returning steel recovered the the World Trade Center towers returned to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

Convoy Returns World Trade Center Steel to New York City

October 6, 2009

After seven years on the Gaithersburg, Md., campus of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), more than 200 pieces of structural steel

Edited Book Volume: Performance Evaluation and Benchmarking of Intelligent Systems

September 30, 2009

This contributed volume is dedicated to the subject of performance evaluation and benchmarking of intelligent systems by drawing from the experiences and

Vijay Srinivasan Elected as ASME Fellow

September 28, 2009

Vijay Srinivasan was elected a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). This award is to acknowledge Dr. Srinivasan's distinguished dual

Two Named to Earthquake Advisory Board

September 22, 2009

Two distinguished earthquake experts have been named to serve on the Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction (ACEHR) of the National Earthquake

NIST Deploys Experts to Assist in California Fires

September 3, 2009

The Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has sent two experts to California to assist in collecting data on structural

September PerMIS Workshop Takes Measure of Intelligent System Performance

July 28, 2009

Intelligent machines of the future will turn custom designs into finished products quickly and efficiently, save lives in catastrophes, and minimize

Shake, Rattle, No Roll: Construction Guide for Earthquake-Resistant Buildings

July 28, 2009

A guide for designing buildings using steel moment frames to resist earthquakes has been published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

NYPD Report on Protecting Buildings Adopts NIST WTC Recommendations

July 14, 2009

A recently released New York City Police Department (NYPD) report designed "to aid the New York City building community by providing information on how to

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