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Novel Clay-based Coating May Point the Way to New Generation of Green Flame Retardants
Release Date: 06/27/2012 In searching for better flame retardants for home furnishings—a large source of fuel in house fires—National Institute of … more
Promising Fire Retardant Results When Clay Nanofiller Has Space
Release Date: 07/06/2011 If materials scientists accompanied their research with theme songs, a team from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the … more
NIST/Industry Developed Temperature Tracking Device for Packages May Have Climate Metrology Applications
Release Date: 06/07/2011 National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers are working to reduce the uncertainty associated with climate-change … more
High-Tech Concrete Technology Has a Famous Past
Release Date: 03/15/2011 In the business of concrete making, what’s old—even ancient—is new again. X-ray microtomograph (left) shows pores … more
New NIST Testing Device May Help to 'Seal the Deal' for Building Owners
Release Date: 03/15/2011 Just as a chain is as strong as its weakest link, a building is as secure against the environment as its most degraded joint sealants, about 50 … more
New Tool Debuts for Measuring Indoor Air Pollutants
Release Date: 03/15/2011 A promising new approach for checking the accuracy of measurements of hazardous indoor air pollutants may soon be ready for prime time, report … more
Depth Charge: Using Atomic Force Microscopy to Study Subsurface Structures
Release Date: 06/23/2010 Over the past couple of decades, atomic force microscopy (AFM) has emerged as a powerful tool for imaging surfaces at astonishing … more
NIST and French Lab to Study Weathering of Advanced Composites for Bridges and Piers
Release Date: 02/24/2009 Weather SPHERE: Researchers from France's National Scientific and Technological Institute and NIST will work together to learn more about the … more
Viscosity-Enhancing Nanomaterials May Double Service Life of Concrete
Release Date: 01/27/2009 Engineers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are patenting a method that is expected to double the service life of … more
Workshops Address How to Avoid Progressive Collapse
Release Date: 08/31/2006 The 1995 bombing that triggered the collapse of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Okla., first raised concerns in the United … more
Meeting Slated to Discuss Structural Steel and Fire
Release Date: 06/02/2005 The World Trade Center (WTC) terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, showed the critical importance of fire resistant materials for structural steel. … more |
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