- Author
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Porter, G.
- Title
- National Bureau of Standards 1980.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Report
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NBS SP 600,
January 1981,
40 p.
- Distribution
- Available from Government Printing Office
- Keywords
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calibrating
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standards
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energy
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research
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fire safety
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technology transfer
- Abstract
- National Bureau of Standards 1980 explains the Bureau's role as the central U.S. reference labortory for the physical and engineering sciences. It also discussed briefly Bureau plans for its programs in electronics, automation, chemical processing, and materials research. Included in the report are highlights of recent accomplishments within the Bureau's National Measurement Laboratory, National Engineering Laoratory, and Institute for Computer Sciences and Technology. It describes more than 40 different projects in such areas as basic measurements and standards, energy research, environmental measurements, materials properties, industrial productivity, fire safety, building technology, calibration methods, and computer standards and guidelines. Also featured are summaries of NBS services to industry, other government agencies, and the public, as well as information on cooperative research programs and directory of the names, titles, and phone numbers of NBS research managers.