Archive for the 'Press Releases' Category
Mar
21
FLC Honors NIST’s Willie May and IAQ researchers.
March 21, 2016 | Comments Off on FLC Honors NIST’s Willie May and IAQ researchers.
Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer (FLC) named Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and NIST Director Willie E. May as its Laboratory Director of the Year for 2016. Also recognized by FLC, NIST engineering team …
Mar
21
NIST Researchers accelerate antimicrobial activity screening.
March 21, 2016 | Comments Off on NIST Researchers accelerate antimicrobial activity screening.
Posted in AMB Express, “Automation of Antimicrobial Activity Screening” by researchers from NIST show that automated techniques commonly used to screen new drugs for mammalian cell toxicity could also accelerate antimicrobial discovery. NIST researcher Samuel Forry and his team adapted high-throughput screening robot for antimicrobial testing, and results were indistinguishable from those obtained by doing experiments by hand and took 1/3 as much time.
Mar
21
Free ANSI Open Source Event looks at standards community impact.
March 21, 2016 | Comments Off on Free ANSI Open Source Event looks at standards community impact.
Open Source, Open Standards, Open Minds will take place April 15, 2016 in Washington, DC. Hosted by ANSI in partnership with American University and George Washington University Law School, this event will feature keynote by Intel’s McCoy Smith, 15 speakers, and 3 interactive panel sessions: Industry Impact; The Right Tool for the Job: Traditional Standards, Open Source, and Hybridization; and IPR Policies and the Business of Standardization.
Mar
21
Manual Sprayer integrates advanced pump technology.
March 21, 2016 | Comments Off on Manual Sprayer integrates advanced pump technology.
Incorporating OptiSpray AP01 application pump in conjunction with OptiFlex®2 Series gun and control, OptiFlex2 F Spray manual unit serves applications requiring high film builds or precise and constant powder outputs when using long powder hoses….
Mar
21
Recessed Spotlight Fixtures feature LED MR16 bulbs.
March 21, 2016 | Comments Off on Recessed Spotlight Fixtures feature LED MR16 bulbs.
With adjustable spotlights suited for gallery/retail/hospitality settings, LED Studio™ Recessed Light comes in 1 x 1, 1 x 3, 1 x 4, and 2 x 2 square units in matte gray or silver finish. Rotating gimbal rings let user manually adjust direction …
Mar
21
Non-Fusible Safety Switch is available in 30 A capacity.
March 21, 2016 | Comments Off on Non-Fusible Safety Switch is available in 30 A capacity.
IEC 309 non-fusible safety switch comes with 3 auxiliary contacts that provide further control circuit applications, including ON/OFF control of pilot lights or signal for programmable controllers. Universal wiring of contacts allows each contact to …