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type="image/jpeg"/> <source srcset="/web/20211127213140im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/300w_x_180h/public/images/2020/04/16/Masks.jpg?itok=ovVhSU-N 1x, /web/20211127213140im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/600w_x_360h/public/images/2020/04/16/Masks.jpg?itok=QfeyJyGU 2x" media="(min-width: 0px)" type="image/jpeg"/> <img src="/web/20211127213140im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/600w_x_360h/public/images/2020/04/16/Masks.jpg?itok=QfeyJyGU" alt="A view through a door window of N95 masks being decontaminated." title="N95 mask decontamination" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="nist-hero__caption"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211127213140/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2020/04/nist-tool-could-help-hospitals-repurpose-rooms-disinfecting-n95-masks"> <div class="text">NIST Tool Could Help Hospitals Repurpose Rooms for Disinfecting N95 Masks</div> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="nist-hero__item tablet:grid-col-4 "> <div class="nist-hero__item-inner"> <div class="nist-hero__image"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211127213140/https://www.nist.gov/blogs/taking-measure/manufacturing-standards-biopharmaceuticals-conversation-nists-sheng-lin-gibson"> <picture> <source srcset="/web/20211127213140im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/600w_x_360h/public/images/2020/01/22/Numstocker_SS_Syringe_1016627092_HR.jpg?itok=0PEOT5dL 1x, /web/20211127213140im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/1200w_x_720h/public/images/2020/01/22/Numstocker_SS_Syringe_1016627092_HR.jpg?itok=zGw9nnse 2x" media="(min-width: 480px)" type="image/jpeg"/> <source srcset="/web/20211127213140im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/300w_x_180h/public/images/2020/01/22/Numstocker_SS_Syringe_1016627092_HR.jpg?itok=B70opYF6 1x, /web/20211127213140im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/600w_x_360h/public/images/2020/01/22/Numstocker_SS_Syringe_1016627092_HR.jpg?itok=0PEOT5dL 2x" media="(min-width: 0px)" type="image/jpeg"/> <img src="/web/20211127213140im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/600w_x_360h/public/images/2020/01/22/Numstocker_SS_Syringe_1016627092_HR.jpg?itok=0PEOT5dL" alt="a latex gloved hand holds a syringe that has been loaded with medicine" title="Syringe" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="nist-hero__caption"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211127213140/https://www.nist.gov/blogs/taking-measure/manufacturing-standards-biopharmaceuticals-conversation-nists-sheng-lin-gibson"> <div class="text">Manufacturing Standards for Biopharmaceuticals: A Conversation with NIST’s Sheng Lin-Gibson and Vijay Srinivasan</div> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--dynamic-content-list-ou paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="nist-block "> <h2 class="nist-block__title"> <div class="string">News and Updates</div> </h2> <div class="viewsreference"><div class="views-element-container"><div class="js-view-dom-id-7d34aa6da7df9d073d953b83e8de16d5137c9196881fb4122118019a359bc975"> <div> <article role="article" about="/news-events/news/2021/11/streamlined-nist-tool-could-help-homeowners-renters-reduce-airborne" typeof="schema:Article" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20211127213140/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2021/11/streamlined-nist-tool-could-help-homeowners-renters-reduce-airborne" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20211127213140im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2021/11/22/VenitlationTool_Graphic_960x600_v2-04.png?itok=cjmdT3cB" width="100" height="56" alt="Illustration shows particles as blue dots circulating through a living room via windows, fans and filters." loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20211127213140/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2021/11/streamlined-nist-tool-could-help-homeowners-renters-reduce-airborne"><span property="schema:name">Streamlined NIST Tool Could Help Homeowners, Renters Reduce Airborne Exposure to COVID </span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="daterange"><time datetime="2021-11-24T12:00:00Z">November 24, 2021</time> </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div property="schema:text" class="text-with-summary">COVID-19 is still circulating in the U.S. and may once again gain traction as families and friends gather indoors over the holidays. There are several measures</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article role="article" about="/news-events/news/2021/10/oct-25-2021-update-nists-champlain-towers-south-investigation" typeof="schema:Article" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20211127213140/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2021/10/oct-25-2021-update-nists-champlain-towers-south-investigation" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20211127213140im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2021/07/15/Lidar%20and%20other%20instruments%20.jpg?itok=fkrWRTKg" width="100" height="75" alt="Equipment stands on tripods on a balcony with the beach and sea in the background." loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20211127213140/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2021/10/oct-25-2021-update-nists-champlain-towers-south-investigation"><span property="schema:name">Oct. 25, 2021, Update on NIST’s Champlain Towers South Investigation</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="daterange"><time datetime="2021-10-25T12:00:00Z">October 25, 2021</time> </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div property="schema:text" class="text-with-summary">The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will present an update on its investigation into the June 24, 2021</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article role="article" about="/news-events/news/2021/10/spotlight-jennifer-case-and-soft-robots-new-bots-block" typeof="schema:Article" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20211127213140/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2021/10/spotlight-jennifer-case-and-soft-robots-new-bots-block" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20211127213140im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2021/10/13/3DP_5847.jpg?itok=16zZkg7J" width="100" height="100" alt="A woman in a face mask works at a laptop behind a curving prototype robot arm. " loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20211127213140/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2021/10/spotlight-jennifer-case-and-soft-robots-new-bots-block"><span property="schema:name">Spotlight: Jennifer Case and Soft Robots, the New Bots on the Block</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="daterange"><time datetime="2021-10-12T12:00:00Z">October 12, 2021</time> </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div property="schema:text" class="text-with-summary">Through squishy and flexible materials and systems of cords and cables, robots can pull off some of the remarkable body movements that animals like octopuses</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article role="article" about="/news-events/news/2021/09/draft-california-fire-code-includes-nist-tool-evaluate-wildfire-hazard" typeof="schema:Article" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20211127213140/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2021/09/draft-california-fire-code-includes-nist-tool-evaluate-wildfire-hazard" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20211127213140im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2021/09/13/WUI_Grapic.png?itok=s0tYYjpR" width="100" height="57" alt="Illustration shows flames and smoke over a pine forest. " loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20211127213140/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2021/09/draft-california-fire-code-includes-nist-tool-evaluate-wildfire-hazard"><span property="schema:name">Draft California Fire Code Includes NIST Tool to Evaluate Wildfire Hazard</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="daterange"><time datetime="2021-09-13T12:00:00Z">September 13, 2021</time> </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div property="schema:text" class="text-with-summary">Severe wildfire disasters are often the product of numerous factors — vegetation, drought, a lack of firefighting resources, and many others — coalescing</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <footer> <div class="link-list"><a href="/web/20211127213140/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news-updates/org/5646">View All News and Updates</a></div> </footer> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--dynamic-content-list-ou paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="nist-block "> <h2 class="nist-block__title"> <div class="string">Events</div> </h2> <div class="viewsreference"><div class="views-element-container"><div class="js-view-dom-id-6a86bd8983afd0a5a8f8db1cefda1d89179a0538cd334ca7257dedd946bdc23c"> <div> <article role="article" about="/news-events/events/2021/12/2021-nistul-workshop-photovoltaic-materials-durability" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20211127213140/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/events/2021/12/2021-nistul-workshop-photovoltaic-materials-durability" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20211127213140im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2021/09/30/NISTUL.jpg?itok=cbnh3a3r" width="100" height="55" alt="NIST/UL" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20211127213140/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/events/2021/12/2021-nistul-workshop-photovoltaic-materials-durability"><span>2021 NIST/UL Workshop on Photovoltaic Materials Durability</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="smartdate">Tue, Dec 7 - Thu, Dec 9 2021</div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-with-summary">Scope: Cost-competitiveness, economic circularity, environmental impact, and durability and reliability are among the</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <footer> <div class="link-list"><a href="/web/20211127213140/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/upcoming-events/org/5646">View All Events</a></div> </footer> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--dynamic-content-list-ou paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="nist-block "> <h2 class="nist-block__title"> <div class="string">Industry Impacts</div> </h2> <div class="viewsreference"><div class="views-element-container"><div class="js-view-dom-id-7bc28a5d6592cc27850f7cce98afb1eb5bc7f3fe23b72fd82b41f9e5cae30166"> <div> <article role="article" about="/industry-impacts/firefighter-protective-equipment" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20211127213140/https://www.nist.gov/industry-impacts/firefighter-protective-equipment" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20211127213140im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2016/12/28/face_plate.jpg?itok=EN0GJQR1" width="100" height="75" alt="Photo of a burnt faceplate from a firefighter's gear" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20211127213140/https://www.nist.gov/industry-impacts/firefighter-protective-equipment"><span>Firefighter Protective Equipment</span> </a></h3> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-with-summary">Firefighters rely on self-contained breathing apparatuses (SCBA) to protect them from dangerous heat and toxic smoke. NIST research helped to improve industry</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article role="article" about="/industry-impacts/framing-future-electric-grid" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20211127213140/https://www.nist.gov/industry-impacts/framing-future-electric-grid" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20211127213140im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2018/06/20/shutterstock_693711625cgyn9037_solarcity.jpg?itok=HV4j3mcf" width="100" height="66" alt="Cityscape in the background. Solar panels in the foreground." loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20211127213140/https://www.nist.gov/industry-impacts/framing-future-electric-grid"><span>Framing the Future of the Electric Grid</span> </a></h3> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-with-summary">The U.S. electrical distribution system is a patchwork of 100+ years of upgrades that create basic reliability issues and expose entire regions to unnecessary</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article role="article" about="/industry-impacts/net-zero-energy-house" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20211127213140/https://www.nist.gov/industry-impacts/net-zero-energy-house" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20211127213140im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2018/03/09/net_zero_energy_residential_test_facility.jpg?itok=TsUC2IXr" width="100" height="62" alt="photo of a house. Solar panels on the roof." loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20211127213140/https://www.nist.gov/industry-impacts/net-zero-energy-house"><span>Net-Zero Energy House</span> </a></h3> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-with-summary">To decrease the $225 billion that U.S. consumers spend each year in household energy costs will require accurate, reliable information about how new</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article role="article" about="/industry-impacts/structural-resilience-infrastructure" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20211127213140/https://www.nist.gov/industry-impacts/structural-resilience-infrastructure" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20211127213140im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2016/12/05/fema_steve_zumwalt_featured.jpg?itok=z6qvppOU" width="100" height="35" alt="Homeowner looks at the Remain of His Neighborhood" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20211127213140/https://www.nist.gov/industry-impacts/structural-resilience-infrastructure"><span>Structural Resilience of Infrastructure</span> </a></h3> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-with-summary">The best way to prevent buildings, bridges and other structures from collapsing—whether because of natural forces, human error or malicious attacks—is to learn</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <footer> <div class="link-list"><a href="/web/20211127213140/https://www.nist.gov/industry-impacts">View All NIST Industry Impacts</a></div> </footer> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--content-list paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="nist-block "> <h2 class="nist-block__title"> <div class="string">Software</div> </h2> <div class="nist-field nist-field--label-hidden entity-reference"> <div class="nist-field__items"> <div class="nist-field__item"> <article role="article" about="/services-resources/software/tool-evaluation-vaporized-hydrogen-peroxide-disinfection-n95-masks-small" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20211127213140/https://www.nist.gov/services-resources/software/tool-evaluation-vaporized-hydrogen-peroxide-disinfection-n95-masks-small"><span>Tool for Evaluation of Vaporized Hydrogen Peroxide Disinfection of N95 Masks in Small Rooms</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="daterange"><time datetime="2020-06-03T12:00:00Z">June 3, 2020</time> </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-with-summary">This spreadsheet tool estimates the vaporized hydrogen peroxide (VHP) concentration in air of rooms used for VHP mask disinfection systems. The tool employs a</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="nist-field__item"> <article role="article" about="/services-resources/software/fds-and-smokeview" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20211127213140/https://www.nist.gov/services-resources/software/fds-and-smokeview"><span>FDS and Smokeview</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-with-summary">Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) is a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model of fire-driven fluid flow. The software solves numerically a form of the Navier</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="nist-field__item"> <article role="article" about="/services-resources/software/bees" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20211127213140/https://www.nist.gov/services-resources/software/bees" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20211127213140im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/el/economics/bees_model4_1.jpg?itok=BZaZgT87" width="100" height="67" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20211127213140/https://www.nist.gov/services-resources/software/bees"><span>BEES</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="daterange"><time datetime="2018-02-05T12:00:00Z">February 5, 2018</time> </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-with-summary">The BEES (Building for Environmental and Economic Sustainability) software brings to your fingertips a powerful technique for selecting cost-effective</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="nist-field__item"> <article role="article" about="/services-resources/software/contam" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20211127213140/https://www.nist.gov/services-resources/software/contam"><span>CONTAM</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="daterange"><time datetime="2021-01-08T12:00:00Z">January 8, 2021</time> </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-with-summary">CONTAM is a multizone indoor air quality and ventilation analysis computer program designed to help you determine: (a) airflows: infiltration, exfiltration, and</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="nist-field__item"> <article role="article" about="/services-resources/software/step-file-analyzer-and-viewer" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20211127213140/https://www.nist.gov/services-resources/software/step-file-analyzer-and-viewer" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20211127213140im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2020/10/27/SFA.png?itok=88BF7ciM" width="100" height="61" alt="NIST STEP File Viewer screenshot" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20211127213140/https://www.nist.gov/services-resources/software/step-file-analyzer-and-viewer"><span>STEP File Analyzer and Viewer</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="daterange"><time datetime="2021-10-19T12:00:00Z">October 19, 2021</time> </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-with-summary">The STEP File Viewer supports parts and assemblies, dimensions and tolerances, sketch and supplemental geometry, and datum targets. The Analyzer generates a</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="nist-field__item"> <article role="article" about="/services-resources/software/evap-cond" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20211127213140/https://www.nist.gov/services-resources/software/evap-cond" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20211127213140im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/el/building_environment/evapcond.jpg?itok=84YOa3bP" width="100" height="84" alt="evapcond" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20211127213140/https://www.nist.gov/services-resources/software/evap-cond"><span>EVAP-COND, Version 4</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="daterange"><time datetime="2016-05-01T12:00:00Z">May 1, 2016</time> </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-with-summary">EVAP-COND is a software package that contains NIST's simulation models for a finned-tube evaporator and condenser. 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Feng is Recognized with the Eli Whitney Productivity Award </span> </a></h3> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-long">Shaw C. Feng is recognized with the Eli Whitney Productivity Award for his outstanding contributions to using efficiently linked data to</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article role="article" about="/about-us/nist-awards/group-within-intelligent-systems-division-are-2021-finalist" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20211127213140/https://www.nist.gov/about-us/nist-awards/group-within-intelligent-systems-division-are-2021-finalist"><span>A Group within the Intelligent Systems Division are 2021 FINALIST </span> </a></h3> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-long">Adam Jacoff, Ann Virts, Kamel Saidi, Elena Messina, Kenny Kimble, Dave Schmitt, Tony Downs, and Brian Weiss are recognized as 2021 FINALIST</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article role="article" about="/about-us/nist-awards/wai-cheong-tam-receives-alice-hamilton-award-occupational-safety-and-health" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20211127213140/https://www.nist.gov/about-us/nist-awards/wai-cheong-tam-receives-alice-hamilton-award-occupational-safety-and-health" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20211127213140im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2020/08/17/tam_photo.jpg?itok=ReAbbI1A" width="77" height="100" alt="Andy Tam" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20211127213140/https://www.nist.gov/about-us/nist-awards/wai-cheong-tam-receives-alice-hamilton-award-occupational-safety-and-health"><span>Wai Cheong Tam Receives Alice Hamilton Award for Occupational Safety and Health</span> </a></h3> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-long">The research work "Estimation of the critical external heat leading to the failure of lithium-ion batteries" by Wei Tang (NIOSH), Wai Cheong</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <footer> <div class="link-list"><a href="/web/20211127213140/https://www.nist.gov/awards/org/5646">View All Awards</a></div> </footer> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--dynamic-content-list-ou paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="nist-block "> <h2 class="nist-block__title"> <div class="string">Taking Measure Blog</div> </h2> <div class="viewsreference"><div class="views-element-container"><div class="js-view-dom-id-c6019dcc6bbf5280d88265f161052772dc543087539e8377c031d50d2cb2990c"> <div> <article role="article" about="/blogs/taking-measure/detecting-flavors-important-elements-neutron-depth-profiling" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20211127213140/https://www.nist.gov/blogs/taking-measure/detecting-flavors-important-elements-neutron-depth-profiling" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20211127213140im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2021/11/15/Jamie%20at%20NDP.jpg?itok=yxL2Zw0k" width="100" height="62" alt="masked woman with glasses, purple gloves, and a labcoat stands next to a large aluminum sample chamber" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20211127213140/https://www.nist.gov/blogs/taking-measure/detecting-flavors-important-elements-neutron-depth-profiling"><span>Detecting the Flavors of Important Elements With Neutron Depth Profiling</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="daterange"><time datetime="2021-11-17T12:00:00Z">November 17, 2021</time> </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-with-summary">The first five minutes of any presentation I give on neutron depth profiling are usually met with blank stares from my audience. 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