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Navy Receives Three Patents on Laser-Based Technologies

September 19, 2019 Office

NORCO, Calif. — The Navy was recently awarded three U.S. patents, developed by Naval Surface Warfare Center, Corona Division, for laser-based air biosensors for remote detection, real-time monitoring and control of biological chemicals including biohazards. […]

Angle measurement under pressure | PTB News

September 17, 2019 Office

PTB News 2.2019 High-precision angle measurements carried out by means of autocollimators are significantly influenced by the refractive index of air – and thus in particular by the ambient pressure. When comparing measurements that have […]

New $90K Tool to Bolster BC3’s Distinctive Metrology Program

July 12, 2019 Office

June 26, 2019, (Butler, PA) – A state-of-the-art $90,000 FARO measurement tool gifted to Butler County Community College will enhance a distinctive and nationally known metrology program whose graduates have the highest potential starting salaries […]

Redefining the Limits of Measurement Accuracy | Leibniz Universität Hannover

July 2, 2019 Office

For centuries, humans have been expanding their understanding of the world through more and more precise measurement of light and matter. Today, quantum sensors achieve extremely accurate results. An example of this is the development […]

No Longer Under Pressure: NIST Dismantles Giant Mercury Manometer | NIST

June 28, 2019 Office

For the last 30 years, the official U.S. standard for measuring pressure has been a 3-meter-tall (about 10-foot) device called a manometer. American industry relies on the U.S. pressure standard for everything from silicon chip […]

JQI Researchers Shed New Light on Atomic ‘Wave Function’ | NIST

May 16, 2019 Office

NIST NEWS, May 16, 2019 Physicists have demonstrated a new way to obtain the essential details that describe an isolated quantum system, such as a gas of atoms, through direct observation. The new method gives […]

Precise Temperature Measurements with Invisible Light | NIST

May 8, 2019 Office

NIST News, May 6, 2019 Ordinarily, you won’t encounter a radiation thermometer until somebody puts one in your ear at the doctor’s office or you point one at your forehead when you’re feeling feverish. But […]

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TASI Group Adds ONICON Incorporated to Flow Segment Group

April 30, 2019 Office

Oak Creek, Wisconsin – April 30, 2019 – AW-Lake Company parent organization, TASI Group, recently acquired ONICON, a private company specializing in the design and manufacture of flow meters and energy measurement systems. ONICON addresses […]