/tags/national-institute-of-standards-and-technology-nist National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Thu, 18 Apr 2024 18:28:08 GMT /news/2024-04-18/listen-closely-the-sound-of-soot-could-lead-to-better-wildfire-safety Researchers have found the sound that soot makes under bright light can be used to assess the impact of wildfires. Thu, 18 Apr 2024 18:28:08 GMT /news/2024-04-18/listen-closely-the-sound-of-soot-could-lead-to-better-wildfire-safety Emma VandenEinde /regional-news/2023-06-05/moving-sheds-away-from-home-reduces-fire-risk-but-its-not-a-one-size-fits-all New research from the National Institute of Standards and Technology shows that moving sheds farther away from homes is one way homeowners can reduce wildfire risk. Mon, 05 Jun 2023 20:47:38 GMT /regional-news/2023-06-05/moving-sheds-away-from-home-reduces-fire-risk-but-its-not-a-one-size-fits-all Emma VandenEinde /news/2019-10-01/how-a-little-known-radio-station-in-fort-collins-might-one-day-save-the-world An array of radio towers sits behind security fences amid farms and pastures north of Fort Collins. This is home to WWV, the country's oldest radio call… Tue, 01 Oct 2019 23:08:09 GMT /news/2019-10-01/how-a-little-known-radio-station-in-fort-collins-might-one-day-save-the-world Michael de Yoanna /npr-news/2014-11-03/new-clock-may-end-time-as-we-know-it Scientists working to create the perfect atomic clock have a fundamental problem: Right now, on the ceiling, time is passing just a bit faster than it is on the floor. Mon, 03 Nov 2014 10:04:00 GMT /npr-news/2014-11-03/new-clock-may-end-time-as-we-know-it Geoff Brumfiel /npr-news/2014-01-24/tickety-tock-an-even-more-accurate-atomic-clock Scientists have unveiled an atomic clock that sets new records in timekeeping — it could run 5 billion years without gaining or losing a second. That sort of precision is not trivial, researchers say. Clocks have ripple effects for all kinds of technology, from cellphones to GPS and more. Fri, 24 Jan 2014 21:00:00 GMT /npr-news/2014-01-24/tickety-tock-an-even-more-accurate-atomic-clock Nell Greenfieldboyce /2013-10-10/first-floods-now-furloughs-take-a-bite-out-of-boulders-wallet Hundreds of Colorado federal lab workers including two Nobel Prize recipients are furloughed during the government shutdown. Other university and contract… Thu, 10 Oct 2013 11:00:00 GMT /2013-10-10/first-floods-now-furloughs-take-a-bite-out-of-boulders-wallet Grace Hood /national/2013-10-02/government-shutdown-impacting-colorados-federal-labs Thousands of Colorado employees have been furloughed due to the government shutdown. Included in that number are more than 3,600 federal laboratory… Wed, 02 Oct 2013 14:33:38 GMT /national/2013-10-02/government-shutdown-impacting-colorados-federal-labs Erin O'Toole /npr-news/2013-09-29/is-living-with-extreme-wildfires-the-new-normal The Yarnell Hill fire in Arizona was deadly in part because of how close a highly flammable forest was to a community. The U.S. once faced a crisis with structural fires, but managed to change regulations to turn the trend around. Experts say it will take a renewed effort to take on this newer fire threat. Sun, 29 Sep 2013 22:22:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-09-29/is-living-with-extreme-wildfires-the-new-normal NPR Staff /npr-news/2013-08-22/the-worlds-most-precise-clock-could-prove-einstein-wrong Scientists are always looking for a more accurate answer to the question, "What time is it?" Now they've built the most precise atomic clock yet — but it's not just telling time. It has the potential to investigate the accuracy of the General Theory of Relativity. Thu, 22 Aug 2013 21:08:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-08-22/the-worlds-most-precise-clock-could-prove-einstein-wrong Adam Cole /npr-news/2012-10-09/nobel-in-physics-your-tax-dollars-at-work David Wineland, a physicist at a federal lab in Boulder, Colo., was recognized for cutting-edge work in quantum computing that's both incredibly esoteric and practical. He'll share the prize with his friend and friendly competitor, Serge Haroche, who is at the College de France in Paris. Tue, 09 Oct 2012 23:09:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-10-09/nobel-in-physics-your-tax-dollars-at-work Richard Harris