3.3K views · 13 reactions | Get a sneak peek inside the NIST Living Measurement Systems Foundry (nicknamed the Biofoundry). This automated, cool tool grows, tests and measures engineered microbes. Read more about the Biofoundry with this brief project background: https://www.nist.gov/programs-projects/nist-living-measurement-systems-foundry | National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) | Facebook

15 reactions | Learn about NIST's National Fire Research Laboratory (NFRL), which allows researchers to study how entire office buildings, hospitals and bridges react to fire under controlled laboratory conditions. The nearly 2,000 square meter (21,400 square feet) facility provides a way to greatly strengthen the scientific basis for improved fire protection standards and innovations in building materials and design. | National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) | Facebook