Technical Highlights of the National Bureau of StandardsU.S. Department of Commerce, National Bureau of Standards, 1960 |
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... increased . Radiation protection and radiation standards and units . 2.2 . Chemistry and properties of materials . 2.2.1 . Analytical and inorganic chemistry . Separation of zirconium from hafnium . A standard for blood pH ... Standard ...
... increased . Radiation protection and radiation standards and units . 2.2 . Chemistry and properties of materials . 2.2.1 . Analytical and inorganic chemistry . Separation of zirconium from hafnium . A standard for blood pH ... Standard ...
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... increased activity , a thorough investigation into the radio- active contamination of materials used in radiation detection has become necessary , and a demand for radioactivity standards at very low concentra- tions has arisen . To ...
... increased activity , a thorough investigation into the radio- active contamination of materials used in radiation detection has become necessary , and a demand for radioactivity standards at very low concentra- tions has arisen . To ...
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... increased measurement needs in several critical areas such as microwave , temperature , vibration , and shock measurements . Over 100 of these needs were for measurement and calibration services not then offered by NBS . Either the ...
... increased measurement needs in several critical areas such as microwave , temperature , vibration , and shock measurements . Over 100 of these needs were for measurement and calibration services not then offered by NBS . Either the ...
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... increased activity in measurement standards throughout the country was indicated by proposals from various sources for the establish- ment of associations to deal with technical and administrative problems of the industrial standards ...
... increased activity in measurement standards throughout the country was indicated by proposals from various sources for the establish- ment of associations to deal with technical and administrative problems of the industrial standards ...
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... increased amounts of funds applied to research and development , the staggering growth in the volume of technical ... increasing . ' For some time the rate of growth of the U.S. population has been doubling about every 50 years whereas ...
... increased amounts of funds applied to research and development , the staggering growth in the volume of technical ... increasing . ' For some time the rate of growth of the U.S. population has been doubling about every 50 years whereas ...
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