Precise measurements. Washington, D.C. June 17. W.H. Goss, of the National Bureau of Standards, is shown making very precise measurements of the electrical conductance of standard solutions, which are the basis of industrial control of boiled water, steam condensates, beet sugar refining, metal clea

U.S. conducts tests to improve acidity standards. Washington, D.C. June 16. At the National Bureau of Standards, Dr. Walter J. Hamer is making very accurate electrometric measurements on acidity standards. They are useful in the practical control of many processes such as electroplating, purificat

Government scientist cools water to -6ʺ without freezing it. Washington, D.C., Aug. 9. The belief that water freezes at 32 degrees fahrenheit has been blasted by Dr. N. Ernest Dorsey, scientist of the National Bureau of Standards. Neither does all water freeze at the same temperature. These discover

Interesting job with Uncle Sam. Washington, D.C., Oct. 13. One volt after another is all in the day's work for Mrs. L.H. Brickwedde, who is a battery expert for the National Bureau of Standards. Using a potentiometer - or in other words, a standard cell comparator - Miss Brickwedde is shown calibrat

Measuring relative humidity by radio. Washington, D.C. June 9. The hair element for measuring relative humidity in radio weather sounding balloons has proved innacurate because of very slow response at the cold temperatures encountered in the upper atmosphere. F.W. Dunmore, Radio Engineer of Nationa

Bureau of Standards designs new device for studying water flow through plumbing fixtures. Washington, D.C., March 13. A new type of rate-of-flow meter for studying the rate of variation of flow of water through plumbing fixtures and for use in investigation presenting similar problems has just been

Machine performs half a day's manual labor in 5 minutes. Washington, D.C., Dec. 22. H.J. Keegan of the U.S. Bureau of Standards, using the spectrophotometer to determine the different colors in a piece of cloth. It formerly took a man a half a day to make this spectrum analysis but now the machine d

Final check, weather device. Washington, D.C., Sept. 13. L.L. Stockman, also of the Bureau of Standards, Radium Division, uses a wave meter to check the radiometeorograph before attaching it to the parachute and the balloon. When the inflated bag breaks, which it usually does after several hours fly

Government tests cosmetics. Washington D.C., July 10. F.W. Casey, of the Department of Agriculture who is working on the cosmetics, titrating to determine the amount of steric acid in some of the cosmetic creams