Traffic paint undergoes rigid tests. Washington, D.C., April 16. At the U.S. Bureau of Standards, J.E. Keefauver of the Bureau has been running tests on the paint that is placed on safety zones and streets to determine which has the best wearing activity. The discs ? are painted with the traffic p

Tire testing machine. Washington, D.C., May 20. Testing wear and tear on tires with this tire testing machine at the Bureau of Standards is W.D. ? hold, the machine simulates road tests traveling from 20 to 60 mph, the only difference is that the load on the tires is heavier than the normal weight

Bureau of Standards breaks up plates for a reason. Washington, D.C., May 23. Just about everything manufactured in this country is made the subject of tests in the Bureau of Standards here. Even the dinner plates used in restaurants go through a series of tests in order that the government may known

Uncle Sam istrying to find a way for automobile tires to wear longer for 25,000,000 motorists. Wearing specimens of rubber to. that then 25,000,000 owners of automobiles may have tires that last longer is a. now in progress at the Bureau of Standards. W.L. Holt of the Rubber Section is sho

How much wear will your carpet stand? Washington, D.C., March 19. A machine that produces the bending, slipping, twisting, and compression of the pile that takes place when a carpet is walked upon, has been developed by the National Bureau of Standards to test the durability of carpets. H.F. Schiefe

Experts at Bureau of Standards study effect of corrosive soils on specimens of pipe. Washington, D.C., Aug. 8. Of interest to home builders the country over is the study being made by experts at the National Bureau of Standards of the effect of corrosive soils on pipes and protective materials. Samp

New machine to test brake linings designed by Bureau of Standards. Washington, D.C., March 16. A new machine, both in design and operations, has been installed at the National Bureau of Standards for the testing of brake linings. The machine permits the study of brake linings under conditions closel

Uncle Sam test brass alloys. Washington D.C. To determine the correct amount of alloys necessary for desired results in the making of castings and other uses, the U.S. Bureau of Standards is conducting daily tests. 600 different portions of the alloy are used at the present time. The tests are made

Device for testing testers. Washington, D.C., May 25. Herbert L. Whittemore, Chief Justice of the Engineering Mechanics Sections, U.S. Bureau of Standards, has been awarded the Edward Longstreth medal for his work in developing this device for testing the machines which in turn test construction mat