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

Modern fires require modern firefighting tactics. The new NFPA 1700, Guide for Structural Fire Fighting, brings decades of fire research to the gritty reality of the fireground. Read more in a new feature article from NFPA Journal: www.nfpa.org/journal #NFPA1700 #research #firefighting #NFPAJournal | National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)

181K views · 629 reactions | Experiment conducted by NIST with the initial vent openings being only the 2nd floor window. Fire growth and smoke development are shown. After the fire becomes ventilation limited the front door is opened to show the change in flow path and fire dynamics. | Fire Safety Research Institute | Facebook

NIST's Additive Manufacturing Metrology Testbed (or the AMMT, shown here) was designed to research laser-based metal 3D printing processes, which can be useful for developing pieces used in the aerospace, automotive, biomedical and electronics industries. Using additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, manufacturers can design and produce a metal part for an airplane. But before that part can go into an aircraft and lift passengers into the air, they need to know that it will be durable and withst