Of current interest: National bureau of standards exhibits new scientific developments at open house

ANNOUNCEMENT of a system for “X-ray televising” the internal parts of an operating engine, the demonstration of a radiation monitor for atomic blasts, and recent developments in the science of measurement were among the highlights of an Open House at the National Bureau of Standards (NBS), Washington, D. C. The program stressed the significance of physical measurement standards to scientific and industrial progress and featured the first showing of two new radiation facilities: the NBS Beta∗∗∗-tron and Gamma Ray Laboratories. The Open House guests were also taken on guided tours covering the work of 14 other NBS Laboratories.