NIST goes the distance for the Olympics
Thursday, June 28, 2012 - 08:31
in Earth & Climate
(Phys.org) -- In yet another Olympian feat of measurement, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology recently calibrated a tape that will be used to measure out the distance of this summer's Olympic marathona distance of 26 miles 385 yardsto 1 part in 1,000.