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Standard Reference Materials

Standard Reference Materials are certified reference materials (CRMs) that can be used to help develop accurate methods of analysis, to calibrate measurement systems used to measure a property at the state-of-the-art limit.

Standard Reference Data

Standard Reference Data cover a broad range scientific disciplines including atomic and molecular physics, chemical and crystal structures, fluids, material properties, biotechnology, optical character recognition and more. Data products include web applications, personal computer products, site licenses, subscriptions and distributor agreements. The SRD data program includes the Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference Data.

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NIST Cloud Computing Forum & Workshop IX

September 13, 2016 to September 15, 2016
The webcast will begin at 8:30am September 13th. You may email questions to nccp9@nist.gov or join our Twitter Chat using #NISTCloud. The webcast recording...
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3rd Community Resilience Panel Meeting

September 21, 2016 to September 22, 2016
The 3rd Community Resilience Panel Meeting will take place September 21-22, 2016, in Fort Collins, Colorado. You are encouraged to attend this meeting, to...
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Forensics @ NIST 2016

November 08, 2016 to November 09, 2016
Join us for Forensics @NIST, November 8-9, 2016, when you will have the opportunity to visit the NIST campus in Gaithersburg, Maryland, meet our scientists,...