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Statutory Programs

Disaster and Failure Studies Program The primary focus of disaster and failure studies is on events that occur within the United States and...
Microbial flow cytometry

Microbial Flow Cytometry

Flow cytometry and sorting bring new measurement capabilities to the field of microbiology, and microbial samples present unique challenges to traditional flow
Set of five Si wafers, stacked vertically with the center wafer pull out to the left of the stack. This wafer has vertical and horizontal lines showing a dicing pattern, and illustrating that this wafer is to be diced for distribution as pieces instead of a whole wafer.

Thin Film RGTMs

The CHIPS Act project on Nanometer-Scale Planar Reference Materials is developing a series of Research Grade Test Materials (RGTMs) for distribution through the

CM4QC Outputs

Below is a list of outputs from the Computational Materials for Qualification and Certification (CM4QC) Steering Group. Report from National...

CM4QC Phase II

Phase I of Computational Materials for Qualification and Certification (CM4QC) culminated in the publishing of the CM4QC Strategy Document...

CM4QC History

Short History of Computational Materials for Qualification and Certification (CM4QC) The process that led to the formation of CM4QC began in...

OSAC Digital/Multimedia SAC Meetings

Tue, Apr 21 - Thu, Apr 23 2026
On April 21, 2026 - April 23, 2026, the Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) for Forensic Science, Digital
Word "NIST" across the middle. Above the NIST: EST. 1901. In a circle around the NIST: CELEBRATING 125 YEARS

Snapshots of NIST Science

Wed, Sep 16 2026, 5:30 - 7:00pm EDT
Have you ever … Filled your car’s tank with gasoline? Watched a true crime documentary with DNA evidence? Used a
Diagram for Cybersecurity for Building Systems with digital building, Cyber WG and digital Twins data feeds.

Cybersecurity for Building Systems

This project will work to strengthen the cybersecurity of building systems, including heating ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC), security, lighting, and

AI-Optimized Building Controls

In the US, commercial buildings use approximately 18 % of primary energy and 35 % of electricity at a cost of around $190 billion. Approximately 35-40 % of that
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