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A digital object is composed of Data, Metadata, Protocols & Operations, and Persistent Identifiers.

Facilitating the Adoption of FAIR Digital Objects in Materials Science and Engineering

With the increasing use of data-driven methodologies, concerns around data discovery, data access, and data interoperability remain at the forefront

AI Standards Development Activities with Federal Involvement

The information provided here are SDO committees that are active in the development of AI standards and have active federal participation...

NIST Vehicle Teleoperation Forum

Fri, Nov 13 2020, 9:00am - 6:20pm EST

Join NIST on Friday, November 13, 2020 for a full day virtual forum designed to bring leaders industry, academia, and

Current Fellows Cohort

Michael Donahue Awarded 2020 Excellence in Research in Applied Mathematics Award

For excellence in applied mathematics, leading to new tools for modeling and simulation which have transformed research into nanoscale magnetic films, structures and devices.

Lisa Carnahan Awarded 2020 Leadership in IT Standards for Industry Award

For her national and international leadership in IT research and development for cybersecurity, privacy, health care testing infrastructure, standards, and conformance testing.

Elham Tabassi Awarded 2020 Excellence in Research in Computer Science Award

For outstanding contributions and leadership in computer vision, fingerprint image analysis, facial recognition algorithms, artificial intelligence, and machine learning.

Measuring the Sensitivity of COVID Tests With New Material From NIST

August 6, 2020

NIST researchers have produced synthetic gene fragments from SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. This material

2020 Excellence in Research in Physical Science - John Villarrubia

For elucidating the physics of probe-sample interactions in scanning electron and atomic force microscopes for enabling accurate metrology of nanostructures to meet nanoelectronics manufacturing demands.

Spin Wave Detective Story Redux: NIST Researchers Find More Surprising Behavior in a 2D Magnet

August 4, 2020

A few months ago, a team of scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) reported something surprising about a 2D magnetic material...

Gut Microbiome Metabolomics Interlaboratory Program

OSAC Newsletter - Summer 2020

NIST Workshop: Launch of the Rapid Microbial Testing Methods Consortium

Thu, Sep 17 2020, 1:00 - 5:00pm EDT

Report from the NIST Workshop: Launch of the Rapid Microbial Testing Methods Consortium NIST is establishing a Rapid

IEG: Iris Camera Selection Guidance-Government

Description (current as of January 2021): This is an ongoing discussion of camera selection guidance for USG staff and members of local and...

IEG: Iris Examiner Training Discussion

Description (current as of January 2021): This is an ongoing discussion of training and procedures for human iris image examiners who might...

Ion Mobility Spectrometry

Ion mobility spectrometry (IMS) is widely used for national security and law enforcement, placed at key transportation checkpoints such as airports and border

Standards Open for Comment

open for comment at OSAC The following SDO-published standards are being considered for the OSAC Registry. None at this time. The following...

2020 NSSA Fellowship - Paul Butler

For outstanding research on the chemistry and physics of complex fluids and biomembranes, and exceptional service to the neutron community, including major contributions to neutron scattering data acquisition and analysis.

2020 NSSA Fellowship - Craig M. Brown

For insightful neutron scattering studies of gas adsorption in metal organic frameworks and other microporous materials.

Metric Training

A variety of technical training and professional development courses are offered by the NIST Metric Program. Explore the Calendar of Events...

NICE Released the Summer 2020 eNewsletter

July 27, 2020

The Summer 2020 NICE eNewsletter has been published to provide subscribers information on academic, industry, and government developments related to the...

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NIST Expands Database That Helps Identify Unknown Compounds in Milk

July 27, 2020

Got milk? Most people have seen the famous ads featuring celebrities that highlight the importance of drinking milk for building strong bones. Research shows...

A Crazier Crazy Straw for Science

July 28, 2020

What do the loopy straws that children like to sip drinks through have in common with cutting-edge science? Ask Ryan Murphy and his colleagues at the National...

A woman's face appears six times. One time has no mask. The other 5 instances she wears a different digitally applied mask shape. The masks are blue or black and cover some variation of the mouth and nose region.

NIST Launches Studies into Masks’ Effect on Face Recognition Software

July 27, 2020

Now that so many of us are covering our faces to help reduce the spread of COVID-19, how well do face recognition algorithms identify people wearing masks? The...

Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry Ion Source Development

The use of cluster sources such as C 60 and argon gas cluster ion beams (Ar GCIB) allow for the analysis of the subsurface volume. It can also minimize the

Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry

Time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) employs a pulsed primary ion beam and a time-of-flight mass analyzer for the detection of molecular

Magnetic Sector Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry

Magnetic sector secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) generates isotopic and elemental information from solid surfaces with depth profiling capabilities to

Exposure Notification – protecting workplaces and vulnerable communities during a pandemic

The goal of this project is to utilize NIST expertise in privacy, cybersecurity, machine learning, wireless technology, ranging, modeling, and hardware and

Ambient and Atmospheric Pressure Mass Spectrometry

Ambient and atmospheric pressure mass spectrometry platforms provide sample collection, transport, and ionization for vapor, aerosol, and liquid samples

Thermal Desorption Ambient Mass Spectrometry

Thermal desorption ambient mass spectrometry decouples analyte desorption and ionization. Here, analytes are thermally desorbed directly from a primary surface

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