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Calibration of a Commercial Rheometer for Orthogonal Superposition Measurement

March 12, 2020

NIST researchers have addressed crucial calibration procedures for an advanced rheological technique that can make measurements on the structural dynamics of...

Divide and Conquer: New Algorithm Examines Crime-Scene Bullets Segment by Segment

March 26, 2020

On the morning of March 22, 1915, residents of the small town of West Shelby, New York, awoke to a horrific scene. A woman clad only in a bloodied nightgown lay...

Reauthorization of the National Institute of Standards and Technology

March 11, 2020

Introduction Madam Chairwoman Stevens, Ranking Member Baird, and members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today before the...

ACMD Seminar: Boundary-degenerate elliptic equations, theory and applications

Brian Weber ShanghaiTech University CANCELLED Tuesday, March 31, 2020, 3:00–4:00 PM Building 101, Lecture Room C Gaithersburg Tuesday, March...

Engineering Biology

SUMMARY Engineering biology (also known as synthetic biology) is the convergence of many disciplines to enable predictive engineering of...

Sunlight shines through solar panel backsheet.

NIST Study Uncovers a Potential Driver of Premature Solar Panel Failures

March 10, 2020

Unlike diamonds, solar panels are not forever. Ultraviolet rays, gusts of wind and heavy rain wear away at them over their lifetime. Manufacturers typically...

ACMD Seminar: Advances in Number-Theoretic Methods for Characterizing and Optimizing Fault-Tolerant Quantum Circuits

Andrew Glaudell Booz Allen Hamilton CANCELLED Thursday, March 26, 2020, 3:00–4:00 PM Building 101, Lecture Room A Gaithersburg Thursday...

Next Generation Metrics for Cell-Based Therapies and Regenerative Medicines

Work Spaces

A107 - Sample Environment Lab B129 - Sample Environment Lab II

Mass Spectrometry Researchers Honored with Gears of Government Award

Revolutionized the ability to identify emerging chemical compounds in complex liquid mixtures through the use of powerful analytical tools and methods. This team’s work is a critical resource for federal, industrial, and academic scientists across...

Allocca and Lin-Gibson Honored with Gears of Government Award

Combined technical, organizational, and standards expertise from more than 125 U.S. biotechnology stakeholders to develop unified biotechnology standards. This team’s leadership and strategic thinking informed the development of international...

Types of AM Benchmarks

Three potentially useful classes of benchmark measurements have been considered but AM-Bench 2018 and 2021 only implement Class 1 benchmarks...

Schedule

Find important dates for AM Bench 2025 in the table below. AM Bench 2025 Schedule Dates Short description of benchmarks and challenge...

Biofilm Models to Evaluate Structure-Function Relationships

The effects of biofilm physical structure on the resulting biofilm function are unclear, in part due to lack of reproducible model systems. This project aims to

Example Model Comparisons

Example model comparisons to the AM-Bench 2018 measurement results Following completion of the AM-Bench 2018 benchmarks and conference, the...

Referencing AM-Bench Data

Referencing the AM-Bench 2018 Measurement Results Most of the AM-Bench data found on this website have also been published, primarily in the...

DNA Plasmid containing 13 PCR targets for water quality testing

Standards for Assessing the Safety of Recreational Waters from Fecal Contamination

Contamination of waterways with fecal material leads to the dissemination of pathogens and antibiotic-resistant bacteria that can have serious impacts on human

2018 AM Bench Organization

Steering Committee Lyle Levine (USA, Chair) Weidong Huang (China) Carolin Körner (Germany) Lars-Erik Lindgren (Sweden) Wing Kam Liu (USA)...

A Big Science Framework for Big Genomes

February 4, 2020

In a recent Perspectives article in Nature Communications, NIST’s Elizabeth Strychalski and co-authors from industry and academia offer a framework for...

Virtual Conference on Molecular Capsules: from Design to Application

Sun, Mar 22 - Mon, Mar 23 2020

This virtual conference is an opportunity for scientists from around the world to present and discuss research related

Roll-Up TVs and Bendable Smartphones: Toward More Choices for Flexible Electronic Materials

March 6, 2020

Have you heard of foldable smartphones? How about the flexible television screen that rolls up into a box? Or the ultrathin “wallpaper” TVs that are just...

Getting a closer look at living cells and batteries: a little bit of graphene goes a long way

March 6, 2020

Researchers at NIST have devised a way to eliminate a long-standing problem affecting our understanding of both living cells and batteries. When a solid and an...

Small variations in bottlebrush polymers result in measurable changes

February 24, 2020

NIST scientists have found that very small changes in the structure of bottlebrush polymers prepared by “precision synthesis” result in measurable differences...

Build a Cell Workshop #7

Fri, Aug 21 2020

NIST is closely monitoring guidance from Federal, State, and local health authorities on the outbreak of COVID-19. To

NIST researchers Elizabeth Strychalski and David Ross program the robotic arm that operates within the box-like structure of the NIST biofoundry.

The NIST Biofoundry: Taking Engineering Biology From Artisanal to Automated

March 13, 2020

Biofoundries make it possible to engineer living cells so that they produce specific medical treatments or chemical

Photopolymerization for Biomaterials

Our goal is to enable the development and manufacturing of biomaterials for oral health moving forward in 21st century by providing critical measurement methods

Stroboscopic TEM for Ultrafast Materials Science

In 2013, we hit a roadblock. We understood that spin waves propagated through materials, but we didn't understand why some interfaces transmitted these waves so

Organizaciones colaboradoras

Organizaciones colaboradoras El equipo del Huracán María se compone de investigadores y personal de apoyo principalmente del NIST que...

VIRTUAL EVENT: What’s New in Draft NIST Special Publication 800-53, Revision 5, Security and Privacy Controls for Information Systems and Organizations

Wed, Apr 8 2020, 2:00 - 3:30pm EDT

Join the conversation about proposed significant changes and updates, and how to comment. This event will provide a

A shower head with steamy water coming out.

NIST Identifies Critical Needs for Improved Plumbing

May 11, 2020

We don’t use water like we used to. In recent decades, concerns about cost, water shortages and environmental impacts together with changes in plumbing design...

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