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CHAL-AMB2018-02-DMGS

Results for CHAL-AMB2018-02-GS and CHAL-AMB2018-02-DM Cross section characterization: The AMB2018-02 AMMT laser tracks were cross sectioned...

5571: Volume Metrology Seminar

Mon, Aug 12 - Fri, Aug 16 2019

This 5 day OWM volume metrology seminar is designed to enable metrologists to apply fundamental measurement concepts to

CHAL-AMB2018-01-RS

Results for CHAL-AMB2018-01-RS: Part Residual Strains Using Neutron Diffraction 1. Overview Figure 1 indicates the measurement positions for...

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Report: U.S. needs immediate and sustained improvements in its cybersecurity workforce

May 30, 2018

WASHINGTON—In a report released by the White House today, the U.S. Departments of Commerce and Homeland Security urge immediate and sustained improvements in...

Triatomic Spectral Database, Acknowledgments

6. Acknowledgments The author is grateful to the many Microwave Spectroscopists who provided reprints, preprints, and data prior to...

a forensic face examiner considers whether two images show the same person

NIST Study Shows Face Recognition Experts Perform Better With AI as Partner

May 29, 2018

Experts at recognizing faces often play a crucial role in criminal cases. A photo from a security camera can mean prison or freedom for a defendant—and...

5567: Fundamentals of Metrology - Reschedule

Mon, Mar 11 - Fri, Mar 15 2019

The 5 day Fundamentals of Metrology seminar is an intensive course that introduces participants to the concepts of

Forensic Handwriting Examination and Human Factors

The Expert Working Group for Human Factors in Handwriting Examination has conducted a scientific assessment of the effects of human factors on forensic

Past Meetings

RHGM Meetings Please join us for a series of teleconferences lead by NIST and sponsored by IEEE RAS Technical Committee on Robotic Hands...

Publications

Documents for Public Review Performance Metrics and Test Methods for Robotic Hands Proposed Standard Terminology for Robotic Hands and...

Performance Data Analytics

Performance Data Analytics Attribute and Ordinal Data: Algorithms: Probability of Success (PS) - a PS is calculated from a confidence level...

Grasping Performance Metrics and Test Methods

Summary With a growing number of robot hands, there is an increasing need to capture their individual competencies and characteristics...

Assembly Performance Metrics and Test Methods

Summary New technologies in the areas of robotic arms and end-effectors have the potential to accelerate the use of robotics for assembly...

Robotic Grasping and Manipulation for Assembly

Recent advancements in robotic arms and end-effectors have the potential to accelerate the use of robotics for assembly. The force sensing...

NSCI Seminar: Beyond CMOS Technology Landscape for Future HPC Applications

Wed, Jun 13 2018, 11:00am EDT

The United States has a new HPC roadmap that includes the National Strategic Computing Initiative to build within the

NIST Puts the Optical Microscope Under the Microscope to Achieve Atomic Accuracy

May 22, 2018

Over the last two decades, scientists have discovered that the optical microscope can be used to detect, track and image objects much smaller than their...

CNST Releases Spring 2018 Edition of the CNST News

May 22, 2018

The NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST) is pleased to announce the release of the Spring 2018 edition of the CNST News. This quarterly...

OSAC Releases Draft Implementation Plan and Draft Human Factors Technical Publication for Comment

May 21, 2018

DRAFT Guidance on Testing the Performance of Forensic Examiners The Human Factors Committee (HFC) of the Organization of Scientific Area Committees for...

NIST Special Publication 1800-series General Information

NIST Special Publication (SP) 1800 series documents present practical, usable, cybersecurity solutions to the cybersecurity community. These...

NIST Special Publication 800-series General Information

Publications in NIST’s Special Publication (SP) 800 series present information of interest to the computer security community. The series...

Procedures for Developing FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standards) Publications

Introduction FIPS publications are intended for use by federal government agencies to protect non-national security federal information...

Two firefighters look over the last flames inside a compartment where the flammability of cross-laminated timber buildings is being tested.

New NIST Roadmap Charts Path to Reduced Fire Hazards from Materials

May 21, 2018

Fire researchers will tell you that there’s a simple solution for reducing fire hazards: eliminate flammable materials. If it doesn’t burn, the experts say...

Neutrons by the Numbers

May 21, 2018

After years of research, scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed and demonstrated a way to count the absolute...

5565: Fundamentals of Metrology - Reschedule

Mon, Mar 4 - Fri, Mar 8 2019

The 5 day Fundamentals of Metrology seminar is an intensive course that introduces participants to the concepts of

CHAL-AMB2018-01-MSPFPFRS

Results description for CHAL-AMB2018-01-MS - Microstructure, CHAL-AMB2018-01-PF – Phase Fractions, and CHAL-AMB2018-01-PFRS- Phase Evolution...

CHAL-AMB2018-01-PD

Results for CHAL-AMB2018-01-PD: Part Deflection 1. Overview The following plot and associated links summarize the data to be used for CHAL...

2018 Young Scientist Prize - Alexey Gorshkov

The 2018 IUPAP Young Scientist prize for the Commission on Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics (C15) was awarded to Dr. Alexey Gorshkov for outstanding contributions on quantum properties of interacting cold atoms, cold dipolar matter, quantum...

NIST is seeking public comments on Draft NISTIR 8204, Cybersecurity Framework Online Informative References (OLIR) Submissions: Specification for Completing the OLIR Template

May 17, 2018

NIST is seeking public comments on Draft NISTIR 8204, Cybersecurity Framework Online Informative References (OLIR) Submissions: Specification for Completing the...

SANS SAMPLE CAN INFO

We provide a variety of sample cans for SANS use. There three types of most often with polarized beam experiments. Please contact one of the...

ELECTROMAGNETS AND COILS

NAME EQUIPMENT BEAMLINE PERFORMANCE INSTRUMENT USED ALFA TBD Sample placement relative to beam: 0° < X < 200° 0° < H sam < 200° relative to...

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