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Gaithersburg

4 m Drop Tower with Instrumented Impactor

The Security Technologies Group has a 4-m-tall drop tower that can be configured for a wide variety of impact and impact-related testing. This drop tower is

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Device-to-Device (D2D) Communications

Overview The ability for a first responder to communicate is critical to the success of the operations. In certain situations, the coverage...

ITL Products and Services

Biometric Special Databases and Software Evaluates fingerprint classification and facial recognition systems color FERET Database Helps to...

'Best of the Best' Win U.S. National Excellence Honor

November 16, 2017

WASHINGTON—U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross today named two small businesses, one city government, and two health care organizations as the 2017 recipients...

5535: Calibration Method Validation

Thu, Feb 22 2018

This 2 hour webinar on Calibration Method Validation will examine the ISO/IEC 17025 requirements for selection of

Material Matters - Fall 2017

Measuring Materials to Improve Lives

5532: Advanced Mass Seminar

Mon, Aug 13 - Thu, Aug 23 2018

The 9 day, hands-on mass calibration seminar focuses on the comprehension and application of the advanced mass

NICE Webinar: Writing Cybersecurity Position Descriptions for the Greatest Impact

Wed, Jan 17 2018, 2:00 - 3:00pm EST

The PowerPoint slides used during the webinar can be downloaded here. Speakers: Keith Hall

NIST Scientists Discover How to Switch Liver Cancer Cell Growth from 2-D to 3-D Structures

November 15, 2017

Paving the way for testing experimental drugs in more realistic environments, scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have...

What Is the Computational Power of the Universe?

November 15, 2017

In this video, The Computational Power of the Universe, National Institute of Standards and Technology physicist Stephen Jordan asks, “What if we consider...

5533: Basic Uncertainty Concepts

Thu, Jan 18 2018

This 2 hour webinar provides a very basic introduction to uncertainty calculations and reporting using the 8-step

5531: Mass Metrology Seminar

Mon, May 14 - Fri, May 25 2018

The Mass Metrology Seminar is a 2 week, "hands-on" seminar. It incorporates approximately 30 percent lectures and 70

Lights, Camera, Calibrate! Improving Space Cameras with a Better Model for Ultra-Bright Lamps

November 14, 2017

Studio photographers may be familiar with the 1,000-watt quartz halogen lamps known as “FELs.” Scientists use them too—specially calibrated ones, at least—to...

Phonon Spectroscopy and Mapping in Nanostructures

Mon, Nov 13 2017

During the past 30 years, spatially resolved EELS has emerged as an important tool for the characterization of nanoscale

Differential Scanning Calorimeter

Differential Scanning Calorimetry, or DSC, is a classic thermoanalytical measurement performed on many different types of materials. In our laboratory, it is

Thermogravimetric Analyzer

Thermogravimetric Analysis, or TGA, is a classic thermoanalytical measurement performed on many different types of materials. In our laboratory, it is used for

Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy

Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy is a spectroscopic technique in which the vibrational modes of the molecules comprising a material of interest

Programming Designer DNA Origami Wireframe Nanostructures

Thu, Dec 7 2017, 9:15 - 10:30am EST

Nature has developed ways to organize macromolecules at the nanometer scale for a variety of purposes, from bacterial

5528: Southwest Assurance Program (SWAP)

Mon, Sep 17 - Thu, Sep 20 2018

NIST Handbook 143, Section 5.2, Table 2 notes that annual attendance at the RMAP training session is required for

5526: Western Regional Assurance Program (WRAP)

Mon, May 7 - Thu, May 10 2018

NIST Handbook 143, Section 5.2, Table 2 notes that annual attendance at the RMAP training session is required for

5527: Northeastern Measurement Assurance Program (NEMAP)

Mon, Sep 10 - Thu, Sep 13 2018

NIST Handbook 143, Section 5.2, Table 2 notes that annual attendance at the RMAP training session is required for

U.S. map with lines connecting to circles, symbolizing a network of communities.

C.O.R.E. (Communities of Resilience and Excellence)

A Baldrige-aligned approach to community transformation and impact What challenges does your community face? What are the most important...

HIGH PRESSURE

Cell Max Pressure (GPa) Pressure Medium Temperature Range (K) Sample Volume (cm 3) Cell Material Expected Neutron Transmission * LIPSS (for...

FURNACES

System Description Type Temperature Range ( oC) Available Instruments F-HFBS Vacuum 200 - 1400 HFBS F-1600C Vacuum 200 - 1600 All, Except...

Image showing several lines of a circuit, with an inset showing a device that has both a quantum dot and a network of waveguides

Hybrid Circuit Combines Single-Photon Generator and Efficient Waveguides on One Chip

November 7, 2017

Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and their collaborators have taken a new step forward in the quest to build quantum...

New Insights on ‘Captured’ Electrons Could Improve Flash Memory

November 7, 2017

An entirely new model of the way electrons are briefly trapped and released in tiny electronic devices suggests that a long-accepted, industry-wide view is just...

Color me Purple, or Red, or Green, or …

November 7, 2017

Imagine a miniature device that suffuses each room in your house with a different hue of the rainbow—purple for the living room, perhaps, blue for the bedroom...

ACMD Seminar: Convective instabilities during solidification of binary and ternary alloys

Prof. Peter Guba Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Comenius University Wednesday, November 15, 2017, 15:30 - 16:30...

Current Membership

3M Stephen Rhyner Amgen Nicholas Clark Braskem Kevin Herrington Bristol Myers Squibb Robert Waddams Dow Chemical John Riley Genentech Ann...

Balances

Image Manufacturer and Model Capacity Readability Location(s) Ohaus AS200 202 g 0.1 g A115, A123 Ohaus Explorer E02140 210 g 0.1 g E131...

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