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David Ferraiolo Receives 2018 IEEE Innovation in Societal Infrastructure Award

Congratulations to David Ferraiolo on receiving the 2018 IEEE Innovation Award in Societal Infrastructure Award, for advancing the

Richard Kuhn Receives 2018 IEEE Innovation Award in Societal Infrastructure Award

Congratulations to Richard Kuhn for receiving the 2018 IEEE Innovation Award in Societal Infrastructure Award, for advancing the foundations

5517: Dimensional Metrology Hands-on Workshop

Tue, Oct 24 - Thu, Oct 26 2017

The basic principles of dimensional metrology are the same for nearly every calibration made in typical labs. This 3 day

Cornell University engineers testing a novel earthquake-resilient pipeline

NIST Funds 12 Projects to Make Communities More Resilient to Disasters

August 2, 2017

Using biological materials as flame retardants, defining the characteristics of soil liquefaction during earthquakes and collecting disaster data with aerial

Measurements of Point-Defect Chemistry in Complex Oxides

All inorganic materials contain point defects in the form of impurities, interstitials, or vacancies. Common imaging techniques fail to capture these defects

5428: Internal Auditing Best Practices

Thu, Oct 18 2018

This 2 hour webinar will consider internal auditing techniques and best practices that are used by a metrology

5519: Balance and Scale Calibration and Uncertainties, plus User Uncertainties

Tue, Jan 9 - Fri, Jan 12 2018

This NIST Seminar will cover the calibration and use of analytical weighing instruments (balances and laboratory/bench

Standard for Glass Comparison Approved for OSAC Registry

July 31, 2017

The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science (OSAC) has approved the Standard Test Method for Forensic Comparison of Glass Using Micro X

Wireless M2M Network For Power Grid

With the massive integration of distributed renewable energy sources (RESs) into the power system, the demand for timely and reliable network monitoring

Collaborative Microgrid for Smart Buildings

The recent availability of smart home appliances supported by communicant networking has been the main force behind the growing interest in developing advanced

Preserving History

Suppose you have a priceless historical document and you need to preserve it for, say, a few centuries or so. Who you gonna call? That was...

Organization

AM Bench 2025 | AM Bench 2022 | AM Bench 2018 AM Bench 2025 Organization 2025 Organizing Committee Lyle Levine and Jordan Weaver (NIST co...

Schedule

Timeframe for AM-Bench 2021 March 2021: All details about the 2021 benchmark tests will be publicly disseminated June 2021: Deadline for...

Customers and Beneficiaries

Simulation software companies. Code validation against high fidelity data sets (“class 1” benchmark tests) – allows product improvement...

Types of AM Benchmark Tests

Types of AM Benchmark Tests Three classes of benchmark test have been defined. Class 1 and class 2 benchmark tests will likely be included...

NIST Exhibits at the 2017 Grace Hopper Women in Computing Conference

Wed, Oct 4 - Fri, Oct 6 2017

NIST will exhibit at the 2017 Grace Hopper Women in Computing Conference. Orlando Convention Center Booth Number

APTM Registration

Atom Probe Tomography and Microscopy 2018 (Past Event) Registration Closed on 6/1/2018 at 11:59 PM EST Registration - To attend the Atom...

APTM Lodging

Atom Probe Tomography and Microscopy 2018 (Past Event) Room blocks have been arranged at the following hotels: Hilton Washington DC North...

Organization

Atom Probe Tomography and Microscopy 2018 (Past Event) The International Field Emission Society (IFES) is an international scientific...

APTM Agenda

Atom Probe Tomography and Microscopy 2018 (Past Event) APT&M Program and IFES Events Complete Program (Printable PDF) Sunday, June 10:...

Atom Probe Tomography and Microscopy 2018

Sun, Jun 10 - Fri, Jun 15 2018

The 6-day, biennial meeting is the premier international gathering of 200+ interdisciplinary researchers, in the fields

Spin the Spin: Observation of Spin-orbit Effects with Spin Rotation Symmetry

Wed, Jul 26 2017, 10:30 - 11:30am EDT

The spin-orbit effect (SOE), including the spin Hall effect in the bulk of a nonmagnetic film and the Rashba-Edelstein

Donna Dodson - NIST Fellow

Donna Dodson is a pioneer and recognized leader in the U.S. Government’s efforts to address cybersecurity challenges. As NIST’s Chief

NIST Seeks Input on OSAC 2.0

August 30, 2017

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking public input on a potential new organizational

Interoperability

Overview The essence of interoperability is to enable various devices to work together to perform common processes and achieve shared goals...

ARIAC Results

ARIAC 2024 Results The Results for the Finals of ARIAC 2024 are finally ready to be announced! Thank you to the four teams that completed...

VCCI Laboratory Registration under the US-Japan EMC Arrangement

Acceptance of EMC Test Data for Information Technology Equipment (ITE) Introduction The US and Japan have made special arrangements for the...

Seismic Performance of Steel Buildings in the Central and Eastern United States

In certain regions of moderate seismicity, particularly in the central and eastern United States (CEUS), member sizes of the seismic force-resisting systems

Quantification of Material, Loading, and Modeling Uncertainties of Reinforced Concrete Column Components and Frame Systems under Seismic and Gravity Loads for Use in PBSE

Performance-Based Earthquake Engineering (PBEE) has provided a probabilistic framework to predict the response of the structural systems by incorporating the

Developing Cost-Effective Relationships Between Federal Building Profiles and Seismic Retrofit Cost

Advancements in measurement science are needed to evaluate the benefits and costs of risk mitigation activities (retrofits) implemented to improve seismic

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