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2012 Award for Physical Sciences - James K. Olthoff

He has received the 2012 Award for Physical Sciences from the Washington Academy of Sciences "for broad contributions to metrology through advancing plasma physics and through management of the NIST Measurement Services Program, the most robust...

Forensic Fiber Trace Evidence data

Data associated with the publication entitled: Photofading in cotton fibers dyed using red, yellow, and blue direct dyes during examination...

Yeram S. Touloukian Award - Michael Moldover

He is recognized for his "fundamental achievements in thermometry, pressure standards, and landmark measurement of universal gas constants; for advances in state-of-the art of thermophysical property measurements including development of spherical...

2011 Arthur S. Flemming Award - Elizabeth (Gentry) Benham

Elizabeth (Gentry) Benham was selected in recognition of her exceptional leadership as metric program coordinator. She serves as the nation's focal point for voluntary conversion to the metric system, and led an effort to persuade states to amend...

Analytical multimode scanning and transmission electron micrographs of sulfur copolymer-based composite cathodes

Researchers from NIST and the University of Arizona Win Best Paper Award from the Microscopy Society of America

Their submission “Analytical Multimode Scanning and Transmission Electron Imaging and Tomography of Multiscale Structural Architectures of Sulfur Copolymer-Based Composite Cathodes for Next Generation High-Energy Density Li-S Batteries” (Microsc...

Taximeter USNWG: Meeting Agendas and Summaries

The following table is a compilation of meeting agendas and summaries for the Taximeters: U.S. National Work Group (USNWG). For questions...

At New NIST Facility, Response Robots Must Measure Up

August 29, 2014

The growing number of visitors with mechanical escorts traveling to the newest building on the Gaithersburg, Md., campus

Eight New Members Added to the MEP Advisory Board

March 23, 2017

The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Advisory Board welcomes eight new members. The MEP Advisory Board...

Facial Recognition Technology (FRT)

March 22, 2017

Introduction Chairman Chaffetz, Ranking Member Cummings and Members of the Committee, I am Chuck Romine, director of the Information Technology Laboratory (ITL)...

Security - Health Information Technology

Organizations need standards, guidelines, and other publications in order to effectively and efficiently manage their security programs, protect their

Safety-Related Usability Framework

Human Factor Guidelines and Accessibility

Health IT Program Overview

The NIST Health IT program will help improve the quality and availability of healthcare and reduce healthcare costs by enabling the...

Health IT at NIST - Program Overview

NIST's mission is to promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards, and technology in ways that enhance

Mass spectra of sulfonephthalein pH indicator dyes and their impurities

Authors: Regina A. Easley and Benjamin J. Place Data Description Article: Easley RA, Place BJ (2017) Mass spectra of sulfonephthalein pH...

NanoFab Tool: Silanization Oven

The Silanization Oven is available to users in the Soft Lithography Laboratory. This tool supports the mold adhesion and release processes using organosilanes

NanoFab Tool: Ecopia Hall Effect Measurement System

The HMS-5500 Hall Effect measurement system is used to measure electrical resistivity, carrier density, and mobility of semiconducting materials. The system is

Donna Dodson - One of CyberScoop's 2017 Top Women in Cybersecurity

Congratulations to Donna Dodson, NIST’s chief cybersecurity advisor, for being named one of CyberScoop's 2017 Top Women in Cybersecurity! Donna Dodson has multiple roles at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. In addition to being the...

Seeing Red? You're Welcome!

Vividness = "strikingly bright or intense" = what most people may prefer, particularly with reds and greens. Do you agree? The white...

TE Challenge Phase II Launch Event

Thu, Apr 20 2017

The official start for Phase II of the NIST Transactive Energy Challenge is a webinar meeting to be held April 20, 1:00

Revamped Baldrige Examiner Training to Include Learning Lab

March 21, 2017

Each year, the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program gathers feedback on what training changes could most benefit Baldrige examiners’ work and Baldrige Award...

Agri-Food Manufacturing System and Supply Chain Integration

The U.S. agriculture sector extends beyond the farm business to include a range of farm-related industries. The largest of these are food service and food

image of a 3D volume reconstruction of a forest of carbon nanotubes (CNT) embedded in epoxy

Natarajan Wins FEI Image Award

One of the November winners of the 2016 FEI Image Contest

Cybersecurity Framework Workshop 2017

Tue, May 16 - Wed, May 17 2017

Note: Click on (CC) Closed Captions to select options This workshop will offer participants the opportunity to: Share

Silk Sensor Could Speed Development of New Infrastructure, Aerospace and Consumer Materials

March 17, 2017

Consumers want fuel-efficient vehicles and high-performance sporting goods, municipalities want weather-resistant bridges, and manufacturers want more efficient...

Strips of magnetic material sit atop blocks of a nonmagnetic heavy metal

Better Nanoimages 'Spin' The Path to Improved Magnetic Memory

March 16, 2017

In work that could help make possible a faster, longer-lasting and lower-energy method of data storage for consumers and businesses, researchers at the National...

New Report Released on the National-Level Economic Impact of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP)

March 16, 2017

A recent study by the W.E. Upjohn Institute found the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP)...

CNST Releases Winter 2017 Edition of The CNST News

March 16, 2017

The NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST) is pleased to announce the release of the Winter 2017 edition of The CNST News. This quarterly...

Rolling Competitive Awards Program

Back to Closed Notice of Funding Opportunities UPDATE: This opportunity has closed. 2017 Rolling Competitive Awards Program Notice of...

Welcome to the NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR)

The NCNR is part of the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Its mission is to advance economic and...

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