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NSCI Seminar: HPC in the Small: Current Results, Lessons Learned, and Future Work

Tue, Jan 31 2017

“HPC in the Small” has been successfully used to to accelerate various computations by 2-4 orders of magnitude. In this

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Disseminating the New Kilogram: An International ‘Dry Run’

November 28, 2016

When the kilogram, the world’s basic unit of mass, gets a new definition in 2018, it will be based not on a physical artifact but a constant of nature. However...

Privacy Engineering Program

The NIST Privacy Engineering Program’s (PEP) mission is to support the development of trustworthy information systems by applying measurement science and system engineering principles to the creation of frameworks, risk models, guidance, tools, and standards that protect privacy and, by extension

Baldrige Program Seeks Examiners for 2017 Board

November 28, 2016

The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program (BPEP) is seeking applicants for Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Board of Examiners for the 2017 award cycle...

Million-Pound Makeover

NIST's Million Pounds-Force* Deadweight Machine – the largest in the world – calibrates sensors that measure extremely large forces, such as...

Million-Pound Makeover: Calibrating the Weight Stack

A big part of the restoration for NIST’s Million Pounds-Force Deadweight Machine involves calibrating its 50,000-lb disks. The process...

Million-Pound Makeover: Anatomy of the Deadweight Machine

NIST's Million Pounds-Force Deadweight Machine is a mechanism used to calibrate force sensors -- particularly, sensors that measure...

NIST Releases New Document That Provides Guidance on U.S. Compliance Requirements for Electrical and Electronic Equipment

November 23, 2016

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Standards Coordination Office has released the Guide to United States Electrical and Electronic...

5468: Southwestern Assurance Program (SWAP)

Mon, Oct 2 - Thu, Oct 5 2017

This is an annual training session for metrologists from Southwestern Assurance Program (SWAP). NIST Handbook 143

5466: Western Regional Assurance Program (WRAP)

Mon, May 1 - Thu, May 4 2017

This is an annual training session for metrologists from Western Regional Assurance Program (WRAP). NIST Handbook 143

5467: Northeastern Measurement Assurance Program (NEMAP)

Mon, Sep 18 - Thu, Sep 21 2017

This is an annual training session for metrologists from Northeastern Measurement Assurance Program (NEMAP). NIST

5464: Southeastern Measurement Assurance Program (SEMAP)

Mon, Apr 3 - Thu, Apr 6 2017

This is an annual training session for metrologists from Southeastern Measurement Assurance Program (SEMAP). NIST

For Wearable Electronic Devices, NIST Shows Plastic Holes Are Golden

November 23, 2016

In science, sometimes the best discoveries come when you’re exploring something else entirely. That’s the case with recent findings from the National Institute...

Quantum Communications and Networks

The Quantum Communication and Networks Project develops quantum devices and studies them for use in quantum communications and networking applications. Our goal

Artifact with six reflective spheres at each end used in NIST’s new standard test method for evaluating the performance of optical tracking systems.

New Standard Helps Optical Trackers Follow Moving Objects Precisely

November 22, 2016

Throwing a perfect strike in virtual bowling doesn’t require your gaming system to precisely track the position and orientation of your swinging arm. But if you...

A Message from the MML Director

November 18, 2016

" A Message from the MML Director" appears in each edition of Material Matters, the quarterly magazine of NIST's Material Measurement Lab. This letter from MML...

A member of a joint NIST-Texas Forest Service study team collects data on a Amarillo, Texas, building damaged by wildfires in February 2011.

North Texas Wildfires Spark Historic Federal-State Collaborative Study

August 2, 2011

Two wildland-urban interface (WUI) fires* earlier this year outside of Amarillo, Texas, destroyed 70 homes, burned more than 25,000 acres of land, and caused...

Big G Redux: Solving the Mystery of a Perplexing Result

November 16, 2016

If you spend time in physics research circles, you may have heard of the big G controversy. The universal constant of gravitation, G – affectionately known as...

Four U.S. Organizations Receive Nation’s Highest Honor for Performance Excellence

November 17, 2016

WASHINGTON—U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker today named four organizations as the 2016 recipients of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the...

False-color satellite image showing the 22-mile track of the tornado that struck Joplin, Mo., on May 22, 2011.

NIST Seeks Help in Understanding Public Response to Joplin Tornado

October 13, 2011

As part of its technical study on the impacts of the devastating May 22, 2011, tornado that struck Joplin, Mo., the National Institute of Standards and...

Closing Tech Gaps Can Fortify Advanced Manufacturing and Save $100 Billion Annually, NIST Studies Say

November 17, 2016

To spur significant innovation and growth in advanced manufacturing, as well as save over $100 billion annually, U.S. industry must rectify currently unmet...

Text REtrieval Conference (TREC) 25th Anniversary Symposium

November 15, 2016

Referenced Speaker

Willie May

Thanks, Ellen. Welcome to everyone here in the auditorium and watching the webcast. I’m happy to be here to celebrate 25 years of TREC and the great progress...

Noise, Temperature, and the New SI

November 15, 2016

NIST has recently made substantial improvements to its Johnson-noise thermometry system, which is playing a vital role in the worldwide effort to determine the...

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Tutorials in Analytical Chemistry

The following videos and corresponding narrated PowerPoint presentations are provided for training and education in chemical metrology. Each presentation

New Cybersecurity Framework “Profile” to Help Ensure Safe Transfer of Hazardous Liquids at Ports

November 10, 2016

The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) oversees approximately 800 waterfront facilities that, among other activities, transfer hazardous liquids between marine vessels and...

Speech at Forensics@NIST 2016

November 8, 2016