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Powder Diffraction SRMs

The work carried out under this project creates a wide variety of X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD) Standard Reference Materials (SRMs) used to calibrate and

The Parallel Beam Diffractometer (PBD) Laboratory

The Parallel Beam Diffractometer laboratory is a highly-controlled space (0.01 degree C stability) containing a set of absolutely calibrated...

Smart Manufacturing Systems (SMS) Test Bed

The Smart Manufacturing Systems (SMS) Test Bed is comprised of three major components: Computer-Aided Technologies (CAx) Lab Manufacturing Lab Data publication

5462: Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Liquid-Measuring Systems Training

Mon, Oct 3 - Fri, Oct 7 2016

This 4.5 day seminar will teach students how to properly inspect and test LPG metering systems; that is, perform an

Past Federal Agency Training Events

Setting Standards: A Simulation Exercise in Strategy and Cooperation in Standardization ProcessesJul 25, 2016 (Gaithersburg, MD )...

Smart Grid Framework

NIST Framework and Roadmap of Smart Grid Interoperability Standards, Release 4.0 NIST invites your input on the newly released draft of its...

Enterprise Risk Management Requires a Systems Perspective

Summer 2016 Whatever we do personally, organizationally, or as a society, there is risk associated with it. If we take no risks, there will...

NIST Standards Coordination Office Curricula Development Cooperative Agreement Program: Awardees

Awardees 2012-2025 FY 2025 Awardees Coming soon FY 2023 Awardees Colorado School of Mines Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Missouri...

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How the Baldrige Program Supports Manufacturing Day 2016

August 31, 2016

Helping to connect U.S. school children (the workforce of the future) with manufacturers, and providing manufacturers with a performance excellence framework

NIST Exhibits at the 2016 Grace Hopper Women in Computing Conference

Wed, Oct 19 - Fri, Oct 21 2016

NIST will exhibit at the 2016 Grace Hopper Women in Computing Conference. Booth Number 2903 The Grace Hopper Celebration

World Standards Week 2016

September 16, 2016

World Standards Week is an ANSI-hosted annual event designed to inspire open dialogue about developments and challenges related to standardization and

Directional Routing Protocols for Ad-hoc Networks

A directional routing approach for multi-hop ad-hoc networks, is presented which has been applied to two on-demand routing protocols: namely dynamic source

Cooperative Diversity Routing and Transmission for Wireless Sensor Networks

In this study, the authors present a novel design framework aimed at developing ‘cooperative diversity’ in 802.11-based wireless sensor networks. The proposed

Cooperative Single-Carrier FDMA Communications

In this treatise, we focus our attention on the cooperative uplink transmissions of systems beyond the LTE-Advanced initiative. We commence a unified treatment

Low-Complexity Optimized MIMO Receiver

The linear dispersion structure is employed to accommodate the dynamic topology of cooperative networks, as well as to achieve higher throughput than

Asynchronous Cooperative Linear Dispersion Coding

In this work, a family of asynchronous cooperative linear dispersion codes (ACLDCs) capable of maintaining full diversity in cooperative scenarios have been

Cooperative vs Non-Cooperative Diversity in Space, Time and Frequency

Linear dispersion codes (LDC) can support arbitrary configurations of transmit and receive antennas in multi-input multi-output (MIMO) systems. In this work, we

NIST Exhibits at the 2016 SACNAS Conference

Thu, Oct 13 - Sat, Oct 15 2016

NIST will exhibit at the 2016 SACNAS Conference. Booth Number 505 Halls B&C 2016 SACNAS is three days of cutting-edge

NIST's Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board Adds Industry Member

August 30, 2016

Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Director Willie E. May has appointed Patricia

Testing the Digital Thread (PDES, Inc.)

NIST has played a leadership role, working collaboratively with PDES, Inc. on the Testing the Digital Thread project. This effort...

Tolerancing Standards and Associated Modeling Challenges

The Tolerancing Standards and Associated Modeling Challenges project investigates the meaning (semantics) of current and emerging...

Validation for Downstream Computer-Aided Manufacturing and Coordinate Metrology Processes

The Validation for Downstream Computer-Aided Manufacturing and Coordinate Metrology Processes project is studying the development of...

Design to Manufacturing and Inspection (D2MI)

The Design to Manufacturing and Inspection project demonstrated the feasibility and development of CAD-to-CAM and CAD-to-CMM tools taking...

MBE PMI Validation and Conformance Testing

The MBE (Model-based Engineering) PMI Validation and Conformance Testing project supports a Test System to measure conformance of CAD...

Download Free CAD Models, STEP Files, and Test Results

Types of Test Cases The FTC and CTC were part of the MBE PMI Validation and Conformance Testing Project that concluded in 2015. The FTC and...

Coloring, Stitching, and Twisting for Atomically Thin Circuitry

Mon, Sep 19 2016

2D layered materials are like color papers: they can be glued, stacked, cut and folded to form integrated devices with

NSCI Seminar: Extreme-scale Bayesian Inverse Problems, With Application to Flow of the Antarctic Ice Sheet

Wed, Nov 2 2016

Many geophysical systems are characterized by complex nonlinear behavior coupling multiple physical processes over a

Crystal Unclear: Why Might This Uncanny Crystal Change Laser Design?

August 26, 2016

Laser applications may benefit from crystal research by scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and China's Shandong University

5441: Volume Metrology Seminar

Mon, Jun 12 - Fri, Jun 16 2017

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

5437: Advanced Mass Seminar

Mon, Aug 21 - Thu, Aug 31 2017

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

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