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‘The Fifth Man’: The Cambridge Spy Ring and Wilfrid Mann

It is safe to say that on an otherwise uneventful Thursday evening in November 1979, National Bureau of Standards (NBS) scientist Wilfrid...

Live Cell Imaging of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Populations

Induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) populations are complex, dynamic and heterogeneous. Individual cells within a population are constantly changing, while

Current Opportunities

Work at NIST! Join us and be part of a team providing research or support toward efforts that stimulate innovation, foster industrial...

A NIST Museum Find

May 12, 2016

A flash of silver caught my eye. It also brought me up short. What in the world? I stooped to inspect the object of my curiosity on the lower shelf of a Museum...

Uncovering the story of Detective X

June 10, 2016

On June 10, 2016, NIST Fellow John Butler teamed with ISO’s Museum Curator Kristen Frederick-Frost to present a NIST Colloquium about Wilmer Souder and the...

Online Exhibits

Explore the exhibits by clicking on their titles below.

Archived Digital Exhibits

Below are links to the NIST Virtual Museum legacy exhibits that have been archived on the Internet Archive WayBack Machine. The Collapse of...

History Publications

This page provides links to the official NBS/NIST history books: Measures for Progress, A Unique Institution, and Responding to National...

Primary Focus Areas

Engineering Biology Rapid advances in the ability to genetically modify biological organisms have advanced a new engineering discipline...

Test Assertions for VVSG 1.1, Volume 1, Section 7.5.2, September 23, 2016 (tabular)

Summary Tabular Format Requirement Assertion(s) VVSG 1.1, Vol 1, Requirement 7.5.2: Protection Against External Threats a. Voting systems...

Museum

From platinum bars to toilet paper, the NIST Museum has a diverse collection of over 1,500 objects and scientific instruments that relate to...

Test Assertions for VVSG 1.1, Volume 1, Section 7.8.5, September 23, 2016 (tabular)

Summary Tabular Format Requirement Assertion(s) VVSG 1.1, Vol 1, Requirement 7.8.5: Preserving Voter Privacy VVPAT records can be printed...

Test Assertions for VVSG 1.1, Volume 1, Section 7.8.5, September 23, 2016

VVSG 1.1, Vol 1, Requirement 7.8.5: Preserving Voter Privacy VVPAT records can be printed and stored by two different methods: Printed and...

Test Assertions for VVSG 1.1, Volume 1, Section 7.8.4, September 23, 2016 (tabular)

Summary Tabular Format Requirement Assertion(s) VVSG 1.1, Vol 1, Requirement 7.8.4: Equipment Security and Reliability a. The VVPAT printer...

Test Assertions for VVSG 1.1, Volume 1, Section 7.8.4, September 23, 2016

VVSG 1.1, Vol 1, Requirement 7.8.4: Equipment Security and Reliability The VVPAT printer shall be physically connected via a standard...

Test Assertions for VVSG 1.1, Volume 1, Section 7.8.3, September 23, 2016 (tabular)

Summary Tabular Format Requirement Assertion(s) VVSG 1.1, Vol 1, Requirement 7.8.3: Electronic and Paper Record Structure a. Electronic...

Test Assertions for VVSG 1.1, Volume 1, Section 7.8.3, September 23, 2016

VVSG 1.1, Vol 1, Requirement 7.8.3: Electronic and Paper Record Structure a. Electronic ballot images shall be recorded in a randomized...

Test Assertions for VVSG 1.1, Volume 1, Section 7.8.2, September 23, 2016 (tabular)

Summary Tabular Format Requirement Assertion(s) VVSG 1.1, Vol 1, Requirement 7.8.2: Approve or Void the Paper Record a. When a voter...

Test Assertions for VVSG 1.1, Volume 1, Section 7.8.2, September 23, 2016

VVSG 1.1, Vol 1, Requirement 7.8.2: Approve or Void the Paper Record a. When a voter indicates that the paper record is to be accepted, the...

Test Assertions for VVSG 1.1, Volume 1, Section 7.8.1, September 23, 2016 (tabular)

Summary Tabular Format Requirement Assertion(s) VVSG 1.1, Vol 1, Requirement 7.8.1: Display and Print a Paper Record a. VVPAT voting systems...

Test Assertions for VVSG 1.1, Volume 1, Section 7.8.1, September 23, 2016

VVSG 1.1, Vol 1, Requirement 7.8.1: Display and Print a Paper Record VVPAT voting systems shall provide capabilities for the voter to review...

Test Assertions for VVSG 1.1, Volume 1, Section 7.8, September 23, 2016 (tabular)

Summary Tabular Format Requirement Assertion(s) VVSG 1.1, Vol 1, Requirement 7.8: Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail Requirements This...

Test Assertions for VVSG 1.1, Volume 1, Section 7.8, September 23, 2016

VVSG 1.1, Vol 1, Requirement 7.8: Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail Requirements This section contains requirements for DREs with a Voter...

Test Assertions for VVSG 1.1, Volume 1, Section 7.7.5, September 23, 2016 (tabular)

Summary Tabular Format Requirement Assertion(s) VVSG 1.1, Vol 1, Requirement 7.7.5: Protecting the Voting System Physical security measures...

Test Assertions for VVSG 1.1, Volume 1, Section 7.7.5, September 23, 2016

VVSG 1.1, Vol 1, Requirement 7.7.5: Protecting the Voting System Physical security measures to prevent access to a voting system are not...

Test Assertions for VVSG 1.1, Volume 1, Section 7.7.4, September 23, 2016 (tabular)

Summary Tabular Format Requirement Assertion(s) VVSG 1.1, Vol 1, Requirement 7.7.4: Protecting the Wireless Path If wireless communications...

Test Assertions for VVSG 1.1, Volume 1, Section 7.7.4, September 23, 2016

VVSG 1.1, Vol 1, Requirement 7.7.4: Protecting the Wireless Path If wireless communications are used, then the following capabilities shall...

Test Assertions for VVSG 1.1, Volume 1, Section 7.7.3, September 23, 2016 (tabular)

Summary Tabular Format Requirement Assertion(s) VVSG 1.1, Vol 1, Requirement 7.7.3: Protecting Transmitted Data The transmitted data...

Test Assertions for VVSG 1.1, Volume 1, Section 7.7.3, September 23, 2016

VVSG 1.1, Vol 1, Requirement 7.7.3: Protecting Transmitted Data The transmitted data, especially via wireless communications, needs to be...

Test Assertions for VVSG 1.1, Volume 1, Section 7.7.2, September 23, 2016 (tabular)

Summary Tabular Format Requirement Assertion(s) VVSG 1.1, Vol 1, Requirement 7.7.2: Identifying Usage Since there are a wide variety of...

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