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Superconducting Nanowire Single-Photon Detectors: A Review Of Recent Progress

Tue, Apr 19 2016

Single-photon detectors are an integral part of experiments in quantum optics, and have applications in optical quantum

Webinar: 2016-NIST-NSTIC-02 National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC) Federated Identity in Healthcare Pilot Program

Mon, Apr 18 2016

NIST is soliciting applications from eligible applicants to demonstrate the usage of federated online identity solutions

Draining 5-Gallon Test Measures and Provers

Wed, Apr 20 2016

This 1 hour webinar will reinforce the concepts of properly draining 5-gallon test measures and provers. These concepts

5439: Introduction to the ADDIE Model

Tue, Sep 27 2016

This course is intended to provide trainers with the skills in instructional design needed to develop successful

5440: Introduction to Bloom's Taxonomy and Learning Objectives

Tue, Oct 11 2016

This course is intended to provide trainers with the skills in learning objective development needed to develop

Newly Patented NIST Technique Creates Precisely Sized Nanocontainers Useful for Drug Delivery

April 7, 2016

What if doctors could deliver anti-cancer drugs directly to tumors without making patients sick? Bringing this dream of targeted drug delivery closer to reality

The First Workshop on Video Analytics in Public Safety (VAPS) June 6, 2016, 8:30am – 6:30pm, San Diego, CA

Mon, Jun 6 2016

VAPS 2016 Workshop Report: NISTIR 8164 - First Workshop on Video Analytics in Public Safety, June 6, 2016, San Diego, CA

new instrument for accelerometer testing

Precision Testing for MEMS Accelerometers

April 8, 2016

They activate airbags. Keep aircraft correctly positioned in flight. Detect earthquakes or sudden vibrations in failing machinery. Guide military hardware

MidwayUSA representatives receive 2015 Baldrige Award.

Commerce Deputy Secretary Andrews Honors Four Organizations with 2015 Baldrige Award

April 7, 2016

Describing them as "the nation's role models for excellence," U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Bruce Andrews presented four U.S. organizations on April 3, 2016

PML Products and Services

Amazing Stories of Measurement General Interest Measurements & Calibrations Measuring the Cosmos Million-Pound Makeover NIST-on-a-Chip...

Standards, Guides and Protocols

The below content is for information only; it does not imply endorsement by NIST. BIOTECHNOLOGY (selected) See ISO TC 276 and ISO TC 276 SC...

Reference Data

The Biosystems and Biomaterials Division (BBD) develops measurement technologies to bolster the bioeconomy and foster innovation. To support...

Advanced Imaging and Flow Cytometry

NIST’s strong expertise in optical methods provides the underpinning for a number of measurement assurance and technology development...

DNA-Encoded Circuits Made Easier, Faster, and More Measurable

April 1, 2016

Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Boston University, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have

NCSLI Philadelphia Section Meeting

Wed, Apr 13 - Thu, Apr 14 2016

The Philadelphia section will be offering a spring section meeting on April 13 (no charge to attend this meeting) and a

Workshop on Named Data Networking

Tue, May 31 - Wed, Jun 1 2016

A two-day Named Data Networking (NDN) Workshop will take place on the NIST campus in Gaithersburg, MD on May 31-June 1

NIST Releases New Document on its Cryptographic Standards and Guidelines Process

March 31, 2016

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released the final version of a document outlining its process for developing cryptographic

Visualizing Phase Transformations and Light-Matter Interactions with Nanometer-Scale Resolution

Wed, Apr 27 2016

In Pixar's Inside Out, Joy proclaims, "Do you ever look at someone and wonder what's going on inside?" My group asks the

NCSLI New York City Section Meeting

Thu, May 12 2016

The NYC section will be offering a 1-day meeting on May 12 offering four presentations covering various topics

5434: Fundamentals of Metrology

Mon, Feb 13 - Fri, Feb 17 2017

The Fundamentals of Metrology seminar will introduce the participant to the concepts of measurement systems, units

5433: Fundamentals of Metrology

Mon, Feb 6 - Fri, Feb 10 2017

The Fundamentals of Metrology seminar will introduce the participant to the concepts of measurement systems, units

Retail Motor-Fuel Dispensers and Consoles (Short Course)

Mon, May 23 - Thu, May 26 2016

This seminar will teach students how to properly inspect and test Retail Motor-Fuel Dispensers (RMFDs); that is, perform

Neutron Microscope: Waiting for the Lens to Come

March 30, 2016

When the world's first workhorse neutron microscope – currently being designed and built by a collaboration including NIST's Physical Measurement Laboratory

Improving CD-AFM Measurements from the Tip Down

March 31, 2016

As the sizes of computer chips in electronic devices continue to shrink, traditional measurement tools (e.g., microscopes utilizing visible light) are no longer

Software Assurance Metrics And Tool Evaluation (SAMATE)

The NIST SAMATE (Software Assurance Metrics And Tool Evaluation) project is dedicated to improving software assurance by developing methods to enable software

Multilingual Circuit: NIST's "Optomechanical Transducer" Links Sound, Light and Radio Waves

March 28, 2016

Researchers working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a "piezo-optomechanical circuit" that converts signals among

Progress Toward Few-Photon-Level Nonlinear Optics for Quantum Applications

Mon, Apr 11 2016

An all-optical architecture for the generation and manipulation of quantum light is highly useful for quantum

Climate-Smart Precision Agriculture

Fri, Apr 8 2016

Our planet is changing rapidly; increasing human population, decreasing prime farmland, increasing pressure on food

Cybersecurity Framework Comments Reveal Views on a Framework Update, Increased Need to Share Best Practices and Expand Awareness

March 24, 2016

Critical-infrastructure leaders and others have provided feedback on the voluntary, federally led Cybersecurity Framework at the invitation of the National

Assessment of Available Collapse Simulation Methods for Use in Performance-Based Seismic Engineering Project

While it is a key aspect of structural analyses that support current Performance-Based Seismic Engineering (PBSE), "structural collapse" is not clearly defined

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