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Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Liquid-Measuring Systems Training

Mon, Jun 13 - Fri, Jun 17 2016

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

NIST, Partners Set Research Agenda for Protecting Firefighters from Harm

March 23, 2016

If there is anything common among the 1.1 million firefighters—both career and volunteer—serving in the United States, it's that at any moment, they may be

Water Measurement Science

The Material Measurement Lab provides measurements, standards, and data to ensure availability and sustainability of our water resources. MML supports accurate

Large Turnout for Funding Opportunity Briefing for DOC-Funded Manufacturing Institutes — Video Available Online

March 18, 2016

On Tuesday, March 8th, 2016, the NIST Advanced Manufacturing Office (AMO) hosted over 200 participants for a Proposers' Day, where the attendees learned the

NIST Statement on ASTM Standard E2329-14

March 17, 2016

Since 2013, NIST has partnered with the U.S. Department of Justice to establish improved, more scientifically rigorous methods for collecting, analyzing, and

New Cohort Selected for Prestigious Baldrige Executive Fellows Program

March 17, 2016

Eighteen executives have been selected to the prestigious Baldrige Executive Fellows Program, the only executive leadership fellowship that provides one-on-one

Consortium Names NIST's May Top Lab Director, Honors Indoor Air Quality Researchers

March 17, 2016

The Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer (FLC) has named Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and National Institute of

Amping Antimicrobial Discovery with Automation

March 16, 2016

The antimicrobial arsenal that we count on to save millions of lives each year is alarmingly thin—and these microbes are rapidly evolving resistance to our

Photonic Thermometry

Photonic Thermometry is a cutting-edge research program at NIST that aims to break the fundamental limitations of electrical resistance-based thermometry and

Images of yeast cells and silver dendrites.

New Microwave Imaging Approach Opens a Nanoscale View on Processes in Liquids

March 15, 2016

U.S. government nanotechnology researchers have demonstrated a new window to view what are now mostly clandestine operations occurring in soggy, inhospitable

NIST Creates Fundamentally Accurate Quantum Thermometer

March 15, 2016

Better thermometers might be possible as a result of a discovery at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), where physicists have found a way

Cartoon of thief vacuuming info from a computer screen

Attackers Honing In On Teleworkers? How Organizations Can Secure Their Data

March 14, 2016

As the number of employees who telework trends upward—and new kinds of devices are used in telework—the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is

Smoke swirls around a white smoke detector on a ceiling.

Building Fire Safety Evaluation

Residential fire losses dominate the total fire losses in the U.S. According to a National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) report, residential fires caused

Experimental setup for quantification of Butt welds performance at elevated temperatures.

Performance-based Design for Structures in Fire - Modeling and Validation

This project aims to develop validated computational tools and technical guidance to enable performance-based structural fire resistance design, moving beyond

Compartment fire test of a two-story steel gravity frame with composite floors.

Measurement of Structural Performance in Fire

This project encompasses real-scale experiments to provide technical data to advance the design of structures under realistic fire conditions, validate physics

Timelapse of intermediate flame spread test

Material Flammability Characterization

The Material Flammability Characterization project is developing a database (the NIST Material Flammability Database) to maintain the tools (experimental and

IBPC Technical Colloquium: Quantifying the Weight of Forensic Evidence

Thu, May 5 - Fri, May 6 2016

NIST is organizing a technical colloquium on the topic of Quantification of the Weight of Forensic Evidence. The purpose

Designer Materials Through Controlled Nanocrystal Coupling for Electronic and Optical Applications

Thu, Apr 7 2016

Semiconductor and plasmonic nanocrystals are known for their size- and shape-dependent photoluminescence and localized

International Biometric Performance Testing Conference 2016

Tue, May 3 - Thu, May 5 2016

In cooperation with the National Physical Laboratory and European Association for Biometrics, NIST is pleased to

Tattoo Recognition Technology-Evaluation (Tatt-E)

The Tattoo Recognition Technology – Evaluation (Tatt-E) was conducted by NIST to assess and measure the capability of systems to perform automated image-based

Not So Fast: Overlooked Resistance May Inflate Estimates of Organic-Semiconductor Performance

March 10, 2016

It's hardly a character flaw, but organic transistors—the kind envisioned for a host of flexible electronics devices—behave less than ideally, or at least not

Cyber Physical Systems and Internet of Things Program

The definitions of cyber-physical systems (CPS) and the Internet of Things (IoT) are converging over time to include a common emphasis on hybrid systems of

Cyber-Physical Systems and Internet of Things Foundations

The definitions of cyber-physical systems (CPS) and the Internet of Things (IoT) are converging over time to include a common emphasis on hybrid systems of

Cyber-Physical Systems/Internet of Things Testbed

A key challenge to progress in cyber-physical systems (CPS) and the Internet of Things (IoT) is the lack of robust platforms for experiment and testing, which

Cyber-Physical Systems/Internet of Things for Smart Cities

Smart cities are enabled by cyber-physical systems (CPS), which involve connecting devices and systems – such as Internet of Things (IoT) technologies – in

New Technology Adoption and Industry Operations Analysis for Smart Manufacturing

A significant portion of the manufacturing research in NIST’s Engineering Laboratory (EL) focuses on facilitating efficiency improvements in the production and

Developing a Detailed Analysis of the Transportation Equipment Manufacturing Industry Supply Chain

Due to complexity and the changing nature of industry activity, there is a limited understanding of the supply chain for manufacturing and, subsequently, a

NIST NNMI Institute Awards Resources FAQ Webinar

Mon, Mar 28 2016

This webinar provides general information regarding available competition resources and frequently asked questions (FAQs

NIST Invents Fleet and Fast Test for Nanomanufacturing Quality Control

March 4, 2016

Manufacturers may soon have a speedy and nondestructive way to test a wide array of materials under real-world conditions, thanks to an advance that researchers

Optical Properties and Optoelectronic Applications of Nano-Size Metallic Films and Metamaterials

Mon, Mar 7 2016

This talk presents new optical materials and device concepts for future optoelectronic device platforms, aiming at

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