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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

Study Highlights Need for Better Characterized Genomes for Clinical Sequencing

March 2, 2016

A new study that assesses the accuracy of modern human-genome-sequencing technologies found that some medically significant portions of an individual's DNA...

Urban Greenhouse Gas Measurements Workshop

Tue, Apr 5 - Wed, Apr 6 2016

NIST is hosting a two-part workshop on urban greenhouse gas measurements, April 5 & 6, 2016 at the Gaithersburg, MD

MK3 Downloads

Disclaimer "This software was developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology by employees of the Federal Government in the...

MK3 Documentation

Follow the link to see the user manual and the technical documentation of Mark III version 2. The offline documentation can be downloaded...

Graphic of cloud attached to devices below

Cloud Computing Can Assist Workers with Disabilities, NIST Reports

March 3, 2016

Virginia works for a federal agency. She cannot use her hands because of a spinal cord injury, so she relies on a speech recognition system to operate her email...

NIST Speech Signal to Noise Ratio Measurements

How much do algorithms help? A Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) Metric for speech in noise. The NIST Speech SNR Measurement In the service of the...

It Just Gets Better: NIST Net-Zero House Quadruples Energy Surplus in Second Year

March 2, 2016

Tweaking ventilation and temperature control systems, along with a mild winter, helped the experimental net-zero-energy house at the National Institute of...

Calibration Method Validation

Wed, Apr 27 2016

This 2 hour webinar on Calibration Method Validation will examine the ISO/IEC 17025 requirements (5.4 Test and

Remarkable Virtuality at Ford--Realistic and extremely efficient product design

Fri, Mar 25 2016

Being immersed in a potential reality is highly beneficial, especially while communicating with a global and cross

The Birth of Sono-Astronomy When the Cosmos Does the Wave

Fri, Mar 11 2016

At a press conference organized by the National Science Foundation held February 11, 2016, scientists announced the

Data Flow Downloads

Disclaimer "This software was developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology by employees of the Federal Government in the...

NIST Data Flow System Presentation

Pervasive environments use an increasing number of sensors including cameras, microphones and microphone arrays that tend to produce data at...

Talks and Publications on the Smart Space Project

Many of these publications and talks are on the issues of multimodal interfaces and distrbuted pervasive computing networks raised by the...

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