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Gaithersburg

The NIST Smart Space Project

Pervasive devices, sensors, and networks, provide infrastructure for context-aware smart meeting rooms that sense ongoing human activities...

NIST Report: Science-Based Data Collection Key to Better Wildland Fire Defense

February 24, 2016

A new report by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) describes how researchers analyzed a major 2011 Texas wildland fire using a rigorous...

Measurement Science Roadmap for Polymer-Based Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing)

Thu, Jun 9 - Fri, Jun 10 2016

On June 9-10, 2016 a workshop was held at NIST to develop a roadmap to identify the measurement science research and

Seeking Input on the Baldrige Excellence Framework

February 29, 2016

What are the top leading-edge strategic and competitiveness challenges you are facing in your organization (or seeing in the organizations you work with)? What...

Vaccine Fridge Field Study 'Opens Doors' to New Standards

February 23, 2016

Recipients of an annual flu shot may be surprised to learn that there is currently no official standard for vaccine storage equipment in clinics, pharmacies...

Cybersecurity Framework Workshop 2016

Wed, Apr 6 - Thu, Apr 7 2016

Executive Order 13636, Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, directed NIST to work with stakeholders to

Getting Hyperspectral Imaging Ready for the Rain Forest

February 24, 2016

Hyperspectral images allow humans to see what otherwise might be invisible. Unlike ordinary cameras, which record information in each of three broad color bands...

How Refreshing: NIST's Natural Air Standards Support Accurate Greenhouse Gas Measurements

February 19, 2016

When it comes to tallying emissions of greenhouse gases, there is no better substitute than directly measuring the atmosphere. But this important accounting can...

Cybersecurity "Rosetta Stone" Celebrates Two Years of Success

February 18, 2016

Two years ago this month, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released a document designed to help strengthen cybersecurity at...

Model-Based Enterprise Summit 2016

Tue, Apr 12 - Thu, Apr 14 2016

The purpose of the Summit is to identify challenges, research, implementation issues, and lessons learned in

Better Accuracy Out of Thin (or Thick) Air

February 17, 2016

NIST scientists have devised and improved a prototype instrument the size of a loaf of bread that can substantially increase the accuracy of length measurements...

NIST Opens New Grant Opportunities to Support Standards Education

February 17, 2016

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced a new round of financial support for developing undergraduate- and graduate-level...

GCTC Tech Jam and IoT Enabled Smart City Framework Workshop

Tue, Mar 22 - Fri, Mar 25 2016

GCTC Tech Jam 2016 The Global City Teams Challenge (GCTC) Tech Jam will take place on the NIST campus in Gaithersburg

NIST/OAGi Workshop: Drilling down on Smart Manufacturing -- Enabling Composable Apps

Mon, Apr 18 - Tue, Apr 19 2016

One of the most exciting new capabilities in Smart Manufacturing (SM) and Cyber-Physical Production Systems (CPPS) is

New Experimental Test Detects Signs of Lyme Disease Near Time of Infection

February 11, 2016

When it comes to early diagnosis of Lyme disease, the insidious tick-borne illness that afflicts about 300,000 Americans annually, finding the proverbial needle...

Now Posted: State-by-State Baldrige Impact Data for 2016

February 11, 2016

The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program (BPEP) at NIST released data this week that document the scope of services provided to U.S. organizations in every...

CIRMS 2016 Conference

Mon, Apr 18 - Wed, Apr 20 2016

The 2016 CIRMS conference will focus on: A Matter of Scale: Measurement Standards from the Nano to the Giga. CIRMS

Renovating Spaces and Preserving Places with Lasers

February 10, 2016

When you want to preserve a place or enhance a space, sometimes the best approach is to take a laser to it. Not a cosmetic surgeon's scalpel, or a sci-fi...

The Baldrige Examiner Training Experience - A Unique Professional Development Opportunity

February 10, 2016

The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program is offering a limited number of seats in its 2016 examiner preparation course for a fee through its Baldrige...

President's FY 2017 Budget Request for NIST Supports High-Performance Computing, Biomanufacturing

February 10, 2016

The U.S. Department of Commerce today released details of the President's budget request for fiscal year 2017 for the National Institute of Standards and...

Light Interaction with Nanoresonators

Thu, Feb 11 2016

Simply because they enhance the electromagnetic field, micro/nano resonators play an important role in modern photonics

Flammability Metrics for New Low-GWP Refrigerants

In response to worldwide initiatives to phase down working fluids that have a high global warming potential if accidentally released, the refrigeration and air

29th Annual FISSEA Conference

Tue, Mar 15 - Wed, Mar 16 2016

Awareness, Training, Education, and Certification issues New techniques for developing and conducting effective

Registration for OSAC Las Vegas

February 9, 2016

NIST's Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) will hold its public meetings in Las Vegas, Nevada on Monday-Tuesday, Feb. 22 and 23, 2016. The...

Strengthening Public-Private Cooperation on Cybersecurity's Toughest Issues

February 8, 2016

Guest blog post by Willie E. May, Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and NIST Director. Strong cybersecurity starts at the top. When the...

Webcast to Highlight Dedication of Expanded Cybersecurity Facility, Feb. 8

February 5, 2016

On Monday, Feb. 8, 2016, the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) will celebrate its move to expanded new facilities with a ribbon-cutting...

Image of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor

Assessing the Biosimilarity of Protein Drugs: New Study Shows Method's Precision at Atomic Resolution

February 5, 2016

A first-ever interlaboratory study of four versions of a therapeutic protein drug—all manufactured from living cells—reports that an established analytical tool...

NIST Announces New Round of Small Business Innovation Research Program Grants

February 3, 2016

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program is announcing that its FY 2016 Federal Funding...

The Effect of Crystallographic Growth Direction on Optoelectronic and Chemical Properties of GaN Nanowires

Thu, Mar 3 2016

Morphology of catalytically grown 1-D nanostructures is often defined by the crystallographic direction describing their

5386: Mass Metrology Seminar

Mon, Oct 24 - Fri, Nov 4 2016

The Mass Metrology Seminar is a 2 week, "hands-on" seminar. It incorporates approximately 30 percent lectures and 70

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