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NIST's Cryogenic Flow Measurement Facility at Boulder, CO

The Once and Future Cryogenic Flow Facility

December 14, 2015

As recently as a few months ago, somebody who needed an internationally recognized calibration for a flow meter that operates with very low-temperature fluids...

Synthesis of bimetallic iron-nickel nanoparticles for oxygen evolution and methanol oxidation catalysis under alkaline conditions for fuel cells

Fri, Dec 11 2015

The electrochemical oxidation of alternative fuels, such as methanol and ethanol, for alkaline fuel cells often relies

graphic of transportation, financial, other industries requiring cybersecurity

NIST Seeks Comments on Cybersecurity Framework Use, Potential Updates and Future Management

December 10, 2015

*Feb. 9, 2016, update: The deadline for this RFI has been extended to Feb. 23, 2016. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking...

photo of James Harris

Harris Named to NCST Advisory Committee; NIST Seeks Additional Members

December 8, 2015

James R. Harris, president, J.R. Harris and Co. (Denver, Colo.), has been appointed by Willie E. May, under secretary of commerce for standards and technology...

Quantifying the environmental contributions to mass change

Since the inception of the SI system of units, physical mass artifacts have been disseminated in order to realize the unit of the kilogram, essential to a broad

First Code Improvements Adopted Based on NIST Joplin Tornado Study

December 7, 2015

Protecting schools and their associated high-occupancy buildings from the most violent tornadoes is the goal of the first approved building code changes based...

NIST and CHORUS Launch Pilot Project to Support NIST's Public Access Plan

December 3, 2015

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and CHORUS, a nonprofit organization that advances public...

Next Generation Electricity Storage: Beyond Lithium Ion Batteries

Tue, Jun 21 2016

The Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR) pursues high performance, low cost beyond lithium ion electricity

Measuring Nanoscale Features with Fractions of Light

December 2, 2015

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers are seeing the light, but in an altogether different way. And how they are doing it just might...

IREX VI homepage

December 1, 2015: In the two years since the IREX VI report, a number of criticisms were published by researchers at U. of Notre Dame. NIST...

Baldrige Advisory Board Convenes Today with Three New Members

December 1, 2015

The 12-member Board of Overseers of the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program (BPEP) is meeting today on the campus of the National Institute of Standards and...

Handbook 133 - Checking the Net Contents of Packaged Goods - Basic

Mon, Apr 4 - Thu, Apr 7 2016

This 4 day seminar will focus on the requirements and basic test procedures for packages labeled by weight. This will

OSAC Scientific Area Committees Public Status Reports & Open Discussions

Mon, Feb 22 - Tue, Feb 23 2016

NIST's Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) will hold its public meetings in Las Vegas, Nevada on Monday

Leadership Behaviors That Count (and Can Benefit All Organizations)

August/September 2015 Introduction As the following diagram of the Baldrige framework indicates, the basis of the Baldrige Criteria for...

5409: Southwestern Assurance Program (SWAP)

Mon, Oct 3 - Thu, Oct 6 2016

This is an annual training session for metrologists from Southwestern Assurance Program (SWAP). NIST Handbook 143

5410: MidAmerica Measurement Assurance Program (MidMAP)

Mon, Oct 17 - Thu, Oct 20 2016

This is an annual training session for metrologists from MidAmerica Measurement Assurance Program (MidMAP). NIST

Southeastern Measurement Assurance Program (SEMAP)

Mon, Apr 11 - Thu, Apr 14 2016

This is an annual training session for metrologists from Southeastern Measurement Assurance Program (SEMAP). NIST

5408: Northeastern Measurement Assurance Program (NEMAP)

Mon, Sep 19 - Thu, Sep 22 2016

This is an annual training session for metrologists from Northeastern Measurement Assurance Program (NEMAP). NIST

Caribbean Measurement Assurance Program (CaMAP)

Mon, Apr 18 - Thu, Apr 21 2016

This is an annual training session for metrologists from Caribbean Measurement Assurance Program (CaMAP). NIST Handbook

Western Regional Assurance Program (WRAP)

Mon, May 2 - Thu, May 5 2016

This is an annual training session for metrologists from Western Regional Assurance Program (WRAP). NIST Handbook 143

Small Business Have a Role in Community Resilience

November 24, 2015

Guest blog post by Stephen A. Cauffman, Manager, NIST Community Resilience Program Keep the doors open, equipment running and orders coming in. That's what...

Nanoparticle Manufacturing Workshop

November 24, 2015

Following decades of research and development, commercial products enabled by nanoparticles are poised to have broad impact in diverse sectors of the global...

NIST Seeks Comments on New Project Aimed at Ensuring Data Integrity

November 24, 2015

Businesses face a near-constant threat of destructive malware, ransomware and malicious insider activities that can alter or destroy critical data. Even honest...

November OSAC Newsletter

November 24, 2015

The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science (OSAC) has released its November 2015 monthly newsletter to communicate program status...

Baldrige Program Seeks Examiners for 2016 Board

November 23, 2015

The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program (BPEP) is seeking applicants for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Board of Examiners for the 2016 award...

wooden grid in wind tunnel

Measuring Smokestack Emissions Accurately

November 23, 2015

Society is increasingly concerned about exactly how much carbon dioxide and other pollutants are coming out of smokestacks. But current measurements are clouded...

First image from cold neutron facility

On the Road to a Neutron Microscope: First Light for World-Class Neutron Imaging Facility

November 20, 2015

Neutrons, the charge-less constituents of atomic nuclei, are nifty imagers. Since the 1950s, scientists have been using these particles' eerie ability to non...

Interdisciplinary Projects

Some of the Multimodal Information Group's project areas span across multiple research areas within the group or to other groups in IAD. These interdisciplinary

NIST Process Expands Catalyst Options for Electrolysis and Fuel Cells

November 19, 2015

Remember that pair of gold electroplated earrings you bought years ago at the mall? (Oh yes, you do.) Key to crafting their allure was the ability to place an...

NIST and Maryland TEDCO Partner to Encourage Entrepreneurship

November 18, 2015

GAITHERSBURG, Md. - The U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Maryland Technology Development Corporation...

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