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NIST Windstorm Impact Reduction R&D

NIST's goal for its research and development effort under NWIRP is to improve model codes, standards, design guidance, and practices for the construction and rehabilitation of buildings, structures, and lifelines.

Text Recognition Algorithm Independent Evaluation (TRAIT 2016)

The Text Recognition Algorithm Independent Evaluation (TRAIT) is being conducted to assess the capability of text detection and recognition algorithms to

International Workshop on the Use of Robotic Technologies at Nuclear Facilities

Tue, Feb 2 - Thu, Feb 4 2016

The purpose of the workshop was to inform, discuss, and assess past, present, and anticipated future uses of robotic

Single photon measurements: Quantum Enhanced Measurements

Using a detector capable telling how many photons were received, we explored the potential for enhanced measurement resolution in two measurement applications.

Making quantum measurement useful: Quantum State Discrimination beyond classical limits

Using single-photon detection and an adaptive measurement strategy, we determine the state of an optical pulse with errors below what is possible with even the

NIST Seeks Comments on Guidance for Protecting Access to Information Systems

September 30, 2015

As part of its efforts to provide practical solutions to real-world cybersecurity challenges, the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) is

Balance and Scale Calibration and Uncertainties

Tue, Jan 19 - Thu, Jan 21 2016

This NIST Seminar will cover the calibration and use of analytical weighing instruments (balances and laboratory/bench

NIST Handbook 133 - Chapter 4 "Dimensional Measurement"

Mon, Aug 22 - Fri, Aug 26 2016

This 4.5 day seminar will focus on the NIST Handbook 133 Chapter 4 compliance requirements and test procedures for

Software Verification & Validation

Thu, Apr 7 2016

This 2 hour webinar on Software Verification and Validation will focus on the use of Microsoft Excel in calibration

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Study Reveals Forensic Facial Examiners Can Be Near Perfect

September 28, 2015

In what might be the first face-off of its kind, trained forensics examiners from the FBI and law enforcement agencies worldwide were far more accurate in

NIST FDA Workshop on Standards for Pathogen Detection via Next-Generation Sequencing

Tue, Oct 27 - Wed, Oct 28 2015

Workshop Report The workshop report is available! Thanks to all who contributed to the workshop, and we look forward to

Calibration Method Validation

Thu, Apr 28 2016

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

Dimensional Metrology Hands-on Workshop

Tue, Nov 3 - Thu, Nov 5 2015

The basic principles of dimensional metrology are the same for nearly every calibration made in typical labs. This

Reinventing Lighting

Fri, Oct 23 2015

With the advances in LED efficiency over the last several years, solid state lighting in the marketplace has grown

2016 Baldrige Sponsorship Opportunities Now Available!

September 30, 2015

Organizations and individuals are invited to help support the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program at a turning point in its history. You can make a

Lightweight Cryptography

There are several emerging areas (e.g. sensor networks, healthcare, distributed control systems, the Internet of Things, cyber physical systems) in which highly

NIST Puts the Twist on Neutrons — Because It Takes One to Know One

September 23, 2015

A team of scientists working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has found a way to put a twist on a beam of neutrons—a development

Baldrige Program Seeks Candidates for 2016 Baldrige Executive Fellows Program

September 28, 2015

Once known only as the creator of the nation's highest award for organizational performance excellence, the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program now offers

NIST Calibrates Quartz Crystals for Fusion Device

September 29, 2015

Last spring, PML's x-ray calibration facilities were used in a pinch – a Z pinch, that is. The Sandia National Laboratories' Z Pulsed Power Facility, or "Z

Beamline 7: EUV reflectometry

The NIST/DARPA EUV Reflectometry facility began in the late 1980's to make measurements of the reflectivity of EUV multilayer optics for lithography. Since then

Metrology for extreme ultraviolet lithography

Much of the activity of the UV Physics Group is aimed at supporting the R&D effort by the microelectronics industry to develop Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography

Quantum Simulation: Physics at the Edge

September 25, 2015

Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have achieved a major milestone in simulating the dynamics of condensed-matter systems –

Hydrogen Storage Formulation Patented

September 21, 2015

The prospect of a "hydrogen economy" – in which vehicles powered by fuel cells would travel the nation's roadways emitting nothing from their tailpipes but

R&D by NIST and Partners Yields New Standard for Safer Ambulances

September 22, 2015

Thanks to a newly updated standard for ambulance design based on research and development by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and two

New Funding Brings New Opportunities for Manufacturers in Nine States

September 21, 2015

The U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) will award $27 million to organizations in nine states to operate centers

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Pilot Projects to Improve Cybersecurity, Reduce Online Theft

September 21, 2015

The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced it will award nearly $3.7 million for three pilot

NIST Releases Draft Framework to Help 'Cyber Physical Systems' Developers

September 18, 2015

Unmanned vehicles, "intelligent" buildings, your cell phone, the fitness bracelet on your wrist—all of these are cyber-physical systems (CPS). Today the

It Is 2015. Is Your CEO Thinking about Current Issues?

June/July 2015 The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program's goal is that the Baldrige Excellence Framework always reflects the leading edge...

Radiation Thermometry

Calibration standards for radiation thermometry are disseminated in the form of radiation thermometers, tungsten strip lamps and blackbodies. These disseminated

September OSAC Newsletter

September 17, 2015

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

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