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Draft Guide Can Help Energy Companies Reduce Cyber Risk

August 25, 2015

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) is requesting comments on a draft guide to help energy companies better control who has access to their...

Volume Metrology Seminar

Mon, Jun 13 - Fri, Jun 17 2016

The OWM volume metrology seminar is designed to enable metrologists to apply fundamental measurement concepts to volume

Laboratory Administration Seminar

Mon, Jun 6 - Fri, Jun 10 2016

The laboratory administration seminar is designed for State weights and measures laboratory staff to help them fully

Extreme ultraviolet optical constants

In the vacuum ultraviolet and extreme ultraviolet (EUV), the indices of refraction of all materials become complex: N = n + ik, or N = 1- d + ik. Here, n is the

Hyperspectral Imaging Standards

Hyperspectral imaging as a field is in the process of maturing from a specialized tool to a routine method applied to many facets of society.

Hyperspectral Microscopy

Hyperspectral imagery (HSI) microscopy allows for vegetation and geologic material to be examined at the sub-centimeter spatial scale.

NICE Conference and Expo 2015

Tue, Nov 3 - Wed, Nov 4 2015

Conference Overview Three tracks are being designed to enable attendees to gain the maximum benefit from the NICE 2015

Reflectance Measurements of Human Skin

The purpose of this human subjects study is to collect high-quality measurements of the reflectance spectrum of human skin and assess the variability across the

NIST Hosts 2015 Cybersecurity Innovation Forum, Sept. 9-11 in D.C.

August 17, 2015

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will host the 2015 Cybersecurity Innovation Forum on Sept. 9 to 11, 2015, at the Walter E. Washington...

State Laboratory Workload Survey

Tue, Oct 13 2015

Provide an opportunity to share the 2014 State Laboratory Workload Survey report to participants. The eleventh edition

Fundamental Physics: Neutron Lifetime Measurement Using a Cold Neutron Beam

Neutron beta-decay is the process in which a neutron is transformed into a proton, electron, and electron antineutrino. This process is well described in the

NCCoE Seeks Vendors to Develop Model Systems for Controlling Access to IT Assets

August 14, 2015

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) is seeking collaborators to provide products and technical expertise on three projects to help...

Fundamental Physics: A Precision Reactor Antineutrino Oscillation and Spectrum Measurement (PROSPECT)

The Precision Reactor Oscillation and Spectrum Experiment, PROSPECT, is the first short-baseline reactor neutrino experiment in the United States since the

Pico-Watt ACR

The goal of the Pico-Watt ACR project (pW-ACR) is to develop an absolute cryogenic radiometer (ACR) able to calibrate 1 pW of optical power with less than 1%

BIB-trap detector

The goal of the BIB-Trap Detector project is to develop a detector composed of solid-state devices that can be used as a reference detector for calibrations in

OSAC Opens Public Comment Period for Five Existing Standards for Potential Inclusion on the OSAC Registry of Approved Standards

August 13, 2015

Forensic science service providers need access to a uniform set of standards that support scientifically sound and statistically valid test results, laboratory...

OSAC Publishes Inaugural OSAC Newsletter

August 13, 2015

The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science (OSAC) is launching a monthly newsletter to communicate OSAC program status, activities...

NIST Posts 5-Year Strategic Plan for Measurement Research and Services in Materials, Chemical and Biological Sciences

August 13, 2015

Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have mapped out a plan for the NIST Material Measurement Laboratory, the unit...

Interagency Report Advocates Support for International Cybersecurity Standardization

August 11, 2015

A new draft report by an interagency working group lays out objectives and recommendations for enhancing the U.S. government's coordination and participation in...

Four images showing circular grating for extracting single photons from a quantum dot

NIST Method for Spotting Quantum Dots Could Help Make High-Performance Nanophotonic Devices

August 10, 2015

Life may be as unpredictable as a box of chocolates, but ideally, you always know what you're going to get from a quantum dot. A quantum dot should produce one...

ASTM International Committee F45 on Driverless Automatic Industrial Vehicles

Mon, Aug 24 - Tue, Aug 25 2015

To solicit F45 member input for the development of consensus standards within ASTM International Committee F45 on

U.S. Departments of Justice and Commerce Name Six Experts as New Members of National Commission on Forensic Science

August 6, 2015

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced six...

Fueling High-Tech Growth through Minority Businesses

August 5, 2015

MBDA Contact: Velicia D. Woods, 202-482-0491 The U.S. Department of Commerce has established a new partnership between the Minority Business Development Agency...

NIST Releases SHA-3 Cryptographic Hash Standard

August 5, 2015

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released the final version of its " Secure Hash Algorithm-3" standard, a next-generation tool for...

New Shellfish Reference Material Will Help Monitor Oceans' Radioactive Contamination

August 4, 2015

A new reference material that will help laboratories accurately measure radioactive contamination in seawater is now available from the National Institute of...

2015 Cybersecurity Innovation Forum

Wed, Sep 9 - Fri, Sep 11 2015

The 2015 Cybersecurity Innovation Forum is a three-day event hosted by the National Institute of Standards and

Nonprofit for Veterans Uses Baldrige Framework in New Case Study

July 29, 2015

Depicting how an innovative government organization might use the Baldrige Excellence Framework: A Systems Approach to Improving Your Organization's Performance...

CNST Releases the Spring/Summer 2015 Edition of the CNST News

July 28, 2015

The NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST) Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST) is pleased to announce the release of the...

Not Schrödinger's Cat: NIST PET Phantoms Bring New Accuracy to Medical Scans

July 28, 2015

Teaming with a medical equipment company, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated the first calibration...

NIST to Host First App Challenge to Improve Data Access

July 27, 2015

Researchers looking for information on the properties of methane at high temperatures or the isotopic composition of an element know they can rely on standard...

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