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Gaithersburg

Test Facility

The NIST mobility lab has an Optical Tracking System (OTS) used as a ground truth measurement reference. The OTS consists of twenty 4.1...

84 Mass Metrology Seminar

Mon, Mar 3 - Fri, Mar 14 2025

Course Description The Mass Metrology Seminar is a two-week, "hands-on" seminar. It incorporates approximately 30

Mobile Robotics Systems Research and Standard Test Methods

NIST has developed a mobile manipulator testbed to evaluate the dynamic localization of the mobile manipulator relative to a target with...

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79 Internal Auditing Best Practices

Thu, May 15 2025, 2:00 - 4:00pm EDT

Class Description This 2-hour webinar will consider internal auditing techniques and best practices that are used by a

82 Calibration Certificate Evaluation

Thu, Apr 3 2025, 2:00 - 4:00pm EDT

Class Description This 2-hour webinar will introduce concepts necessary to successfully implement ISO/IEC 17025:2017

87 Conducting an Effective Management Review - CANCELED

Thu, Feb 13 2025, 2:00 - 4:00pm EST

This 2-hour webinar introduces the Laboratory Management Review process, an important tool to foster communication

88 Volume Metrology Seminar

Mon, Feb 3 - Fri, Feb 7 2025

Course Description The 5-day OWM Volume Metrology Seminar is designed to enable metrologists to apply fundamental

89 Fundamentals of Metrology

Mon, Jan 27 - Fri, Jan 31 2025

Course Description The 5-day Fundamentals of Metrology seminar is an intensive course that introduces participants to

Biosecurity for Synthetic Nucleic Acid Sequences

Balancing the growth of the bioeconomy with the inherent risks associated with the potential misuse of artificial intelligence (AI) related to nucleic acid

91 Mass Metrology Seminar

Mon, Oct 21 - Fri, Nov 1 2024

Course Description The Mass Metrology Seminar is a two-week, "hands-on" seminar. It incorporates approximately 30

Staff Spotlight - Dr. Ankit Sharma

March 21, 2024

We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Ankit Sharma has joined the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) as an Associate (PREP) in the

OWM Info Hour - NIST Handbook 130 E-commerce Regulation

Tue, Jul 30 2024, 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT

NIST Handbook 130 IV. Uniform Regulations G. Uniform E-commerce Regulations The NIST Office of Weights and Measures

OWM Info Hour - The Impact of Grain Moisture Meter Measurements

Tue, Jun 25 2024, 2:00 - 3:00pm EDT

The NIST Office of Weight and Measures hosted an information hour to discuss the importance of grain moisture meter

OWM Info Hour - EVSE General and Device Specific Markings

Thu, Aug 15 2024, 2:00 - 3:00pm EDT

Are you finding all required marking information during inspections of EVSE in your jurisdiction? This session covered

2024 Hermann Weyl Prize - Nicole Yunger Halpern

The 2024 Hermann Weyl Prize has been awarded to Nicole Yunger Halpern from the Joint Center for Quantum Information and Computer Science

OWM Info Hour - Manual Weight Entries

Wed, Jun 5 2024, 1:00 - 2:00pm CDT (2:00 - 3:00pm EDT)

NIST Office of Weights and Measures conducted an informal discussion on NIST Handbook 44 Section 2.20 Scales Code

2024 Cohort of Baldrige Fellows Announced

March 21, 2024

The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program at NIST is pleased to announce the names of 18 executives who are set to begin a year-long leadership development

NanoFab Tool: Oxford Plasmalab 100 Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition

The Oxford PlasmaLab 100 is a plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) system used to deposit a variety of thin films on to a substrate material. The

NanoFab Tool: Asylum Jupiter XR Atomic Force Microscope

The Asylum Jupiter XR atomic force microscope (AFM) is a large-sample AFM with both high speed data acquisition and extended range capabilities able to handle

Mr. Kevin Stine is the Chief of the Applied Cybersecurity Division

Kevin Stine Named Director of NIST’s Information Technology Laboratory

March 20, 2024

Stine headed ITL’s Applied Cybersecurity Division, where he oversaw development of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework.

Ventilation Performance for Novel Sustainability and Resilience Challenges

Building ventilation and indoor air quality (IAQ) performance must account for many new challenges, including elevated outdoor pollutant concentrations such as

Interagency International Cybersecurity Standardization Working Group (IICSWG)

About NIST created the Interagency International Cybersecurity Standardization Working Group (IICSWG) in 2016. Our charge, from the...

Researchers develop a new type of frequency comb that promises to further boost the accuracy of time keeping

March 14, 2024

Chip-based devices known as frequency combs, which measure the frequency of light waves with unparalleled precision, have revolutionized time keeping, the

The Nanotechnology Xccelerator

The Nanotechnology Xccelerator is a pilot program to develop a powerful new family of foundry platforms and test vehicles for academics to do scientific

Bullseye! NIST Devises a Method to Accurately Center Quantum Dots Within Photonic Chips

March 18, 2024

Devices that capture the brilliant light from millions of quantum dots, including chip-scale lasers and optical amplifiers, have made the transition from

NIST to Launch Competition for AI-Focused Manufacturing USA Institute

March 12, 2024

NIST published a Notice of Intent (NOI) in the Federal Register today.

Advanced Analytical Electron Tomography for Materials Development and Failure Analysis in Semiconductor Devices

Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) are widely used in industry for identifying structural and

Sharon Laskowski wins Election Hero Award from the Center for Civic Design

Congratulations to Sharon Laskowski (IAD, guest researcher), who received an “Election Hero” award on February 7 th from the Center for

Uniform Unit Pricing: Tools for Consumers to Fight Shrinkflation

Retailers benefit when unit price labeling best practices are implemented, including improvements for ordering, inventory control, and pricing accuracy, which

Impact of Material Composition on Ignitability and Fire Growth

The information provided in this report will support a more realistic assessment of fires in electrical enclosures and the overall impact of material

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