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Conducting an Effective Management Review

Thu, Jun 5 2014

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

NIST Mobile Forensics Workshop and Webcast

Wed, Jun 18 2014

On June 18, NIST will host the NIST Mobile Forensics Workshop and Webcast, a free one-day workshop and live webcast

IBPC 2014 Presentations

April 1 - 4, 2014 National Institute of Standards and Technology Presentations of the International Biometric Performance Conference, 2014...

NIST Handbook 130 Price Verification

Wed, Jun 25 - Thu, Jun 26 2014

To equip inspectors with an understanding and application of the NIST HB130 Examination Procedures Outline (EPO) on

NIST-NRC Postdoctoral Fellowship

The National Research Council sponsors a 2-year fellowship to work at NIST. For more information on the fellowship, eligibility, and...

Value of Baldrige Criteria Affirmed at Conference of U.S. Health Care Executives

March 31, 2014

U.S. hospitals and other health care organizations can raise the quality of health care while reducing costs by improving their performance using the Baldrige...

NIST Handbook 130 Packaging and Labeling (3.5 day)

Tue, Nov 4 - Fri, Nov 7 2014

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Office of Weights and Measures will hold a seminar for

Engineering Computation and Living Materials with Synthetic Biology

Thu, Mar 13 2014

Exponential improvements in semiconductor technology have catalyzed amazing advancements in electronics over the past

Explaining Interactions between Light, Heat, and Charge Carriers in Silicon Photonic Microresonators

March 27, 2014

In an article appearing in the March 28th issue of Physical Review Letters, researchers from Northwestern University working with researchers from the NIST...

Structure and Dynamics from Random Observations

Thu, Mar 20 2014

Physicists are control freaks. At weddings, the bridal photo is taken under bright lights, with the happy couple holding

Qualification for Additive Manufacturing Materials, Processes, and Parts

Materials and processes used to produce critical components for defense, aerospace, and medical applications must first be formally qualified. While

Harnessing Silicon Nanotechnology for Medicine: Assisting the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections, and traumatic brain injuries

Thu, Apr 17 2014

Silicon is best known for the central role it plays in microelectronics and solar energy conversion devices. However

Characterization of Additive Manufacturing Materials

Currently there is a significant interest in using additively manufactured parts in high-performance applications. However, due to a lack of publicly available

NIST Gives Astronomers a Better Ruler in the Search for Extrasolar Planets

March 26, 2014

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have rejuvenated a technique for finding planets near distant stars.* New measurements...

New Roadmap Outlines Research Path to Reduce Storm Impacts

March 26, 2014

A new measurement science research and development (R&D) roadmap,* prepared for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) over the past two...

A steel shelter bolted to a concrete garage floor was all that remained of a wood-frame home destroyed in the Joplin, Mo., tornado of May 22, 2011.

NIST Issues Final Joplin Tornado Report, Begins Effort to Improve Standards and Codes

March 28, 2014

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released the final report on its technical investigation into the impacts of the May 22, 2011...

Real-Time Monitoring and Control of Additive Manufacturing Processes

Part quality in additive manufacturing (AM) is highly variable due to inadequate dimensional tolerances, surface roughness, and defects, thereby limiting its

NCCoE Invites Collaboration on Energy Sector Cybersecurity Challenge

March 26, 2014

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology seeks collaborators to address key security...

Workshop on Cybersecurity in a Post-Quantum World

Thu, Apr 2 - Fri, Apr 3 2015

The advent of practical quantum computing will break all commonly used public key cryptographic algorithms. In response

Illustration of an interferometer sensor that uses a laser to measure the displacement of moving objects with high precision.

NIST: The Year in Patents

March 26, 2014

Scientists and engineers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) invent tools, technologies and techniques applicable to a spectrum of...

Engineering for Privacy: NIST Workshop Meets April 9-10, 2014

March 26, 2014

On April 9 and 10, 2014, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will host a workshop that focuses on developing "privacy engineering" to...

Essay: How to Weigh Everything from Atoms to Apples Using the Revised SI

March 26, 2014

Very soon, the International System of Units (SI) may be revised to define the unit of mass in terms of a fixed value of the Planck constant, h. That move would...

NIST Information Technology Professionals Recognized for Excellence

March 26, 2014

Three employees of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently received awards for their national and international contributions to...

SHA-3 2014 Workshop

Fri, Aug 22 2014

NIST plans to host a SHA-3 2014 Workshop at the University of California, Santa Barbara in Santa Barbara, CA on August

Cryptographic Standards and Guidelines Development Process

In 2013, news reports about leaked classified documents caused concern from the cryptographic community about the security of NIST cryptographic standards and

Measurement Science for Additive Manufacturing Program - 2013

An updated version of this program can be found at: Measurement Science for Additive Manufacturing Program - 2018 To develop and deploy measurement

Performance Assessment Framework for Robotics Systems

Performance Assessment Framework for Robotic Systems

Most manufacturing assembly tasks are not readily automatable today due to robots’ limited perception, mobility, and dexterity. The challenge of engineering and

The concept of interoperability in the context of a robotic part loading and unloading example. Here, a generic bridge was developed between the ROS-Industrial and MTConnect standards

Robotic Systems Interoperability and Integration

Manufacturers are continually seeking ways to make factories more efficient, often through the use of robots, but integration of robots into existing facilities

Performance of Collaborative Robot Systems

The widespread use of robots in flexible factories (i.e., factory environments subject to high product turnover, short production runs, and high variability in

Agility Performance of Robotic Systems

The application of robotic systems in manufacturing is hindered by these systems’ lack of agility, including their large changeover times for new tasks/products

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