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Gaithersburg

NIST Handbook 130 Packaging and Labeling (3 day)

Wed, Oct 22 - Fri, Oct 24 2014

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

IREX V Homepage

IREX V: Guidance for Iris Image Collection is now available. It consists of three parts: 1) a poster, 2) a final report, and 3) a collection...

IREX VII Homepage

Deprecated IREX VII was a planned activity intended to provide a framework for communication and interaction between components in an iris...

Wireless Systems for Industrial Environments

Wireless communication is a key enabling technology for the implementation of advanced manufacturing systems. Factory operators aim to improve visibility and

The Net-Zero Energy Residential Test Facility (NZERTF)

The Net-Zero Energy Residential Test Facility (NZERTF) is a unique laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in Gaithersburg, Md

NIST's FY 2015 Budget Request Focuses on Innovation, Expands Technology Transfer and Economic Growth Priorities

March 13, 2014

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Commerce released details today about the President's fiscal year (FY) 2015 budget request to Congress for the National

Prognostics, Health Management, and Control (PHMC)

Upcoming Event: May 2018 Industry Forum: Monitoring, Diagnostics, and Prognostics for Manufacturing Operations Manufacturers need standards and guidance

Top-100 List Again Demonstrates Baldrige Impact in U.S. Health Care

March 12, 2014

In early March, Truven Health Analytics released its annual study identifying the 100 top hospitals based on their overall organizational performance. As in

Over 6 Months, NIST Zero-Energy House Gives Back to the Grid

March 11, 2014

Over the first six months in their special, new, four-bedroom home in suburban Maryland, the Nisters, a prototypical family of four, earned about $40 by

NIST's April 7 Workshop Launches Effort to Improve Disaster Resilience of Communities

March 11, 2014

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, Md., will host the first of six workshops devoted to developing a comprehensive

Akron to Host Advanced Manufacturing Partnership Regional Meeting, April 2, 2014

March 11, 2014

The second regional meeting of President Obama's Advanced Manufacturing Partnership initiative—AMP 2.0—will be held Wednesday, April 2, at the InfoCision

Understanding Flow Meters

Accurate flow measurements are needed for test fluids, temperatures, pressures, flows, and installation conditions that differ from those used during NIST's

Schematic showing metal-organic framework materials on a surface. Their expansion, which is induced by an infrared laser, is detected using the tip of an atomic force microscope.

Looking Inside: Assessing the Chemical Composition of a Metal-Organic Framework with Nanoscale Resolution

March 11, 2014

Researchers from the NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST), in collaboration with researchers from University of Lyon, France, have applied a

Smoke Stack Flow Measurement

Presently used methods to measure CO 2 and other emissions from smoke stacks have errors of 20 % or more depending on the level of swirl in the flow. The

Air Speed Metrology

NIST's versatile wind tunnel is used to calibrate customers' airspeed sensors and to conduct research on the design of novel anemometers, the responses of

March Cloud Computing Meetings at NIST Discuss Impact on Mobile Devices, Forensic Science

March 7, 2014

As part of its cloud computing forum and workshop series, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is hosting two meetings in March at its

Fire Resistance Structures Workshop

Wed, May 21 - Thu, May 22 2014

In 2011 the International Council for Building Research Studies (CIB) agreed that there was a need to develop an

NIST Issues Guidance for Federal Use of Secure Mobile Technology

March 7, 2014

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published two draft documents for public comment that describe processes that federal employees

Gas properties for flow metering

Flow meters that rely on measuring the pressure drop across a laminar flow element can be accurately calibrated using a benign surrogate gas (such as helium or

Acoustic Techniques in Fluid Metrology

The Fluid Metrology Group is a world leader in designing and using gas-filled acoustic resonators as tools to measure the speed of sound, the thermodynamic

Pilot Projects to Launch Manufacturing Technology Acceleration Centers

March 6, 2014

To improve small U.S. manufacturers' supply chain competitiveness and the rates at which they adopt technology, the National Institute of Standards and

State and Local Government Cybersecurity Framework Kickoff

Thu, Mar 27 2014

View the webinar recording (including slides) Download the slides (PDF) State and local CIOs and CISOs are invited to

NIST Exhibits at the 2016 USA Science and Engineering Festival

Fri, Apr 15 - Sun, Apr 17 2016

The USA Science & Engineering Festival is a national grassroots effort to advance STEM education and inspire the next

Aerosol Contents: How Much Is In That Can?

March 5, 2014

The work of NIST can be found in many unexpected places in American life -- including store shelves containing different kinds of aerosol products. So perhaps

PML Contributes to Formation of Landmark IEEE Standards Committee and Working Group for MEMS Sensor Performance Parameters

March 5, 2014

MicroElectroMechanical Systems (MEMS) devices are everywhere, from automobiles (airbag sensors, tire-pressure monitoring systems, vehicle stabilization control)

John Paul Jones II, Richard Cavanagh, Mark Stolorow, John Butler, Melissa Taylor, Barbara Guttman

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Gaithersburg

NIST Handbook 130 Packaging and Labeling (3 day)

IREX V Homepage

IREX VII Homepage

Wireless Systems for Industrial Environments

The Net-Zero Energy Residential Test Facility (NZERTF)

NIST's FY 2015 Budget Request Focuses on Innovation, Expands Technology Transfer and Economic Growth Priorities

Prognostics, Health Management, and Control (PHMC)

Top-100 List Again Demonstrates Baldrige Impact in U.S. Health Care

Over 6 Months, NIST Zero-Energy House Gives Back to the Grid

NIST's April 7 Workshop Launches Effort to Improve Disaster Resilience of Communities

Akron to Host Advanced Manufacturing Partnership Regional Meeting, April 2, 2014

Understanding Flow Meters

Looking Inside: Assessing the Chemical Composition of a Metal-Organic Framework with Nanoscale Resolution

Smoke Stack Flow Measurement

Air Speed Metrology

March Cloud Computing Meetings at NIST Discuss Impact on Mobile Devices, Forensic Science

Fire Resistance Structures Workshop

NIST Issues Guidance for Federal Use of Secure Mobile Technology

Gas properties for flow metering

Acoustic Techniques in Fluid Metrology

Pilot Projects to Launch Manufacturing Technology Acceleration Centers

State and Local Government Cybersecurity Framework Kickoff

NIST Exhibits at the 2016 USA Science and Engineering Festival

Aerosol Contents: How Much Is In That Can?

PML Contributes to Formation of Landmark IEEE Standards Committee and Working Group for MEMS Sensor Performance Parameters

NIST Forensic Science Efforts Take Center Stage in Seattle

Funding Available for a New Center to Support Manufacturing in Florida

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Announces Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Request

Measuring People: From Elementary Counting to Better Healthcare

Entrepreneurship Pathways at NIST: Taking ideas from the lab to the market