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Gaithersburg

Smart Manufacturing Systems Design and Analysis Program

Deliver measurement science, standards and protocols, and tools needed to design and analyze SMS based on a cyber-physical infrastructure for digital and

Office of Acquisition and Agreements Management (OAAM)

OAAM provides purpose driven solutions to our partners and staff with an unwavering commitment to integrity, transparency, and shared accountability. We are dedicated to fostering a culture of honesty, trust, and continuous improvement, through a sustained obligation to our team, their

Dickinson College earth science students visit NIST Robotic Test Facility.

NIST Scientists Demonstrate Career Options for Earth Science Students

April 24, 2014

NIST rocks! That's what a group of Dickinson College earth science students and their professor thought after visiting the Gaithersburg, Md., campus of the...

NIST Requests Comments on Smart Grid Framework Update

April 16, 2014

The primary guiding document for creating the next-generation "smart" energy grid is getting its first major update in two years. The National Institute of...

Software Verification & Validation

Tue, Jun 3 2014

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

Calibration Method Validation

Mon, Jun 2 2014

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

A New Beginning for the END: Detecting Neutrons with Light

April 15, 2014

In a truly scintillating set of experiments, scientists at NIST and the University of Maryland have demonstrated that a process called excimer* scintillation...

NIST's Associate Director for Laboratory Programs Willie May with NIST PECASE winners Joseph Kline, Ana Maria Rey and Gretchen Campbell

NIST Researchers Honored with Presidential Award

April 15, 2014

Three National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers were among those honored April 14, 2014, at a White House reception as winners of...

TOP: Image of fluorescent reference material on microscope. BOTTOM: Charting of microscope control parameters.

Performance Benchmarking and Intensity Calibration of a Widefield Fluorescence Microscope

We have made available a method to characterize a fluorescence microscope's performance by benchmarking the detection threshold, saturation and linear dynamic

NIST Exhibits at the 2014 BIO International Convention

Tue, Jun 24 - Thu, Jun 26 2014

The BIO International Convention is the largest global event for the biotechnology industry and attracts the biggest

Accurate 10 nm 3D SEM Metrology

Tue, Apr 22 2014

The shape and dimensions of nanometer-scale structures were successfully determined using a model-based library scanning

Floating Catalyst CVD Syntheses of SWNTs for Thin Film Devices – Lessons Learned and Future Directions

Thu, Apr 17 2014

We discuss (n,m) distributions of our floating catalyst chemical vapor deposition (FFCVD) synthesis of SWCNTs from CO

Autonomous and Non-Autonomous Dynamics of Spin Hall Auto-Oscillators

Fri, Apr 11 2014

A novel type of spin-torque nano-oscillators driven by pure spin current generated via the spin Hall effect has been

Non-volatile Resistive Memory: What's Going on Inside the Cell?

Tue, Apr 15 2014

CNST Energy Research Group Seminar Gennadi Bersuker SEMATECH Abstract: Non-volatile resistive switching memory (ReRAM)

Calling Forensic Scientists: Apply Now to Join the NIST Organization of Scientific Area Committees

April 11, 2014

The application process for positions in the new NIST Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) is now open. NIST is welcoming members of the forensic...

SSM Health Care Leader Receives Baldrige Foundation Award

April 10, 2014

At a ceremony during the Baldrige Program's Quest for Excellence Conference® in Baltimore, Sister Mary Jean Ryan, board chair of SSM Health Care (SSMHC)...

Imaging Life at High Spatiotemporal Resolution

Thu, Jan 16 2014

As our understanding of biological systems has increased, so has the complexity of our questions and the need for more

Plasmons, Hot Electrons and Photocatalysis

Thu, May 1 2014

In addition to conversion of solar energy to electricity, which is a highly evolved scientific and commercial enterprise

Now You See It: Electromagnetically Induced Transparency in a Silicon Nitride Optomechanical Crystal

April 9, 2014

Researchers from the NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST) have observed electromagnetically induced transparency at room temperature and...

NIST Advisory Committee 2013 Annual Report Highlights Cybersecurity and Manufacturing

April 8, 2014

The Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology (VCAT) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has sent its 2013 annual report to Congress...

President Obama, Secretary Pritzker Honor 2013 Baldrige Award Recipients

April 8, 2014

In a letter honoring 2013 Baldrige Award recipients Pewaukee School District and Sutter Davis Hospital, President Barack Obama wrote, When our organizations...

Save the Date for the NIST Mobile Forensics Workshop and Webcast

April 8, 2014

Join digital evidence experts from the National Institute of Standards and Technology and partners for the NIST Mobile Forensics Workshop and Webcast on June 18...

WWMA--Evaluating Performance, Learning Objectives and Training Effectiveness for Managers

Thu, Sep 18 2014

The top two responses from students after training about their failure to implement training concepts and skills are: 1)

SWMA--Evaluating Performance, Learning Objectives and Training Effectiveness for Managers

Sun, Oct 5 2014

The top two responses from students after training about their failure to implement training concepts and skills are: 1)

Developing a 'Gold Standard' for Hall Resistance

April 7, 2014

PML researchers have developed a novel method of fabricating graphene-based microdevices that may hasten the arrival of a new generation of standards for...

Commerce Secretary Pritzker Honors Two Organizations with the 2013 Baldrige Award

April 7, 2014

On April 6, 2014, U.S. Commerce Department Secretary Penny Pritzker presented two U.S. organizations with the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the...

Obama Administration Announces New Public-Private Partnership to Support Manufacturing Innovation, Encourage Investment in America

August 18, 2012

The Manufacturing Extension Partnership Centers of Ohio and Pennsylvania will be part of a new public-private partnership aimed at revitalizing American...

Energy and Commerce Departments Announce New Centers for Building Operations Excellence

June 6, 2012

As outlined in June 19, 2012 Department of Commerce Press Release Today, the U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. Department of Commerce announced selections...

USTPO and NIST Unveil New IP Awareness Assessment Tool

March 13, 2012

The new Intellectual Property Awareness Assessment Tool developed by NIST MEP in collaboration with the US Patent and Trademark Office is now available for use...

Administration Announces $20 Million for 10 Public-Private Partnerships to Support American Manufacturing and Encourage Investment in the U.S.

August 18, 2012

The Manufacturing Extension Partnership Centers of California, Michigan, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Washington will be part of a public...

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