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Gaithersburg

National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC) Public Meeting

Fri, Jan 31 2014

NIST is soliciting applications from eligible applicants to pilot online identity solutions that embrace and advance the

President Obama Announces New Public-Private Manufacturing Innovation Institute

January 15, 2014

WASHINGTON, DC – The President today will announce new steps with the private sector to strengthen the manufacturing sector, boost advanced manufacturing, and...

NIST Handbook 133 "Checking the Net Contents of Packaged Goods" - Basic

Mon, Jun 9 - Fri, Jun 13 2014

The focus will be on the requirements and basic test procedures for packages labeled by weight. This will include, but

NIST Handbook 130 Packaging and Labeling

Mon, Apr 7 - Fri, Apr 11 2014

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

NIST Handbook 130 Packaging and Labeling (Tare)

Wed, Mar 26 - Fri, Mar 28 2014

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

PML Measurements Drive Development of New Length Artifact

January 17, 2014

Laser trackers are state-of-the-art measuring machines that are capable of measuring the dimensions of large objects (up to approximately 120 meters in length)...

image of foam coating used to reduce flammability of furniture

Layered Security: Carbon Nanotubes Promise Improved Flame-Resistant Coating

January 14, 2014

Using an approach akin to assembling a club sandwich at the nanoscale, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers have succeeded in...

keys illustration to denote a new "one-shot" memory device

Quantum Physics Could Make Secure, Single-Use Computer Memories Possible

January 14, 2014

Computer security systems may one day get a boost from quantum physics, as a result of recent research from the National Institute of Standards and Technology...

NIST-MEP Supply Chain Optimization Program to Aid U.S. Manufacturers

January 14, 2014

After a successful pilot project held in five states, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership...

First Members of New National Commission on Forensic Science Named

January 14, 2014

The U.S. Department of Justice and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have announced the appointment of 33 individuals to a newly created...

NIST Stars in Media's Top Science and Technology Stories of 2013

January 14, 2014

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) advances in atomic clocks and telescope cameras made it into five magazines' lists of the top science and...

Static Analysis Tool Exposition (SATE) V Experience Workshop

Fri, Mar 14 2014

Software must be developed to have high quality: quality cannot be "tested in". However auditors, certifiers, and others

New Value for the Planck Constant May Hasten Electronic Kilogram

January 14, 2014

After two years of difficult and meticulous work examining, refurbishing, and testing the aging workhorse watt balance called NIST-3, PML researchers have used...

U.S. Departments of Justice and Commerce Name Experts to First-Ever National Commission on Forensic Science

January 10, 2014

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

NIST Handbook 130 Price Verification

Wed, Feb 26 - Thu, Feb 27 2014

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

SmartAmerica Challenge Workshop - Tech Jam

Tue, Feb 11 2014

The SmartAmerica Challenge is bringing together organizations with cyber-physical systems (CPS) technology, programs

Laboratory Administration Seminar

Mon, Jun 9 - Fri, Jun 13 2014

This workshop is designed to assist laboratory staff in fully meeting the criteria of Handbook 143. It is especially

Mettler Toledo SevenCompact S220 pH/Ion Meter

Please refer to the owner's manual for more information.

Smart Fire Fighting, "Where Big Data and Fire Service Unite"

Mon, Mar 24 - Tue, Mar 25 2014

A one and one-half-day interactive workshop in support of the project to Develop a Research Roadmap for Smart Fire

Photograph of SRM 2378 Fatty Acids in Human Serum showing three vials labeled Serum 1, Serum 2, and Serum 3.

Fatty Acids in Human Serum and Plasma Quality Assurance Program (FAQAP)

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) established a Fatty

Clinical Measurements Quality Assurance Program

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) established the Clinical Measurements Quality Assurance Program (ClinQAP) to support the measurement

Leadership Transitions

August/September 2013 Let me start by introducing myself to those who don't know me: I am the acting director of the Baldrige Program. My...

A New NIST Online Database: The NIST Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Structure Index

January 6, 2014

Recently, a new website containing a wealth of information on polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) was made publicly available by NIST. PAHs are compounds...

Carrier Dynamics Measured by Ultrafast Time-Resolved Terahertz Spectroscopy

Non-contact far-infrared (or THz, 25 to 300 micron wavelength) femtosecond laser methods are employed to measure 2D, bulk semiconductors, photovoltaic (PV)

Calibration Certificate Evaluation

Thu, Aug 14 2014

This 2 hour webinar will introduce concepts necessary to successfully implement ISO/IEC 17025 compliant calibration

Contract Review

Thu, Aug 21 2014

This 2 hour webinar will introduce the fundamentals of contract review that are necessary to meet customer expectations

Document Control and Record Keeping

Thu, Aug 28 2014

This 2 hour webinar will introduce the fundamentals of Laboratory Management System Document Control and Record Keeping

Volume Metrology Seminar

Mon, Aug 18 - Fri, Aug 22 2014

The Volume Metrology Seminar is a one-week, "hands-on" seminar. It incorporates approximately 30 percent lectures and 70

NIST Seeks Input in Advance of Request for Proposals to Support National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence

December 26, 2013

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) is inviting comments on a Partial Draft Request for Proposals (RFP) for a contractor to operate a...

Val Miller demonstrates volume instrument.

OWM Sees Progress in Proficiency Testing

December 23, 2013

Americans rely on many measurements of mass and volume in their daily lives, from weighing broccoli at the grocery store to putting gas in the family car. In...

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