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Meeting for the Mobile Device Security Technical Exchange

Fri, Dec 14 2012

The Information Security and Identity Management Committee (ISIMC) of the CIO Council is hosting a Mobile Security

Wide-area Monitoring and Control of Smart Grid

A transition from the conventional grid to one of distributed resources, digital loads with solid-state power electronics, and multi-directional powerflows is

NIST and Forest Service Create World's First Hazard Scale for Wildland Fires

December 5, 2012

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—Two federal agencies have teamed to create the first-ever system for linking accurate assessments of risk from wildland fires to improved

Smart Grid System Testbed Facility

The Smart Grid Testbed Facility is a unique set of interconnected modules on the NIST Gaithersburg site. Designed as a platform to measure and characterize

Smart Grid National Coordination

The Smart Grid National Coordination project leads, coordinates and manages the national public-private stakeholder partnership effort to accelerate development

A fireball rushes out of the opening of a small metal compartment in a concrete room.

Smart Fire Fighting for Tactical Decisions

Data is driving innovative solutions that support better decisions for firefighters. The Smart Fire Fighting for Tactical Decisions Project is developing new

Smart Grid Communication Networks

While there is a clear need for communication networks supporting reliable information transfer between the various entities in the electric grid, there are

Future of Voting Systems Symposium

Tue, Feb 26 - Thu, Feb 28 2013

The Election Assistance Commission (EAC) and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are sponsoring a two

Jan. 16 Workshop to Review Design for National Manufacturing Innovation Network

December 3, 2012

The first public workshop devoted to reviewing and refining the suggested design for a new National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI), an initiative

Tandem Mass Spectral Library

The National Institute of Standards and Technology is responsible for providing an evaluated tandem mass spectral library for reliable compound identification

National Fire Research Laboratory: Operations and Safety

The National Fire Research Laboratory (NFRL) is a leading global facility for large-scale experimental studies on fire behavior in multi-room structures

Dramatic Changes in Polar Ice: Are We Waking Sleeping Giants?

Tue, Dec 11 2012

From disappearing Arctic sea ice to the rapid acceleration of Greenland and Antarctica's outlet glaciers, the Earth's

Cloud Computing and Big Data Intersect at NIST, January 15-17

November 29, 2012

Two major new technologies come together for the Cloud Computing and Big Data Workshop, hosted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) at

Verification burn using a natural gas burner under the 20 MW exhaust hood in the National Fire Research Laboratory

National Fire Research Laboratory: Advanced Metrology

The National Fire Research Laboratory (NFRL) is the premier facility in the world for conducting research at realistic scales to accurately quantify fire

What's a Good Leader or Manager to Do?

October 2012 Some 77 percent of Americans polled in 2011 think the lack of good leadership has reached crisis proportions. Business and...

Devices to Measure Temperature (and More) with Light

November 28, 2012

For nearly a century, the instrument of choice for accurate temperature measurements in the range relevant to manufacturing and biomedical applications (–190 °C

Power Conditioning Systems for Renewables, Storage, and Microgrids

This project develops the measurement science necessary to support the widespread use of advanced power electronics to provide new functionality in the smart

NIST Experiments Challenge Fundamental Understanding of Electromagnetism

November 27, 2012

A cornerstone of physics may require a rethink if findings at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are confirmed. Recent experiments

Typical BCARS composite image of a polyethylene blend

Mix Masters: NIST Scientists Image the Molecular Structure of Polymer Blends

November 27, 2012

Using an enhanced form of "chemical microscopy" developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), researchers there have shown that they

U.S., Brazil Publish Compliance Requirement Guides for Selected Industries

November 27, 2012

New publications from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and its counterpart in Brazil can help manufacturers in several industries

NIST Publishes Methods to Manage Risk in the Federal ICT Supply Chain

November 27, 2012

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published the final version of Notional Supply Chain Risk Management Practices for Federal

NIST Releases Annual Report on Federal Technology Transfer

November 27, 2012

With new treatments for disease, test suites that safeguard computers, and even expertise to rescue miners trapped thousands of feet underground, federal

Dr. Shyam Sunder, NIST lead investigator, answers questions at a news briefing on August 21, 2008, about NIST's three-year study of the collapse of World Trade Center 7.

New York Taps NIST's Sunder for Post-Sandy Review of Critical Systems and Services

November 27, 2012

S. Shyam Sunder, director of the Engineering Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), has agreed to serve on the New York State

Cybersecurity for Smart Grid Systems

Smart grid cybersecurity must address both inadvertent compromises of the electric infrastructure, due to user errors, equipment failures, and natural disasters

Advanced Metering in Smart Distribution Grids

Electricity meters today face unprecedented challenges, from distorted waveforms on the grid, bidirectional metering for renewables, and the use of meters as

NIST – VA Agreement Leads to New Research on Hearing Aids

November 30, 2012

Randy Wagner and the rest of the Acoustics Team in PML's Semiconductor and Dimensional Metrology Division are planning new research directions as they celebrate

Cityscape in the background. Solar panels in the foreground.

Smart Grid Program

The Smart Grid Program develops and demonstrates smart grid measurement science advances to improve the efficiency, reliability, resilience, and sustainability

NIST Joint Cloud and Big Data Workshop

Tue, Jan 15 - Thu, Jan 17 2013

The NIST Cloud and Big Data Workshop brought together leaders and innovators from industry, academia and government in

To improve the efficiency, sustainability, economics, and resiliency of the Nation’s electric grids by developing and demonstrating advances in measurement science to improve grid interoperability and facilitate the use of the distribution grid as an enabling platform for modern energy services.

Enriched Silicon: Going for Four Nines

November 20, 2012

Any eventual quantum computer, no matter how it may be configured, will need a way to store and manipulate information in qubits – the quantum counterpart of a

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