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A Demographic Look at the Near Future

Fri, Feb 10 2012

Looking at information gathered from the recent census together with other Census Bureau surveys, estimates and

ICT Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) Workshop

Mon, Oct 15 - Tue, Oct 16 2012

(Updated 10/25/12 -- See below under Agenda, you will find a link to the final agenda and workshop presentations in same

Selecting and Using Alternative Thermometers

Wed, Sep 19 - Thu, Sep 20 2012

The NIST Selecting and Using Alternative Thermometers Mini-Workshop is offered every year and is a laboratory-based

Illustration showing the laser pulses being emitted, the pulses striking the greenhouse gases, and the backscattered photons returning.

Progress and Promise in DIAL LIDAR

February 6, 2012

For climatologists and environmental policy makers who need to determine the flux of greenhouse gases (GHG), there are three paramount questions: Where is it

NIST ITS-90 Fixed-Point Cell Mini-Workshop

Tue, Nov 18 - Wed, Nov 19 2014

The NIST ITS-90 Fixed-Point Cell Mini-Workshop is offered every year and covers the realization of ITS-90 fixed-point

PML's Pernstich Develops Open-Source Software to Automate Test Equipment

February 6, 2012

A free, easily customizable software program for automating test equipment via GPIB or RS232 bus may sound too good to be true, especially for smaller companies

Webinar: Conducting an Effective Management Review

Tue, Jun 19 2012

This 2 hour webinar will introduce the management review process, an important tool used by laboratories to foster

Mass Metrology Seminar

Mon, Oct 15 - Fri, Oct 26 2012

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

Fundamentals of Metrology

Description and Purpose: The Fundamentals of Metrology seminar is an intensive course that introduces participants to the concepts of...

Webinar - Internal Auditing Best Practices (Cancelled)

Thu, Sep 13 2012

This 2 hour webinar will consider internal auditing techniques and best practices that are used by a metrology

Webinar: Conducting an Effective Management Review (Cancelled)

Thu, Sep 6 2012

This 2 hour webinar will introduce the management review process, an important tool used by laboratories to foster

$Transmission electron diffraction pattern from from a segment of an indium gallium nitride (InGaN) nanowire about 50 nanometers in diameter taken with an SEM using the new NIST technique$

Hacking the SEM: Crystal Phase Detection for Nanoscale Samples

January 24, 2012

Custom modifications of equipment are an honored tradition of the research lab. In a recent paper, two materials scientists at the National Institute of

NIST to Support Federal Agencies as They Implement Best Practices for Standards Activities

January 24, 2012

Last week, the White House issued a memorandum recognizing the role of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in helping agencies implement

NIST Publishes Draft Implementation Guidance for Continuously Monitoring an Organization's IT System Security

January 24, 2012

Three new draft reports published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are designed to help both public and private organizations

NIST Issues Cloud Computing Guidelines for Managing Security and Privacy

January 24, 2012

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has finalized its first set of guidelines for managing security and privacy issues in cloud computing

International Community Gathers at NIST in March to Discuss Biometric Performance and Testing

January 24, 2012

The International Biometric Performance Conference 2012, to be held March 5-9 at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), will bring together

March Workshop to Support Trusted IDs in Cyberspace

January 24, 2012

The National Strategy for a Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC) National Program Office will host the 2012 NIST/NSTIC IDtrust Workshop "Technologies and

Call for Nominations for the National Medal of Technology and Innovation

January 24, 2012

The Department of Commerce's United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is seeking nominations for the 2012 National Medal of Technology and Innovation

Betting on Las Vegas: Designing Popular Slot Games

Fri, Feb 3 2012

The American public wagers some $800 billion in casinos each year, losing about $60 billion. The industry's #1 revenue

Updated Guidelines to Help Ensure Electrical Devices are Smart Grid Ready

January 24, 2012

Taking a step closer to ensuring that new electrical devices will be ready to plug into the nation's next-generation power grid, the National Institute of

Cybersecurity for Cyber-Physical Systems

Mon, Apr 23 - Tue, Apr 24 2012

Presentations, Final Agenda & Abstracts now available. (note: The presentations & Abstracts are linked within the Agenda

Administration Announces New Tools to Help Consumers Manage Electricity Use and Shrink Bills

January 18, 2012

SANTA CLARA, CA – Today, U.S. Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra joined utility and technology executives in Silicon Valley to announce several new online

CNST Collaboration Produces Ultra-Short Light Pulses Using On-Chip Microresonator

January 18, 2012

Researchers from the NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology and Purdue University have designed and fabricated an on-chip microresonator that converts

Economic Study Shows Value of Baldrige-Based Performance Excellence

January 18, 2012

The news in 2001 was impressive, but it's even more emphatically evident a decade later: the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program (BPEP) significantly

Webinar Contract Review

Thu, Aug 16 2012

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

February Forums Help Manufacturers Get on Track to Build Next Generation Rail

January 12, 2012

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) will host two forums in February 2012 to help U.S

Mobile Device Security Technical Exchange Meeting

Tue, Jan 24 2012

The technological advances embodied in today's Smart Phones have introduced significant changes and challenges to the

Atom Probe Tomography (LEAP 4000X Si/HR – Local Electrode Atom Probe)

LEAP 4000X Si/HR Imaging time-of-flight mass spectrometer and field ion microscope. Can deliver 3-D, isotopically- and chemically- resolved images Sub-nanometer

CNST Collaboration Models Ionic Conductivity in Doped Ceria for use as a Fuel Cell Electrolyte

January 11, 2012

Optimizing the conductivity of ceria based oxides, or doped ceria, is crucial to their use as electrolytes in future solid oxide fuel cells. Researchers from

Photomicrograph showing human lung cells infected with cytomegalovirus.

NIST Standard Available for Better Diagnosis, Treatment of Cytomegalovirus

January 10, 2012

A new clinical Standard Reference Material (SRM) from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will help health care professionals more