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Labnet Digital Dry Bath

Labnet Digital Dry Bath. Please see manual.

Sartorius Talent TE124S Balance

Last calibration date: 10/23/2019

Ohaus GT 410 Balance

Last calibration date: 10/23/2019

Ohaus GA 200 Balance

Last calibration date: 10/23/2019

Ohaus Explorer E02140 Balance

Last calibration date: 10/23/2019

The Avogadro Project A 25 Year Quest

Fri, May 20 2011

The Avogadro constant is an important input parameter for the international effort to redefine the kilogram on the basis

A115 - Materials Sythesis Lab

Available Instrumentation and Equipment Ohaus AS200 Micro Balance The Ohaus AS200 Micro Balance features a weighing capacity up to 202 g...

Ohaus AS200 Balance

Last calibration date: 10/23/2019

Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) image of silver nanoparticles

Silver Cycle: New Evidence for Natural Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles

May 10, 2011

Nanoparticles of silver are being found increasingly in the environment—and in environmental science laboratories. Because they have a variety of useful

Marine Lab Research Tracks Pollutants in Dolphins and Beluga Whales

May 10, 2011

Bottlenose dolphins* and beluga whales**, two marine species at or near the top of their respective food webs, accumulate more chemical pollutants in their

Graph shows the NIST detector's linear increase in frequency as a function of time

The Secret Behind NIST's New Gas Detector? Chirp Before Sniffing

May 10, 2011

Trace gas detection, the ability to detect a scant quantity of a particular molecule—a whiff of formaldehyde or a hint of acetone—in a vast sea of others

NIST's Charles Clark Named Co-Director of the Joint Quantum Institute

May 10, 2011

Physicist Charles Clark of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been named a co-director of the Joint Quantum Institute (JQI), a

Sartorius CP153 Top Loading Balance

Last calibration date: 10/23/2019

Sartorius CP224S Analytical Balance

Last calibration date: 10/23/2019

Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology Releases 2010 Biennial Report

May 9, 2011

The NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST) is pleased to announce the publication of its 2010 Report. This Report updates the state of the CNST

New Calculations on Blackbody Energy Set the Stage for Clocks with Unprecedented Accuracy

May 6, 2011

A team of physicists from the United States and Russia announced today that it has developed a means for computing, with unprecedented accuracy, a tiny

NIST's New Science and Engineering Research Tool DLMF

Fri, May 13 2011

Mathematics is the universal language of science and engineering but has yet to develop a universally-accepted method of

NIST Advisory Group Welcomes Three New Members

June 10, 2008

James M. Turner, deputy director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), has named three distinguished experts from industry and academia

Commerce Secretary Gutierrez Announces Selection of 2008-2009 Commerce Science and Technology Fellows

June 24, 2008

WASHINGTON-Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez today announced that 17 individuals have been selected to participate in the Commerce Science and Technology

2008-2009 Commerce Science and Technology Fellows Announced

June 24, 2008

Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez today announced that 17 individuals have been selected to participate in the Commerce Science and Technology Fellowship

Ultrafast Terahertz Spectroscopy

Description: Three independent femtosecond laser systems are used for generating tunable ultrafast pulses in the mid-infrared (IR) and Terahertz (THz) spectral

R&D Proposals Sought for New Sensing Technologies to Monitor Infrastructure

July 9, 2008

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced today that it is seeking proposals for high-risk research projects to develop innovative

NIST Seeks New Members for Eight Advisory Committees

July 22, 2008

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is requesting nominations of qualified individuals for its eight existing Federal Advisory Committees

NIST Advisory Group Welcomes Berkeley Professor

August 6, 2008

Ruzena Bajcsy, an electrical engineering and computer science professor at the University of California, Berkeley, has been chosen to serve on the primary

Updated Standards Site Offers New Support for Exports to Asia

October 1, 2008

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is supporting the re-launch of www.StandardsPortal.org, an online resource that facilitates

Iris Image Quality Reading

This page lists reports, white papers, publications relevant to Iris Image Quality. The content is under active development, and NIST...

Mathematical Software

We perform research in the development and application of mathematical algorithms and software in support of computational science within NIST as well as in industry and academia.

Build Safety into the Very Beginning of the Computer System

April 28, 2011

A new publication from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) provides guidelines to secure the earliest stages of the computer boot process

New Report Updates Statistics on Federal Tech Transfer Efforts

April 27, 2011

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a summary report on technology transfer activities of the federal laboratories for fiscal

The National Fire Research Laboratory

The National Fire Research Laboratory (NFRL) is a unique experimental facility dedicated understanding fire behavior and structural response to fire. The

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