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Comparisons: International Comparisons for Air-Kerma and Absorbed Dose to Water from Gamma-ray Beams

A bilateral comparison was conducted between NIST and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to support international efforts for harmonizing radiation

Basic Metrology (Archive): Blind Measurement Comparisons of the USA and UK Pb-210 National Standards

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Radioactivity Group, and the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) of the UK, exchanged 210Pb solution

Comparisons (Archive): International Comparison of Pu-241 Activity

All of the plutonium isotopes, which have a very high biotoxicity, are man-made and result from various nuclear activities. Plutonium-241 is a very low-energy

Comparisons (Archive): Technetium-99m Primary Standardization and International Comparison

Technetium-99m ( 99mTc) is used in two-thirds of all diagnostic nuclear medicine procedures in the United States.

Basic Metrology (Archive): New Statistical Analysis Tools

Members of the Radioactivity Group (RG) have been actively collaborating with statisticians in the NIST Statistical Engineering Division to identify new tools

Basic Metrology: Applications of Diagnostic X-ray Spectrometers

The Dosimetry Group designs, fabricates, and calibrates bent-crystal optics and diagnostic spectrometers for customers around the world.

New NIST SRM Helps Improve Diagnosis of Huntington's Disease

April 12, 2011

A new Standard Reference Material (SRM) from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will help clinical genetics labs accurately diagnose...

Free Online Tool Aids Decisions on Fire Sprinkler Systems for Homes

April 12, 2011

For the many states, communities, new-home builders and prospective buyers now mulling over the pluses and minuses of installing residential fire suppression...

Sharpened Focus: Improving the Numbers, Utility of Medical Imaging

April 12, 2011

The idea of probing the body's interior with radiation stretches back to experiments with X rays in the 1800s, but more than a century later, images taken with...

The Heat Is On: NIST Zeroes In On Energy Consumption of Ice Makers

April 12, 2011

In tests of four different types of new refrigerators, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers found that ice makers increased rated...

Crowdsourcing Science History: NIST Digital Archives Seeks Help in Identifying Mystery Artifacts

April 12, 2011

Do you hold the key to solving some gadget mysteries from the last century of U.S. science and technology? In its 110 years, the National Institute of Standards...

Basic Metrology: Theoretical Dosimetry and Radiation-Transport Calculations

The fundamental photon and charged particle interaction data and the radiation transport methods, pioneered and developed at NIST to calculate the penetration

NACMA 2011 Annual Workshop and Conference: Meet World Experts on GD&T, Dimensional Measurement Uncertainty, and Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM) Accuracy

Wed, Nov 2 - Fri, Nov 4 2011

To contribute to the growth of expertise in coordinate measuring machine technology, improve measurement accuracy and

Basic Metrology (Archive): Radon Binding to Water-Soluble Cryptophane

Collaboration on investigating the thermodynamics of radon binding with a new and novel class of cryptophane molecules was completed with researchers from the

Applied: Methods in Neutron Detection and Spectroscopy

We continue to work improving techniques in fast neutron detection using segmented spectrometers based on the principle of capture-gating. Our approach employs

A Community-Building Workshop: Measuring, Evaluating and Improving the Usability of Electronic Health Records

Tue, Jun 7 2011

The purpose of the workshop is to establish an open forum for all stakeholders, including Industry, Academia, Government

Bertocci, Kirchhoff Honored as AAAS Fellows

January 13, 2009

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) alumni researchers Ugo Bertocci and William H. Kirchhoff were recently elected as 2008 fellows of the...

Seeking Excellence? Baldrige Conference Fulfills Your 'Quest'

January 13, 2009

Learn about the exceptional practices and results of the 2008 recipients of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award at the Quest for Excellence (QE) XXI...

Technology Innovation Program to Fund New Infrastructure Research

January 13, 2009

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced nine awards for new research projects to develop advanced sensing technologies that...

Leadership Yin-Yang on the Road to Performance Excellence

March 2011 The current budget situation for the federal government has me thinking a lot about yin and yang: action and reflection, short...

Conference to Focus on Anti-Counterfeiting, Consumer Protection

February 10, 2009

Representatives from business and government agencies concerned with intellectual property rights, particularly those concerning electronic devices, will gather...

ComSci Fellowship Program Accepting Applications for 2009-2010

February 24, 2009

Senior federal employees who want a broader perspective on the development of the nation's science and technology policy are invited to apply for the Commerce...

April Workshop Takes Aim at Obstacles to Nanotech Energy Technologies

March 10, 2009

Most processes governing the generation, conversion, and transport of energy occur at the nanoscale. Exploring the new measurement and materials'...

Conference on Safeguarding Health Information, May 18-19

March 24, 2009

Most people's experience with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) consists of a quick glance at a photocopied document at the doctor...

NIST Stairwell Evacuation Study Finds 'What We Know We Don't Know'

March 24, 2009

Most of the time, we use the stairs in buildings—especially in high-rise structures—only as a back-up for faster elevators and escalators, but during a fire or...

Flatland Physics Probes Mysteries of Superfluidity

March 24, 2009

If physicists lived in Flatland—the fictional two-dimensional world invented by Edwin Abbott in his 1884 novel—some of their quantum physics experiments would...

NIST's Fiscal Year Budget to Increase 8.3 Percent to $819 M

March 24, 2009

For fiscal year 2009, which ends on Sept. 30, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has received $819 million in appropriations, an increase...

NIST Launches YouTube Channel

April 7, 2009

As part of a U.S. government-wide effort to expand the amount of information available to the public about its programs, the National Institute of Standards and...

TIP Competition Addresses Civil Infrastructure, Advanced Materials

April 7, 2009

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced a 2009 competition for multiyear research funding in two major areas of national...

NIST Issues Open and Transparent Methods for Testing Electronic Voting Systems

April 7, 2009

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has opened for public comment detailed new methods for testing future electronic voting systems'...

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