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NIST Fundamentals of Uncertainty Analysis Short Course

Tue, Mar 29 - Thu, Mar 31 2011

The NIST Fundamentals of Uncertainty Analysis Short Course is offered once a year and covers the propagation of

Face Recognition Technology (FERET)

The goal of the sponsored research was to develop face recognition algorithms. The FERET database was collected to support the sponsored research and the FERET

NIST Opens $20 Million Grant Competition to Support New Scientific Research Facilities

January 25, 2011

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has launched a new competition for grants to support the construction of new or expanded scientific

FRGC Workshop Presentations and Documents

The briefings below were presented at the FRGC and ICE Workshop held on 22-23 March 2006 in Arlington, Virginia. These briefings contain...

CNST and LBL Researchers Develop a Full Numerical Model of EUV Imaging and Exposure Statistics

January 24, 2011

The tolerances on feature size, shape, and placement for next generation computer chips fabricated with extreme ultra-violet (EUV) lithography will range from a

Speaker Recognition

Summary: The goal of the NIST Speaker Recognition Evaluation (SRE) series is to contribute to the direction of research efforts and the...

ICE 2006 Workshop

The ICE 2006 large-scale results are available in the combined FRVT 2006 and ICE 2006 Large-Scale Results evaluation report. We received...

ICE Documents & Presentations

Documents Iris Template Aging: Sarah E. Baker, Kevin W. Bowyer, Patrick J. Flynn, and P. Jonathon Phillips. "Empirical Evidence for Iris...

Comments Sought on Draft Federal IT Security Standard

July 26, 2005

To help federal agencies improve their information technology security and comply with the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) of 2002, the

Iris Challenge Evaluation (ICE)

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) conducted and managed the Iris Challenge Evaluation (ICE) projects. The ICE 2005 was a technology

Iris Projects

Extreme Manufacturing – What are the technology needs for long-term US Manufacturing Competitiveness?

Tue, Jan 11 - Wed, Jan 12 2011

NIST in partnership with DARPA, NSF and NASA is seeking to identify the new, long-term technology advances needed to

Face Projects

Bioagent Detector Guide Aids First Responder Purchasing

July 26, 2005

Ever since envelopes containing anthrax bacteria were mailed to Congressional and media offices in 2001 causing several deaths, many first responder departments

Draft FIPS 201-2 Workshop

Mon, Apr 18 - Tue, Apr 19 2011

NIST is hosting a public workshop on the Draft Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 201-2. The purpose of the

NIST Advances Single Photon Management for Quantum Computers

January 19, 2011

The quantum computers of tomorrow might use photons, or particles of light, to move around the data they need to make calculations, but photons are tricky to

Real-World Graphene Devices May Have a Bumpy Ride

January 19, 2011

Electronics researchers love graphene. A two-dimensional sheet of carbon one atom thick, graphene is like a superhighway for electrons, which rocket through the

National Program Office Planned for Online Trusted Identity Strategy

January 19, 2011

At a January 7, 2011 forum with Silicon Valley business and academic leaders at Stanford University, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and White House

NIST Physicist Joseph Stroscio Named Among 2010 AAAS Fellows

January 19, 2011

Joseph Stroscio, a physicist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the

Diamonds in the Rough - Effects of Atomic-Scale Roughness on Adhesion Between Diamond Surfaces

January 17, 2011

CNST Project Leader Rachel Cannara and collaborators from the United States Naval Academy (USNA) and the University of Pennsylvania have shown that atomic-scale

ANSI/NIST-ITL Standard 2011 Workshop

Tue, Mar 1 - Thu, Mar 3 2011

A second draft draft of ANSI/NIST-ITL 1-2011 now available, which includes changes based on comments received to date

Image Quality for Healthcare Applications

Telemedicine is rapidly becoming an essential component of today's chronic disease management programs and clinical care practice. Whether...

Long-term Preservation and Management of Electronic Health Records

The ability to apply standard and interoperable solutions to manage and preserve electronic health records (lab test results, CT scans...

Content-based Access to Electronic Health Records

Retrieving health records based on the content contained within them is a fundamental usage requirement for electronic health record...

Medical Device Interoperability

From acute care clinical settings, to vital-sign monitoring, and devices that make telemedicine an accurate diagnostic and treatment...

Body Area Networks & Pervasive Health Monitoring

Recent advances in microelectronics and wireless networking are moving closer to turning devices once thought of as science fiction into...

DOC Seeks Comment on Trademark Bullying

January 14, 2011

A trademark "bully" may be described as a trademark owner that uses its trademark rights to harass and intimidate another business beyond what the law might be

Smart Autonomous Sensors & Enviornments

This page is not currently being maintained and is for archival information only. Please see our current work in Internet-of-Things in...

Interference Analysis and Mitigation for Body Area Networks

This page is not currently being maintained and is for archival information only. Please see our current work in Internet-of-Things in...

RF Propagation from Wearable and Implantable Medical Sensors

This page is not currently being maintained and is for archival information only. Please see our current work in Internet-of-Things in...

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