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High rise building with smoke coming out of upper windows. Two people in bucket trucks.

NIST Evaluates Firefighting Tactics In NYC High-Rise Test

March 18, 2008

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) fire protection engineers turned an abandoned New York City (NYC) brick high-rise into a seven-story fire

Laboratory Metrology Training

The OWM Laboratory Metrology Program provides International Accreditors for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) -accredited metrology...

Resources: Laboratory Recognition Documents

The OWM Laboratory Metrology Program manages a Laboratory Recognition service that originally began as a congressionally mandated "New State...

BLOGRIGE: Baldrige Program Blog Now Seeking Contributors!

January 26, 2010

BLOGRIGE—the new official blog of the Baldrige National Quality Program—is now available online. The blog is designed as a place where readers with a passion

Baldrige Conference Provides Path for Those on 'Quest for Excellence'

January 26, 2010

Learn about the exceptional performance management practices and results of the 2009 recipients of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award at the Quest for

NIST Releases Final Report on Cowboys Facility Collapse

January 26, 2010

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released its final report on the May 2, 2009, collapse during a severe thunderstorm of the fabric

Manufacturing Competition Challenges University Teams to Stack a Better Pallet

January 26, 2010

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking university teams to participate in a May 2010 Virtual Manufacturing Automation Competition

Resources: Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

SOP No. SOP/Job Aid Title and Date Links 1 Preparation of Calibration Certificates May 2019 **Job Aids: Calibration Certificate Review...

A Sub-femtosecond Stop Watch for 'Photon Finish' Races

March 14, 2008

Using a system that can compare the travel times of two photons with sub-femtosecond precision, scientists at the Joint Quantum Institute (a partnership of the

$A single photon travels through alternating layers of low (blue) and high (green) refractive index material more slowly (top) or quickly (bottom) depending upon the order of the layers.$

Stacking the Deck: Single Photons Observed at Seemingly Faster-than-Light Speeds

January 26, 2010

Researchers at the Joint Quantum Institute (JQI), a collaboration of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland at

Resources: Good Measurement Practices (GMPs)

GMP No. GMP Title and Date Links 1 Reading Turning Points on an Equal Arm Balance May 2019 DOCX PDF 2 Reading the Center of Graduations When...

Resources: Good Laboratory Practices (GLPs)

GLP No. GLP Title and Date Links 1 Quality Assurance of Laboratory Measurement Results May 2019 DOCX PDF 2 Minimum Requirements for the...

Proper Vaccine Refrigeration Vital to Putting Disease on Ice

January 26, 2010

Every year, billions of dollars worth of vaccines are shipped to thousands of medical providers across the country, and every year doctors must dispose of tens

Computational Micromagnetics

NIST researchers develop simulation tools to support modeling, measurement and fundamental understanding of micromagnetic physics.

Final Strategic Plan for Earthquake Hazard Studies Published

November 25, 2008

The National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) has just published a new strategic plan to guide the activities of the four federal agencies that

System for infrared spectral emittance of materials

This facility enables the measurement of spectral emittance using the direct method of radiance comparison of the sample with a blackbody reference source

NIST Leads Revision of International Coordinate Measuring Machine Standard

November 25, 2008

A new testing procedure just published by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) represents the final step in a decade-long effort led by the

Graphic showing the buckling of WTC 7 Column 79

NIST Releases Final WTC 7 Investigation Report

November 25, 2008

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) last week released its final report on the Sept. 11, 2001, collapse of the 47-story World Trade Center

Neutron Researchers Discover Widely Sought Property in Magnetic Semiconductor

November 25, 2008

Researchers working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated for the first time the existence of a key magnetic—as opposed

Bright Idea Illuminates LED Standards

November 25, 2008

The lack of common measurement methods among light-emitting diode (LED) and lighting manufacturers has affected the commercialization of solid-state lighting

facial image obtained by facial recognition system

Saying 'Cheese' for More Effective Border Security

November 25, 2008

Facial recognition systems perform some very challenging tasks such as checking an individual's photo against a database of known or suspected criminals. The

NIST 'Stress Tests' Probe Nanoscale Strains in Materials

November 25, 2008

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated their ability to measure relatively low levels of stress or strain in

Infrared reference integrating sphere (IRIS)

An integrating-sphere system has been designed and constructed for the measurement of multiple optical properties in the infrared spectral range. The absolute

U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke to Present Major Report on Smart Grid Interoperability Standards

September 17, 2009

WASHINGTON—U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will present a major new report for public comment

NIST Seeks Nominations for New Smart Grid Advisory Committee

January 12, 2010

In a Federal Register notice published on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST ) solicited nominations for members

Facility for spectroradiometric calibrations (FASCAL 2)

FASCAL 2 facility is solely dedicated to spectral irradiance scale realizations and calibrations. The spectral irradiance standards are calibrated using a high

Facility for spectroradiometric calibrations (FASCAL)

The FASCAL has been in continuous operations since 1970s for the calibrations of spectral radiance of sources. The measurements are performed by the use of a

Spectroradiometry of sources

Calibration standards for spectral radiance and spectral irradiance are disseminated in the form of transfer lamps and integrating sphere sources. These

BMDO transfer radiometer (BXR)

NIST developed the BMDO transfer radiometer (BXR) to calibrate small-aperture blackbodies for the test facilities of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). In

Missile defense transfer radiometer (MDXR)

The Missile Defense transfer Radiometer (MDXR) is a cryogenic transfer radiometer for providing calibrations of collimated infrared beams in users' cryo-vacuum

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