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Governing Board of Smart Grid Standards Panel Announces Officers

January 15, 2010

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced today that John D. McDonald, general manager of

Fourier transform infrared spectrophotometry (FTIS) facility

The Fourier transform infrared spectrophotometry (FTIS) facility serves as the measurement facility for characterizing the optical properties of materials in

Complete hemispherical infrared laser-based reflectometer (CHILR)

A custom instrument, the Complete Hemispherical infrared Laser-based Reflectometer (CHILR), employs a gold integrating sphere and is used for the measurement of

Thermal infrared transfer radiometer (TXR)

The NIST Thermal-infrared Transfer Radiometer (TXR) is used for measuring the radiance temperature in the thermal-infrared spectral region of extended-area

National Legal Metrology

Promotes uniformity at the national, state, and local levels in laws, regulations, documentary standards, and practices for weighing and measuring instruments and devices to facilitate trade and protect U.S. businesses and consumers.

International Legal Organizational Primer

1. Measurement 1.1 The International Bureau of Weights and Measures 1.2 National Metrology Institutes 1.3 Regional Metrology Organizations...

Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology Awards Over $34 Million in Recovery Act Grants to Increase Innovation and Improve American Competitiveness

January 8, 2010

GAITHERSBURG, Md.–The U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today awarded $34.12 million in grants for measurement

University of Pittsburgh's Mid-Campus Complex

NIST Awards $123 Million in Recovery Act Grants To Construct New Research Facilities

January 8, 2010

GAITHERSBURG, Md. — The U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today awarded more than $123 million in American

Agilent CTO Joins NIST Advisory Group

January 12, 2010

Darlene J.S. Solomon, chief technology officer for Agilent Technologies, has been chosen to serve on the Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology (VCAT), the

Six NIST Researchers Selected as IEEE Fellows

January 12, 2010

Six researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have been named fellows of IEEE, as association for professionals involved in areas

Sriram, Williams Honored as AAAS Fellows

January 12, 2010

Two scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) were recently elected as 2009 fellows of the American Association for the

Algorithm Advance Produces Quantum Calculation Record

March 16, 2006

Two theoreticians from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Indiana University (IU) have published the most accurate values yet for

Theorists Close In on Improved Atomic Property Predictions

January 12, 2010

Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Indiana University (IU) have determined* the most accurate values ever for a

What Were They Drinking? Researchers Investigate Radioactive Crock Pots

January 12, 2010

Radioactive toothpaste, suppositories, makeup: Would-be inventors seeking to capitalize on the discovery of radioactivity in the late 19th century produced a

NIST Scientists Quantify Nanoparticle-Protein Interactions

January 12, 2010

A research team at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has quantified the interaction of gold nanoparticles with important proteins found

Writing with SI (Metric System) Units

A benefit of the International System of Units (SI) is that written technical information is effectively communicated, overcoming the...

European Union (EU) Metric Directive

The EU Metric Directive (80/181/EEC), that was scheduled to go into effect on January 1, 2010, has been modified to allow the continuation...

Packaging and Labeling

The Fair Packaging and Labeling Act (FPLA) and other Federal laws and regulations govern the labeling requirements for most consumer...

Metric (SI) Prefixes

Prefixes | Common metric prefixes and the relationship with their place values | Prefix Progress FAQ: How do I pronounce the prefix giga? |...

Metric Kitchen

Welcome to the NIST Metric Kitchen! The most frequent measurements made in the home are those used for cooking and baking. Recipe Gallery |...

Metric in Sports: Winter Games Fast Facts

Metric in Sports

Athletic competition provides an outstanding opportunity to observe metric system measurements in action. International System of Units (SI)...

NIST Third Interoperability Week April 28-May 2

April 1, 2008

For manufacturing engineers and linguists "interoperability" and "ontology" go together like horse and carriage—"you can't have one without the other." The

New Report Outlines Research Roadmap for Biomanufacturing

April 1, 2008

On-line process tools, improved sensor calibration and analytical and data analysis methods are among the technological challenges facing the biomanufacturing

Michael D. Schroeder to Receive NIST/NSA Security Award

April 1, 2008

Michael D. Schroeder, a pioneer researcher in computer security, will be presented with the 2008 National Computer Systems Security Award by the National

Infographic showing four areas of increasing security in a facility (unrestricted, controlled, limited, and exclusion) and recommended authentication methods for passing through access points that separate them

New NIST Publication Recommends Best Fits Between Federal 'Locks' and 'Keys'

April 1, 2008

Federal agencies have begun issuing a secure form of government-wide ID known as the Personal Identity Verification (PIV) card, mandated in 2004 by Homeland

Graph from the EtherNet/IP Performance Test Tool

Software Tackles Production Line Machine 'Cyclic Jitters'

April 1, 2008

Electronic commands passed from machine to machine over data networks increasingly drive today's precisely timed and sequenced manufacturing production lines

Illustration of wireless fingerprint identification technology

NIST Shows On-card Fingerprint Match Is Secure, Speedy

April 1, 2008

A fingerprint identification technology for use in Personal Identification Verification (PIV) cards that offers improved protection from identity theft meets

More Solid than Solid: A Potential Hydrogen-Storage Compound

April 1, 2008

One of the key engineering challenges to building a clean, efficient, hydrogen-powered car is how to design the fuel tank. Storing enough raw hydrogen for a

Failure of Tiny Rivets May Have Sunk 'Unsinkable' Liner

February 17, 1998

When the remains of the RMS Titanic were discovered more than two miles beneath the surface of the North Atlantic in 1985, the story of the great liner once

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