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Radiation Physics Division

The Division develops, maintains and disseminates the national measurement standards for ionizing radiation and radioactivity, and methods and models to address related applications.

Applied spectroradiometry and imaging metrology

Spectroradiometers are widely used for acquiring colorimetric, photometric, and radiometric quantities with a single measurement for a variety of applications

Primary optical watt radiometer (POWR) facility

POWR is a cryogenic electrical substitution radiometer that serves as the Nation's optical power reference.

Primary optical watt radiometer (POWR)

The Sensor Science Division of NIST realizes and maintains the unit of optical power (watt) with the NIST reference cryogenic radiometer, Primary Optical Watt

Reference transmittance densitometer

The Reference Transmission Densitometer (RTD) is the national reference instrument for standard diffuse visual transmittance density measurements for x-ray and

National Workshop On Challenges To Innovation In Advanced Manufacturing: Industry Drivers And R&D Needs

Tue, Nov 3 - Wed, Nov 4 2009

The Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory (MEL) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology invites you to save

NIST Workshop on Sustainable Manufacturing: Metrics, Standards, and Infrastructure

Tue, Oct 13 - Thu, Oct 15 2009

This webpage is for archival purposes only. Copies of presentations are provided in the workshop agenda. The primary

Telescope calibration facility (TCF)

The Telescope Calibration Facility (TCF) was designed to support the NIST Stars project by providing a facility to radiometricly calibrate long focal length

NIST Stars

NIST Stars is a project to improve the accuracy of the catalog of standard stars used by astronomers for spectral flux calibration of observatories so that they

Hyperspectral Image Projector (HIP)

Detecting climate data with remote sensing instruments, providing state-of-the-art surveillance imagery for security and defense, or getting the most out of

Patents & Licensing

Technologies Available for Licensing For a searchable list of available NIST patents and published patent applications, please visit our...

Light-matter interactions in Semiconductor Nanostructures

The quantum optics of light interacting with semiconductor-based nanostructures is being studied to extend concepts of entanglement and coherence in atomic

Designing the Nanoworld: Nanostructure, Nanodevices, and Nano-optics

Nano and atomic scale theory of the electronic, optical and mechanical properties of ultrasmall structures, such as semiconductor quantum dots and dopants in Si

Applications of Quantum Information

Theory is being developed and used to devise methods for preserving and exploiting the quantum behavior of ever-larger systems for metrology, communication, and

NIST Gonio-spectroradiometer

The NIST gonio-spectroradiometer is used to measure total spectral radiant flux (TSRF) of incandescent lamps. The instrument consists of a 3-axis scanning

SRM 2905, Trace Particulate Explosive Simulants

New NIST Trace Explosives Standard Slated for Homeland Security Duty

September 8, 2009

Security personnel need to be able to find explosive materials and persons who have been in contact with them. To aid such searches, the National Institute of

NIST Calculations May Improve Temperature Measures for Microfluidics

September 8, 2009

If you wanted to know if your child had a fever or be certain that the roast in the oven was thoroughly cooked, you would, of course, use a thermometer that you

Illustration showing how much smaller sodium-like tungsten ions are compared to sodium atoms.

High in Sodium: Highly Charged Tungsten Ions May Diagnose Fusion Energy Reactors

September 8, 2009

Just as health-food manufacturers work on developing the best possible sodium substitutes for low-salt diets, physicists at the National Institute of Standards

Three New Members Named to NIST's Technology Advisory Committee

April 6, 2005

Gaithersburg,Md.—Acting Director Hratch Semerjian of the Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has named three

Quantum Nonlinear Optics for Metrology and Networking

Quantum nonlinear optics provides a means to generate and manipulate light at the quantum level, with applications in enhanced sensing and metrology, and in

Spinor Condensates and Ultracold Collisions

Interactions between cold atoms can provide us with the means to manipulate matter on the smallest scales. Collisions between laser-cooled atoms, in particular

Memorandum of Understanding between the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA)

September 26, 2002

I. INTRODUCTION The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) agree to enter into this

Commerce Agencies Collaborate to Help Improve Competitiveness of Minority Businesses

September 26, 2002

Two Commerce Department agencies, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), today announced

President Signs Bill Granting Commerce's NIST New Authorities to Investigate Major Building Failures

October 2, 2002

President Bush late yesterday signed into law legislation giving the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) authorities to

Four New NIST Guides Counter Cyberattacks Furthers Administration's Commitment to Secure Cyberspace

October 2, 2002

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published four new computer security guides that are the latest in a

New Commerce Guidelines to Help Protect Against Cyberattacks

October 29, 2002

Federal agencies now have a systematic way to evaluate their computer security as a result of guidelines announced today by Commerce Under Secretary for

image of a subdividing cell treated with a fluorescent stain that is selectively absorbed by mitochondria.

Using Mitochondrial DNA as a Cancer Biomarker

October 30, 2002

As part of a national effort to identify biomarkers for early detection of cancer, NIST is developing safer, faster, and more efficient methods for sequencing

U.S. Department of Commerce Charter of the National Institute of Standards and Technology National Construction Safety Team Advisory Committee

November 12, 2002

ESTABLISHMENT: In accordance with the requirements of Section11 of the National Construction Safety Team Act (P. L. 107-231), hereinafter referred to as the Act

[Federal Register: November 12, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 218)] [Notices] [Page 68563-68564] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr12no02-37]

November 12, 2002

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Institute of Standards and Technology National Construction Safety Team Advisory Committee AGENCY: National Institute of

Commerce's NIST Seeks Members for National Construction Safety Team Advisory Committee

November 12, 2002

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced in today's Federal Register that it is seeking nominations of

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