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Novel Sources for Focused-ion Beams

Focused beams of ions have a wide range of uses, from nanoscale imaging to the fabrication of nanomaterials. We are developing novel cold-atom based ion sources

Program Review for Information Security Management Assistance (PRISMA)

The Program Review for Information Security Management Assistance (PRISMA) includes many review options and incorporates guidelines contained in Special

Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board (ISPAB)

In January 1988, the Congress enacted the Computer Security Act of 1987 ( Public Law 100-235). A provision of that law called for the establishment of the

Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) Implementation Project

The FISMA Implementation Project was established in January 2003 to produce several key security standards and guidelines required by Congressional legislation

Awareness, Training, Education (ATE)

Public Law 100-235, "The Computer Security Act of 1987," mandated NIST and OPM to create guidelines on computer security awareness and training based on

Precision Measurement Grants Program

Since 1970, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded Precision Measurement Grants for significant research in the field of

Announcing DRAFT NIST SP500-267 A Profile for IPv6 in the U.S. Government - Version 1.0 (Draft 2)

June 4, 2009

A DRAFT of NIST Special Publication 500-267, A Profile for IPv6 in the U.S. Government - Version 1.0 (Draft 2), is now available for public comment. This

VCAT Agenda/Minutes 2008-2026

2008 - 2026 Agendas with Presentations and Minutes of Meetings Agendas & Presentations February 2026 (virtual/hybrid meeting) October 2025...

Federal Cybersecurity and Privacy Professionals Forum

The Federal Cybersecurity and Privacy Professionals Forum ( formerly the Federal Computer Security Managers Forum or FCSM) is an informal group sponsored by the

ANTD assists in the completion of the IEEE 802.21 Media Independent Handovers (MIH) standard specifications

June 1, 2009

January 2009 - The IEEE 802.21 standard was published on January 21, 2009. This is the final realization of a multi-year project to standardize a media

Revision for Secure Domain Name System (DNS) Deployment Guide

June 1, 2009

March 2009 - NIST has drafted an update to the "Secure Domain Name System (DNS) Deployment Guide" (NIST Special Publication 800-81 Rev 1),the key Secure DNS

Plasma Metrology

Experimental and computational techniques in support of commercial and scientific uses of plasmas.

First Labs Approved for Testing Communications Interoperability

May 20, 2009

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Office for Interoperability and Compatibility (OIC) recently announced that it has recognized the first eight

NIST Helping Improve Speed Measurements for Cars, Bullets

May 20, 2009

While today's law enforcement officers don't wear utility belts full of crimefighting gadgets like Batman, they do rely on a variety of state-of-the-art

NIST Engineers Discover Fundamental Flaw in Transistor Noise Theory

May 20, 2009

Chip manufacturers beware: There's a newfound flaw in our understanding of transistor noise, a phenomenon affecting the electronic on-off switch that makes

NIST Study Finds a Decade of High-Payoff, High-Throughput Research

May 20, 2009

In its first decade of work, a research effort at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to develop novel and improved "combinatorial"

Contact Us

Primary Contact For more information about the voting activities at NIST, please contact us at voting [at] nist.gov (voting[at]nist[dot]gov). For Members of the Media For...

Synchrotron Ultraviolet Radiation Facility SURF III

The Synchrotron Ultraviolet Radiation Facility SURF III is operated by the Optical Radiation Group as a stable light source for radiometry and research. SURF

Calibration of Space Weather Observational Instruments at NIST

Satellite and rocket instruments for solar ultraviolet and extreme-ultraviolet observation are calibrated using synchrotron radiation at SURF III.

BL-2 with the new clean room in the back.

Beamline 2: Absolute Source-Based Radiometry

Absolute source-based radiometry is founded in the traceability of a light source’s output to measurable operational parameters. The absolute irradiance at BL-2

Argon mini-arc meets its match: Use of a laser-driven plasma source in ultraviolet-detector calibrations

The National Institute of Standards and Technology operates two spectral comparator facilities, both of which are used to provide detector calibrations from the

Terahertz Waves Are Effective Probes for IC Heat Barriers

May 5, 2009

By modifying a commonly used commercial infrared spectrometer to allow operation at long-wave terahertz frequencies, researchers at the National Institute of

Comparison of Synchrotron Radiation-Based Ultraviolet Source Calibrations at PTB and NIST

Bilateral comparison of synchrotron radiation-based deuterium lamp calibrations between the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt PTB and NIST.

Vise Squad: Putting the Squeeze on a Crystal Leads to Novel Electronics

May 5, 2009

A clever materials science technique that uses a silicon crystal as a sort of nanoscale vise to squeeze another crystal into a more useful shape may launch a

Cryptographic Hash Algorithm Competition

A cryptographic hash algorithm (alternatively, hash "function") is designed to provide a random mapping from a string of binary data to a fixed-size “message

Call For Proposals

January 20, 2010

The deadline for new and continuation proposals is January 28. 2010. Successful proposals will be allocated instrument time from April through October 2010

Fundamental Constants Data Center

The Fundamental Constants Data Center is focused on physics relevant to the determination of values of the fundamental constants of physics and chemistry.

The Radioactivity Group's mission is to develop, maintain, and disseminate radioactivity standards, develop and apply radioactivity measurement techniques, and engage in research to meet the requirements for new standards.

Neutron Physics Group

The Neutron Physics group maintains and supports the nation's premier fundamental neutron physics user facilities. The group has developed the nation's only high-resolution neutron imaging user facility (NIF) for fuel cell research. We maintain, and disseminate measurement standards through both

Dosimetry Group

The Dosimetry Group advances the measurement of quantities important in the radiological sciences through programs in the dosimetry of x-rays, gamma-rays, electrons, and other charged particles.

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