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ROADMAP: Reflectometry-driven Optimization And Discovery of Membrane Active Peptides

ROADMAP is a collaborative, multi-year project to map the interactions between peptides of arbitrary sequence and lipid bilayer membranes. ROADMAP will leverage

Comments Received for Public NAIAC Meeting - October 12-13, 2022

The following comments were received in response to the Federal Register notice for the October 12 - 13, 2022, National Artificial...

5846 NIST Handbook 133 - Overview of Handbook 133

Tue, Jan 17 2023, 11:00am - 1:30pm EST

This 2.5 hour webinar provides a complete overview of NIST Handbook 133, "Checking the Net Contents of Packaged Goods"

5849 Weights and Measures Inspections - Evidence, Search and Seizure, and Due Process

Wed, Jan 25 2023, 11:00am - 1:30pm EST

This 2.5 hour webinar will provide an overview on how the U.S. Constitution, the Bill of Rights, Laws, and Court

5848 LPG (Propane) -Verifying the Net Contents of 20 lb Cylinders (Part 1)

Tue, Jan 24 2023, 10:00am - 3:00pm EST

PART 1 "Exchange Locations and Vending Machines" This 5-hour webinar will include a morning and afternoon session, with

5847 NIST Handbook 130 - Overview of the Uniform Packaging and Labeling Regulation

Thu, Jan 19 2023, 11:00am - 1:00pm EST

This 2-hour webinar provides an overview of NIST Handbook 130, Uniform Laws and Regulations, "Uniform Packaging and

5845 NIST Handbook 133 - How to Test Animal Bedding

Wed, Jan 4 2023, 11:00am - 1:00pm EST

This 2-hour webinar will teach and demonstrate the test procedure for verifying the useable volume declaration on

Voluntary Voting System Guidelines (VVSG)

Overview Voluntary Voting System Guidelines (VVSG) are a set of specifications and requirements against which voting systems can be tested...

5844 NIST Handbook 130 - Examination Procedure for Price Verification

Tue, Jan 3 2023, 11:00am - 1:00pm EST

This 2-hour webinar will provide inspectors with an understanding and knowledge of the NIST Handbook 130 Examination

Election Security

Latest Releases Overview The security of our nation’s elections is important for several reasons, including to ensure voters have the...

Accessibility and Human Factors

Latest Releases Perspectives on E2EV: Results from Interviews with Election Experts presentation at the January 2025 TGDC Meeting Usability...

This Simple Material Could Scrub Carbon Dioxide From Power Plant Smokestacks

November 2, 2022

An easily synthesized chemical filter could stop the greenhouse gas from reaching the atmosphere.

Baldrige Program's External Review Kicks Off

October 31, 2022

The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program (BPEP) is pleased to announce that a firm has been selected and will soon begin the planned comprehensive...

Research on the Rocks: Combining Neutrons and X-Ray Imaging, NIST Scientists Study Meteorites to Explore the Mystery of How Earth Acquired Its Water

November 3, 2022

Each year, hundreds of meteorites — rocky bodies left over from the formation of the solar system — bombard Earth, delivering minerals, metals and water to our...

Open RAN Research at NIST

Next-generation Radio Access Networks (RANs) are characterized by the disaggregation of the network elements and the use of intelligent controllers to manage

nucleic acid nanotechnology illustration

A Revolution Still in the Making: NIST Researchers Chart the Future of Nucleic Acid Nanotechnology

October 27, 2022

Trapped in a microscopic cage made of strands of DNA, molecules of a life-saving drug course through the bloodstream of a cancer patient. Only when receptors on...

Single-Photon Sources and Detectors Dictionary

Single-Photon Sources and Detectors Dictionary Abstract We present a dictionary that defines terms and metrics relevant to the...

James Warren Awarded 2023 TMS Fellow

James A. Warren has been awarded the honor of fellow for the class of 2023 by the Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS). This award recognizes members of TMS who are qualified for elevation to the Class of Fellow by reason of outstanding...

U.S. Department of Commerce Appoints Members for New Internet of Things Advisory Board

October 24, 2022

The advisory board includes a wide range of stakeholders outside of the federal government.

Legal Metrology Special Publication Series: NIST SP 2200

The NIST Special Publication (SP) 2200 series provides information on the status and development of U.S. and international legal metrology...

ACMD Seminar: Counting Objects by Diffused Index: geometry-free and training-free approach

Maryam Yashtini Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Mathematics & Statistics Dept., Georgetown University Tuesday, December 13, 2022, 3:00-4...

ACMD Seminar: Creating the Extended Reality of the Future with Artificial Intelligence and Computational Design

Lap-Fai (Craig) Yu Associate Professor , Department of Computer Science, George Mason University Wednesday, November 30, 2022, 1:00-2:00 ET...

A blurry figure in the background holds out a black police helmet with a silver seal that reads "Norfolk Constabulary."

Spotlight: An Honor From Abroad for the National Software Reference Library

October 18, 2022

Far from home, an official ceremonial constable’s helmet from the United Kingdom rests comfortably in an office at NIST. But why?

Boxes of old software stand on a shelf, inlcuding a flight simulator, Dark Souls II and a Kaspersky anti-virus product.

Step Inside the National Software Reference Library

October 18, 2022

More than one billion pieces of software rest in a closely monitored storage facility on the NIST campus in Gaithersburg, Maryland.

ACMD Seminar: PAGANI and m-Cubes: Parallel Adaptive GPU Algorithms for Numerical Integration

Ioannis Sakiotis Ph.D. Candidate, Computer Science Dept. Old Dominion University Tuesday, November 15, 2022, 3:00-4:00 EDT (1:00 - 2:00 MDT)...

Quantum Matters in Materials Science (QMMS) Workshop

Tue, Jan 31 - Wed, Feb 1 2023

As part of the JARVIS workshops series, on Jan 31-Feb 1, 2023, NIST is organizing the 2 nd QMMS workshop. The workshop

Camila Espina Young poses outdoors for a head shot

Once Her Struggle, Now Her Strength: Camila Young Evaluates Shelters in the Wake of Hurricane Maria

October 14, 2022

At NIST, Camila works on a National Construction Safety Team investigation of how critical buildings and systems performed during the storm.

5843 Fundamentals of Metrology - IAAO Invited Participants Only

Mon, May 22 - Fri, May 26 2023

The 5-day Fundamentals of Metrology seminar is an intensive course that introduces participants to the concepts of

5842 Advanced Mass Seminar

Mon, Jul 17 - Thu, Jul 27 2023

The 9-day, hands-on Advanced Mass calibration seminar focuses on the comprehension and application of the advanced mass

NIST Ocean Carbon Measurements

The ocean is the world’s largest ecosystem and a vital economic engine, supporting nearly 1.6 million U.S. jobs and generating over $175 billion annually

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