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Protecting control systems against cyberattacks

NIST Releases Cybersecurity Guide for Manufacturing Control Systems

March 1, 2022

The IBM X-Force Threat Intelligence Index 2022 stated “For the first time in five years, manufacturing outpaced finance and insurance in the number of

Regional Measurement Assurance Program (RMAP) Returns to OWM’s In-Person Training

June 27, 2022

The NIST OWM’s Laboratory Metrology Program resumed in-person Regional Measurement Assurance Program (RMAP) training events after more than two years. Annual in

Investigating Coriolis Mass Flow Meters as Field Reference Meters – Compressed Natural Gas Applications

June 30, 2022

Commercial metering systems are ubiquitous in the commercial marketplace (to dispense liquified products, from gas and water to food products and agricultural

OWM Featured on CNN Podcast and by Stephen Colbert of The Late Show

June 28, 2022

CNN’s Margins of Error podcast recently published an episode titled “Why Americans Won’t Give an Inch on Metric”. Host Harry Enten “goes the extra ‘yard’ to

Now Hear This!

June 30, 2022

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have designed and built an optical device that could set a new standard for measuring

Digital NIST Stakeholder Workshop

June 16, 2022

NIST is anticipating future trends in metrology with the Digital NIST project. This will modernize transmission methods for calibration certificates and SRM

Over 20,000 Propane Cylinders Tested Nationwide!

June 29, 2022

In the summer of 2021, the NIST Office of Weights and Measures (OWM) partnered with the National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM) and States to develop

Welcome to our New NIST Director and Honorary NCWM President

June 1, 2022

We are pleased to welcome Dr. Laurie E. Locascio as the 17th Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and Under Secretary for Standards

Field Reference Meters: U.S. National Work Group

What We Do NIST has established a NIST U.S. National Work Group (USNWG) on Field Reference Meters as a forum for the development of uniform...

Privacy in the Age of Biometrics

June 29, 2022

Chairman Foster, Ranking Member Obernolte, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee, I am Charles Romine, the Director of the Information Technology...

Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science (OSAC) Public Update Meeting

Tue, Sep 13 2022

Please join us for the upcoming Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science (OSAC) Public Update

CHRNS Outreach and Research Experience, CORE

The CHRNS Outreach and Research Experience (CORE) Program is a paid Research and Engineering Internship Program for Undergraduate students...

2022 Fellow of the Neutron Scattering Society of America - Don Pierce

For wide-ranging leadership, technical contributions to guide and instrument development at the NIST Center for Neutron Research.

IROS 2022 Robotic Grasping and Manipulation Competition: Manufacturing Track

There will be two manufacturing sub-tasks in the competition, Assembly and Disassembly of a NIST Task Board (NTB). The task board used for...

2022 Fellow of the Neutron Scattering Society of America - Susan Krueger

For development and application of state-of-the-art neutron scattering techniques to the elucidation of complex biomolecular structures

Mpox (MPXV) Synthetic DNA PCR Standards

Update: CDC NWSS has recently shared two published CDC diagnostic assays, non-variola orthopoxvirus (NVO) and MPXV Clade II virus. Targets for these 2 assays

Hazard Mitigation Methodology

In the last twenty years, wildland-urban interface (WUI) fires have grown in severity and size. The structures destroyed by WUI fires have...

2022 Outstanding Student Poster Presentation - Natalie L. Schwab

"Analysis of Engineered Nafion Surfaces via Neutron Reflectometry" https://www.mrs.org/acns-2022

29TH ANNUAL POSTDOCTORAL POSTER Winner in Physics - Sylvia Lewin

“Anisotropy of the Superconducting Upper Critical Field in UTe2” https://www.sigmaxiatnist.org/ecpp

Statistical Engineering Division's American Statistical Association Fellows

Inducted Name Tenure Position Deceased 1940's 43 Churchill Eisenhart 46-63 SED Founder/Chief #1: 47-63, ASA Pres 1973 1994 1950's 51 Jack...

Illustration shows purple circle representing SeedGel with temperature readout to the right in a blue box.

Novel Gel Proves Itself to Be Highly Tunable Color Filter

June 27, 2022

Neutron research at NIST reveals the secret to a gel’s unusual ability to precisely filter light.

NIST Update to Software Reference Library Will Aid in Criminal Investigations

June 27, 2022

Expanded, more searchable database will help law enforcement find incriminating images in electronic media.

Statistical Engineering Division Historical Records

The records below provide interesting glimpses into the history of the Statistical Engineering Division from different points of view. Being...

On the Road to Tiny Transistors, How Flat is Flat?

June 21, 2022

Transistors are the building blocks of modern electronics, used in everything from televisions to laptops. As transistors have gotten smaller and more compact

5824 LPG (Propane) -Verifying the Net Contents of 20 lb Cylinders (Part 1)

Wed, Sep 7 2022, 10:00am - 3:00pm EDT

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

5823 NIST Handbook 130 - Examination Procedure for Price Verification

Thu, Sep 1 2022, 11:00am - 1:00pm EDT

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

5822 NIST Handbook 133 - Overview of Handbook 133

Wed, Aug 31 2022, 11:00am - 1:30pm EDT

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

5821 NIST Handbook 133 - How to Test Animal Bedding

Tue, Aug 30 2022, 2:00 - 4:00pm EDT

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

5820 NIST Handbook 130 - Overview of the Uniform Packaging and Labeling Regulation

Tue, Aug 30 2022, 11:00am - 1:00pm EDT

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

Physical Layer Design and Evaluation

Exploring mmWave in next-generation communications has created exciting opportunities to support high throughput and ultra low latency applications. However, it

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