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With the rise of artificial intelligence and its insatiable demand for low-energy, high performance computing, research is focusing on emerging technologies
Name(s) of Calibrations/SRMs/SRD/SRIs and any related programs: NIST Special Tests for Natural Gas Flow (18080S) Summary The Fluid Metrology Group (FMG)
We are aiding the development of hardware accelerators for broad classes of hard problems. For many hard computational problems, it can be efficient to find the
This reference material is intended to be used as quality assurance/quality control material for laboratory metabolomic measurements. Products of metabolism act
In February 2025, NIST researcher Dr. M. Sharp published the second installment of a 4-part Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) manufacturing innovation
The NIST Industrial Wireless System team has published a new dataset titled "Electromagnetic Interference Measurements from Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) Arc Welding
For several years, NIST’s Industrial Wireless Systems Project Leader Rick Candell and his team have led the working group developing the draft IEEE 3388
On February 5, 2025, NIST researchers presented the results of their highly successful Innovation in Measurement Science (IMS) project, “The World’s Best IIoT
In a recent paper titled "Entanglement Routing in Quantum Networks: A Comprehensive Survey," published in IEEE Transactions on Quantum Engineering, researchers
The most commonly used detector at the NIST imaging beamlines is a lens coupled camera detector box shown in Figure 1. The spatial resolution and field-of-view
The newly renovated solid-state NMR facility at the NIST Material Measurement Laboratory houses two spectrometers, 300 MHz and 100 MHz, primarily used for
Structured waves for optics, electrons, and atoms have been becoming increasingly useful in a variety of applications including communication, microscopy, and
Magnetic Skyrmions, with a topological charge of one, are inherent stability and are an ideal candidate for next-generation low-power electronics. We have
Hurricane Ian’s impact on Florida resulted in significant damage and casualties as storm surge and severe wind impacted southwestern Florida under the context
Observed changes in the climate system, including increases in land, atmospheric, and ocean temperatures and in the frequency and intensity of rainfall and
Nearly half of US states are currently generating more than 25 % of their in-state electricity from renewables, and grid stability is an issue important to both
Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) fires generate significant smoke, but little is known about the smoke production rates and compounds found in the smoke when
Fire events are a threat to vulnerable communities and their infrastructure, compounded by climatic heating that is increasing their severity and reach
This project combines experimental research with advanced computer modeling to improve understanding of how fires spread in the Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI)
The Alicona™ G5 focus variation microscope is a 3D surface topography measurement instrument. Its primary purpose is to collect firearm toolmark measurements
The Taylor Hobson Form Talysurf PGI 1240 is a mechanical stylus profilometer for surface texture and microform measurements. Its primary purpose is for the
The Nanofocus™ µsurf disc-scanning confocal microscope is a 3D surface topography measurement instrument. Its primary purpose is to collect firearm toolmark