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Methods for Community Resilience Tradeoffs

Communities facing natural hazard risks are often concerned with other risks as well, including sea-level rise, resource depletion, and pandemics. Thus

5750 LPG (Propane) - Verifying the Net Contents of 20 lb Cylinders (Part 1)

Wed, Jun 30 2021, 10:00am - 3:00pm EDT

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

Dew-point measurements for water in compressed gases

This project has been completed. The paper reporting the results is provided here. The NIST Thermodynamic Metrology Group (TMG) used its standard gravimetric

5748 Contract Review

Thu, Jul 29 2021, 2:00 - 4:00pm EDT

This 2-hour webinar will introduce the fundamentals of contract review that are necessary to meet customer expectations

5747 Document Control and Record Keeping

Thu, Jul 22 2021, 2:00 - 4:00pm EDT

This 2-hour webinar will introduce the fundamentals of Laboratory Management System Document Control and Record Keeping

Quantum Waveform Metrology

Practically all measurable physical phenomena are eventually transformed into corresponding electrical representations. The transduction of a signal into its

Race Logic: Novel Circuitry Solves a Myriad of Computationally Intensive Problems With a Minimum of Energy

May 11, 2021

From the branching pattern of leaf veins to the variety of interconnected pathways that spread the coronavirus, nature thrives on networks — grids that link the...

2021 Fellow of the Royal Society - Thirumalai Venkatesan

Thirumalai Venky Venkatesan is inventor of the pulsed laser deposition process and is a pioneer in its application to thin films of complex oxides and related multi component materials, which has transformed research on films/ heterostructures...

Robert Ivester Receives 2021 Distinguished Alumni Award

The UMass Amherst College of Engineering announced the five recipients of its 2021 Distinguished Alumni Award representing the college’s five departments. Robert W. Ivester ’91, ’93 MS, ’96 PhD, Acting MEP Director and Deputy Director at the National...

NICE Framework Work Role Videos

May 6, 2021, Update on the Status of the NCNR

May 6, 2021

Preliminary results of an ongoing internal analysis by the National Institute of Standards of Technology (NIST) indicate that inadequacies in training and...

Laser Doppler Vibrometer Calibration of Microphones

Microphones are calibrated to determine their sensitivities for sound pressure measurements and to provide traceability for calibrations of...

Geršković, García Receive Communicator Award

The NIST on a Chip video series was recognized by the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts with a Communicator Award in the Online Video - Campaign or Series–Web Series category. The Communicator Awards is an annual competition honoring the best...

Calibration Services: New Calibration Facility for X-Ray Air Kerma

The new NIST x-ray calibration facility has been designed to improve the measurement conditions for x-ray scatter, motion control, environmental conditions

Reliable Vaccine Storage

We study provider-level vaccine storage and temperature monitoring methods to develop best practice guidance for public health audiences.

Made In Illinois: A Modern Playbook for Manufacturers To Compete and Win book

IMEC Releases New Book, Made In Illinois — Experts Share Insights To Help Companies Be Strong, Successful Global Competitors

May 4, 2021

The Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center (IMEC) announced a new book which is described as a guide and valuable resource to help manufacturing companies...

NIST MEP Hosts Virtual Workshop for Tab Wilkins Emerging MEP Leaders

May 4, 2021

On April 20-22, NIST MEP Network Learning and Strategic Competitions Division hosted three virtual half-day sessions for the Tab Wilkins Emerging MEP Leaders...

G. Diane Lee, Elizabeth J. Benham, Georgia L. Harris, and Val R. Miller - Bronze Award (2008)

For Leadership in creating a comprehensive U.S. program for State weights and measures laboratories to ensure the validity of commercial transactions. December 2008.

AI Measurement and Evaluation Workshop

Tue, Jun 15 - Thu, Jun 17 2021

The NIST Information Technology Laboratory will host a workshop focused on AI Measurement and Evaluation as a

Sensing, Transport, and Simulation

The transport of particles through a region of space acquires an imprint of local information that enables sensing, such as detecting the presence of a

Knowledge Extraction and Application

The Knowledge Extraction and Application (KEA) project will contribute to standards and test methods that normalize models, methods, and technologies for

Extended Digital Thread

The Extended Digital Thread (EDT) project will deliver standards, methods, protocols and tools to enable interoperability of significantly more product and

DHS/NIST Workshop: Standards to Support an Enduring Capability in Wastewater Surveillance for Public Health

Mon, Jun 14 - Fri, Jun 18 2021

Quick Links Workshop Report Publication of Findings Workshop Agenda Workshop Program Poster Abstracts Slides and

Spring 2021 NICE eNewsletter Available

April 21, 2021

The Spring 2021 NICE eNewsletter is available now. The NICE eNewsletter is published quarterly to provide information on academic, industry, and government...

Cartoon illustration shows computer screen with thought bubble asking "Is this inclusive?" and other questions.

NIST’s Inclusive Language Guidance Aims for Clarity in Standards Publications

April 29, 2021

Our choice of language — what we say and how we say it — can have unanticipated effects on our audience, potentially conveying messages other than those we...

Comments Sought on Updates to Cyber Supply Chain Risk Management Practices for Systems and Organizations (Draft NIST SP 800-161, Revision 1)