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STEP Awards

The following people and groups have won Department of Commerce Silver Medal, NIST Bronze Medal, PDES, Inc., or external awards for their...

Interferometry: Precision Scattering Length Measurements of Low-Z Isotopes using Neutron Interferometry

The Neutron Interferometer and Optics Facility continues to provide high precision measurements of scattering lengths for the purpose of improving few-body

Victoria Yan Pillitteri Wins Federal 100 Award

Congratulations to Victoria Yan Pillitteri who received the 2021 Federal 100 award.

Elham Tabassi Wins Federal 100 Award

Congratulations to Elham Tabassi who received the 2021 Federal 100 award.

Interferometry: Crystal Structure Factors Determined using Pendellösung Interference

Pendellösung interferometry can be used to measure the neutron’s interaction with a silicon lattice. This interaction is important in studying the dynamics of

Workshop Addressing Public Comments..IoT Guidance

Workshop Addressing Public Comment on NIST Cybersecurity for IoT Guidance

Thu, Apr 22 2021, 10:00am - 4:00pm EDT

NIST will be hosting a workshop discussing themes in the comments provided to the cybersecurity for IoT public draft

NCNR DAC and CCUS efforts

Overview Capture of carbon dioxide from the air (direct air capture; DAC) combined with energy efficiency and carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS)

Genome in a Bottle Workshops

Order Discrepancies and Returned Goods

Order Discrepancies Please inspect shipments upon receipt for the quantity, accuracy, and condition. Order Discrepancies must be reported to...

Save the Date: NICE Conference and Expo 2021- 2022

February 17, 2021

After careful thought and consideration, we’ve decided to reconsider the timing of the annual NICE Conference and permanently schedule the conference for the

Save The Date: NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference – December 6-7, 2021

February 24, 2021

For a second year, the NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference will be a fully virtual event. In an effort to be mindful of health concerns, travel

1995 - Bronze Medal Award---Thomas C. Larason and Sally S. Bruce

AWARD CITATION For providing documentation and developing a quality system compliant with ISO Guide 25 for calibrations offered by the

2014 - Bronze Medal Award---Thomas C. Larason

AWARD CITATION For developing the metrology to establish ultraviolet light as a safe and effective treatment for the sterilization of

STEP Software

The following are some software and tools that NIST has developed over many years to improve ISO 10303 STEP development and implementation...

Timeline

STEP at NIST

Overview The ISO 10303 Standard for Product Model Data, also known as STEP (STandard for the Exchange of Product model data), is a...

Collaborations

Collaborations are intended to be mutually-beneficial opportunities to grow NIST research in addition to supporting the verification and...

Initial Public Draft SP 800-161 Revision 1

Wed, May 12 2021, 11:00am - 12:40pm EDT

Rescheduled: NIST will host an event to provide an overview of the changes made to the draft revision to SP 800-161

As Good as it Gets: NIST Develops Its Fourth Generation Wire Micrometer that Rivals Best in the World

March 11, 2021

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a dramatically improved laser-based instrument that measures the

$Minimum Deviation Angle Refractometry System$