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In spite of advances in materials and construction technologies, our nation's civil infrastructure remains in a state of serious decay. The 2013 American
In the past decade, research data have become widely recognized as a critical national and global resource, and the risks of losing or mismanaging research data
The long term goal of NGBMS is to fill a rapidly growing technology gap by developing new testing methodologies and standards for evaluating very large-scale
Since the formation of the Statistical Engineering Division in 1947, division staff, through their interdisciplinary research with NIST scientists and engineers
Residential fire losses substantially dominate the total fire losses in the U.S. accounting for 83% of the 2855 deaths, 78% or the 16500 injuries, and 58% of
Resonant soft X-ray scattering (RSoXS) is an emerging characterization technique that derives contrast from features in soft X-ray spectroscopy. RSoXS is a
The Resonating Platforms project is focused on developing resonant-acoustic devices and methods for characterizing the interactions of microbes with chemical
Quantitative risk analysis (QRA) is a systematic approach to quantify risks associated with the operation of an engineering process. QRA is an essential tool to
The NIST Regenerative Medicine and Advanced Therapies (RMAT) laboratory programs are focused on developing innovative measurement assurance solutions and
RNA is an increasingly attractive molecule for engineering biology, in part due to the sequence-programmable nature of RNA:RNA interactions. The Cellular
ROADMAP is a collaborative, multi-year project to map the interactions between peptides of arbitrary sequence and lipid bilayer membranes. ROADMAP will leverage
The Public Safety community is in a period of great technological transition. As their communications technology migrates from disparate Land Mobile Radio (LMR)
(Concluded) The RoboCrane design utilizes the basic idea of the Stewart Platform parallel link manipulator. The unique feature of the NIST approach is the use
Manufacturers are continually seeking ways to make factories more efficient, often through the use of robots, but integration of robots into existing facilities
To develop and deploy advances in measurement science that enhance U. S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by improving robotic system performance
We live in a network-centric society that increasingly relies on the Internet’s routing infrastructure to facilitate human communication, connect users to
In the context of codes and standards for structural design, the term robustness has been used to indicate the ability of a structural system to resist damage
NIST’s Communications Technology Lab is developing a new paradigm for RF field sensing and measurements based on the atom. The Rydberg Atom-based RF Field
NIST will develop a model to predict evacuation decision-making during fires through a better understanding and quantification of the risk perceived by
The NIST Biorepository houses over 130,000 sample aliquots and the number continues to grow yearly. Fewer than 10% of these have been analyzed for environmental
Local material-property information is essential to evaluate emerging micro- and nanoscale materials, which many manufacturers would like to leverage for their