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Projects/Programs

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Development of SRMs 2668 and 3668 for Accurate Assessment of Exposure to Toxic Elements and Anions

Completed

As part of a multi-year interagency agreement between the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Centers for Disease Control and

Development of SRMs for Serum Proteomics

Ongoing

Serum proteomics, the detection and measurement of as many proteins in a serum sample as possible, could be an important element of personalized medicine

Development of Standards for the World Meteorological Organization, Global Atmosphere Watch Program

Ongoing

The presence of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which include hydrocarbons, monoterpenes and oxygenates, in the atmosphere has become important to climate

Dietary Supplement Laboratory Quality Assurance Program (DSQAP)

Ongoing

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS)

Digital Thread for Manufacturing

Ongoing

The Digital Thread for Manufacturing project will deliver methods, protocols, and tools for developing, conformance testing, increasing user-awareness, and

Digital Video Exchange Standards

Ongoing

Video evidence from Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) Digital Video Recording (DVR) systems is a powerful resource for forensic investigations. Industry lacks a

DNA Profiling Standard Reference Materials

Ongoing

NIST has produced several PCR-based DNA Profiling Standard Reference Materials (SRMs) for the forensic community. The primary uses of these materials are

Documentary Standards: IEC 62755 Standard N42 Data Format

Ongoing

The purpose of the IEC 62755 standard N42 data format is to facilitate manufacturer-independent transfer of information from radiation measurement instruments

Dynamic Plasticity: Non-Equilibrium Mechanics

Ongoing

This project provides property data, new metrology and contributes to standard test method development for materials systems subject to extreme mechanical and

Electric Power Metrology and the Smart Grid

Ongoing

Our country's way of life depends on the electric power distribution system. Keeping the national electric grid in good working order -- and ensuring power is

Electromagnetic Field Strength Metrology

Ongoing

The Field Strength Metrology Project develops measurements of free-space electromagnetic (EM) emissions to help evaluate electronic interference of electronic

Electron Ionization Library Component of the NIST/EPA/NIH Mass Spectral Library and NIST GC Retention Index Database

Ongoing

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed and maintains evaluated libraries of reference data for the identification of chemicals

Electronic Material Characterization

Ongoing

To provide the necessary information for electronic material manufacturers to predict how and when failures will occur and enable lifetime analysis appropriate

e-Statistics

Ongoing

Develop NIST standard reference tools to implement core statistics and metrology computations.

Expression of Stable Isotopically Labeled Proteins for Use as Internal Standards for Mass Spectrometric Quantitation of Clinical Protein Biomarkers

Ongoing

Proteins are of significant interest as potential indicators (biomarkers) of health or disease. Clinical methods employed to measure these analytes are often