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This is an annually renewed project that supports NIST's Lead Agency coordination of National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) research and
At present, there is no research facility in the world that allows scientists and engineers to conduct research on the response of real-scale structural systems
The National Fire Research Laboratory (NFRL) is a facility that enables large scale fire research in the areas including advanced firefighting technologies
It’s an old phrase, but the world keeps getting smaller every day! This is especially true when it comes to the global marketplace and our reliance on one
For more information, visit the NSRL website at: www.nsrl.nist.gov This project is supported by the U.S. Department of Justice's National Institute of Justice
The NVD is the U.S. government repository of standards based vulnerability management data represented using the Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP)
We use a variety of measurement tools to gain a full understanding of current drug and explosive threats. Particle size, chemical composition, morphology
Overview Capture of carbon dioxide from the air (direct air capture; DAC) combined with energy efficiency and carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS)
Research performed by the EL Earthquake Engineering Group (2EG) consists of a combination of in-house and extramural research. Policy related work is awarded to
It is well accepted that the Smart Grid will employ a variety of networking technologies. Among them are wireless mesh networks, which are vastly favored over
Buildings account for 40% of the primary energy consumption, 74% of the electricity consumption, and 39% of the CO2 emissions in the United States. That energy
Neuromorphic computing promises to dramatically improve the efficiency of important computational tasks, such as perception and decision making. While software
Neuromorphic computing is a radical new approach to information processing for artificial intelligence where, instead of using digital electronics, inspiration
Neuromorphic systems are required to develop cognitive processors as well as to understand how the brain works and how to measure brain function and dysfunction
The Biochemical and Exposure Science Group at the Hollings Marine Laboratory develops and optimizes new measurement methods to accurately and precisely measure
The American Industry/Government Emissions Research (AIGER) Consortium is working to facilitate the automobile industry meeting more stringent 2003 Federal Tier
The Environmental Chemical Sciences Group has developed isotope dilution microwave induced combustion sector-field inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry
Reference radiation beams using a tungsten target and silver, rhodium, molybdenum and aluminum filters at 20 kVp to 50 kVp were developed to model digital
A significant portion of the manufacturing research in NIST’s Engineering Laboratory (EL) focuses on facilitating efficiency improvements in the production and
The Newtonian constant of gravitation G is one of the most fundamental constants of classical physics. Recent measurements of G are in disagreement, with
Conventional fingerprint capture technologies for criminal justice have steadily evolved over the past 3 decades in the following progression: inked fingers on