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The ability to predict signal strength has many applications in the telecommunications industry. The difference(in dB) between the transmitted and received
The project develops next-generation procedures for achieving designs that are safe, sustainable, and economical under coastal inundation, consistent with
Every four years, the Committee on Data for Science and Technology (CODATA) issues recommended values of the fundamental physical constants. The values are
We are building a cold-atom based sensor program that represents a new approach to metrology—to establish a set of chip-scale tools that enable real-world use
The recent availability of smart home appliances supported by communicant networking has been the main force behind the growing interest in developing advanced
For more than 50 years, Statistical Engineering Division (SED) staff have played a critical role in the success of a broad spectrum of interdisciplinary
NIST recently completed a multi-year study of three structural steel framing systems to evaluate the correlation between ASCE/SEI 7 (ASCE 2010) and ASCE/SEI 41
This project studies the collapse performance of concrete columns that do not meet the stringent reinforcement requirements for special columns defined by ACI
This project studies the collapse performance of concrete columns that do not meet the stringent reinforcement requirements for special columns defined by ACI
We are developing instrumentation, standards artifacts, and measurement protocols to characterize appearance attributes including color, texture, and gloss
A Paradigm Shift in Addressing Antimicrobial Resistance: Measuring the Transition Between Antibiotic Susceptibility and Resistance With the exception of our own
Most security vulnerabilities arise from flaws in software implementation, and are difficult to discover because they are often triggered by rarely used parts
The main objective in this project is to implement a flexible and programmable research testbed that can support deployment of a wide ranging sensory device
Building systems commissioning processes applied at the design phase and throughout the building life cycle have been shown to effectively improve performance
The Performance-based Engineering Research for Multi-hazards (PERFORM) Structural Testbed will enable large-scale research on the performance of structures
Community resilience has emerged as a way to reduce the direct and indirect costs due to natural, technological, and human-caused hazard events. There continues
The cooling of atoms to microkelvin temperatures using lasers is currently enabling a new generation of precision instruments that take advantage of the long
NIST is developing a portal to enable researchers to mine high-quality proteomic data from phylogenetically diverse species, to identify advantageous biological
Initially the Comparative Mammalian Proteome Aggregator Resource (CoMPARe) Program will generate proteomic data from sera from 25 different species that
Photoluminescent silicon nanoparticles have a bright and stable fluorescence and are promising candidates for use in bio-imaging, cell staining and drug
NIST participated in a recent international comparison of standards for absorbed dose to water for 60Co gamma radiation at radiation-processing dose levels
A Complex System is any structure, process, organization, or organism characterized by a large number of interconnected components whose micro-interactions lead