Mathematics & Statistics

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To Tune Up Your Quantum Computer, Better Call an AI Mechanic

NIST Digital Library of Mathematical Functions

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It All Adds Up: Being a NIST NRC Postdoc in Applied Mathematics (blog post)

News and Updates

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NIST Innovation Could Improve Detection of COVID-19 Infections

October 5, 2020

A multidisciplinary research team at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed a way to increase the sensitivity of the primary

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Recovering Data: NIST’s Neural Network Model Finds Small Objects in Dense Images

August 4, 2020

In efforts to automatically capture important data from scientific papers, computer scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have

Man with dark hair writing mathematical formulas on a whiteboard on a wall.

NIST Formula May Help 5G Wireless Networks Efficiently Share Communications Frequencies

May 26, 2020

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a mathematical formula that, computer simulations suggest, could help 5G

To Tune Up Your Quantum Computer, Better Call an AI Mechanic

March 31, 2020

A high-end race car engine needs all its components tuned and working together precisely to deliver top-quality performance. The same can be said about the

Industry Impacts

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Ultimate Reference for Mathematical Modeling

Mathematical modeling provides information that is difficult to obtain from experimentation alone and can, therefore, save scientists and engineers time and

Projects and Programs

Standard Reference Measurements

Property measurements of the very highest accuracies are important for developing the thermodynamic and transport property models for working fluids and

NIST Law Enforcement Test Bed for Optimization of Trace Contraband Detection Equipment

The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, led to an unprecedented deployment of technologies in the field designed to screen people and their belongings for

Uncertainty Estimation in Interlaboratory Studies

Statistical modeling and analysis of interlaboratory comparisons pose several fundamental questions about determination of the consensus value and its

NIST/SEMATECH Engineering Statistics Handbook

The NIST/SEMATECH e-Handbook of Statistical Methods is a Web-based book written to help scientists and engineers incorporate statistical methods into their work

Publications

An Initial Look at Federal Offices of Research and Technology Applications

November 19, 2020

Author(s)

Nicole K. Gingrich, Michael J. Hall, Isaac Patterson

In Sciencethe Endless Frontier, Vannevar Bush wrote that reaping the potential benefits of science conducted at federal laboratories requires the discoveries

Comparing Instruments

September 30, 2020

Author(s)

James H. Yen, Dennis D. Leber, Leticia S. Pibida

This document details methods to compare instrument performance. Comparison methods for instruments outputting binary (0-1) responses as well as for instruments

Diffusion-limited reactions in nanoscale electronics

September 22, 2020

Author(s)

Ryan M. Evans, Arvind K. Balijepalli, Anthony J. Kearsley

To quantify interactions between drug molecules and target receptors, a novel nanoscale electronics instrument is under development. The instrument consists of

NIST Interactions: Fiscal Year 2015 through Fiscal Year 2018

September 16, 2020

Author(s)

Nicole K. Gingrich, Isaac Patterson, Jimmy Nazario-Negron, Michael J. Hall

This study analyzes data from fiscal years 2015 through 2018 of eighteen interaction types in which NIST participates annually. To describe the volume of direct

Software

Smart Investment Tool

June 15, 2020

This tool calculates metrics for investment analysis documented in NIST Advanced manufacturing Series 200-5. It calculates net present value, internal rate of

Dental Encoding Translator Applications Suite (DEnTAS)

August 11, 2015

NIST is pleased to announce that it has developed a capability to translate input and output from the major forensic dental systems (each of which uses

Life-Cycle Cost Analysis Tool for Chem/Bio Protection of Buildings

The life-cycle cost analysis tool helps users make consistent comparisons of Chem/Bio protection strategies based on established economic evaluation practices

Timebase Correction Software

The Timebase Correction (TBC) software package , used with high-speed sampling oscilloscopes, can correct both random and systematic timebase errors using

Mathematics & Statistics

The Pioneering Life of Ethel Marden

News and Updates

NIST Innovation Could Improve Detection of COVID-19 Infections

Recovering Data: NIST’s Neural Network Model Finds Small Objects in Dense Images

NIST Formula May Help 5G Wireless Networks Efficiently Share Communications Frequencies

To Tune Up Your Quantum Computer, Better Call an AI Mechanic

Industry Impacts

Ultimate Reference for Mathematical Modeling

Projects and Programs

Standard Reference Measurements

NIST Law Enforcement Test Bed for Optimization of Trace Contraband Detection Equipment

Uncertainty Estimation in Interlaboratory Studies

NIST/SEMATECH Engineering Statistics Handbook

Publications

An Initial Look at Federal Offices of Research and Technology Applications

Comparing Instruments

Diffusion-limited reactions in nanoscale electronics

NIST Interactions: Fiscal Year 2015 through Fiscal Year 2018

Software

Smart Investment Tool

Dental Encoding Translator Applications Suite (DEnTAS)

Life-Cycle Cost Analysis Tool for Chem/Bio Protection of Buildings

Timebase Correction Software

Awards

Michael Donahue Awarded 2020 Excellence in Research in Applied Mathematics Award

Ronald Boisvert Selected as a Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

Fern Hunt Named American Mathematical Society Fellow

Xiao Tang - 2016 Fellow of the American Physical Society