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This Recommendation specifies mechanisms for the generation of random bits using deterministic methods. The methods provided are based on either hash functions...
Christofer J. McGinnis, Dylan J. Yaga, Fernando L. Podio
Conformance testing measures whether an implementation faithfully implements the technical requirements defined in a standard. Conformance testing provides...
Chelsea S. Davis, Robert J. Moon, Sean Ireland, Linda Johnston, Jo Anne Shatkin, Kim Nelson, E. J. Foster, Aaron M. Forster, Michael T. Postek, Andras Vladar, Jeffrey W. Gilman
A one-day workshop focused on the Measurement Needs for Cellulosic Nanomaterials was organized by the National Institute of Standards and Technology and held in...
Jiann C. Yang, Matthew F. Bundy, John L. Gross, Anthony P. Hamins, Fahim Sadek, Anand Raghunathan
This report summarizes the results of the global meeting to develop the International R&D Roadmap for Fire Resistance of Structures (the Roadmap) held May 2122...
Anthony P. Hamins, casey grant, Nelson P. Bryner, Albert W. Jones, Galen H. Koepke
In 2013, fire departments in the United States responded to more than 480,000 structure fires. These fires resulted in approximately 2850 civilian fatalities...
Shahram Orandi, John M. Libert, Michael Garris, John Grantham, Frederick R. Byers
The document describes the procedure by which applications of JPEG 2000 CODECs will be evaluated with respect to conformance to the NIST guidance for...
NIST recently has released a SiNP reference material RM8027 that consists of five hermetically sealed pre-scored glass ampoules, each containing nominally 1 ml...
Keith A. Stouffer, Victoria Y. Pillitteri, Suzanne Lightman, Marshall Abrams, Adam Hahn
This document provides guidance on how to secure Industrial Control Systems (ICS), including Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems...
Justin Zook, Robert MacCuspie, John T. Elliott, Elijah Petersen
This special publication is one in a series stemming from the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) Nano-EHS Research Strategy which identified Nanomaterial...
Justin Zook, Robert MacCuspie, Stephen E. Long, Elijah Petersen
This special publication is one in a series stemming from the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) Nano-EHS Research Strategy which identified Nanomaterial...
Nathanael D. Olson, Nancy J. Lin, Scott A. Jackson
Advances in DNA sequencing over the last decade have lowered the barrier to whole genome sequencing. However, additional challenges must be overcome before...
This special publication is one in a series stemming from the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) Nano-EHS Research Strategy which identified Nanomaterial...
NISTs Engineering Laboratory (EL-NIST) hosted Operation Tomodachi Fire Research on March 16-18, 2015 in Gaithersburg, MD USA. Tomodachi means friendship in...
Jon M. Boyens, Celia Paulsen, Rama Moorthy, Nadya Bartol
Federal agencies are concerned about the risks associated with information and communications technology (ICT) products and services that may contain...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) received funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to construct a Net-Zero...
Joshua D. Kneifel, William V. Payne, Tania Ullah, Lisa C. Ng
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) received funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to construct a Net Zero...
Chelsea S. Davis, Jeremiah W. Woodcock, Jeffrey W. Gilman
Carbon nanotubes (CNT) are a widely studied nanomaterial due to their unique electrical, thermal, and mechanical properties which can be transferred to...
Justin M. Gorham, Jeremiah W. Woodcock, Keana C. Scott
FOREWORD This NIST Special Publication (SP) is one in a series of NIST SPs that address research needs articulated in the National Nanotechnology Initiative...
William D. Dorko, Michael E. Kelley, Franklin R. Guenther
A program is described by which the concentration of commercially produced gas mixtures may be related to gaseous primary standards or measurement systems...
Simon G. Kaplan, Leonard M. Hanssen, Raju V. Datla
This document describes the Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrophotometry (FTIS) Facility at the Sensor Science Division (SSD) of the National Institute of...
Justin M. Gorham, Karen E. Murphy, Jingyu Liu, Dimitri Tselenchuk, Gheorghe NMN Stan, Thao M. Nguyen, Richard D. Holbrook, Michael R. Winchester, Robert F. Cook, Robert MacCuspie, Vincent A. Hackley
FOREWORD This NIST special publication (SP) is one in a series of NIST SPs that address research needs articulated in the National Nanotechnology Initiative...
Special Publication 800-57 provides cryptographic key management guidance. It consists of three parts. Part 1 provides general guidance and best practices for...
[Rev. 4 was superseded by Rev. 5 on 9/23/2020; Rev. 4 will be withdrawn one year from that date, on 9/23/2019] This publication provides a catalog of security...
Energy efficiency requirements in current building energy codes vary across states, and many states have not yet adopted the latest editions of ASHRAE Standard...