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NIST Pubs

Report on the May 2025 NIST Measurement Week: Realization of an OSAC draft Interim Performance Assessment for Terrestrial Laser Scanners Used by Law Enforcement Agencies

Author(s)
Balasubramanian Muralikrishnan, Katharine Shilling, Mary Gregg, Vincent Lee, Jason Keller, Erin Casey, Eugene Liscio, Bryon O'Neil, Mike Russ, Toby Terpstra
This report describes a terrestrial laser scanner (TLS) testing event, the NIST Measurement Week, held at the National Institute of Standards and Technology

Topological Initialization for Multidimensional Scaling

Author(s)
Melinda Kleczynski, Anthony Kearsley
Multidimensional scaling is a popular technique for visualizing dissimilarities between objects in complex datasets. For a single dataset, different initial

Thermal Exposure of Objects Near Burning Electrical Enclosures

Author(s)
Kevin McGrattan, Isaac Leventon, Scott Bareham, Gabriel Taylor
This report documents a series of fire experiments performed within steel electrical enclosures and on open "ladder back" cable trays. The first objective is to

Single-photon Sources and Detectors Dictionary

Author(s)
Joshua Bienfang, Thomas Gerrits, Paulina Kuo, Alan Migdall, Sergey Polyakov, Oliver Slattery
The intention of this dictionary is to define relevant terms and metrics used in the characterization of single-photon detectors and sources with the goal to

NIST SP 800-63-4: Digital Identity Guidelines

Author(s)
David Temoshok, Yee-Yin Choong, Ryan Galluzzo, Marie LaSalle, Andrew Regenscheid, Diana Proud-Madruga, Sarbari Gupta, Naomi Lefkovitz
These guidelines cover identity proofing, authentication, and federation of users (such as employees, contractors, or private individuals) interacting with

NIST Handbook HB-150-3 2025 Edition

Author(s)
Derek Ho, Shelby Williamson, Hazel Richmond
NIST Handbook 150-3 presents the technical requirements and guidance for the accreditation of laboratories under the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation

Estimating How Big: The Metric Estimation Game

Author(s)
Elizabeth Benham, Kristen Dill, Dinelka Jagoda, Maryanne Amanze, Yoon Thwel
The metric system (International System of Units, SI) is easy to use and learn. The Metric System Estimation Game is a fun, hands-on activity that helps

Priming Additively Manufactured Cobalt-free Maraging Steels for Improved Properties via Changes to As-Built Microstructure

Author(s)
Alec Saville, Jake Benzing, Fan Zhang, Joseph Aroh, Jordan Weaver, Russell Evans, Nicholas Derimow, Samantha Webster, Nikolas Hrabe, Cassidy Allen, Newell Moser, May Martin, Jason Holm, Christin Aumayr, Tilman Seifert, Michael Hirtler
Supply chain challenges and health concerns have spurred the development of new Co-free, Cr-containing maraging steels with several new alloys already
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