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Thomas O'Rourke, Laurie Johnson, Craig Davis, Leonardo Duenas-Osorio, Anne Kiremidjian, Alexis Kwasinski, Michael Mahoney, Stuart Nishenko, Douglas Nyman, Chris Poland, Alex Tang
The primary objective of this task order was to develop a 10-year research, development, and implementation roadmap for generating new model earthquake...
This is the 2014 edition of energy price indices and discount factors for performing life-cycle cost analyses of energy and water conservation and renewable...
This report provides an example application of screening techniques in experimental computer science, including validation and selection of metrics and measures...
Forensic science laboratories and law enforcement agencies have increasingly used automated identification technology (AIT), such as barcoding and radio...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology coordinates the Micronutrients Measurement Quality Assurance Program (MMQAP) for laboratories that measure...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology coordinates the Micronutrients Measurement Quality Assurance Program (MMQAP) for laboratories that measure...
Jeanice M. Brown Thomas, Margaret C. Kline, Katherine Sharpless, S A. Margolis
The National Institute of Standards and Technology coordinates the Micronutrients Measurement Quality Assurance Program (MMQAP) for laboratories that measure...
Andrew R. Regenscheid, Larry Feldman, Gregory A. Witte
Modern computers rely on fundamental system firmware, commonly known as the Basic Input/Output System (BIOS), to enable system components to communicate and...
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) staff is considering developing a performance standard to address the hazard of acute residential carbon...
Shawn P. Moylan, John A. Slotwinski, A L. Cooke, Kevin K. Jurrens, M A. Donmez
We propose a test artifact, intended for standardization, for the purpose of evaluating the performance of additive manufacturing (AM) systems. A thorough...
This publication contains good measurement practices and standard operating procedures for length calibrations as performed in state weights and measures...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), consistent with its mission, has a technology leadership role in support of United States Government...
This report documents the effort launched by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to develop, organize, and convene a workshop on...
This report documents the effort launched by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to develop, organize, and convene a workshop on...
Andrew K. Persily, Steven J. Emmerich, Brian J. Polidoro
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and others are concerned about the hazard of acute residential carbon monoxide (CO) exposures from portable...
Craig G. Weinschenk, Daniel M. Madrzykowski, Kristopher J. Overholt
The Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) fire model, which is developed and maintained by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), was used to...
This report summarizes FDS development and support activities performed the during the 2012-2013 grant period of 70NANB11H172. A brief overview of the major and...
Kristen Greene, Melissa A. Gallagher, Franklin Tamborello
Given the high propensity of users' motoric errors with smaller touchscreen buttons, knowing the endpoint distributions for finger- based pointing and tapping...
The NIST Office of Weights and Measures requests comments on the draft procedure that was developed for inclusion in the NIST Handbook 133, "Checking the Net...
Using uniaxial tensile and hardness testing, we evaluated the variability and anisotropy of the mechanical properties of an austenitic stainless steel, UNS...
Michelle Donnelly, William F. Young, Dennis G. Camell
This study investigates the performance issues associated with the use of handheld portable radios by fire fighters working in elevated temperature environments...
Numerous studies and surveys indicated that typically-installed HVAC equipment operates inefficiently and wastes considerable energy due to different...
The purpose of this report is to document the NIST air-kerma measurement standard for the electronic brachytherapy sources, i.e., the Axxent sources of Xoft...