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Porosity and Specific Surface Area Measurements for Solid Materials

August 1, 2006

Author(s)

P Klobes, R G. Munro

PIV Data Model Test Guidelines

July 31, 2006

Author(s)

Ramaswamy Chandramouli, Ketan Mehta, Pius A. Uzamere, Davie Simon, Nabil Ghadiali, Andrew P. Founds

In order to build the necessary PIV infrastructure to support common unified processes and government-wide use of identity credentials, NIST developed this test...

Intelligent Plane as a Mapping Mechanism for User Level Performance Optimization: A Case of Reliable Services over Unreliable Network

July 28, 2006

Author(s)

Vladimir V. Marbukh

This paper proposes a framework for balancing competing user level requirements by resolving the corresponding trade-offs in a distributed system with limited...

NIST HANDBOOK 150-3, 2006 Edition: National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program Bulk Asbestos Analysis

July 21, 2006

Author(s)

Hazel M. Richmond

NIST Handbook 150-3, NVLAP Bulk Asbestos Analysis, presents the technical requirements and guidance for the accreditation of laboratories under the NVLAP Bulk...

NIST HANDBOOK 150-6 2006 Edition National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program CARPET AND CARPET CUSHION

July 21, 2006

Author(s)

Lawrence I. Knab

NIST HANDBOOK 150-16 2006 Edition National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS TESTING

July 21, 2006

Author(s)

Lawrence I. Knab

NIST Handbook 150-16, NVLAP Commercial Products Testing, presents the technical requirements and guidance for the accreditation of laboratories under the NVLAP...

NIST HANDBOOK 150-9 2006 Edition National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program WOOD-BASED PRODUCTS

July 21, 2006

Author(s)

Lawrence I. Knab

NIST Handbook 150-9, NVLAP Wood-Based Products, presents the technical requirements and guidance for the accreditation of laboratories under the NVLAP Wood...

5th Annual PKI R&D Workshop "Making PKI Easy to Use" Proceedings

July 18, 2006

Author(s)

William Polk, Nelson Hastings, Kent Seamons

NIST hosted the fifth annual Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Research Workshop on April 4-6, 2006. The two and a half day event brought together PKI experts...

Semiconductor Microelectornics and Nanoelectronics Programs

July 5, 2006

Author(s)

Stephen Knight, Joaquin (. Martinez, Michele L. Buckley

The microelectronics industry supplies vital components to the electronics industry and to the U.S. economy, enabling rapid improvements in productivity and in...

Report of Phase One Measurement and Analysis of Building Water System Contamination and Decontamination

July 3, 2006

Author(s)

Stephen J. Treado, Mark A. Kedzierski, Stephanie S. Watson, Dale P. Bentz, Nicos Martys, Kenneth D. Cole

This report describes the results of the first phase of a research project to evaluate how contaminants accidentally or intentionally introduced into the water...

Evaluation of Reported Results Using the Revised U.S. Department of Energy Dishwasher Test Procedure

July 3, 2006

Author(s)

Natascha S. Milesi-Ferretti

This paper summarizes the main changes to the Department of Energy's test procedure for residential dishwashers and presents the analysis of manufacturers test...

Domain Name System (DNS) Services: NIST Recommendations for Secure Deployment

July 2, 2006

Author(s)

Shirley M. Radack

This bulletin explains the Domain Name System (DNS) infrastructure, and discusses NIST's recommendations to help organizations analyze their operating...

Characterization and Identification of Super-Effective Thermal Fire Extinguishing Agents. Final Report. NGP Project 4C/1/890.

July 1, 2006

Author(s)

William M. Pitts, Jiann Yang, Rodney Bryant, L G. Blevins, Marcia Huber

The use of halon 1301 for fire fighting is being phased out due to its deleterious effects on stratospheric ozone. This report summarizes the findings of a...

Full Scale Evaluation of Positive Pressure Ventilation in a Fire Fighter Training Building

July 1, 2006

Author(s)

Stephen Kerber, William D. Walton

A series of full-scale experiments were conducted in a three-story fire fighter training burn building to compare natural ventilation with positive pressure...

NCMC Workshop ReportNCMC-9: Combinatorial Methods for Nanostructured Materials

July 1, 2006

Author(s)

Michael J. Fasolka, Carol E. Laumeier

NCMC-9: Combinatorial Methods for Nanostructured Materials was a forum to examine the application and development of nanostructured materials by industry, with...

Numerical Comparison of Currents Induced on an Object in a Free Space and a TEM Cell Environment

July 1, 2006

Author(s)

Per E. Fornberg, Christopher L. Holloway, Perry F. Wilson

The finite difference time domain (FDTD) method is used to investigate if the currents induced on equipment under test (EUT) in a transverse electromagnetic...

Proceedings of the Static Analysis Summit

July 1, 2006

Author(s)

Paul E. Black, Helen Gill, W. E. Martin, Elizabeth N. Fong

This is the proceeding of a summit held in June 2006 at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). This Static Analysis Summit is one of a...

Methods to Characterize Ricin for the Development of Reference Materials

July 1, 2006

Author(s)

Sung Kim, Diane K. Hancock, Lili Wang, Kenneth D. Cole, Prasad T. Reddy

Ricin is an abundant protein from the castor bean plant Ricinus communis. Because of its high toxicity and the simplicity of producing mass quantities, ricin is...

Performance of Physical Structures in Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita: A Reconnaissance Report (NIST TN 1476)

June 30, 2006

Author(s)

Stephen A. Cauffman, Long T. Phan, Fahim Sadek, William P. Fritz, Dat Duthinh, Walter J. Rossiter Jr

This is the final report on the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) led-reconnaissance to assess the performance of physical structures during...

Trajectory Generation for an On-Road Autonomous Vehicle

June 26, 2006

Author(s)

John A. Horst, Anthony J. Barbera

We describe an algorithm that generates a smooth trajectory (position, velocity, and acceleration) for a non-holonomic vehicle autonomously navigating within...

Personal Identity Verification (PIV) of Federal Employees and Contractors

June 26, 2006

Author(s)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), William I. MacGregor, Ketan Mehta

[Superseded by FIPS 201-2(August 2013): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=914530] This document was developed to satisfy the...

NIST HANDBOOK 150-15 2006 Edition National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program THERMAL INSULATION MATERIALS

June 21, 2006

Author(s)

Lawrence I. Knab

NIST Handbook 150-15, NVLAP Thermal Insulation Materials, presents the technical requirements and guidance for the accreditation of laboratories under the NVLAP...

TRC Thermodynamic Tables - Non-Hydrocarbon Supplement No. NH95

June 19, 2006

Author(s)

Michael D. Frenkel

1. Table 23-2-1-(1.18100)-db - Pages db-5851.0 and db-5851.1 New table for methyl 2-hydroxybenzoate containing the density for the real fluid at selected...

Program: 2006 Boulder Laboratories Postdoctoral Poster Symposium

June 14, 2006

Author(s)

Joe W. Magee

The Boulder Laboratories Diversity Council has announced a networking opportunity - the 2006 Boulder Laboratories Postdoctoral Poster Symposium, for...

Certification of SRM 114q: Part II

June 14, 2006

Author(s)

Chiara C. Ferraris, Max A. Peltz, William Guthrie, A Aviles, Robin K. Haupt, Bruce S. MacDonald

The standard reference material (SRM) for fineness of cement, SRM 114, is an integral part of the calibration material routinely used in the cement industry to...

Certification of SRM 114q: Part I

June 14, 2006

Author(s)

Chiara C. Ferraris, William Guthrie, A Aviles, Robin K. Haupt, Bruce S. MacDonald

The standard reference material (SRM) for fineness of cement, SRM 114, is an integral part of the calibration material routinely used in the cement industry to...

Feasibility on Using a Concrete Mixing Truck as a Rheometer

June 14, 2006

Author(s)

S Amziane, Chiara C. Ferraris, E Koehler

Fresh concrete properties are crucial for the performance of the concrete in its hardened state. The measurement of workability is usually done using a simple...

Recommendation for Random Number Generation Using Deterministic Random Bit Generators

June 13, 2006

Author(s)

Elaine B. Barker, John M. Kelsey

[Superseded by SP 800-90 Revised (March 2007): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=50814] This Recommendation specifies mechanisms for...

NIST Intercomparison Program for Organic Contaminants in the Marine Environment: Description and Results of 2005 Organic Intercomparison Exercises

June 1, 2006

Author(s)

Michele M. Schantz, John R. Kucklick, Reenie M. Parris, Dianne L. Poster, Stephen A. Wise

In support of marine monitoring measurement programs, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) conducts interlaboratory comparison exercises to...

Simulating the Time-Scale Dynamics of Network Traffic Using Homogeneous Modeling

June 1, 2006

Author(s)

Kevin L. Mills, J Yuan

Simulating and understanding traffic dynamics in large networks present difficult challenges due to the complexity of such networks, coupled with limitations...

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