NOTICE: Due to a lapse in annual appropriations, most of this website is not being updated. Learn more.
Form submissions will still be accepted but will not receive responses at this time. Sections of this site for programs using non-appropriated funds (such as NVLAP) or those that are excepted from the shutdown (such as CHIPS and NVD) will continue to be updated.
An official website of the United States government
Here’s how you know
Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.
Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock (
) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.
Cnet is a standard data communication protocol for building automation and control systems. BACnet defines an object-base model of the information that is
Timothy Grance, Joan Hash, Marc Stevens, K O'Neal, N Bartol
Organizations frequently must evaluate and select a variety of information technology (IT) security services in order to maintain and improve their overall IT
Timothy Grance, Joan Hash, Marc Stevens, Kristofor O'Neal, Nadya Bartol
Organizations frequently must evaluate and select a variety of information technology (IT) security services in order to maintain and improve their overall IT
Several studies have shown the importance of particle losses in real homes due to deposition and filtration; however, none have quantitatively shown the impact
NIST Special Publication 800-50, Building An Information Technology Security Awareness and Training Program, provides guidance for building an effective
Steven J. Emmerich, Andrew K. Persily, William S. Dols, James W. Axley
Natural ventilation has the potential to reduce the energy required for cooling and ventilating commercial buildings while still providing acceptable thermal
The use and scope of LADAR applications continues to expand as the technology matures, but standard protocols or procedures for calibrating and testing of
The Thirteenth International Conference on Computer Technology in Welding was held June 18, 2003 in Orlando, Florida, under the sponsorship of the American
These specifications and tolerances are recommended as minimum requirements for standards used by state and local weights and measures officials and others in
The Office of Applied Economics, a unit of the Building and Fire Research Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, is developing
David E. Gilsinn, Geraldine S. Cheok, Dianne M. O'Leary
This report discusses a general approach to reconstructing ground truth intensity images of bar codes that have been distorted by LADAR optics. The first part
A test to ensure full compatibility between a particular DVD-ROM drive and a particular type of DVD recordable or rewritable media has been developed at the
Igor Vayshenker, Holger Haars, Xiaoyu X. Li, John H. Lehman, David J. Livigni
We describe the results of a comparison of reference standards between the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST-USA) and Physikalisch-Technische
This is a high-level, full-color brochure detailing the activities and challenges of the Semiconductor Electronics Division. Topics include Division history
Anthony P. Hamins, Kevin B. McGrattan, Glenn P. Forney
In a number of real-scale fire tests, accelerated or enhanced unwanted burning has been observed immediately following the delivery of a fire suppressant. The
Christopher N. McCowan, Thomas A. Siewert, D P. Vigliotti
Charpy impact testing is often specified as ,in acceptance test for structural materials, and companies performing acceptance tests are typically required to
As a result of the 1987 Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer and the 1990 U.S. Clean Air Act, there began a movement toward phaseout of
This internal report summarizes the responses obtained from customers who received feedback cards which were enclosed with each calibration report produced by