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This paper investigates the effect that bulk lubricant concentration has on the non-adiabatic lubricant excess surface density on a roughened, horizontal flat...
The control of outdoor air intake rates in mechanically ventilated buildings based on indoor carbon dioxide (CO 2) levels, often referred to as CO 2 demand...
This report describes the porting of a manufacturing quality control system from PC-type computers operating on Microsoft DOS, Microsoft Windows 95, and IBM QS...
This publication contains the Papers and Proceedings of the International Conference on the Economic Evaluation of Technological Change. This collection of...
To resolve a long-standing lack of experimental data for electron impact ionization cross sections for inorganic molecules, or the availability of a reliable...
NIST Special Publication (SP) 330 is the United States version of the English text of the definitive international reference on the International System of...
The 86th annual meeting of the National Conference on Weights and Measures will be held in Washington, DC, July 22-26, 2001. The theme of the Conference is...
James R. Baker-Jarvis, Michael D. Janezic, Billy F. Riddle, Christopher L. Holloway, Nicholas Paulter, J Blendell
This is an overview of dielectric measurement methods and metrology on substrate materials used in electronic packaging. These substrates include low...
This report describes the proceedings of a workshop held on June 18 and 19, 2001, at NIST in Gaithersburg to identify where science and technology can better...
This paper presents a hybrid cryptographic protocol, using quantum and classical resources, for authentication and authorization in a network. One or more...
This document is a compilation of presentations given by the speakers at Electronic Book '98: Turning a New Page in Knowledge Management, held October 8-9, 1998...
Kang B. Lee, James D. Gilsinn, Richard D. Schneeman, Hui-Min Huang
The First Wireless Sensing Workshop was held on June 4, 2001, at the Sensors Expo/Conference at the Rosemont Convention Center in Chicago, IL. The National...
Roger V. Bostelman, Maris Juberts, Sandor S. Szabo, Robert Bunch, John Evans
This report documents a National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Intelligent Systems Division (ISD) effort to determine the status of Automatic...
Thomas R. Kramer, John Evans, Simon P. Frechette, John A. Horst, Hui-Min Huang, Elena R. Messina, Frederick M. Proctor, William G. Rippey, Harry A. Scott, Theodore V. Vorburger, Albert J. Wavering
This is an analysis of standards related to dimensional metrology, with recommendations regarding standards development. The analysis focuses on the degree to...
This document contains presentation slides for the proceeding of the 2nd Annual Digital TV Application Software Environment (DASE) Symposium 2001: End-to-End...
James R. Nechvatal, Elaine B. Barker, Lawrence E. Bassham, William E. Burr, Morris J. Dworkin, James Foti, E Roback
In 1997, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) initiated a process to select a symmetric-key encryption algorithm to be used to protect...
Novel preamplifiers for working standard PC and PV HgCdTe detectors have been developed to maintain the spectral responsivity scale of the National Institute of...
The freezing point of indium (156.5985 degrees C) is a defining fixed point of the International Temperature Scale of 1990 (ITS-90). Realization of this...
In June 2001, ITL released NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-27, Engineering Principles for Information Technology Security (EP-ITS), by Gary Stoneburner, Clark...
A series of experiments were conducted to investigate measurement technologies that are necessary and appropriate for evaluating the thermal performance of fire...
One potential breakthrough technology that stands to revolutionize construction surveying and status monitoring is known as laser range imaging. The device used...
This report compares results of simulations performed using the NIST Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) with published experimental data, covering a wide range of...
Paul R. Becker, Rebecca S. Pugh, Michele M. Schantz, Elizabeth A. Mackey, R. Demiralp, Michael S. Epstein, M K. Donais, Barbara J. Porter, Stephen A. Wise, B. A. Mahoney
Federal agencies, industry, and the public now rely on cryptography to protect information and communications used in critical infrastructures, electronic...