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Put NIST Technology Services to Work for You

Author(s)
J L. Land
Brochure provides guide for business and industry to access National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) services available through Technology Services

Trade Agreements and Voluntary MrAs- An Update

Author(s)
M H. Saunders
In the past decade, a variety of voluntary mutual recognition arrangements (MRA's) have been concluded among peer organizations: accreditors of testing and

NIST Data Gateway

Author(s)
D M. Blakeslee, Angela Y. Lee, A J. Belsky, John E. Fuller III
The NIST Data Gateway is a web portal that provides easy access to NIST Standard Reference Data, which cover a broad range of substances and properties from

Knowledge and Uniformity

Author(s)
H V. Oppermann
Two primary objectives of weights and measures enforcement are to promote fair competition among companies and to ensure accurate measurement for consumers. To

IUPAC/NIST Solubility Database

Author(s)
G R. Dalton, Angela Y. Lee, S L. Young
A database containing solubilities originally published in the International Union for Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC)-NIST Solubility Data Series has been

Audit Trail Device Security [Product Storyboard]

Author(s)
Juana Williams
Increasingly, weighing and measuring device manufacturers choose the audit trail as the form of security for their equipment. Features that control the accuracy

eBook Standards

Author(s)
J Potman
A discussion of current and proposed eBook standards and their applications. The discussions include: Open eBook Publication Structure (OEBPS), Portable

Overview of Radiation Thermometry

Author(s)
B. Carol Johnson
Researchers in the Optical Technology Division utilize measurements of radiant flux to determine temperature. This includes the dissemination of the ITS-90

Toward Optical Frequency Electronics

Author(s)
D J. Jones, S T. Cundiff
Recently, there have been significant advances in measuring and controlling the phase of ultrashort optical pulses. These developments have begun to blur the