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NIST s Integrated Colony Enumerator (NICE)

Author(s)
Matthew L. Clarke, Jeeseong Hwang
Enumeration of bacterial colonies in an agar plate is simple in concept, but automated colony counting is difficult due to variations in colony color, size

DSQAP Exercise C Report

Author(s)
Catherine A. Rimmer, Laura J. Wood, Katrice A. Lippa, Melissa M. Phillips

Mobile Device Forensics - Tool Testing

Author(s)
Richard Ayers
The goal of the Computer Forensic Tool Testing (CFTT) project at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is to establish a methodology for

Non-GSM Mobile Device Tool Specification

Author(s)
Richard Ayers
As mobile devices proliferate, incorporating a host of integrated features and capabilities, their use can be seen everywhere in our world today. Mobile

2nd Annual Tri-National Workshop on Standards for Nanotechnology - (NIST presentations)

Author(s)
Ronald G. Dixson, Jon R. Pratt, Vincent A. Hackley, James E. Potzick, Richard A. Allen, Ndubuisi G. Orji, Michael T. Postek, Herbert S. Bennett, Theodore V. Vorburger, Jeffrey A. Fagan, Robert L. Watters
A new era of cooperation between North American National Measurement Institutes (NMIs) was ushered by the National Research Council of Canada Institute for

Proprietary Design Information and Fruit Pies

Author(s)
John A. Horst
The proliferation of proprietary design info exchange formats is causing high costs to manufacturers. The standards solution is offered as both attainable and

The NIST Standards in Trade Program

Author(s)
P L. Heydemann
Plans, organizes, and manages the placement of technical experts from NIST, or selected by NIST, in key U.S. embassies and missions to provide technical advice

Diagnosis of Pulsed Squeezing in Multiple Temporal Modes

Author(s)
Scott C. Glancy, Emanuel H. Knill, Thomas Gerrits, Tracy S. Clement, Martin J. Stevens, Sae Woo Nam, Richard P. Mirin
When one makes squeezed light by downconversion of a pulsed pump laser, many temporal / spectral modes are simultaneously squeezed by different amounts. There

Environmental Trends Affecting Electronics Manufacturing

Author(s)
Eric D. Simmon, John V. Messina, Matthew L. Aronoff, Michael Cox
Companies that in the recent past were primarily concerned with satisfying environmental regulations are finding that environmental responsibility and

The Role of Phase Noise Research and Metrology

Author(s)
David A. Howe
The oscillating, or repeating, signal that is the basis for constructing all signals is a voltage that exactly follows simple periodic sine and cosine functions

Information management for Environmental Concerns

Author(s)
Eric D. Simmon, John V. Messina, Kevin G. Brady
Around the world there is a growing awareness that the environmental impact from manufacturing needs to be minimized. Concerns about issues from toxic materials

CVSS-SIG Version 2 History

Author(s)
Peter M. Mell, Karen A. Scarfone, Gavin Reid
This document attempts to interpret the history and rationale behind changes made in the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) from version 1 to version 2

Cryogenic Technologies Group Website

Author(s)
Marilyn R. Yetzbacher, Peter E. Bradley
Revised website of Information pertaining to the Cryogenics Group. Provides general information, staffing, contact information, articles and publications