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Aaron M. Hanke, Teodor Vernica, William Z. Bernstein
Interoperability across emerging visualization modalities, including augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR), remains a challenge with respect to industrial applications. One critical issue relates to the lack of standard approaches for
The ASTM Interlaboratory Study (ILS) #1547 (Determining T0,X at Elevated Loading Rates) was launched in 2019 under the leadership of MPA Stuttgart (Germany). The NIST contribution consisted in 80 low-temperature fracture toughness tests at elevated loading
Barbara S. Paugh, Lajos Baranyi, Andre Roy, Hua-Jun He, Lindsay Harris, Kenneth Cole, Caroline Raimund, Patricia S. Langan, Moria Artlip, Srikanta Jana, Rimas J. Orentas, Sheng Lin-Gibson, Winfried Krueger, Boro Dropuli?
Lentiviral vectors (LV) have emerged as a robust technology for therapeutic gene delivery into human cells as advanced medicinal products. As these products are increasingly commercialized, there are concomitant demands for their characterization to ensure
NIST Handbook 150-1, NVLAP Energy Efficient Lighting Products, presents the technical requirements and guidance for the accreditation of laboratories under the NVLAP Energy Efficient Lighting Products LAP.
Maria Dillard, Cath Brooks, Helen Fisher, Hans Pietersen, Alwin Nijhuis, Anita van Breda, Susan Durden
Engagement is an important and necessary part of all planning and decision-making for any infrastructure project. Engagement is included at each step of the natural and nature-based features (NNBF) framework (steps detailed in Chapter 2) because we assume
Eite Tiesinga, Peter Mohr, David B. Newell, Barry Taylor
We report the 2018 self-consistent values of constants and conversion factors of physics and chemistry recommended by the Committee on Data of the Interna- tional Science Council (CODATA). The recommended values can also be found at physics.nist.gov
Aaron Goldfain, Christopher Yung, Kimberly Briggman, Jeeseong C. Hwang
The technique of phase contrast imaging, combined with tomographic reconstructions, can rapidly measure ultrasonic fields propagating in water, including ultrasonic fields with complex wavefront shapes, which are difficult to characterize with standard
Jodie Gail Pope, Aaron Johnson, James Filla, Vern E. Bean, Michael R. Moldover, Joey Boyd, Christopher J. Crowley, Iosif Isaakovich Shinder, Keith A. Gillis, John D. Wright
We describe the 15 kg/s water flow calibration standard operated by the Fluid Metrology Group of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to calibrate liquid flow meters for customers. The 15 kg/s standard is a dynamic, gravimetric, liquid
This guide addresses electrical and electronic consumer products, including those that will come into contact with food. In addition, it includes electrical and electronic products used in the workplace as well as electrical and electronic medical devices
This paper applies technology-transfer efficiency metrics—filing rate and transfer rate— proposed in the academic literature on technology transfer to data on invention disclosures, patents, and licenses from the National Institute of Standards and
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is a nonregulatory agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce. One of the agency's responsibilities is to develop industry standards and guidelines, which are published as NIST Technical Series publications
Laura Pierce, Sumona Sarkar, Leo Chan, Bo Lin, Jean Qiu
Fit-for-purpose cell viability measurement methods are urgently needed for the characterization and testing of cell and gene therapy products and their manufacturing processes. A recent Cell Viability Workshop held at the virtual Cell Therapy Analytical
Fernando Cintron, David W. Griffith, Chunmei Liu, Richard A. Rouil, Yishen Sun, Jian Wang, Peng Liu, Chen Shen, Aziza Ben Mosbah, Samantha Gamboa Quintiliani
In public safety communications, direct mode communication is essential to keep first responders connected, especially when there is no network coverage. Direct mode communication is supported in Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Long Term
As a key part of digital transformation, digital twin is an important concept for achieving smart manufacturing. However, there remains a lot of confusion about the digital twin concept and how it can be implemented in real manufacturing systems
Linda Narhi, George M. Bou-Assaf, Kristen Gonzalez, Maryam Mazaheri, Steven Messick, Srivalli Telikepalli
The presence of visible particles that are not anticipated to be present in drug products is one of the most common causes of recalls, and warning letters1, 2. This critical quality attribute, which is typically determined during visual inspection (along
Leticia Pibida, Ben Estes, Manuel Mejias, Gladys Klemic
In this work we provide a summary of the National Conference of Standards Laboratories (NCSL) Recommended Practice RP-1 calibration interval analysis method, and examples of the method applied to three sets of available NIST data (two models of radiation
This guide addresses wearing apparel, including children's apparel, and household textiles. It does not include other textiles, such as sleeping bags, tents, sporting goods, or other non-household products that contain or are made from textile materials.
This guide addresses the compliance requirements for basic cosmetics and soap. The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) defines cosmetics as "articles intended to be rubbed, poured, sprinkled, or sprayed on, introduced into, or otherwise applied
Charles Clifford, Erlon H. Martins Ferreira, Toshiyuki Fujimoto, Jan Herrmann, Angela R. Hight Walker, Denis Koltsov, Christian Punckt, Lingling Ren, Gregory J. Smallwood, Andrew J. Pollard
If graphene and related 2D materials are to be used commercially, buyers need to have confidence in the measured properties of the material they obtain from suppliers. Scientists from international standards committees describe how the first joint ISO/IEC
This guide addresses wearing apparel, including children's apparel, and household textiles. It does not include other textiles, such as sleeping bags, tents, sporting goods, or other non-household products that contain or are made from textile materials.
Heather Evans, Kristen K. Greene, William M. Healy, Elizabeth Hoffman, Kate Rimmer, Anna V. Sberegaeva, Neil M. Zimmerman
The 2020 National Institute of Standards and Technology Environmental Scan provides an analysis of key external factors that could impact NIST and the fulfillment of its mission in coming years. The analyses were conducted through four separate lenses
The current race to develop and manufacture vaccines and therapeutics to prevent and treat Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has led to an increased recognition of, and investment in, various technology platforms, including manufacturing and measurement
Orthogonal superposition (OSP) rheology is an advanced rheological technique that involves superimposing a small-amplitude oscillatory shear deformation orthogonal to a primary shear flow. This technique allows the measurement of structural dynamics of
The FY 2018 summary, prepared by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), compiles the reports provided by 23 participating agencies listed in Appendix A. In these reports, agencies document any new use of GUS in lieu of VCS during FY