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Dynamic light scattering (DLS) is an essential technique for nanoparticle size analysis and has been employed extensively for decades, but despite its long history and popularity, the choice of weighting and mean of the size distribution often appears to
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
Alan Keith Thompson, D. J. Thomas, Roberto Bedogni, Jose M. Gomez-Ros, Roberto Mendez
ISO Standard 8529–1:2001 on Reference neutron radiations is under revision. The spectral data for the D2O-moderated 252Cf field in the 2001 version of the standard refer to calculations performed in the early 80s. There are changes in the revised standard
Clare M. Allocca, Marianna J. Bledsoe, Monique Albert, Sergey Anisimov, Elena Bravo, Marta Castelhano, Yehudit Cohen, Mieke DeWilde, Koh Furuta, Zisis Kozlakidis, Dunja Martin, Anabela Martins, Helen Morrin, Shannon McCall, Rebecca Pugh
The era of COVID-19 has brought about a number of novel challenges for the global biobanking community. To better position the biobanking community to cope with current and future challenges, the International Society for Biological and Environmental
Clare M. Allocca, Emma Snapes, Monique Albert, Marianna J. Bledsoe, Marta Castelhano, Mieke DeWilde, Koh Furuta, Zisis Kozlakidis, Dunja Martin, Anabela Martins, Shannon McCall, Brent Schacter
The COVID-19 era has brought about a number of novel challenges for the global biobanking community. An array of diverse tools exists to support quality and fitness-for-purpose in biobank operations. The International Society for Biological and
Jack Leigh Glover, Praful Gupta, Nicholas G. Paulter Jr., Alan C. Bovik
Portable x-ray imaging systems are routinely used by bomb squads throughout the world to image the contents of suspicious packages and explosive devices. The images are used by bomb technicians to determine whether or not packages contain explosive devices
Darwin R. Reyes-Hernandez, Henne van Heeren, Suvajyoti Guha, Luke Herbertson, Alexios P. Tzannis, Jens Ducr?e, Hugo Bissig, Holger Becker
The microfluidics industry has grown steadily over the last 5 years worldwide, with the market for microfluidic medical devices experiencing a compound growth rate of 18%. The number of submissions to regulatory agencies such as the U.S. Food & Drug
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
The FY 2019 summary, prepared by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), compiles the reports provided by 22 participating agencies listed in Appendix A. In these reports, agencies document any new use of GUS in lieu of VCS during FY
Fractography is a powerful but underutilized tool for the analysis of fractured glasses and ceramics, for fractures in the laboratory and for component failures in service. Fractography can identify the cause of failure and can even provide quantitative
The use of Industrial Internet-of-Things (IIoT) and related technology promises to transform manufacturing to the fourth Industry revolution era essentialized by "ubiquitous connectivity." IIoT allows new and unprecedented interactions amongst hardware
Carl Simon, Becky Robinson-Zeigler, Michael Yaszemski, Jayesh Doshi, Michael Francis, Sherif Soliman, Lexi Garcia
As the tissue engineering and regenerative medicine (TERM) industry transitions from small-scale development of prototypes for research and design purposes to large-scale production for the clinic there is a need to ensure that products are properly
This publication describes an election event logging common data format specification for devices used in U.S. elections such as optical scanners, election management systems, and polling place devices. The data logged generally contains information about
NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-140A modifies the vendor documentation requirements of ISO/IEC 19790 Annex A. As a validation authority, the Cryptographic Module Validation Program (CMVP) may modify, add or delete Vendor Evidence (VE) and/or Test
NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-140B is to be used in conjunction with ISO/IEC 19790 Annex B and ISO/IEC 24759 6.14. The special publication modifies only those requirements identified in this document. SP 800-140B also specifies the content of the
NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-140 specifies the Derived Test Requirements (DTR) for Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-3. SP 800-140 modifies the test (TE) and vendor (VE) evidence requirements of International Organization for
Walk-through metal detectors (WTMDs) are a primary tool for detection of concealed metal contraband and threat items on a person. They are found at almost all security checkpoint stations worldwide. It is important for security that the ability to assess
Nicholas G. Paulter Jr., Sergio Rapuano, Luca De Vito, John R. Jendzurski, W. B. Boyer, S. J. Tilden
There is a global need to standardize the terms and the test and computational methods that are used to describe and/or measure the parameters that characterize and define the performance of devices that generate signals and subsequently measure and
The Information Technology Lab at NIST is developing technical standards for documentation related to systems security. The Open Security Controls Assessment Language (OSCAL) defines lightweight schemas, along with related infrastructure, for tagging
Barbara J. Belzer, Kari K. Harper, Titilayo O. Shodiya
NIST Handbook 150-2, 2019 edition, presents the technical requirements and guidance for the accreditation of laboratories under the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) Calibration Laboratories Program. The 2019 edition of NIST
The IEC 62607-6-4 establishes a method for determining the surface conductance of two-dimensional (2D) single-layer or multi-layer atomically thin nano-carbon graphene structures. These are synthesized by chemical vapour deposition (CVD), epitaxial growth