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Securing External Computers and Other Devices Used by Teleworkers

December 19, 2007
Author(s)
Shirley M. Radack
This bulletin summarizes the recommendations developed by NIST to help workers secure their external devices that they need for teleworking. The bulletin covers background information on telework technologies and the security issues related to the use of

NIST Handbook 44: Specifications, Tolerances, and Other Technical Requirements for Weighing and Measuring Devices (2008 Ed.)

October 31, 2007
Author(s)
Linda D. Crown, Tina Butcher, Steven E. Cook, L T. Sebring, R C. Suiter
… Handbook 44 was first published in 1949, having been preceded by similar handbooks of various designations and in several forms. This 2008 edition was developed by the … Division of the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The handbook includes amendments adopted by the …

Material Standards for Environmental Health and Safety for Engineered Nanoscale Materials

September 13, 2007
Author(s)
Dianne L. Poster, John A. Small, Michael T. Postek
… The National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) in its 2006 document, Environmental, Health, and Safety … ensure full realization of the potential of nanotechnology in a safe and responsible manner. In response to this … research need, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) sponsored a workshop on Material Standards …

Teaching Materials Science to Children, Ages 8-14

June 7, 2007
Author(s)
Robert D. Shull
… A pre-high school science program, Adventure In Science (AIS), has been running in the Gaithersburg, Maryland area for the past 33 years. It … Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), describes the goals and details of the …

Development of the NIST Rocky Flats Soil Standard

March 29, 2007
Author(s)
Svetlana Nour, James J. Filliben, Kenneth G. Inn
… The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Rocky Flats Soil-II Standard Reference … certified values and uncertainties for the radionuclides in the Rocky Flats Soil II SRM. …

NIST Handbook 44: Specifications, Tolerances, and Other Technical Requirements for Weighing and Measuring Devices (2007 Ed.)

October 31, 2006
Author(s)
Linda D. Crown, Tina Butcher, R C. Suiter, Juana Williams
… Handbook 44 was first published in 1949, having been preceded by similar handbooks of various designations and in several forms. This 2007 edition was developed by the … Division of the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The handbook includes amendments adopted by the …

Performance of Physical Structures in Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita: A Reconnaissance Report (NIST TN 1476)

June 30, 2006
Author(s)
Stephen A. Cauffman, Long T. Phan, Fahim Sadek, William P. Fritz, Dat Duthinh, Walter J. Rossiter Jr
… final report on the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) led-reconnaissance to assess the … and flooding) that were present during the hurricanes in regions that were affected by the hurricanes. The report … Performance of Physical Structures in Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita: A Reconnaissance …

Charge Transport and Morphology in Conjugated Polymers

January 1, 2006
Author(s)
Regis J. Kline, Michael D. McGehee
… that could not be imagined with conventional silicon technology. Polymer semiconductors have much lower … Charge Transport and Morphology in Conjugated Polymers … Charge Transport and Morphology in Conjugated Polymers …

Numerical Simulation of the Caldecott Tunnel Fire, April 1982

December 1, 2005
Author(s)
Kevin B. McGrattan
… of the Caldecott Tunnel during a gasoline spill fire in April 1982. A numerical fire model developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been used to simulate the fire. The … experiments conducted at a decommissioned highway tunnel in West Virginia, and fire experiments performed as part of …

Direct Measurement of the Counterion Distribution Within Swollen Polyelectrolyte Films

May 20, 2005
Author(s)
Vivek M. Prabhu, B D. Vogt, Wen-Li Wu, Jack F. Douglas, Eric K. Lin, Sushil K. Satija, D M. Goldfarb, H Ito
… within thin polyelectrolyte films was measured in-situ using contrast variant specular neutron reflectivity … of the charge distribution and swelling response in polyelectrolyte films and are important for understanding film dissolution in medical and technological applications. …

MatML: A Data Interchange Markup Language

November 1, 2003
Author(s)
J G. Kaufman, E F. Begley
… specifically for the exchange of materials information. In particular, it will describe the strengths of MatML from … to advise on the commercialization and application of the technology. …

NIST Display Colorimeter Calibration Facility

August 1, 2003
Author(s)
Steven W. Brown, Yoshihiro Ohno
… been developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to provide calibration services for … of this type of instrument. While NIST has active programs in photometry, flat panel display metrology, and color and …

The Essentials of a Database Quality Process

February 1, 2003
Author(s)
D M. Blakeslee, J R. Rumble
… Many steps are involved in the process of turning an initial concept for a database … product that meets the needs of its user community. In this paper, we describe those steps in the context of a … Data Program at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. …

The Moisture Content of the Air in Equilibrium with Certain Desiccants

October 1, 2002
Author(s)
Peter H. Huang
… The water vapor content of the air in equilibrium with various chemical desiccants at 28 C 1 C … calibrated against the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Two-Pressure Humidity Generator. The desiccants tested and the water vapor concentration in milligrams per kilogram of dry air are calcium chloride, …
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