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Propagation and Detection of Radio Signals Before, During, and After the Implosion of a 13-Story Apartment Building

May 1, 2005
Author(s)
Christopher L. Holloway, Galen H. Koepke, Dennis G. Camell, Catherine A. Remley, Dylan F. Williams, Susan A. Schima, Seturnino Canales, Douglas T. Tamura
In this report we investigate communications problems faced by emergency responders (firefighters and police) in disaster situations (i.e., collapsed buildings). A fundamental challenge to communications into large building structures is the strong

Ventilation Design and Performance in U.S. Office Buildings

April 30, 2005
Author(s)
Andrew K. Persily, J Gorfain
Building ventilation is a primary determinant of indoor air quality (IAQ) as it impacts contaminant concentrations and occupant comfort in terms of the perception of odor and irritation. However, relatively few measurements of office building ventilation

The NIST Data Gateway: Providing Easy Access to NIST Data Resources

October 1, 2002
Author(s)
D M. Blakeslee, Angela Y. Lee, A J. Belsky
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) maintains a wide range of scientific and technical data resources, including free online data systems and PC databases available for purchase. However, many people are not familiar with these

Introduction (NISTIR 6191)

July 1, 1998
Author(s)
Daniel M. Madrzykowski
The Building and Fire Research Laboratory (BFRL) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), under the sponsorship of the United States Fire Administration (USFA), has conducted a series of experiments to demonstrate the suppression

Guidelines for API Protection for Cloud-Native Systems - March 2026 Update

March 13, 2026
Author(s)
Ramaswamy Chandramouli, Zack Butcher
Modern enterprise IT systems rely on a family of application programming interfaces (APIs) for integration to support organizational business processes. Hence, a secure deployment of APIs is critical for overall enterprise security. This, in turn, requires

Guidelines for Media Sanitization

September 26, 2025
Author(s)
Ramaswamy Chandramouli, Eric Hibbard
Media sanitization refers to a process that renders access to target data on the media infeasible for a given level of effort. This guide will assist organizations and system owners in setting up a media sanitization program with proper and applicable

NIST SP 1181 - Unit Pricing Guide - A Best Practice Approach to Unit Pricing (2025 Ed.)

July 9, 2025
Author(s)
John McGuire, David Sefcik, Katrice Lippa, Scott Dolan, Isabel Baucom
This guide was developed to provide retailers with information about the best practice requirements for the unit pricing of commodities. The guide consists of best practice approaches that will improve the accuracy and usability of unit pricing information

Driving U.S. Innovation in Materials and Manufacturing using AI and Autonomous Labs

August 14, 2024
Author(s)
Howie Joress, Zachary Trautt, Austin McDannald, Brian DeCost, A. Gilad Kusne, Francesca Tavazza
With the goal of advancing US competitiveness and excellence in the materials and manufacturing industries, we present our vision for the National Center for Autonomous Materials Science. The objective of this center is to enable and promote the use of
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