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The International System of Units (SI), 2019 Edition

August 20, 2019
Author(s)
David Newell, Eite Tiesinga
The definitive international reference on the International System of Units (SI) is a booklet published by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) and often referred to as the BIPM SI Brochure. Entitled Le Systeme International d' Unites

Report of the 95th National Conference on Weights and Measures

June 10, 2011
Author(s)
Linda D. Crown, Tina G. Butcher, Steven E. Cook, Lisa Warfield, David A. Sefcik
The 95th Annual Meeting of the National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM) was held July 11 to 15, 2010, at the Crowne Plaza St. Paul Riverfront, St. Paul, Minnesota. The theme of the meeting was “Breaking Molds to Shape the Future.” Reports by the

Report of the 88th National Conference on Weights and Measures

December 9, 2003
Author(s)
Linda D. Crown, K M. Dresser, Steven E. Cook, Juana S. Williams, R C. Suiter, L T. Sebring, H V. Oppermann
The 88th Annual Meeting of the National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM) was held July 13 through 17, 2003, at the John Ascuaga s Nugget Hotel in Sparks, NV. The theme of the meeting was, Moving Strategically into the Future. Reports by the NCWM

Report of the 87th National Conference on Weights and Measures

December 1, 2002
Author(s)
H V. Oppermann, T L. Grimes
The 87th Annual Meeting of the National Conference on Weights & Measures (NCWM) was held July 14 through July 18, 2002, at the Omni Netherland Holtel, Cincinnati, OH. The theme of the meeting was A Progressive Partnership for the Future--You and NCWM

Report of the 83rd National Conference on Weights and Measures

November 1, 1998
Author(s)
G M. Ugiansky, J L. Land
The 83rd Annual Meeting of the National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM) was held July 12 through July 16, 1998, at the Hilton Hotel in Portland, Oregon. The theme of the meeting was Working Together for Equity.Reports by the Standing and Annual

Perfect cheating is impossible for single-qubit position verification

June 28, 2024
Author(s)
Carl A. Miller, Yusuf Alnawakhtha
In quantum position verification, a prover certifies her location by performing a quantum computation and returning the results (at the speed of light) to a set of trusted verifiers. One of the very first protocols for quantum position verification was

Certification of Standard Reference Material(R) 965c Glucose in Frozen Human Serum

March 13, 2025
Author(s)
Amanda Bayless, William Davis, Elena Wood, Abraham Kuri Cruz, Johanna Camara, Blaza Toman, Komal Dahya, Katherine Earl, Chui Tse, Uliana Danilenko, Hubert Vesper
Standard Reference Material (SRM) 965c Glucose in Frozen Human Serum is intended for use in validating methods for the determination of glucose in human serum and plasma. A unit of SRM 965c consists of three ampoules each of four materials: Level 1, Level

Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Risk Outcomes

November 17, 2023
Author(s)
Stephen Quinn, Nahla Ivy, Karen Scarfone, Matthew Barrett, Larry Feldman, Daniel Topper, Greg Witte, Robert Gardner, Julie Chua
The increasing frequency, creativity, and severity of technology attacks means that all enterprises should ensure that information and communications technology (ICT) risk is receiving appropriate attention within their enterprise risk management (ERM)

SI Measurement System Chart

August 24, 2017
Author(s)
Elizabeth J. Benham
This publication is a colorful chart explaining the 7 base units of the SI (International System of Units) and prefix symbols, featuring the Measurement League: Guardians of the SI. The Measurement League are superheroes dedicated to the fight against

Guide to Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Security - Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems, Distributed Control Systems (DCS), and other control system configurations such as Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC)

June 7, 2011
Author(s)
Keith A. Stouffer, Joseph A. Falco, Karen A. Scarfone
NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-82, Guide to Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Security, provides guidance on how to secure Industrial Control Systems (ICS), including Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems, Distributed Control Systems

A Profile for IPv6 in the U.S. Government - Version 1.0

July 1, 2008
Author(s)
Douglas C. Montgomery, J. S. Nightingale, Sheila E. Frankel, Mark E. Carson
This publication seeks to assist Federal agencies in formulating plans for the acquisition of IPv6 technologies. To achieve this, we define a standards profile for IPv6 in the USG that is intended to be applicable to all future uses of IPv6 in non-

PIV Data Model Test Guidelines

July 31, 2006
Author(s)
Ramaswamy Chandramouli, Ketan Mehta, Pius A. Uzamere, Davie Simon, Nabil Ghadiali, Andrew P. Founds
In order to build the necessary PIV infrastructure to support common unified processes and government-wide use of identity credentials, NIST developed this test guidance document that ensures interoperability of PIV data. This document provides test

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Structure Index

August 12, 2020
Author(s)
Lane C. Sander, Stephen A. Wise
NIST Special Publication (SP) 922 is an aid in the identification of the chemical structures of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). The Structure Index consists of two parts: (1) a cross index of named PAHs listed in alphabetical order and (2)

Recommendation for Existing Application-Specific Key Derivation Functions

December 23, 2011
Author(s)
Quynh H. Dang
Cryptographic keys are vital to the security of internet security applications and protocols. Many widely-used internet security protocols have their own application-specific Key Derivation Functions (KDFs) that are used to generate the cryptographic keys

Report of the 105th & 106th National Conference on Weights and Measures

June 30, 2022
Author(s)
Shelby Bowers, Yvonne Branden, Tina G. Butcher, Richard A. Harshman, Gloria Diane Lee, David Sefcik, Lisa Warfield
The 105th Annual Meeting of the National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM) was held virtually July 12 - 16, 2020. The 106th Annual Meeting of the National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM) was held July 18 - 23, 2021, at the Hyatt Regency

NIST Big Data Interoperability Framework: Volume 2, Big Data Taxonomies

October 22, 2015
Author(s)
Wo L. Chang, Nancy Grady, Community Resilience Program NIST
Big Data is a term used to describe the large amount of data in the networked, digitized, sensor- laden, information-driven world. While opportunities exist with Big Data, the data can overwhelm traditional technical approaches and the growth of data is

The International System of Units (SI), 2008 Edition

April 1, 2008
Author(s)
Barry N. Taylor
The definitive international reference on the SI is a booklet published by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM, Bureau International des Poids et Mesures) and often referred to as the BIPM SI Brochure. Entitled Le Systeme International d
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