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Gaithersburg

Embedded Intelligence in Buildings Program

Over 80% of the life cycle energy use of a building is associated with operating the building rather than the materials and energy used for construction [1]

Intermediate Metrology Seminar

Mon, Dec 3 - Fri, Dec 7 2012

Minimum Requirements Before attending the Intermediate seminar, a metrologist must have completed the Basic Metrology

CNST and ASU Researchers Show that Gold Doping Increases Nickel Catalyst Activity for Carbon Nanostructure Formation

October 12, 2011

Researchers from the CNST and Arizona State University have demonstrated that the overall catalytic activity of nickel particles for the formation of carbon

NIST Cooperative Agreement with University of Maryland Supports Research on 21st Century Smart Systems

October 13, 2011

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded today a $1 million cooperative agreement to the University of Maryland at College Park (UMD)

NIST MEP and EDA Working with National Governors Association to Encourage Growth Opportunities in Manufacturing in Seven States

October 7, 2011

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) and the Economic Development Administration (EDA), both

Meeting on Privacy-Enhancing Cryptography

Thu, Dec 8 - Fri, Dec 9 2011

"Working with encrypted data without decrypting" We have long known that encryption has some amazing properties. Those

Thermometry

The NIST Thermodynamic Metrology Group maintains and develops national standards of temperature (in the range 0.65 K to 2011 K), and supports calibration of all

NIST Colleagues Congratulate Shechtman on Nobel Chemistry Prize

October 13, 2011

Gaithersburg, Md.— National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) colleagues of Dan Shechtman joined others in the scientific community today in

CNST and ITL Researchers Change the Color and Shape of a Single Photon

October 5, 2011

A team of researchers from the CNST and ITL has simultaneously changed the color and shape of a single photon, the smallest unit of light. The work, reported in

Public/Private Leaders Collaborate on Ways to Fight Botnets

October 4, 2011

Washington, D.C.—The U.S. departments of Commerce and Homeland Security (DHS) today discussed with other federal agencies and private-sector leaders in the

Spectral responsivity measurement

NIST provides calibration of the spectral responsivity and spatial uniformity of photodetectors for use in industrial and government labs. These calibrations

Spectral comparator facilities

Visible to near-infrared spectral comparator facility (Vis/NIR SCF) The Vis/NIR SCF is a monochromator-based system that typically measures the spectral power

IRIS & IDEA Software

IRIS - Immersive Runtime Interpreted Scenegraph IRIS, the Interpreted Runtime Immersive Scenegraph, is a set of C++ classes that use...

The Process Engineering Group develops, advances, and deploys measurement science for enterprise-level engineering processes in manufacturing and construction applications; carries out mission-related measurement science research and services to advance engineering information systems used for

Information Modeling and Testing Group

The Information Modeling and Testing Group develops, advances, and deploys measurement science for information modeling and testing to improve standards and reduce the risk in standards adoption for manufacturing and construction applications; carries out mission-related measurement science research

Smart Connected Manufacturing Systems Group

Develops and deploys advances in measurement science, including standards, guidelines, and tools, that enable U.S. manufacturers to use disparate data and advanced communications technologies to build knowledge and make better decisions to improve the quality, reliability, interoperability, and

Life Cycle Engineering Group

Develops, advances, and deploys measurement science to engineer the life cycle performance of products and processes, with particular emphasis on their sustainability. Carries out mission-related measurement science research and services to advance life cycle engineering for green manufacturing and

Why (and How) Bayes' Rule Rules

Fri, Oct 21 2011

If you are not already thinking as a Bayesian, maybe you should be. Applied practically everywhere from DNA decoding to

Quantum Optics Group

Our group studies and develops techniques relying on quantum optics and quantum optics-based components for new measurement capability, improved metrological accuracy, and quantum information applications.

New Etch Process Developed at the CNST uses Argon Pulsing to Improve Silicon Etch Rate and Selectivity

September 28, 2011

Engineers in the CNST NanoFab have developed a new plasma etching technique for silicon which improves the etch rate, the mask selectivity, and the sidewall

National Fire Research Laboratory

The National Fire Research Laboratory is a unique facility dedicated to understanding fire behavior and structural response to fire through experimental research

Wildland-Urban Interface Fire Group

The Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Fire Group develops, advances, and deploys measurement science to reduce risk of fire spread in communities.

Baldrige 20/20: An Executive's Guide to the Criteria for Performance Excellence

Baldrige 20/20: An Executive's Guide to the Criteria for Performance Excellence PDF A publication from the Baldrige Performance...

Fluid Metrology Group

The FMG is committed to supporting U.S. industries by delivering SI-traceable measurements for fluid flow, air velocity, and liquid volume. We offer critical support to flow meter manufacturers and calibration laboratories, providing low uncertainty flow measurements and developing physical models

Humidity

The NIST Thermodynamic Metrology Group maintains and develops national standards of humidity (in the range 1 nmol/mol to 0.6 mol/mol of water concentration)

Fundamental Thermodynamics Group

The Fundamental Thermodynamics Group realizes, maintains, and disseminates the national measurement standards for pressure, vacuum, and leaks. Additionally, the group provides vital research towards improving measurement methods and standards for temperature and pressure along with other related

Reading Between the Lines in Lithium: New measurements of unprecedented accuracy resolve a longstanding data disagreement problem

October 3, 2011

A team of PML researchers has solved a longstanding problem plaguing experimental tests of the atomic theory of lithium, and in the process uncovered a