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A new publication describes METIS, a Metrology Exchange to Innovate in Semiconductors We are seeking comments on the draft publication through February 16, 2024
The pH metrology program supports traceability for pH measurements. This traceability rests on primary pH measurements in an ideal electrochemical cell (Harned
As part of a multi-year interagency agreement between the Office of Standards of the Department of Homeland Security and NIST, NIST is developing measurement
There is a growing need to establish quality assurance and measurement strategies to address microbial function and emergent activities related to interspecies
The Micronutrients Measurement Quality Assurance Program (MMQAP) was initiated in 1984 by the National Cancer Institute Division of Cancer Prevention and
Both comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography (GCxGC) and comprehensive two-dimensional liquid chromatography (LCxLC) have emerged as powerful tools
Regulatory and health agencies in the US, Canada, and Europe regularly identify suspected carcinogenic or toxic compounds as emerging contaminants. After health
The American Industry/Government Emissions Research (AIGER) Consortium is working to facilitate the automobile industry meeting more stringent 2003 Federal Tier
The Environmental Chemical Sciences Group has developed isotope dilution microwave induced combustion sector-field inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry
Marine animal health is affected by various stressors, including disease and anthropogenic pollution. NIST assists NOAA Fisheries and associated collaborators
NIST has been involved in archiving biological and environmental specimens for over 40 years through multiple projects of the former National Biomonitoring
NIST provides data resources related to adsorption of both gases and liquids on solid adsorbents through the NIST Data Resources for Adsorption Science and
The NIST Food Protein Allergen Program is focused on providing reference materials and methods to improve the connection between the measured protein food
Since the beginning of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Status and Trends (NS&T) Program in 1987, NIST has coordinated
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in support of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Marine Mammal Health and
The ocean is a driver for global climate which absorbs approximately 25 % of CO 2 emissions. This excess of CO 2 flowing into the ocean leads to changes in the
The "first-of-its-kind" in an entirely new class of reference material, NIST PS1 Primary Standard for quantitative NMR (Benzoic Acid) is now available! The PS
The NIST Standard Reference Photometer (SRP), developed jointly with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), has provided an infrastructure for the
NIST Standard Reference Database 173 Last Update to Data Content: August 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.18434/T4M88Q The Standard Reference Simulation Website is
NIST has developed an integrated measurement services program for forensic and cannabis testing laboratories to help ensure the quality of routine analysis
Two NIST programs provide calibration gas standards with NIST analyses and concentration value assignment: the Standard Reference Material (SRM) program and the
NIST is collaborating with the DEA and the Federal Criminal Police Office of Germany – Bundeskriminalamt (BKA) to develop a web-based forensic drug chemistry
The standard addition method (SAM) was first described by oceanographers in 1955 to overcome matrix effects in the determination of strontium in seawater. SAM