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Goal: To develop Josephson voltage standard (JVS) systems to improve the dissemination of primary standards and the accuracy of voltage measurements from DC to
We develop measurement capabilities and protocols to validate and advance the science of Raman spectroscopy and work to establish NIST as a unique resource to
The certification for all SRM neutral density filters expires after two years. We maintain a program to recertify such filters produced by us. Filters returned
The NIST REFPROP database provides the most accurate thermophysical property models for a variety of industrially important fluids and fluid mixtures, including
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) collects data on elemental composition of human body fluids and tissues as part of major studies such as
This project is tasked with enabling accurate nanomechanical property measurements on materials through calibrations and standards. Our goal is to develop
Emergency response , l aw enforcement and military personnel must face threats and dangerous situations as part of their jobs. These threats can vary from
The global response to COVID-19 is leading to rapid advances in diagnostic, surveillance, and vaccine and therapeutic development. A critical measurement
Understanding and measuring synthesis-structure-property relationship at nanoscale is a fundamental step for designing nanoscale structures such as nanotubes
NIST is charged by the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) with facilitation of interoperability standards to enable successful implementation of
The Smart Grid National Coordination project leads, coordinates and manages the national public-private stakeholder partnership effort to accelerate development
The Smart Grid Testbed Facility is a unique set of interconnected modules on the NIST Gaithersburg site. Designed as a platform to measure and characterize
Presently used methods to measure CO 2 and other emissions from smoke stacks have errors of 20 % or more depending on the level of swirl in the flow. The
Our Speaker and Language Recognition program includes several activities contributing to speaker and language recognition technology and metrology advancements
Spectrophotometry is a quantitative measurement technique that allows scientists to investigate the optical properties of materials over a wide wavelength range
Researchers in the Communications Technology Laboratory are developing new measurement methods to support the efficient use of radio spectrum through a better
The Spectrum Sensing and Noise project aims to advance fundamental metrology of microwave thermal noise together with applied metrology for spectrum sensing and
The Multimodal Information Group's speech analytics program has a long history of activities supporting the development of technologies that extract content
Significant environmental remediation efforts are being conducted to address the hazards posed by the long-term terrestrial disposal of hexavalent chromium in
For decades, NIST has provided the SRM 3100 series single-element standard solutions. The certified values are traceable to the International System of Units
Immunohistochemistry (IHC) is used to visualize antigens in tissue sections by specific antigen-antibody interactions, an advantage over traditionally used
Metagenomics, or identifying the organisms present in a sample through DNA-based analysis, is a revolutionary technology made possible through advances in
Our objective is to develop metrology techniques for characterizing mechanical strain in semiconductor devices as well as reference materials for assessing the