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To establish equivalency of activity standards with national metrology institutes (NMIs) around the world and support their declarations of calibration and
The Radiological Traceability Program (RTP) is a Proficiency Testing (PT) program that establishes traceability for the Radiological and Environmental Sciences
NIST produces a number of food-matrix Standard Reference Materials. A problem that frequently occurs in their analysis is one of assessing compatibility of data
As part of NIST's response to the Materials Genome Initiative (MGI), this project addresses the need for automation for the assembly and distribution of
With the advent of automated data acquisition systems in conjunction with on-line imaging devices, the biological researcher is potentially confronted with
Biological research today is facilitated by automation that provides instrumentation control and data acquisition. Researchers are now able to quickly collect
Ab initio computational chemistry is considered to be one of the holy grails of computational science. The benefits to society range from lighter, stronger
The Biomaterials Group develops advanced measurement capabilities and measurement assurance strategies for characterizing biomaterials, biological systems, and
To advance the development of nanometer-scale devices and systems, there is a need to image and characterize nanostructured materials very precisely and
For more information, visit: http://www.cfreds.nist.gov/ NIST is developing Computer Forensic Reference Data Sets (CFReDS) for digital evidence. These reference
For more information, visit: http://www.cftt.nist.gov/ There is a critical need in the law enforcement community to ensure the reliability of computer forensic
The Configurable Data Curation System (CDCS) is an informatics platform created as critical data-infrastructure for materials science R&D. Although initially
It is well known that the physical properties of a fluid can change profoundly, and often non-trivially, when placed in a confined environment. Only for the
As ‘omics moves into industrial and commercial applications, there is a need for quality and process control to ensure safety and efficacy of products and
This project is addressing the following issues: data format standards, best practices, development of methods for certification testing, and interoperability
Net-zero energy strategies have the potential to significantly impact the indoor air quality of buildings. This project is designed to: 1) better understand how
This project uses community evaluations to build the infrastructure required to evaluate system effectiveness on information access tasks. In particular, the
Cement manufacturers and their customers rely on the NIST Portland cement SRMs for laboratory qualification under ASTM International C 114-07 Standard Test
Researchers in the Applied Chemicals and Materials Division play a leading role in the development of international standards for the properties of water. This
Scientists and engineers currently have a growing library of synthetic microscale and nanoscale swimmers which affect the hydrodynamics of their surroundings in
We investigate collisions of atoms in either micro-Kelvin gasses or in nano-colliders, where two small atomic clouds are made to collide with adjustable energy