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A forum for the discussion of technical questions of interest to USG agencies and their staff that are employing or may employ iris recognition to carry out
Stable and radioactive isotope analysis is an important interdisciplinary tool used by numerous scientists. Therefore, achieving reliable metrology and
High precision stable isotope ratio measurements are being used in biological specimens to provide new insights into environmental and climate processes and
Forensic science provides one of the basic structural elements of the U.S. criminal justice system. It provides the methodologies for understanding crime scenes
Quantum science and engineering has the potential to revolutionize 21st century technology in much the same way that lasers, electronics, and computing did in
Our Atomistic Line Graph Neural Network (ALIGNN) models are designed to predict atomistic properties with high accuracy. They can successfully predict single
JARVIS-ML is a repository of machine learning (ML) model parameters, descriptors, and ML related input and target data. JARVIS-ML is a part of the NIST-JARVIS
Johnson noise thermometry (JNT) is a primary temperature measurement technique based on the fundamental properties of thermal fluctuations in conductors. We
Interlaboratory studies have long been used to ensure measurement capability for commerce since accurate measurements are necessary for assessing product
The Kinetic Inductance Spectrophotometry Project is developing novel superconducting detector and readout technologies targeting next generation large-scale
The Knowledge Extraction and Application (KEA) project will contribute to standards and test methods that normalize models, methods, and technologies for
The vision of the Knowledge Facilitation project is to support the eNIST objective to eliminate paper and to automate manual, labor intensive activities. The
All living things measure their environment, make decisions, and respond. Systematic re-engineering of these living measurement and control systems has the
The NIST Laser Power and Energy Calibration Project develops and maintains the U.S. national standards for the characterization of laser power and energy
Versatile laser sources enable much of modern science, and many emerging applications require coherent sources that are unavailable or underdeveloped. Nonlinear
The mission of this Working Group is to improve latent print AFIS interoperability by developing a clear understanding of the issues and challenges at hand and
Solder and solderability are increasingly tenuous links in microelectronics assembly as a consequence of ever shrinking chip and package dimensions, and the
This project will provide data and materials measurements necessary to improve the reliability of solder interconnects degraded by the switch to lead-free