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The Dosimetry Group provides support to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in their evaluation of cargo and vehicle inspection systems. Our support for
The Help America Vote Act (HAVA) of 2002 was passed by Congress to encourage the upgrade of voting equipment across the United States. HAVA established the
NIST maintains the National Checklist Repository, which is a publicly available resource that contains information on a variety of security configuration
The Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) is a synthesis of interoperable specifications derived from community ideas. Community participation is a great
The field of security metrology is early in its development. Organizations collect many individual measures, but often do not understand how to analyze those
The Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office CWMD, within U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), is mandated to enhance the U.S. Government's
The National Institute of Standard and Technology (NIST) is working in the development of ANSI/IEEE and IEC standards for the detection of illicit trafficking
The Statistical Engineering Division seeks opportunities to collaborate with NIST staff on research projects where optimal experiment design, statistical
Steel moment frame design prior to the 1994 Northridge Earthquake (1985-1994 era) favored 1) panel zones that would yield before the adjacent beams and 2)
In certain regions of moderate seismicity, particularly in the central and eastern United States (CEUS), member sizes of the seismic force-resisting systems
This project includes two critical problem-focused tasks in Performance Based Seismic Engineering (PBSE): (1) the evaluation of reinforced concrete wall models
A significant barrier to the deployment of fault detection and diagnostics (FDD), artificial intelligence tools for system-scale optimization, and automation
We are developing advanced-packaging techniques to combine photonics and electronics in support of continued scaling in digital systems. Our research focuses on
In this project, we are developing metrology needed for the synthesis, processing, and characterization of semiconductor nanowire structures to enable reliable
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 transport of particles through a region of space acquires an imprint of local information that enables sensing, such as detecting the presence of a
Every day, across the globe, people measure things. Many measurements are direct: weight from a scale, volume from a measuring cup, length from a tape measure
The global response to COVID-19 is leading to rapid advances in diagnostic, surveillance, and vaccine and therapeutic development. A critical measurement
This project will utilize chemical spectroscopy of stressed composites to quantify the magnitude and mode of stress transfer at the fiber-matrix interface in
Prior efforts at NIST demonstrated the feasibility of quantitative service life prediction by linking the field and laboratory for an unfilled polymer. This
Manufacturing will be revolutionized by new sensor, data analysis, and information technologies. In particular, manufacturers are using new service-based
We are characterizing Si-based single-electron quantum dots at low temperatures (down to 10 mK) to explore the possibility of quantum coherent manipulation in