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Patrick D. O'Reilly, Gregory A. Witte, Larry Feldman
Title III of the E-Government Act of 2002, entitled the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) of 2002, requires NIST to prepare an annual public
Calibrations of cryogenic resistance thermometers at NIST are performed by comparison to standard thermometers on the International Temperature Scale of 1990
Polymer nanocomposites containing multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) are increasingly or potentially will be used in many large-volume industries. These
This Recommendation specifies mechanisms for the generation of random bits using deterministic methods. The methods provided are based on either hash functions
Christofer J. McGinnis, Dylan J. Yaga, Fernando L. Podio
Conformance testing measures whether an implementation faithfully implements the technical requirements defined in a standard. Conformance testing provides
Chelsea S. Davis, Robert J. Moon, Sean Ireland, Linda Johnston, Jo Anne Shatkin, Kim Nelson, E. J. Foster, Aaron M. Forster, Michael T. Postek, Andras Vladar, Jeffrey W. Gilman
A one-day workshop focused on the Measurement Needs for Cellulosic Nanomaterials was organized by the National Institute of Standards and Technology and held in
Anthony P. Hamins, casey grant, Nelson P. Bryner, Albert W. Jones, Galen H. Koepke
In 2013, fire departments in the United States responded to more than 480,000 structure fires. These fires resulted in approximately 2850 civilian fatalities
Jiann C. Yang, Matthew F. Bundy, John L. Gross, Anthony P. Hamins, Fahim Sadek, Anand Raghunathan
This report summarizes the results of the global meeting to develop the International R&D Roadmap for Fire Resistance of Structures (the Roadmap) held May 2122
NIST recently has released a SiNP reference material RM8027 that consists of five hermetically sealed pre-scored glass ampoules, each containing nominally 1 ml
Justin Zook, Robert MacCuspie, John T. Elliott, Elijah Petersen
This special publication is one in a series stemming from the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) Nano-EHS Research Strategy which identified Nanomaterial
Justin Zook, Robert MacCuspie, Stephen E. Long, Elijah Petersen
This special publication is one in a series stemming from the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) Nano-EHS Research Strategy which identified Nanomaterial
Nathanael D. Olson, Nancy J. Lin, Scott A. Jackson
Advances in DNA sequencing over the last decade have lowered the barrier to whole genome sequencing. However, additional challenges must be overcome before
This special publication is one in a series stemming from the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) Nano-EHS Research Strategy which identified Nanomaterial
NISTs Engineering Laboratory (EL-NIST) hosted Operation Tomodachi Fire Research on March 16-18, 2015 in Gaithersburg, MD USA. Tomodachi means friendship in
Chelsea S. Davis, Jeremiah W. Woodcock, Jeffrey W. Gilman
Carbon nanotubes (CNT) are a widely studied nanomaterial due to their unique electrical, thermal, and mechanical properties which can be transferred to
Joshua D. Kneifel, William V. Payne, Tania Ullah, Lisa C. Ng
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) received funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to construct a Net Zero
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) received funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to construct a Net-Zero
Justin M. Gorham, Jeremiah W. Woodcock, Keana C. Scott
FOREWORD This NIST Special Publication (SP) is one in a series of NIST SPs that address research needs articulated in the National Nanotechnology Initiative
William D. Dorko, Michael E. Kelley, Franklin R. Guenther
A program is described by which the concentration of commercially produced gas mixtures may be related to gaseous primary standards or measurement systems
Simon G. Kaplan, Leonard M. Hanssen, Raju V. Datla
This document describes the Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrophotometry (FTIS) Facility at the Sensor Science Division (SSD) of the National Institute of