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NIST Pubs

NIST Research Data Framework (RDaF): Version 2.0

Author(s)
Robert Hanisch, Debra L. Kaiser, Alda Yuan, Andrea Medina-Smith, Bonnie C Carroll, Eva Campo
The NIST Research Data Framework (RDaF) is a multifaceted and customizable tool that aims to help shape the future of open data access and research data

Cybersecurity Framework Election Infrastructure Profile

Author(s)
Gema Howell, Mary C. Brady, Julie Snyder, David Weitzel, M. Schneider, Christina Sames, Joshua Franklin
This document is a Cybersecurity Framework Profile developed for voting equipment and information systems supporting elections. This Election Infrastructure

Certification of Standard Reference Material® 2983 Inorganics in Geoduck Clam Tissue (Panopea generosa)

Author(s)
Colleen E. Bryan Sallee, Melannie Bachman, Steven J. Christopher, Debra Ellisor, Michael Ellisor, Jennifer Hoguet, Samuel Huntington, Caleb Luvonga, Amanda Moors, Dhayaalini Nadarajan, Tomohiro Narukawa, Jennifer Ness, Rebecca Pugh, James H. Yen, Lee L. Yu
Standard Reference Material (SRM) 2983 Inorganics in Geoduck Clam Tissue (Panopea generosa) is intended to be used for the evaluation of methods for the

Continuous Mobile Manipulator Performance Measurement Data

Author(s)
Omar Aboul-Enein, Henry Medeiros, Mili Shah, Ya-Shian Li-Baboud, Roger Bostelman, Ann Virts
Mobile manipulators, which are robotic systems integrating an automatic or autonomous mobile base with a manipulator, can potentially enhance automation in many

Economic Evaluation Engine (E3) Technical Manual

Author(s)
Joshua D. Kneifel, David Webb, Luke Donmoyer
The Engineering Laboratory (EL) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed a variety of tools that provide some level of

Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Firefighter Turnout Gear Textiles Exposed to Abrasion, Elevated Temperature, Laundering, or Weathering

Author(s)
Andrew Maizel, Andre Thompson, Meghanne Tighe, Samuel Escobar Veras, Alix Rodowa, Ryan Falkenstein-Smith, Bruce A. Benner Jr., Kathleen Hoffman, Michelle K. Donnelly, Olivia Hernandez, Nadine Wetzler, Trung Ngu, Jessica Reiner, Benjamin Place, John Kucklick, Kate Rimmer, Rick D. Davis
Textiles used in the construction of structural firefighter turnout gear jackets and pants have been found to contain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)

Cybersecurity of Genomic Data

Author(s)
Ronald Pulivarti, Natalia Martin, Frederick R. Byers, Justin Wagner, Justin Zook, Samantha Maragh, Jennifer McDaniel, Kevin Wilson, Martin Wojtyniak, Brett Kreider, Ann-Marie France, Sallie Edwards, Tommy Morris, Jared Sheldon, Scott Ross, Phillip Whitlow
Genomic data has enabled the rapid growth of the U.S. bioeconomy and is valuable to the individual, industry, and government because it has multiple intrinsic

Advancements in Computational Wind Engineering Workshop Report

Author(s)
Donald Scott, Jennifer Goupil, Melissa Burton, Catherine Gorle, Ahsan Kareem, Ted Stathopoulos, Bradley Young
In September 2022, the Structural Engineering Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers commenced a project under National Institute of Standards and

Intelligent Flexible Manufacturing Cell

Author(s)
Ethan Hollingsworth, Eric Holterman, Allison Barnard Feeney
Designed around Industry 4.0 based digital technology, flexible manufacturing cells are envisioned to comprise a variety of machines capable of peer-to-peer

2023 NIST Summary of U.S. Legal Metrology Activities

Author(s)
Lisa Warfield, Katrice Lippa, Jan Konijnenburg, Loren Minnich, Gloria Diane Lee, Juana Williams, John McGuire
The NIST Office of Weights and Measures (OWM) presents its second issue of the 2023 NIST Annual Summary of U.S. Legal Metrology Activities report. This report