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ASTM E3367 - 23: CONCEPTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW STANDARD TEST BASED ON CONE CALORIMETRY

June 30, 2026

Author(s)

Mauro Zammarano, Ickchan Kim, Isaac Leventon, Ankit Sharma

In 2023, a new standardized test method utilizing cone calorimetry was introduced as ASTM E3367. Commonly referred to as the Cube test, it is based on research conducted at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The test measures the

Fabrication of graphene-based quantum Hall networks and influences of partial star-mesh recursion

June 8, 2026

Author(s)

Dominick Scaletta, Ngoc Thanh Mai Tran, Marta Musso, Valery Ortiz Jimenez, Heather Hill, Dean Jarrett, Massimo Ortolano, Curt Richter, David Newell, Albert Rigosi

Needs and Research Gaps Surrounding Safe Handling of Synthetic Opioids and Other Emerging Compounds of Concern Workshop Report

June 8, 2026

Author(s)

Edward Sisco, Monica Joshi Kumar, Sarah Shuda, Matthew Staymates

With a street drug supply that contains increasingly potent compounds, those involved with the interdiction, analysis, and remediation of these samples continue to face numerous occupational safety challenges. This report synthesizes findings from a multi

SCAP 1.4 Component Specification Version Updates: An Annex to NIST SP 800-126r4

June 8, 2026

Author(s)

Dragos Prisaca, Stephen Quinn

The Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) is a multi-purpose framework of component specifications that support automated configuration, vulnerability, patch checking, security measurement, and technical control compliance activities. The SCAP

Technical Specification for the Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) SCAP Version 1.4

June 8, 2026

Author(s)

Dragos Prisaca, Stephen Quinn, Jack Vander Pol, Daniel Harris

The Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) is a suite of specifications that standardize the format and nomenclature by which software flaw and security configuration information is communicated, both to machines and humans. This publication, along

Spatial heterogeneity in polymer blends and its impact on dynamics

June 6, 2026

Author(s)

Bret Tantorno, Tuyen Truong, Lori Hoover, Gregory McKenna, Ran Tao, Fan Zhang

The relationship between dynamic and spatial heterogeneity in polymer blends is still not fully understood, yet it plays a crucial role in our understanding of their viscoelastic properties. Here, we report the results of an investigation of the

Analysis of the Manufacturing USA Occupation and Competency Framework

June 2, 2026

Author(s)

Joseph Long, Brad Conrad, Amelia Stephens, Aaron Bell, Jeremiah Forshey, Robert Foy, Ashley Smith-Schoettker

This analysis describes the most common entry-level occupations in advanced manufacturing across the technology areas associated with the Manufacturing USA network through 2030. This review identifies 132 occupations connected to 235 KSAs (knowledge

Companion Guide to the Revised Technical Guidelines for Reliable dc Measurements of the Quantized Hall Resistance for Graphene-Based Devices

June 2, 2026

Author(s)

Albert Rigosi, Hansjorg Scherer, Mathieu Taupin, Luca Callegaro, Hans He, Susmit Kumar, Ali Eichenberger, Mattias Kruskopf, Yanfei Yang, Martina Marzano, Stephen Giblin, Sergiy Rozhko, Takehiko Oe, Dong-Hun Chae, Pierre Gournay

STAMP: A Species- and Topic-Aware Multimodal Predictor for Cross-Species Antimicrobial Peptide Activity

June 1, 2026

Author(s)

Sarala N. Padi, Kinjal Mondal, David Hoogerheide, Frank N. Heinrich, Mihaela Mihailescu, Jeffery Klauda, Antonio Cardone

Antimicrobial resistance poses a major global health challenge, necessitating efficient strategies for discovering potent antimicrobial peptides (AMPs). While recent generative models can produce large numbers of candidate sequences, experimentally

Accelerating in situ X-ray tomography using sparse projections and deep learning

May 30, 2026

Author(s)

Nathan Johnson, Orion Kafka, Newell Moser

In situ X-ray tomography experiments provide powerful insight into material deformation and damage evolution under mechanical load. However, laboratory-based tomography instruments often suffer from long acquisition times that limit temporal resolution. In

Metallic Electrooptic Effect in Twisted Double-Bilayer Graphene

May 28, 2026

Author(s)

Duarte de Sousa, Nikita Roldan-Levchenko, Cesar Ascencio, Johnathas Forte, Paul Haney, Tony Low

On the Physical Interpretation of Adjoint Methods for Sensitivity Analysis, Part II: Non-Self-Adjoint Linear Systems

May 28, 2026

Author(s)

Vijay Srinivasan

Adjoint methods have gained prominence in science and engineering as the preferred approach for sensitivity analysis of mechanistic models involving a large number of parameters. Part I of this series explored adjoint methods for self-adjoint (symmetric)

A spectroscopic dataset for known provenance and1 post-consumer textiles

May 22, 2026

Author(s)

Katarina Goodge, Alexander Landauer, Cecelia Vederman, Amanda Forster

Near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy is a rapid, non-invasive technique often used for chemical bond structure identification, making it a prime candidate for feedstock identification and validation for industrial processes involving polymers. It has rapidly

Broadband Dielectric Spectroscopic (BDS) Studies of Material Evolution and Reliability in Integrated Systems

May 22, 2026

Author(s)

Christopher E. Sunday, Emmanuel Iwuoha, Yaw Obeng

Recent advances in technological and materials innovations have shifted the architecture of integrated circuits from two-dimensional planar to three dimensional (3D) systems, with stacked chips. The performance demands of these 3D-SIC devices seem to be at

Fiscal Year 2025 Annual Report for NIST Cybersecurity and Privacy Program

May 21, 2026

Author(s)

Patrick O'Reilly, Kristina Rigopoulos

Throughout Fiscal Year 2025 (FY 2025) — from October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2025 — the NIST Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) Cybersecurity and Privacy Program successfully responded to numerous challenges and opportunities in security and

Gepta-EX: A multi-channel germanium detector for X-ray absorption fine structure

May 21, 2026

Author(s)

Bruce Ravel, Abdul Rumaiz, Francesca Capocasa, GIOVANNI PINAROLI, Thomas Krings, David Siddons

We report on the development, fabrication, and performance evaluation of Gepta-EX, a compact multi-channel high-purity germanium (HPGe) detector system designed for fluorescence-mode X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy (XAS) at high photon energies. Traditional

A Non-Intrusive Analytic Temperature Model for Rate-of-Rise-Based Gas Flow Standards

May 20, 2026

Author(s)

Aaron Johnson, Jodie Pope, Keith Gillis, John Wright, Christopher Crowley

Accurate measurement of low gas flows is essential in semiconductor manufacturing, where mass flow controllers (MFCs) regulate gas stoichiometry during etching and deposition. The Rate-of-Rise (RoR) method, widely used for MFC calibration, determines mass

Bilateral Airspeed Comparison (2-20 m/s) Using Three Transfer Standards

May 20, 2026

Author(s)

Christopher Crowley, Iosif Shinder, Joey Boyd, Fabio Costa, Samuel Araujo

A bilateral comparison of airspeed standards between NIST and Inmetro was carried out over the range 2 m/s to 20 m/s using three transfer standards: a Pitot tube, a 3D ultrasonic anemometer, and a laser Doppler anemometer (LDA). The instruments were

Mechanisms and Modeling of Corrosion Initiation in RC Structures

May 20, 2026

Author(s)

Mohammadamin Hariri Ardebili, Siamak Sattar

The Effect of Different Gases on Critical Flow Nozzles

May 20, 2026

Author(s)

John Wright, Christopher Crowley, Aaron Johnson, Shinichi Nakao

Critical nozzles and critical flow venturis are widely used gas flow meters because of their excellent calibration stability and well-developed flow theory. It is often desirable to calibrate them using one gas (dry air or nitrogen) and extrapolate that

Traceability Chain and Uncertainty of the U.S. National Flow Standard for High Pressure Natural Gas

May 20, 2026

Author(s)

Aaron Johnson, Brad Sims, Jason Johansen, Joel Clancy

In 2009 NIST and CEESI Iowa established an internationally recognized flow standard to calibrate flow meters used for custody transfer of high-pressure natural gas. Initially, the flow capacity of the facility ranged from 0.25 m3/s (18 kg/s) to 10.7 m3/s

Ultra-low-speed anemometer calibrations in a bench-top wind tunnel

May 20, 2026

Author(s)

Christopher Crowley, Jeyadave Kumar, Iosif Shinder

Accurate calibration of anemometers at ultra-low airspeeds (i.e. speeds below 1 m/s) is essential for applications such as indoor airflow measurement, cleanroom monitoring, and environmental sensing. To address this need, the National Institute of

Quasistatic Crack Formation in Multiphase Materials Driven by Internal Phases Expansion Mechanisms: Application to Cement-Based Materials

May 19, 2026

Author(s)

Osamah Dehwah, Edward Garboczi, Nicos Martys, Stephanie Watson

Internal crack formation and propagation are often found in concrete undergoing expansion of some internal phase or phases, driven by deterioration mechanisms such as pyrrhotite oxidation or alkali-silica reaction. This study employs a 2-D finite element

RUFEERS (Recognizing Ultra Fine-grained Entities, Events, and Relations) Annotation Guidelines

May 18, 2026

Author(s)

Shudong Huang, Song Chen, Justin Mott

A key area in natural language processing and by extension, in artificial intelligence, is a system's ability to extract entities (things in the world), events (who does what and when), and relations (who is related to whom in what way) and to transform

String-Breaking Dynamics in Quantum Adiabatic and Diabatic Processes

May 18, 2026

Author(s)

Federica Surace, Alessio Lerose, Or Katz, Elizabeth Bennewitz, Alex Schuckert, Zohreh Davoudi, Alexey Gorshkov, Christopher Monroe, Brayden Ware, Arinjoy De, Henry Luo, Kate Collins, Will Morong

Advanced communications
-Open Radio Access Network (Open-RAN)
-Quantum communications
-Spectrum sharing
-Wireless (RF)
Artificial intelligence
-AI measurement and evaluation
-Autonomous systems
--Automated vehicles
--Autonomous laboratories
-Applied AI
-Fundamental AI
-Hardware for AI
-Machine learning
-Trustworthy and responsible AI
Bioscience
-Bioeconomy
--Biological data
-Bioimaging
-Bioinformatics
-Biomanufacturing
-Biomaterials
-Biometrology
-Biosecurity
--Biosurveillance
--Genomic cybersecurity
--Nucleic acid sequence screening
-Cell measurements
-Engineering / synthetic biology
--Biofabrication
--Cell-free systems
--Genome engineering
--Protein engineering
-Gene delivery systems
-Genome editing
-Genomics
-Glycomics
-Metabolomics
-Microbial measurements
-Proteomics
Buildings and construction
-Building codes and standards
-Building control systems
-Building damage and repair
-Building economics
-Building materials
-Energy efficiency
-Heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment
-Indoor air quality
-Structural engineering
-Thermal comfort
Chemistry
-Analytical chemistry
-Chemical engineering and processing
-Chemical thermodynamics and chemical properties
-Molecular characterization
-Theoretical chemistry and modeling
-Thermochemical properties
Electronics
-Electromagnetics
-Flexible electronics
-Magnetoelectronics
-Optoelectronics
-Organic electronics
-Semiconductors
-Sensors
-Superconducting electronics
Energy
-Alternative energy
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-Electric power / smart grid
-Fuels
Environment
-Air / water / soil quality
-Climate measurements
-Environmental health
-Greenhouse gas measurements
-Marine science
-Sustainability
Fire
-Fire detection
-Fire dynamics and science
-Fire fighting
-Fire modeling
-Fire risk reduction
-Materials flammability
-Structural fire resistance
-Wildland urban interface fire
Forensic science
-Digital evidence
-Drugs and toxicology
-Firearms and toolmarks
-Forensic biometrics
-Forensic genetics
-Trace evidence
Health
-Biopharmaceuticals
-Cell and gene therapy
-Clinical diagnostics
--Cancer
--Medical imaging
-Food and nutrition
-Human microbiome
-Precision medicine
-Regenerative medicine and advanced therapy
--Flow cytometry
Information technology
-Biometrics
-Cloud computing and virtualization
-Complex systems
-Computational science
-Conformance testing
-Cyber-physical systems
--Smart cities
-Cybersecurity and privacy
--Cryptography
--Cybersecurity education and workforce development
--Cybersecurity measurement
--Identity and access management
--Privacy engineering
--Risk management
--Securing emerging technologies
--Trustworthy networks
--Trustworthy platforms
-Data and informatics
--Human language technology
--Information retrieval
--Natural language processing
-Digital twins
-Federal information processing standards (FIPS)
-Health IT
-Internet of Things (IoT)
-Interoperability testing
-Location based services
-Mobile
-Networking
--Mobile and wireless networking
--Network management and monitoring
--Network modeling and analysis
--Network security and robustness
--Network test and measurement
--Next generation networks
--Protocol design and standardization
--Software defined and virtual networks
-Software research
--Software testing
-Usability and human factors
--Accessibility
-Video analytics
-Virtual / augmented reality
-Visualization research
-Voting systems
Infrastructure
Manufacturing
-Additive manufacturing
-Factory communications
-Factory operations planning and control
-Interoperability in manufacturing
-Machining
-Manufacturing economics
-Manufacturing quality assurance
-Manufacturing systems design and analysis
-Monitoring, diagnostics and prognostics
-Process improvement
-Process measurement and control
-Product data
-Robotics
--Agility and adaptability
--Collaborative robots
--Dexterous grasping
--Manipulation
--Mobility and industrial autonomous vehicles
--Navigation / actuation / control
--Sensing and perception
-Supply chain
-Sustainable manufacturing
-Systems engineering
-Systems integration
-Technology commercialization
Materials
-Ceramics
-Composites
-Concrete / cement
-Materials characterization
--Composition and structure
--Mechanical properties
--Thermal properties
-Metals
-Modeling and computational material science
-Polymers
-Superconductors
Mathematics and statistics
-Experiment design
-Image and signal processing
-Modeling and simulation research
-Numerical methods and software
-Statistical analysis
-Uncertainty quantification
Metrology
-Amount of substance
-Dimensional metrology
-Electrical / electromagnetic metrology
-Flow metrology and rheology
-Force metrology
-Humidity metrology
-Ionizing radiation metrology
-Mass metrology
-Metric
-Optical / photometry / laser metrology
-Pressure and vacuum metrology
-Thermometry metrology
-Time and frequency metrology
-Weights and measures
Nanotechnology
-Nanobiotechnology
-Nanochemistry
-Nanoelectronics
-Nanofabrication / manufacturing
--Lithography
--Self-assembly
-Nanofluidics
-Nanomagnetics
-Nanomaterials
-Nanomechanics
-Nanometrology
-Nanophotonics
-Nanophysics
-Nanoplasmonics
Neutron research
Performance excellence
-Assessment tools and services
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-Best practices
-Leadership development
Physics
-Atomic / molecular / quantum
-Biological physics
-Condensed matter
-Electron physics
-Magnetics
-Nuclear physics
-Optical physics and communications
-Quantum information science
-Radiation
-Spectroscopy
-Thermodynamics
-Time and frequency
Public safety
-Chemical / Biological / Radiological / Nuclear / Explosives (CBRNE)
-First responder preparedness
-Law enforcement
-Public safety communications research
-Response robots
Resilience
-Community resilience
--Recovery
--Resilience metrics
-Disaster and failure studies
-Earthquake risk reduction
-Resilience economics
-Resilient materials
-Windstorm impact reduction
Standards
-Accreditation
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-Documentary standards
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-Reference data
-Reference instruments
-Reference materials
-Standards education
Technology transfer
Transportation
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