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A Biweekly News Digest From The
National Institute of Standards and Technology
May 24, 2017
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NIST researchers have produced and precisely measured a highly useful X-ray spectrum using a state-of-the-art instrument.
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X-ray standards for explosives detection help ensure the best possible image quality for the nation’s bomb squads so they can help keep the public safe.
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Crystalline materials known as perovskites could become the next superstars of solar cells.
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Metrology—the science of measurement—touches on many areas of your life, whether you realize it or not.
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NIST scientists have devised a novel hybrid system for cooling superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors—essential tools for many kinds of cutting-edge research—that is tiny and eliminates the need for liquid helium.
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NIST and the FBI invite you to the second International Symposium on Forensic Science Error Management. To take place at NIST's Gaithersburg, Maryland campus, speakers, panels, posters and workshops will address ways to detect, measure and mitigate forensic science errors. Registration ends on July 19, 2017, at 12 PM EDT.
On June 1-2, 2017, NIST will host its 2nd NIST Big Data Public Working Group Workshop for the NIST Big Data and Interoperability Framework on its Gaithersburg, Maryland campus, with the theme, "Towards a Standard Ecosystem for Big Data Applications and Analytics." Registration closes on May 29, 2017.
How can we transition the reporting of forensic results from simple “match/no match” statements to statements that integrate error and uncertainty? NIST will host the 2017 Technical Colloquium on the Weight of Evidence on June 27-29, 2017, at its Gaithersburg, Maryland, campus. Registration closes on June 20, 2017.
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The briefs complement NIST’s Community Resilience Planning Guide for Buildings and Infrastructure Systems, which lays out a six-step process to plan for resilience in the face of natural, technological and human-caused hazards.
Energy costs can be significant expenses for manufacturers of all shapes and sizes. Here are some tips on how manufacturers can reduce energy costs.
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Resistance is not futile: NIST researchers have devised and tested a method to produce graphene sheets optimized for quantum-based measurements of resistance.
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