Public Safety/Security Programs & Projects

To provide telecommunications designers working in public safety communications with channel propagation models to use in simulation and testing. more

Our objective is to standardize and improve hardness measurement both in the U.S. and internationally. NIST is the U.S. National Metrology … more

FEMA Responders often face daunting challenges during search and rescue tasks in dangerous environments. As such, the concept of including robots … more

The NIST Entry Point Screening Test Bed conducts fundamental research to generate measurements and standards that address critical challenges in … more

This project provides property data, metrology, and standard test methods for materials systems under extreme conditions for areas critical to US … more

Our goal is to prevent the catastrophic failure of ballistic body armor by developing measurements and predictive models to test and determine the … more

Proficiency Test (PT) results are available at no cost to customers who have tested SRMs 2092, 2096, and 2098.   A PT result serves as a … more

The Analytical Chemistry Division serves as the Nation’s reference laboratory for chemical compositional measurements and standards to … more

Using a a "More Than Moore" approach, we are developing electronic chip-based technology for DNA and protein analysis for industry. This … more

With support from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Radiation Interactions and Dosimetry Group facilitates the development and … more

The Dosimetry Group provides support to the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for their … more

The mission of Counterterrorism And Response Technologies (CART) program is to dramatically improve the safety and effectiveness of responders … more

The goal of this program is to manage programs, direct research and development efforts, and develop performance standards, guidelines and reports … more

The Goal of this program is to manage forensic science programs and direct research efforts to develop performance standards, guidelines, and … more

The goal of this project is to enable the development of a scientific and technical infrastructure for the safe and efficient use of hydrogen as a … more