Public Safety/Security Programs & Projects

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

Using a complementary approach of experimental measurements and detailed finite element analysis, we will develop more realistic yet … more

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

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

Well characterized test materials are essential for validating the performance of trace explosive detection systems. Particle size, chemical … more

We have exploited the built-in functionality of a secondary ion mass spectrometer to provide the capability to screen the enrichment levels of a … more

A large suite of illicit drug samples were analyzed using IMS to evaluate the selectivity and sensitivity of the technique. The sample suite … more

Reliable standards are needed to test, maintain, and improve the effectiveness of trace detectors that protect the public, commerce, and … more

Gravimetric and optical methods were developed to assure quantitative deposition of compounds from nano-dispense devices onto the surfaces of … more

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

The use of standards is considered a critical component in the assurance of analytical quality, allowing reliable measures of detection limits, … more

Complex fluids may be defined as mixtures in which there are many components, and in which the components span a range of physical and chemical … more

High explosives, of significant interest from the homeland security standpoint, are materials that undergo very fast reactions that produce a … more

NIST and the University of Colorado have been funded since April, 2006, by DARPA to develop a microcryocooler with a volume less than about 4 cm 3 … more