http://www.nist.gov The National Institute of Standards and Technology http://www.nist.gov/director/call-for-proposals-to-create-additive-manufacturing-innovation-institute.cfm Tue, 15 May 2012 19:43:46 GMT The federal government issued on May 9, 2012, a solicitation for proposals from teams led by non-profit organizations or universities to establish an Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute, which would serve as a pilotamp-or ... 1a5f55fd-c59e-e111-b429-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/ncnr/spin-050712.cfm Mon, 07 May 2012 18:25:34 GMT Gaithersburg, Md.amp-An international team of researchers including scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has found what may be the first known example of a 'spin-orbital liquid,' a substance in a ... d97c6efa-7198-e111-b429-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/director/nnmi-050412.cfm Fri, 04 May 2012 20:15:19 GMT The Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office (AMNPO) today* issued a formal 'request for information' on a new public-private partnership proposed by President Obama: the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation ... ca917fa3-2396-e111-b9c7-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/mml/analytical/fish-050212.cfm Wed, 02 May 2012 17:05:26 GMT When it comes to the food used to raise fish in aquaculture 'farms,' it seems that you may get what you pay for. In a new study,* researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the South Carolina ... 3e5599f6-7894-e111-b9c7-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/mep/rail-042712.cfm Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:27:32 GMT The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) will host two forums next month designed to connect manufacturers with more than 34,000 domestic suppliers for an upcoming ... 48720f77-7d90-e111-b9c7-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div688/brain-041912.cfm Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:41:34 GMT A miniature atom-based magnetic sensor developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has passed an important research milestone by successfully measuring human brain activity. Experiments reported this week* ... 86cdfba3-578a-e111-b9c7-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/labs-041712.cfm Tue, 17 Apr 2012 20:35:10 GMT Two new advanced laboratory buildings for high-precision science and measurements have officially opened in Boulder, Colo., providing upgraded facilities to support technology innovation and economic growth as well as the training of ... fa8fcacc-cc88-e111-b9c7-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/mml/ceramics/organic-041712.cfm Tue, 17 Apr 2012 20:07:14 GMT Materials scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), working with an international research team, have helped prove the stability of a novelamp-and ruggedamp-thin-film membrane that could prove key to a ... 093420e1-c888-e111-b9c7-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/baldrige/baldrige-041312.cfm Fri, 13 Apr 2012 21:08:26 GMT The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program (BPEP), managed for 25 years by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in collaboration with the private sector, has announced that it is transitioning to a new business ... d28443c9-ac85-e111-b9c7-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/director/nnmi-040312.cfm Tue, 03 Apr 2012 18:17:19 GMT The first of a planned series of regional workshops to design a proposed $1 billion federal initiative, the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI), will be held on April 25, 2012, at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in ... e4456033-b97d-e111-b9c7-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/mep/ip-040312.cfm Tue, 03 Apr 2012 18:13:00 GMT A new online tool can help small companies and entrepreneurs evaluate their awareness of intellectual property (IP)amp-trade secrets, company data and moreamp-and learn how to protect it. The National Institute of Standards and ... 226572a0-b87d-e111-b9c7-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/ncnr/anesthesia-032012.cfm Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:11:45 GMT Why does inhaling anesthetics cause unconsciousness? New insights into this century-and-a-half-old question may spring from research performed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).* Scientists from NIST and the ... c83e94e4-c872-e111-b9c7-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/el/dpac-030912.cfm Fri, 09 Mar 2012 20:38:06 GMT Does the United States have sufficient industrial capabilities to produce adequate supplies of forged-quality metal parts to meet the needs of the Defense Department and other federal agencies?That is what the Metal Fabrication Study ... 8cb432b7-276a-e111-b9c7-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div688/comb-030612.cfm Tue, 06 Mar 2012 21:41:01 GMT If there is life on other planets, a laser frequency comb developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) may help find it.NIST researchers and collaborators measured the frequencies, or colors, of infrared ... f087b10a-d567-e111-b9c7-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/oles/firstnet-030612.cfm Tue, 06 Mar 2012 21:01:00 GMT The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will significantly expand its work in support of an advanced wireless communications system for the nationamp's first responders and emergency workers as a result of new ... 26b2be73-cf67-e111-b9c7-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/oles/prints-022112.cfm Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:13:36 GMT A new report by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Department of Justiceamp's National Institute of Justice (NIJ) has documented 149 potential sources of human error in the analysis of crime scene ... e4caf9e0-d05c-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/director/charter-020712.cfm Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:36:14 GMT You often hear about the Framers of the Constitution, but not so much the framers of the Magna Carta. They work for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).Not the authors, of course theyamp've been dead 700 years. But ... b363afb8-d351-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/director/standards-012412.cfm Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:02:51 GMT Last week, the White House issued a memorandum recognizing the role of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in helping agencies implement best practices for standards development activities to address national ... 296a4cb4-ce46-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/iaao/school-012412.cfm Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:40:58 GMT The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is accepting applications for the 2012 Summer Institute for Middle School Science Teachers and the Research Experience for Teachers (RET) program. These two opportunities give ... e76731ab-cb46-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/el/smartgrid-012412.cfm Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:28:59 GMT Taking a step closer to ensuring that new electrical devices will be ready to plug into the nations next-generation power grid, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)s Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP) recently ... 43a87dae-9746-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/mml/metallurgy/bridge-011012.cfm Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:03:41 GMT With a random-looking spatter of paint specks, a pair of cameras and a whole lot of computer processing, engineer Mark Iadicola of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been helping the Federal Highway ... 3ce97884-ce3b-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/director/competes-011012.cfm Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:36:57 GMT On Jan. 6, 2012, the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) issued a new report highlighting key policy priorities to sustain and promote American innovation and economic competitiveness. The report, The Competitiveness and Innovative ... 6ba266a8-ca3b-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/releases/research-collaboration-123011.cfm Fri, 30 Dec 2011 18:39:42 GMT Innovation drives economic growth and creates skilled, high-wage jobs. To maintain a high standard of living for its citizens, the United States must continue to produce new, high quality products and we must sell them in the global ... d38c005c-1533-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div682/neutron-122011.cfm Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:10:17 GMT An advance in sensor design* by researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Waterloos Institute of Quantum Computing (IQC) could unshackle a powerful, yet high-maintenance technique for ... 379fbfa6-4e2b-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/baldrige/baldrige-122011.cfm Tue, 20 Dec 2011 20:25:24 GMT A new collaboration between the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program (BPEP), the Alliance for Performance Excellence and The Alternative Board (TAB) will provide resources and training for small businesses to improve their performance ... b491d6b2-482b-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/director/surf-122011.cfm Tue, 20 Dec 2011 20:19:18 GMT The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is now accepting applications for the 2012 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF) programs at its Gaithersburg, Md., and Boulder, Colo., campuses. The programs provide ... 339c11d5-472b-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/releases/npo-121911.cfm Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:07:42 GMT Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Director Patrick Gallagher today announced establishment of a National Program Office for the Advanced Manufacturing ... 3662734f-6c2a-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/director/mse-121311.cfm Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:00:53 GMT The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced that it is accepting proposals for funding for a broad range of potential research projects and related activities that support the instituteamp's measurement ... 7557ffc1-9225-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div684/pmg-120611.cfm Tue, 06 Dec 2011 20:37:33 GMT The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is soliciting proposals for the next round of funding in its long-running Precision Measurement Grant Program (PMGP). The program provides support for experiments to make novel, ... d547caef-4920-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/ncnr/ncnr-offers-financial-assistance-for-neutron-science-research.cfm Wed, 30 Nov 2011 18:09:46 GMT The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is soliciting proposals for multiyear financial assistance awards to support research and development at the NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR). The awards of up to $3 ... f379de5e-7e1b-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/cnst/piezo-112211.cfm Tue, 22 Nov 2011 22:21:26 GMT A team of university researchers, aided by scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), have succeeded in integrating a new, highly efficient piezoelectric material into a silicon microelectromechanical system ... 62b3963b-5815-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/mml/biochemical/biolabels-112211.cfm Tue, 22 Nov 2011 22:05:00 GMT With the recent opening of its new Biomolecular Labeling Laboratory, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has become one of a small handful of facilities in the world that specializes in tagging large molecules with ... 4fa303f3-5515-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/mml/metallurgy/magnetism-112211.cfm Tue, 22 Nov 2011 21:53:35 GMT Led by a group at the University of Maryland (UMd), a multi-institution team of researchers has combined modern materials research and an age-old metallurgy technique to produce an alloy that could be the basis for a new class of sensors ... 04df0b5c-5415-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/el/submetering.cfm Tue, 08 Nov 2011 21:49:00 GMT WASHINGTON, D.C.amp-A new interagency report recommends systematic consideration of new metering technologies that can yield up-to-date, finely grained snapshots of energy and water usage in commercial and residential buildings to guide ... bbddcd50-8a09-e111-9fed-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/mml/metallurgy/tweezer-110811.cfm Tue, 08 Nov 2011 21:46:04 GMT Not to pick up electrons, but tweezers made of electrons. A recent paper* by researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Virginia (UVA) demonstrates that the beams produced by modern ... 254fb405-530a-e111-9fed-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/director/techtransfer-110811.cfm Tue, 08 Nov 2011 20:54:28 GMT The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will play a significant role in helping speed the transfer of federal research and development from the laboratory to the marketplace, as part of a plan laid out in a Presidential ... c86428ba-4b0a-e111-9fed-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/releases/jobs.cfm Fri, 28 Oct 2011 20:25:42 GMT WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, the Obama Administration announced it is taking two important steps to help U.S businesses create jobs and strengthen their competitiveness in a global economy. Through two Presidential Memoranda issued today, ... 929ac7f9-a201-e111-9fed-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/smartgrid/grid-102511.cfm Tue, 25 Oct 2011 15:53:03 GMT An expanded list of standards, new cybersecurity guidance and product testing proposals are among the new elements in an updated roadmap for Smart Grid interoperability released today* for public comment by the National Institute of ... cb58d957-21ff-e011-9fed-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/electromagnetics/magnetics/magnetic-101311.cfm Thu, 13 Oct 2011 18:12:23 GMT Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and University of Colorado Boulder (CU) have developed a low-power microchip that uses a combination of microfluidics and magnetic switches to trap and transport ... cae5dfd0-c6f5-e011-9fed-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/el/umd-isr-grant-101111.cfm Thu, 13 Oct 2011 15:48:00 GMT The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded today a $1 million cooperative agreement to the University of Maryland at College Park (UMD). Researchers at UMDamp's Institute for Systems Research will help NIST as it ... db89d575-20f4-e011-9fed-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/mep/mep-100711.cfm Fri, 07 Oct 2011 13:23:02 GMT The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) and the Economic Development Administration (EDA), both agencies of the U.S. Department of Commerce, are providing funding, leadership ... 340ddd70-e7f0-e011-9fed-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/director/amtech-092011.cfm Fri, 23 Sep 2011 13:40:51 GMT To accommodate additional interested parties, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced a 30-day extension on a request seeking public comment on the proposed new Advanced Manufacturing Technology ... 8ca56c97-e9e5-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div684/ions-083011.cfm Tue, 30 Aug 2011 19:35:28 GMT Much like a meteor impacting a planet, highly charged ions hit really hard and can do a lot of damage, albeit on a much smaller scale. And much like geologists determine the size and speed of the meteor by looking at the hole it left, ... c69cf910-3fd3-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/director/gallagher-082611.cfm Fri, 26 Aug 2011 19:02:43 GMT Guest blog post by Patrick D. Gallagher, Commerces Under Secretary of Standards and Technology and Director, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)td a5959aec-15d0-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/showcase-091311.cfm Fri, 19 Aug 2011 14:41:46 GMT 445fcf96-71ca-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/director/greenhouse-081611.cfm Tue, 16 Aug 2011 19:48:51 GMT The continuing increase in the level of carbon dioxide and other 'greenhouse gases' in the Earths atmosphere has been identified as a cause for serious concern because it may radically accelerate changes in the Earths climate. Developing ... d4242aae-40c8-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/director/sbir-081611.cfm Tue, 16 Aug 2011 19:39:09 GMT The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced nearly $2.7 million in Phase 1 and Phase 2 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) awards to 18 U.S. small businesses.The awards provide funding to small ... 4a06395c-3fc8-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/releases/sbir-081011.cfm Wed, 10 Aug 2011 12:45:20 GMT Gaithersburg, Md. - The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced nearly $2.7 million in Phase 1 and Phase 2 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) awards to 18 U.S. small businesses.The awards provide ... ae73d28d-4ec3-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/el/fire_research/201108_nano_fire_retardants.cfm Tue, 02 Aug 2011 22:07:29 GMT Gram for gram, novel carbon nanofiber-filled coatings devised by researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Texas AampampM University outperformed conventional flame retardants used in the polyurethane ... c4db0878-53bd-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/director/amtech-072211.cfm Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:30:45 GMT A notice published today by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the Federal Register requests opinions from the public about the best ways to structure a proposed new Advanced Manufacturing Technology Consortia ... fe2fe879-77b4-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/mml/ceramics/graphene-070611.cfm Wed, 06 Jul 2011 21:10:38 GMT Using a combination of sophisticated computer modeling and advanced materials analysis techniques at synchrotron laboratories, a research team led by the University at Buffalo (UB) and including the National Institute of Standards and ... 7a3eaf52-14a8-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/el/fire_research/fire-070611.cfm Wed, 06 Jul 2011 21:03:55 GMT If materials scientists accompanied their research with theme songs, a team from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland (UMD) might be tempted to choose the garage punk song 'Dont Crowd ... a65b545c-13a8-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/director/transfer-070611.cfm Wed, 06 Jul 2011 20:44:33 GMT A new report* sponsored by the U.S. Commerce Department (DOC)amp-the results of the first independent study of its kind in almost 10 yearsamp-describes both barriers and effective strategies for the transfer of technology developed in ... 412d82ae-10a8-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/el/isd/mmc/robots-070611.cfm Wed, 06 Jul 2011 20:07:50 GMT Virtual robots move pallets while maneuvering around each other in a simulation of a busy warehouse.Credit: Laboratory for Robotics and Intelligent Control Systems (LARICS), University of Zagreb, b1c25392-0ba8-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/director/tech-transfer-063011.cfm Thu, 30 Jun 2011 21:19:10 GMT A new report* sponsored by the U.S. Commerce Department (DOC)amp-the results of the first independent study of its kind in almost 10 yearsamp-describes both barriers and effective strategies for transfer of technology developed in ... 0e3cb660-5ea3-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/electromagnetics/htc-062211.cfm Wed, 22 Jun 2011 20:15:48 GMT A method developed by researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado at Boulder for making thin, flexible, high-temperature superconducting (HTS) cables* has won a 2011 RampampD ... 336ef046-0c9d-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/baldrige/quality-062111.cfm Tue, 21 Jun 2011 20:28:01 GMT Interested in improving your organizations excellence? Then sign up for one of the two 2011 Baldrige Regional Conferences. This year, theyre being held in Missouri and Alabama.Senior leaders from the seven organizations selected for the ... 3142bfeb-449c-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/el/isd/score-062111.cfm Tue, 21 Jun 2011 20:18:18 GMT Most industry executives, military planners, research managers or venture capitalists charged with assessing the potential of an RampampD project probably are familiar with the wry twist on Arthur C. Clarkes third law*: 'Any sufficiently ... 28faee91-439c-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/meas-services/tracking-060711.cfm Tue, 07 Jun 2011 19:56:47 GMT National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers are working to reduce the uncertainty associated with climate-change measurements using a mobile temperature-sensing technology made for tracking delicate or perishable, ... 567e7135-4091-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/wmd/ncwm-060711.cfm Tue, 07 Jun 2011 19:48:51 GMT Preventing fraud at oil-change services and enabling consumers to make value comparisons when shopping for printer ink will be among the many issues discussed at this years annual meeting of the National Conference on Weights and ... be2cab16-3f91-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/el/building_environment/20110524_climate_tool.cfm Tue, 24 May 2011 21:43:46 GMT A new, free software tool from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) could prove to be a breath of fresh air for architects and designers of ventilation systems for 'green' commercial buildings.With the Climate ... e4784fc4-4e86-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div683/aip_05242011.cfm Tue, 24 May 2011 20:34:32 GMT A wealth of information on recent advances in semiconductor research is now available for free, thanks to an agreement between the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the American Institute of Physics (AIP). The ... 82af8013-4586-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div683/broadening_uses_05242011.cfm Tue, 24 May 2011 19:53:40 GMT Behind the smart phones continuing transformation into the quintessential multipurpose tool is the rise and diversification of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), tiny machines that work the speakers, projectors, gyroscopes and other ... 84eaea61-3f86-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/director/flemming_052411.cfm Tue, 24 May 2011 19:35:11 GMT Three scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have been chosen to receive the Arthur S. Flemming award, recognizing distinguished service in the federal government.Scott Diddams, a physicist in the ... 413294ca-3c86-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/mml/polymers/20110518_nsoft_mtg.cfm Wed, 18 May 2011 19:45:22 GMT The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is holding a special industry workshop on June 2 and 3, 2011, at the NIST laboratories in Gaithersburg, Md., to assess interest in forming a new government-industry consortium ... 75222836-8781-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/mml/ceramics/silver-051011.cfm Tue, 10 May 2011 20:23:31 GMT Nanoparticles of silver are being found increasingly in the environmentamp-and in environmental science laboratories. Because they have a variety of useful properties, especially as antibacterial and antifungal agents, silver ... 27745248-437b-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/mml/analytical/marine-051011.cfm Tue, 10 May 2011 19:44:42 GMT Bottlenose dolphins* and beluga whales**, two marine species at or near the top of their respective food webs, accumulate more chemical pollutants in their bodies when they live and feed in waters near urbanized areas, according to ... f08e8ad9-3d7b-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div689/ye-051011.cfm Tue, 10 May 2011 18:20:11 GMT Physicist Jun Ye, a Fellow of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and a Fellow of JILA, a joint institute of NIST and the University of Colorado Boulder, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences. ... 9d8c8c10-327b-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/tpo/federal-laboratory-technology-transfer-fy09-summary-report.cfm Wed, 27 Apr 2011 13:50:44 GMT The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a summary report on technology transfer activities of the federal laboratories for fiscal year 2009. The report summarizes the technology transfer activities and ... 2fc96337-d570-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/nstic-042611.cfm Tue, 26 Apr 2011 20:13:47 GMT On April 15, the Obama Administration formally launched its National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC), a plan to work with the private sector to develop a private market for secure identity credentials for the ... 832b439a-4170-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/mep/blog-042611.cfm Tue, 26 Apr 2011 19:32:13 GMT The manufacturing experts at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership are now spreading the word on manufacturing innovation by blog. Launched April 4, the official MEP Blog: ... e2a601d0-3b70-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div682/xray-041211.cfm Tue, 12 Apr 2011 20:14:55 GMT The idea of probing the bodys interior with radiation stretches back to experiments with X rays in the 1800s, but more than a century later, images taken with radiological scans still are not considered reliable enough to, for example, ... bf76aa79-4165-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div686/constant-033011.cfm Wed, 30 Mar 2011 20:39:28 GMT Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have for the first time used an apparatus that relies on the amp"noiseamp" of jiggling electrons to make highly accurate measurements of the Boltzmann constant, an ... 59c0b7b6-0d5b-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/mml/polymers/polymers-033011.cfm Wed, 30 Mar 2011 20:26:46 GMT Using a small block of aluminum with a tiny groove carved in it, a team of researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Polytechnic Institute of New York University is developing an improved ... 71c49fef-0b5b-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/mml/analytical/ted-033011.cfm Wed, 30 Mar 2011 20:13:30 GMT Trace-explosives detectors (TEDs) are an increasingly common sight at airports and on loading docks, and emergency response personnel carry them to evaluate suspicious packages. A new test material developed by the National Institute of ... 1d439118-0a5b-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div684/fields-033011.cfm Wed, 30 Mar 2011 19:38:21 GMT Completing the story they started by creating synthetic magnetic fields,* scientists from the Joint Quantum Institute (JQI), a collaboration of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland, ... aa6afd32-055b-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/el/building_materials/20110315_concrete.cfm Tue, 15 Mar 2011 22:12:00 GMT In the business of concrete making, whatamp's oldamp-even ancientamp-is new again.X-ray microtomograph (left) shows pores (blue) that remain within lightweight aggregates (LWAs) after water has migrated from the pre-wetted materials ... 06907a4d-514f-e011-b470-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/el/building_materials/20110315_sealants.cfm Tue, 15 Mar 2011 21:48:14 GMT Just as a chain is as strong as its weakest link, a building is as secure against the environment as its most degraded joint sealants, about 50 percent of which fail in less than 10 years after installation.Mounted on the roof of a ... ff9291cd-4d4f-e011-b470-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/el/building_environment/20110315_voc.cfm Tue, 15 Mar 2011 21:35:16 GMT A promising new approach for checking the accuracy of measurements of hazardous indoor air pollutants may soon be ready for prime time, report researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Virginia Tech.* ... 62f9ebf6-4b4f-e011-b470-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/mml/surface/sims-030111.cfm Tue, 01 Mar 2011 23:01:03 GMT To determine if a tissue biopsy reveals the presence of cancer, a histologist often screens for cells with an abnormal appearance or a specific visible trait such as a larger-than-usual nucleus. However, by the time a cancer is ... 00a9ceb7-5744-e011-8a7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/mml/ceramics/20110301_protocells.cfm Tue, 01 Mar 2011 22:58:49 GMT Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Weill Cornell Medical College have designed artificial 'protocells' that can lure, entrap and inactivate a class of deadly human virusesamp-think decoys ... fad1ef47-5744-e011-8a7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/wmd/20110301_wmd_webinar.cfm Tue, 01 Mar 2011 21:54:03 GMT A reliable and trustworthy system of weights and measures is vital for economic activity. Maintaining that system requires constant vigilance, and thats where the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Weights and Measures ... 9486005b-4e44-e011-8a7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/mep/manufacturers/20110301_manufacture_mtg.cfm Tue, 01 Mar 2011 21:29:21 GMT The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) will host Manufacturing Innovations 2011 from May 14amp-18, 2011, at the World Center Marriott in Orlando, Fla. This annual ... 70867fdb-4a44-e011-8a7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/el/isd/challenge-022511.cfm Fri, 25 Feb 2011 15:24:47 GMT The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is teaming up with Willow Garage, a Silicon Valley robotics research and design firm, to launch an international amp"perception challengeamp" to drive improvements in sensing and ... 62c0e521-f340-e011-8a7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/iaao/teachlearn/teachers-022311.cfm Wed, 23 Feb 2011 21:09:39 GMT The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is soliciting nominations of middle school science teachers from eligible U.S. public school districts or accredited private educational institutions to participate in the NIST ... 4ef52020-913f-e011-8a7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div686/qdot-022210.cfm Tue, 22 Feb 2011 21:25:12 GMT Like snowflakes or fingerprints, no two quantum dots are identical. But a new etching method for shaping and positioning these semiconductor nanocrystals might change that. Whats more, tests at the National Institute of Standards and ... 6a73da1a-ca3e-e011-8a7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/tip/tip-020111.cfm Wed, 02 Feb 2011 21:40:00 GMT The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has posted a 'Three-Year Plan' outlining the topics of possible future competitions for RampampD funding under the agencys Technology Innovation Program (TIP). The research ... 96aca1d7-4b2e-e011-8a7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div685/thermometers-020111.cfm Wed, 02 Feb 2011 21:24:00 GMT Beginning March 1, 2011, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will no longer provide calibration services for mercury thermometers. The cessation of the mercury thermometer calibration program marks the end of an era ... a4e83170-492e-e011-8a7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/director/ncgp/ncgp_012511.cfm Tue, 25 Jan 2011 16:41:19 GMT The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)ampnbsphas launched a new competition for grants to support the construction of new or expanded scientific research facilities at institutions of higher education and nonprofit ... b09b56b0-a128-e011-8a7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/mml/hml/eggs_011911.cfm Wed, 19 Jan 2011 21:03:00 GMT An international research team working with National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) scientists at the Hollings Marine Laboratory (HML) in Charleston, S.C., has suggested for the first time that mercury cycling in the flora ... c5abd40b-bb24-e011-b295-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div689/radiation_011911.cfm Wed, 19 Jan 2011 20:37:00 GMT JILA researchers have developed a laser-based source of terahertz radiation that is unusually efficient and less prone to damage than similar systems. The technology might be useful in applications such as detecting trace gases or ... 4d2944b5-4223-e011-b295-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div689/dna_011911.cfm Wed, 19 Jan 2011 20:18:00 GMT Using a new experimental test structure, biophysicists at JILA have unraveled part of a 15-year mystery in the mechanics of DNAamp-just how the molecule manages to suddenly extend to almost twice its normal length. The new test structure ... 65768806-4023-e011-b295-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div685/telescope_010511.cfm Wed, 05 Jan 2011 20:57:18 GMT Is the expansion of the universe accelerating for some unknown reason? This is one of the mysteries plaguing astrophysics, and somewhere in distant galaxies are yet-unseen supernovae that may hold the key. Now, thanks to a telescope ... 18b86e58-0e19-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/tip/tip_121510.cfm Wed, 15 Dec 2010 16:55:53 GMT The U.S. Commerce Departments National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced a total of more than $22 million in funding for nine research projects targeting innovative manufacturing technologies in fields ranging ... 1d5fdafc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/cnst/supercool_120810.cfm Wed, 08 Dec 2010 15:59:18 GMT The discoveries of superconductivity, the quantum Hall effect and the fractional quantum Hall effect were all the result of measurements made at increasingly lower temperatures. Now, pushing the regime of the very cold into the very ... 715edafc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/healthcare/hit/hit_120810.cfm Wed, 08 Dec 2010 15:42:09 GMT Two new publications from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are intended to help developers of software and computer systems for doctors offices, clinics, and hospitals improve the ease of use of electronic health ... 6c5edafc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/nvlap/nvlap_120810.cfm Wed, 08 Dec 2010 14:54:16 GMT ENERGY STAR, a program of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of Energy (DOE) to promote energy efficiency, has recognized the National Institute of Standards and Technologyamp's (NISTamp's) National Voluntary ... 5d5edafc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/releases/arra_120810.cfm Wed, 08 Dec 2010 14:49:48 GMT The National Institute of Standards and Technologys American Recovery and Reinvestment (NIST-ARRA) Act Measurement Science and Engineering Fellowship Program has announced its third round of applications for undergraduate, graduate, ... 5a5edafc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/mml/biochemical/powders_112310.cfm Wed, 24 Nov 2010 22:39:00 GMT Suspicious packages and powders have triggered more than 30,000 responses by U.S. law enforcement agencies across the country since 2001. These events are expensive, time-consuming and potentially dangerous. To help first responders at ... 0e5ddafc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/mml/analytical/berry_110910.cfm Tue, 09 Nov 2010 20:34:16 GMT National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers have developed new certified reference materials for measuring amounts of organic acids in dietary supplements formulated with Vaccinium berriesamp-cranberries, ... 665ddafc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/tip/tip_110910.cfm Tue, 09 Nov 2010 19:51:50 GMT In two Federal Register notices, the Technology Innovation Program (TIP) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) asks for public comments on six NIST-prepared white papers outlining potential areas for research ... 515ddafc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/tpo/patent_110910.cfm Tue, 09 Nov 2010 19:13:13 GMT NIST researchers and their collaborators were awarded seven patents in the past year for a wide variety of technologies. Since Oct. 1, 2009, NIST has made a total of 30 invention disclosures and filed 15 patent applications. Currently, ... 4b5ddafc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/director/speeches/gallagher_oct2010.cfm Mon, 08 Nov 2010 17:25:00 GMT e75cdafc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div689/breath_101310.cfm Wed, 13 Oct 2010 21:46:18 GMT Scientists at JILA and collaborators have demonstrated an improved laser-based 'molecular fingerprinting' technique that picks out traces of key hydrogen-containing and other molecules from a billion other particles in a gas in just 30 ... a15adafc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div688/magnetic_101310.cfm Wed, 13 Oct 2010 21:12:52 GMT Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the German national metrology institute have used NISTs miniature atom-based magnetic sensor to successfully track a human heartbeat, confirming the devices ... 855adafc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/cnst/umd_092810.cfm Tue, 28 Sep 2010 16:02:31 GMT The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST) will award a five-year cooperative agreement totaling $15 million to the University of Maryland (UMD), College Park, Md., to ... bb55dafc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/mml/cell_091410.cfm Tue, 14 Sep 2010 15:51:24 GMT On Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2010, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will host the Third Annual Maryland Stem Cell Research Symposium at NISTamp's main campus in Gaithersburg, Md. Sponsored by the Maryland Stem Cell ... c367c7fc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/mml/analytical/14c_091410.cfm Tue, 14 Sep 2010 14:18:37 GMT Recent puzzling observations of tiny variations in nuclear decay rates have led some to question the science of using decay rates to determine the relative ages of rocks and organic materials. Scientists from the National Institute of ... ae68c7fc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/tpo/nanotech_083110.cfm Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:46:34 GMT On Sept. 13, 2010, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the Federal Laboratory Consortium, the Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO) and the Montgomery County Department of Economic Development will ... 8469c7fc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div686/dark_081710.cfm Tue, 17 Aug 2010 19:08:53 GMT Harnessing darkness for practical use, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a laser power detector coated with the worldaposs darkest materialamp-a forest of carbon nanotubes that ... ea61c7fc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/el/charter_081710.cfm Tue, 17 Aug 2010 18:57:20 GMT Fabrication specialists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are joining forces with conservators at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) to protect and display a document that influenced our ... e461c7fc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/el/isd/robocrane_081710.cfm Tue, 17 Aug 2010 18:41:55 GMT A modified version of the RoboCranereg, a unique floating platform developed by manufacturing research engineers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), will be helping cleanup operations fly into action over the ... db61c7fc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div689/comb_080310.cfm Tue, 03 Aug 2010 14:20:29 GMT Purity of ingredients is a constant concern for the semiconductor industry, because a mere trace of contaminants can damage or ruin tiny devices. In a step toward solving a long-standing problem in semiconductor manufacturing, scientists ... ee60c7fc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div688/trap_070610.cfm Tue, 06 Jul 2010 20:29:50 GMT Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated an ion trap with a built-in optical fiber that collects light emitted by single ions (electrically charged atoms), allowing quantum information ... f15dc7fc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div689/jila_070610.cfm Tue, 06 Jul 2010 19:59:10 GMT Scientists at JILA, working with Italian theorists, have discovered another notable similarity between ultracold atomic gases and high-temperature superconductors, suggesting there may be a relatively simple shared explanation for ... d65dc7fc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/csd/security_070610.cfm Tue, 06 Jul 2010 19:18:12 GMT After a public comment period, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published an updated set of guidelines for developing security assessment plans and associated security control assessment procedures that are ... bd5dc7fc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/el/building_materials/afm_062310.cfm Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:35:59 GMT Over the past couple of decades, atomic force microscopy (AFM) has emerged as a powerful tool for imaging surfaces at astonishing resolutionsamp-fractions of a nanometer in some cases. But suppose youaposre more concerned with what lies ... dd5cc7fc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/releases/fellow_062310.cfm Wed, 23 Jun 2010 13:39:18 GMT Applications for National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) measurement science and engineering fellowshipsamp-for graduate, post-doctoral and senior researchersamp-are now being accepted by the University of Maryland and the ... 525dc7fc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div689/dark_060910.cfm Wed, 09 Jun 2010 19:29:37 GMT In an advance that sounds almost Zen, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and JILA, a joint institute of NIST and the University of Colorado at Boulder, have demonstrated a new type of pulsed laser ... 3e5cc7fc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div683/bubbles_060910.cfm Wed, 09 Jun 2010 18:47:05 GMT People have been combining materials to bring forth the best properties of both ever since copper and tin were merged to start the Bronze Age. In the latest successful merger, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and ... 155cc7fc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923