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		<title> Call for Proposals to Create Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/director/call-for-proposals-to-create-additive-manufacturing-innovation-institute.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 19:43:46 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> 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 ...</description>
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		<title> New Commitments Support Administration's Materials Genome Initiative</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 20:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> Today, at a White House event, leaders from industry, academia, national labs, and government announced more than a dozen new commitments to advance the Administrationamp's Materials Genome Initiativeamp-an ambitious challenge to double ...</description>
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		<title> Manufacturing: Key to an Innovation-Based Economy</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 20:43:57 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> Scientists, industry leaders and public officials came together this week for a dialogue on innovation at The Atlantics 'From Inspiration to Innovation Summit,' held at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Va. Under ...</description>
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		<title> Manufacturers Learn Keys to Success at MEPs Manufacturing Innovation 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 16:22:05 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> Roger Kilmer, director of NISTamp's Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program speaks to more than 800 manufacturers and other industry experts at the Manufacturing Innovation 2012 conference. The annual event helps U.S. companies learn ...</description>
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		<title> Interagency Manufacturing Office Asks for Ideas on Design of Proposed Innovation Network</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/director/nnmi-050412.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 20:15:19 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> 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 ...</description>
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		<title> Fabrication Method Can Affect the Use of Block Copolymer Thin Films</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/mml/polymers/films-050212.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 16:33:21 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> A new study by a team including scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) indicates that thin polymer films can have different properties depending on the method by which they are made. The results* ...</description>
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		<title> Next Generation Rail Forums Head to Kansas City and Orlando</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:27:32 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> 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 ...</description>
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		<title> April Workshop Focuses on Cybersecurity for Cyber-Physical Systems and Industrial Controls</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/itl/csd/scada-040312.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 18:25:02 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> Securing computers against unlawful and malicious attacks is always important, but itamp's especially vital when the computers in question control major physical systemsamp-manufacturing plants, transportation systems, power grids. ...</description>
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		<title> April Workshop at RPI Is Opportunity to Help Design the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 18:17:19 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> 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 ...</description>
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		<title> Novel Filter Material Could Cut Natural Gas Refining Costs</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/ncnr/filter-032812.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 14:44:12 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> Measurements taken by a team including National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) scientists show that a newly devised material has the ability to separate closely related components of natural gas from one another, a task ...</description>
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		<title> NIST Announces $2.6 Million in Funding for Novel Semiconductor Research</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 19:48:06 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is soliciting proposals to support long-term research in next-generation semiconductor technology, which is critical to the future of the U.S. electronics industry.To launch the ...</description>
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		<title> Federal Committee Seeks Information on Domestic Forging Capabilities</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/el/dpac-030912.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 20:38:06 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> 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 ...</description>
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		<title> President Proposes National Network for Manufacturing Innovation</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 16:28:41 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> President Obama announced today his proposal for a new initiative focused on strengthening and ensuring the long-term competitiveness and job-creating power of U.S. manufacturing.After touring the Rolls-Royce Crosspointe jet engine disc ...</description>
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		<title> NIST Releases Final Smart Grid Framework 2.0 Document</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 20:34:19 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> An updated roadmap for the Smart Grid is now available from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), which recently finished reviewing and incorporating public comments into the NIST Framework and Roadmap for Smart Grid ...</description>
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		<title> Manufacturing Portal Overview</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/factsheet/manuf_overview.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title> MEP: Sustaining and Growing America?s Manufacturing Base</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/factsheet/mep.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title> NISTs Contributions to Manufacturing</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title> Overcoming Barriers to Innovation</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title> Pushing the Envelope</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/factsheet/pushingenvelope.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title> President's FY 2013 Budget Request for NIST Targets Advanced Manufacturing, Critical Science and Technology Programs</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/releases/budget_2013.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:20:18 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> Washington, D.C. amp- The Presidentamp's fiscal year (FY) 2013 budget for the Department of Commerceamp's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) submitted today to Congress proposes an appropriations funding level of $857 ...</description>
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		<title> Disaster Resilience</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/factsheet/disaster-resilience2013.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title> Measurement Science and Standards in Support of Forensic Science</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/factsheet/forensic-science2013.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title> National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/factsheet/nstic2013.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title> NIST Centers of Excellence</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/factsheet/centers_excellence2013.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title> Supporting Advanced Communications Networks </title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/factsheet/adv_comm2013.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title> Wireless Innovation Fund </title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/factsheet/wireless_innov2013.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title> Boulder Laboratories Building 1 Renovation</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/factsheet/b1e2013.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:17:28 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title> NIST Provides Octagonal Window of Opportunity for Carbon Capture</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/ncnr/zeolite-020712.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:22:32 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> Filtering carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, from factory smokestacks is a necessary, but expensive part of many manufacturing processes. However, a collaborative research team from the National Institute of Standards and Technology ...</description>
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		<title> Hacking the SEM: Crystal Phase Detection for Nanoscale Samples</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/mml/materials_reliability/ebsd-012412.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:12:45 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> Top: Transmission electron diffraction pattern from from a segment of an indium gallium nitride (InGaN) nanowire about 50 nanometers in diameter taken with an SEM using the new NIST technique clearly shows a unique pattern associated ...</description>
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		<title> Updated Guidelines to Help Ensure Electrical Devices are Smart Grid Ready</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/el/smartgrid-012412.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:28:59 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> 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 ...</description>
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		<title> February Forums Help Manufacturers Get on Track to Build Next Generation Rail</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/mep/rail-011212.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:01:57 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) will host two forums in February 2012 to help U.S. manufacturers prepare for upcoming opportunities to become suppliers for the ...</description>
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		<title> NIST SBIR Program Soliciting Proposals to Solve Manufacturing and IT Challenges</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/releases/sbir-011012.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:45:47 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) needs American innovators and entrepreneurs to help solve technological problems and develop NIST technologies into marketable products. The NIST Small Business Innovation ...</description>
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		<title> New DOC Report Examines the Federal Role in U.S. Innovation and Competitiveness</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/director/competes-011012.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:36:57 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> 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 ...</description>
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		<title> NIST Releases First Certified Reference Material for Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/mml/polymers/cnt-122011.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 20:41:13 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued the worldamp's first reference material for single-wall carbon nanotube soot. Distantly related to the soot in your fireplace or in a candle flame, nanotube-laden soot ...</description>
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		<title> National Program Office for the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership Established at NIST</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/releases/npo-121911.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:07:42 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> 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 ...</description>
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		<title> Commerce Secretary John Bryson Lays Out Vision for Department of Commerce</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/director/bryson-121511.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:11:27 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> At U.S. Chamber of Commerce, former chairman and CEO outlines priorities to create jobs: Build it here, sell it everywhereU.S. Commerce Secretary John Bryson today laid out his vision for how the Department of Commerce can best partner ...</description>
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		<title> Make it in America</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/mep/america.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 18:57:52 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title> Make it in America - Featured Manufacturers</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 18:57:52 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title> NIST Releases Update to Smart Grid Framework</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/smartgrid/grid-102511.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 15:53:03 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> 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 ...</description>
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		<title> Commerce and Transportation Departments Forge Partnership to Boost Domestic Manufacturing Across America</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/mep/mep-101811.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:58:39 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> Partnership will help revitalize the domestic railway manufacturing sector, support Obama Administrationamp's historic investments in transportation and create jobsU.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Acting Commerce Secretary ...</description>
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		<title> NIST Cooperative Agreement with University of Maryland Supports Research on 21st Century Smart Systems</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/el/umd-isr-grant-101111.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 15:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> 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 ...</description>
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		<title> NIST MEP and EDA Working with National Governors Association to Encourage Growth Opportunities in Manufacturing in Seven States</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/mep/mep-100711.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 13:23:02 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> 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 ...</description>
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		<title> Collaborative Requirements Engineering Project</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/el/msid/proceng/simca_cre.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2011 18:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title> Cross-Standards Interoperability for Production Networks Project</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/el/msid/syseng/simca_csipn.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2011 18:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title> Engineering Data Quality Measurement Project</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/el/msid/infotest/simca_edqm.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2011 18:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title> Integrated Production Processes Project</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/el/msid/lifecycle/sm_ipp.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2011 18:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title> Manufacturing Services Network Models Project</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/el/msid/proceng/simca_msnm.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2011 18:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title> Model-Based Engineering Project</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/el/msid/infotest/simca_mbe.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2011 18:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title> Sustainability Metrics for Manufacturing Project</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/el/msid/lifecycle/sm_smm.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2011 18:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title> Sustainability Modeling and Optimization Project</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/el/msid/lifecycle/sm_smo.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2011 18:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title> Sustainability of Unit Manufacturing Processes Project</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/el/msid/lifecycle/sm_sump.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2011 18:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title> Sustainable Metrics for Unit Assembly Processes Project</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2011 18:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title> Systems Engineering Standards for Manufacturing Project</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/el/msid/syseng/simca_ses.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2011 18:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title> NIST Extends Response Period for Comments on Proposed New Advanced Manufacturing Program </title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/director/amtech-092011.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 13:40:51 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> 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 ...</description>
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		<title> ITIF - International Benchmarking of Countries SME Support Programs and Policies</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/mep/itif-international-benchmarking.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 15:24:49 GMT</pubDate>
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		<link>http://www.nist.gov/mep/nga-policyacademy.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 16:16:45 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title> High Tech in Rural America</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 19:02:43 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> Guest blog post by Patrick D. Gallagher, Commerces Under Secretary of Standards and Technology and Director, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)td </description>
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		<title> NIST Seeks Comments on Structure for Proposed Advanced Manufacturing Technology Consortia (AMTech) Program</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/director/amtech-072211.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:30:45 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> 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 ...</description>
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		<title> Nanomechanics: New Test Measures Key Properties of Polymer Thin Films and Membranes</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/mml/polymers/membrane-071911.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 20:07:28 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated* a measurement technique that reliably determines three fundamental mechanical properties of near-nanoscale films. The technique, which highlights ...</description>
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		<title> Manufacturing Innovation 2013</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 13:14:58 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title> Lean Product Development</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/mep/lpd.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:03:03 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title> NIST Selects First Chief Manufacturing Officer</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/director/molnar-070111.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 18:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today* announced that manufacturing industry executive Michael F. Molnar has been appointed to be the agencyamp's first-ever Chief Manufacturing Officer.NIST Chief Manufacturing ...</description>
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		<title> John Cahn to Receive 2011 Kyoto Prize for Fundamental Contributions to Materials Science</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/director/cahn-070611.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 20:53:55 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> John Cahn, an emeritus senior fellow and materials scientist at the U.S. Commerce Departmentamp's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), has been named to receive the prestigious Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology. Cahns ...</description>
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		<title> New Video Showcases NIST-Hosted Robotics Competitions in China</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/el/isd/mmc/robots-070611.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 20:07:50 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title> President Obama Launches Advanced Manufacturing Partnership</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 20:57:10 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> Today President Obama announced a new initiative, the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership (AMP), a national effort bringing together industry, universities, and the federal government to invest in the emerging technologies that will ...</description>
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		<title> John Cahn to Receive 2011 Kyoto Prize For Fundamental Contributions to Materials Science</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/releases/kyoto-prize-062411.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 17:30:10 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> John Cahn, an emeritus senior fellow and materials scientist at the U.S. Commerce Departmentamp's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), was named today to receive the prestigious Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology. ...</description>
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		<title> Compact High-Temperature Superconducting Cable Wins RampD 100 Award</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/pml/electromagnetics/htc-062211.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 20:15:48 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> 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 ...</description>
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		<title> Researchers Share Useful Lessons Learned in Evaluating Emerging Technologies</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/el/isd/score-062111.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 20:18:18 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> 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 ...</description>
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		<title> NIST Contributions to Smart Grid Highlighted in White House Report, Event</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/smartgrid/smartgrid-061311.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 16:19:47 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> A new White House policy document released today* highlights strategic roles that the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) plays in accelerating the modernization of the nations electric infrastructure, bolstering ...</description>
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		<title> NIST Catch and Release Program Could Improve Nanoparticle Safety Assessment</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/pml/div683/nanoparticles-060711.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 20:27:19 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> Depending on whom you ask, nanoparticles are, potentially, either one of the most promising or the most perilous creations of science. These tiny objects can deliver drugs efficiently and enhance the properties of many materials, but ...</description>
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		<title> NIST Contests in China Put Next-Gen Robot Technologies to the Test</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/el/isd/robots-060711.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 20:14:09 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> Robotic automation, microrobotics and robotic perception and recognition all advanced a few steps closer to their future applications in manufacturing, health care and other areas during the week of May 9-13, 2011.A photomicrograph ...</description>
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		<title> NIST Nanowire Measurements Could Improve Computer Memory</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/pml/div683/nanowire-052411.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 21:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title> NIST Workshop Highlights Planned Consortium for Soft Material Manufacturing Research</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/mml/polymers/20110518_nsoft_mtg.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 19:45:22 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> 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 ...</description>
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		<title> The Secret Behind NISTs New Gas Detector? Chirp Before Sniffing</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/pml/div685/chirp-051011.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 19:16:32 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> Trace gas detection, the ability to detect a scant quantity of a particular moleculeamp-a whiff of formaldehyde or a hint of acetoneamp-in a vast sea of others, underlies many important applications, from medical tests to air pollution ...</description>
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		<title> NIST Prototypes Framework for Evaluating Sustainability Standards</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/el/msid/sustain-042611.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 21:57:09 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> As manufacturers and other businesses step up efforts to cut waste, reduce energy use and improve the overall sustainability of their products and processes, the number of planet-friendly standards and regulations also is increasing at a ...</description>
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		<title> Smart Grid Panel Agrees on Standards for Wireless Communication, Meter Upgrades</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/smartgrid/grid-042611.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 19:43:11 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> The governing board of the Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP) has voted in favor of a new standard and a set of guidelines important for making the long-planned amp"smartamp" electricity grid a reality. The two documents address ...</description>
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		<title> New Manufacturing Innovations Blog Lifts Off</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 19:32:13 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> 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: ...</description>
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		<title>  EL Highlights April 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/el/hlapril11.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 19:20:47 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>  EL Highlights July 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/el/hljuly11.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 19:20:47 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>  EL Highlights May 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/el/hlmay11.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 19:20:47 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title> EL Highlights August 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/el/hlaug11.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 19:20:47 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title> EL Highlights Dec. 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/el/hldec11.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 19:20:47 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title> EL Highlights June 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/el/hljune11.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 19:20:47 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title> EL Highlights March 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/el/hlmarch11.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 19:20:47 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title> EL Highlights Nov 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/el/hlnov11.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 19:20:47 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title> EL Highlights Sept 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/el/hlsept11.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 19:20:47 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title> NIST Expert Software Lowers the Stress on Materials Problems</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/itl/math/oof-030111.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 22:40:30 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> Before you can build that improved turbojet engine, before you can create that longer-lasting battery, you have to ensure all the newfangled materials in it will behave the way you wantamp-even under conditions as harsh as the upper ...</description>
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		<title> Manufacturing Innovations 2011: Seizing Tomorrows Opportunities Today</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/mep/manufacturers/20110301_manufacture_mtg.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 21:29:21 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> 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 ...</description>
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		<title> NIST and Willow Garage Launch First Robot Perception Challenge</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/el/isd/challenge-022511.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 15:24:47 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> 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 ...</description>
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		<title> NIST Announces $22 Million in Funding for Advanced Manufacturing Research in Electronics, Biotechnology and Nanotechnology</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2010 16:55:53 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> 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 ...</description>
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		<title> NIST Team Awarded Millions of Supercomputing Hours, Aims for Concrete Results</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2010 15:08:46 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> This simulation depicts flow in a rheometer, as its rotating vanes blade begins to stir a suspension of particles. Colors represent the quadrant where the particles are initially positioned. Such simulations can be used to link ...</description>
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		<title> Strengthening the Connections: Research Innovation and Economic Growth</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/director/speeches/gallagher_oct2010.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2010 17:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title> ICOSSE 2011 - 2nd International Congress on Sustainability Science  Engineering</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/el/icosse11.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2010 14:25:24 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title> NIST Microrobotics Challenge Seeks Miniature Medics and Maze Masters </title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/el/isd/20101026_microbot.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2010 20:02:31 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> Theyamp've played soccer, run dashes and deftly inserted pegs into holesamp-all within a world that can fit inside a single grain of rice. Now, itamp's time for microrobotsamp-mechanical workhorses whose dimensions are measured in ...</description>
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		<title> NIST's Manufacturing Extension Partnership Awards $9.1 Million for Projects to Enhance U.S. Global Competitiveness</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/releases/mep_20101013.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2010 21:35:14 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) HollingsManufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) has awarded $9.1 million in cooperative agreements for 22 projects designed to enhance the productivity, technological ...</description>
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		<title> NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership Awards $9.1 Million for 22 Projects to Enhance U.S. Manufacturers' Global Competitiveness</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/mep/mep_100510.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2010 12:53:14 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> GAITHERSBURG, Md.amp-The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) today announced $9.1 million in cooperative agreements for 22 projects designed to enhance the productivity, ...</description>
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		<title> NIST Vision Science Facility Aims for Lighting Revolution</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 18:20:07 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> Light-emitting diodes, or LEDs, have become popular with backpackers and cyclists who mount them on headbands for a reliable, hands-free source of illumination. Now, a new lab at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) ...</description>
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		<title> Growing Nanowires Horizontally Yields New Benefit: Nano-LEDs</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/mml/surface/nanoled_092810.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 16:23:34 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> While refining their novel method for making nanoscale wires, chemists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) discovered an unexpected bonusamp-a new way to create nanowires that produce light similar to that from ...</description>
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		<title> Manufacturing Extension Partnership Awards Grant to Support Green Building Technologies</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/mep/mep_083110.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:42:34 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) has awarded a grant of $1.5 million over 3 years to the Delaware Valley Industrial Resources Center (DVIRC) and the New Jersey ...</description>
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		<title> NIST to Frame the Magna Carta</title>
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