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Obama Administration's Budget Request for NIST Includes Critical Science and Technology Investments to Advance U.S. Innovation and Boost Economic Recovery

February 14, 2011

Washington, D.C.– Announced today, President Barack Obama's fiscal year (FY) 2012 budget submitted to Congress for the U.S. Commerce Department's National

Cross-section of a high-temperature superconducting cable design invented at NIST.

Compact High-Temperature Superconducting Cables Demonstrated at NIST

February 10, 2011

A researcher at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has invented a method of making high-temperature superconducting (HTS) cables that are

Quantum Quirk: JILA Scientists Pack Atoms Together to Prevent Collisions in Atomic Clock

February 3, 2011

BOULDER, Colo.—In a paradox typical of the quantum world, JILA scientists have eliminated collisions between atoms in an atomic clock by packing the atoms

Office of Facilities and Property Management (OFPM)

The Office of Facilities and Property Management (OFPM), headed by the Chief Facilities Management Officer (CFMO), serves as the NIST focal point for safely and reliably managing and operating NIST facilities, and providing cost-effective and efficient services and infrastructure programs essential

Compact JILA System Stabilizes Laser Frequency

July 26, 2005

A compact, inexpensive method for stabilizing lasers that uses a new design to reduce sensitivity to vibration and gravity 100 times better than similar

New Guide Is Timely for Radio Controlled Clocks, Watches

August 10, 2005

Got the correct time? Radio controlled clocks and watches that automatically synchronize to official U.S. time provided by the National Institute of Standards

Closeup of a plane's jet engine as it flies above the clouds.

Renewable Energy and Fuels

Energy is one of the most critical problems facing the United States, with technical, economic, and public policy aspects. Our group develops state-of-the-art

New Wave: JILA Develops Efficient Source of Terahertz Radiation

January 19, 2011

JILA researchers have developed a laser-based source of terahertz radiation that is unusually efficient and less prone to damage than similar systems. The

Stretching, the Truth: JILA Biophysicists Help Unravel DNA Stretching Mystery

January 19, 2011

Using a new experimental test structure, biophysicists at JILA have unraveled part of a 15-year mystery in the mechanics of DNA—just how the molecule manages to

Reauthorization of COMPETES Act Brings Changes to NIST

January 5, 2011

On Jan. 4, President Obama signed the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010, which provides several important updates to the funding, programs and

NIST Appoints Associate Director for Innovation and Industry Services

January 5, 2011

The U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced today that Phillip Singerman has been appointed to the newly

New Time Widget Puts Accurate Clocks on Web Pages

January 5, 2011

For Web site owners and bloggers, there is a new widget from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) that will keep your Web pages right on

NIST Work Highlighted as Top Science News of 2010

January 5, 2011

The top science news of 2010, as compiled by several science magazines, includes several stories from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Three From NIST Elected Fellows of American Physical Society

January 5, 2011

Three scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) were recently elected as 2010 fellows of the American Physical Society (APS), an

NIST Physicist, Chemist Receive Federal Public Service Award

June 30, 2009

Physicist Sae Woo Nam and chemist Stephan Stranick of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are among 12 federal employees who were

The NIST "stylus trap" can hold a single ion (electrically charged atom) above any of the three sets of concentric cylinders on the centerline.

NIST Develops Novel Ion Trap for Sensing Force and Light

June 30, 2009

Miniature devices for trapping ions (electrically charged atoms) are common components in atomic clocks and quantum computing research. Now, a novel ion trap

Three NIST Researchers Win 2008 PECASE Honors

July 14, 2009

Three scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have won Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE)

NIST Demonstrates Better Memory with Quantum Computer Bits

August 10, 2005

Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have used charged atoms (ions) to demonstrate a quantum physics version of computer

Product Incorporating NIST Expert System Wins R&D 100 Award

July 28, 2009

Commercial process-design software that incorporates NIST's thermophysical and thermochemical property data sets will receive a 2009 R&D 100 award, R&D Magazine

NIST Demonstrates Sustained Quantum Computation Processing

August 11, 2009

Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated sustained, reliable information processing operations on electrically

Gallagher Nominated to be 14th NIST Director

September 22, 2009

On Sept. 10, the White House announced President Barack Obama's intention to nominate physicist Patrick Gallagher to be the 14th director of the National

Optical 'Frequency Comb' Can Detect the Breath of Disease

February 19, 2008

Exhale on a cold winter day and you will see the water vapor coming out of your mouth. Light up your breath with a Nobel-Prize-related tool, and you could

NIST Announces $22 Million in Funding for Advanced Manufacturing Research in Electronics, Biotechnology and Nanotechnology

December 15, 2010

The U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced a total of more than $22 million in funding for nine

One-Hundred Thirty-Nine Employees Receive Department of Commerce Gold and Silver Medals, NIST Departmental Bronze Medals and Other Awards

December 2, 2010

GAITHERSBURG, Md.--Employees of the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) were honored in ceremonies held Dec. 1, 2010, at

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Obama Administration's Budget Request for NIST Includes Critical Science and Technology Investments to Advance U.S. Innovation and Boost Economic Recovery

Compact High-Temperature Superconducting Cables Demonstrated at NIST

Quantum Quirk: JILA Scientists Pack Atoms Together to Prevent Collisions in Atomic Clock

Office of Facilities and Property Management (OFPM)

Compact JILA System Stabilizes Laser Frequency

New Guide Is Timely for Radio Controlled Clocks, Watches

Renewable Energy and Fuels

New Wave: JILA Develops Efficient Source of Terahertz Radiation

Stretching, the Truth: JILA Biophysicists Help Unravel DNA Stretching Mystery

Reauthorization of COMPETES Act Brings Changes to NIST

NIST Appoints Associate Director for Innovation and Industry Services

New Time Widget Puts Accurate Clocks on Web Pages

NIST Work Highlighted as Top Science News of 2010

Three From NIST Elected Fellows of American Physical Society

NIST Physicist, Chemist Receive Federal Public Service Award

NIST Develops Novel Ion Trap for Sensing Force and Light

Three NIST Researchers Win 2008 PECASE Honors

NIST Demonstrates Better Memory with Quantum Computer Bits

Product Incorporating NIST Expert System Wins R&D 100 Award

NIST Demonstrates Sustained Quantum Computation Processing

Gallagher Nominated to be 14th NIST Director

Optical 'Frequency Comb' Can Detect the Breath of Disease

NIST Announces $22 Million in Funding for Advanced Manufacturing Research in Electronics, Biotechnology and Nanotechnology

One-Hundred Thirty-Nine Employees Receive Department of Commerce Gold and Silver Medals, NIST Departmental Bronze Medals and Other Awards

Quartz Crystal Microbalances Enable New Microscale Analytic Technique

NIST & The Smart Grid

Enjoy New Year's Eve a Second Longer!

AFM Positioning: Shining Light on a Needle in a Haystack

NIST Demonstrates 'Universal' Programmable Quantum Processor

Instrumentation for Molecular and Bio-Photonics Measurements