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Gaithersburg

ANSI/NIST-ITL 1-2011 Update:2015 Kickoff Meeting

October 30 - 31stGaithersburg, Md The ANSI/NIST-ITL Kickoff Meeting was held on Oct 31st is to discuss changes and/or corrections for the...

Measuring Absorption Maps and Spectra of Plasmonic Resonators with Nanoscale Resolution

September 10, 2014

Researchers from the NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST) and the University of Maryland have for the first time used photothermal induced

NIST Helps Develop New Standard for Microsensor Technology

September 9, 2014

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has contributed to the development of a new standard for defining the performance of micromechanical

Polonium's Most Stable Isotope Gets Revised Half-Life Measurement

September 9, 2014

Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have determined* that polonium-209, the longest-lived isotope of this radioactive heavy

Calibrating Cancer Radiotherapy Beams Using Light and Sound

September 17, 2014

Doctors shrink tumors with radiation therapy, but a badly calibrated beam can cause serious complications. Scientists in NIST's Radiation Physics Division in

"Making an Elephant Dance": How the Baldrige Criteria Helped Transform a Global Conglomerate

September 5, 2014

The Tata group—today a large Indian conglomerate whose many well-known brands include Jaguar Land Rover, Taj Hotels, Tetley, and Eight O'Clock Coffee

Nine Organizations Selected for Site Visits for 2014 Baldrige Award

September 5, 2014

Nine U.S. organizations have been selected by the Baldrige Panel of Judges to receive site visits for the 2014 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the

NIST DNA Analyst Webinar Series: Probabilistic Genotyping and Software Programs (Part 2)

Thu, Sep 18 2014

NIST hosted a series of free webinars focused on topics of interest to DNA analysts. This three-hour webinar was held on

Save the Date: NIST to Host International Symposium on Forensic Science Error Management, July 20-24, 2015

September 3, 2014

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is planning to host the International Symposium on Forensic Science Error Management: Detection

NIST Team Honored for Work on Military Smartphone Apps, Security

September 3, 2014

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers have earned a 2014 GCN Award for Information Technology Excellence for speeding development

Engineer Rick Ayers makes sure commercial forensics tools for cell phones conform to required specifications by testing them on a number of phone models.

New Forensic Subcommittee on Digital Evidence Added to Organization of Scientific Area Committees

September 8, 2014

Digital evidence, one of the fastest growing areas of forensic science, will now have its own subcommittee in the National Institute of Standards and Technology

The NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology Brochure

The NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST) brochure provides an overview of the CNST as a whole. It features separate...

Forensic Science Standards Effort Takes Shape as NIST Appoints Scientific Area Committees Members

September 3, 2014

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today named nearly 70 new members to the Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC), the NIST

NIST Exhibits at the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) 2014

Fri, Oct 17 - Sat, Oct 18 2014

The 2014 SACNAS National Conference "Creativity, Vision, & Drive: Toward Full Representation in STEM" in Los Angeles, CA

NIST Exhibits at the Grace Hopper Conference 2014

Wed, Oct 8 - Fri, Oct 10 2014

The Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing is the World's Largest Gathering of Women Technologists. It is

NIST Exhibits at the National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE) 2014

Tue, Sep 23 - Fri, Sep 26 2014

The National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE) will hold

An Overview of Microwave‐assisted Techniques as Related to the Synthesis Nanomaterials, and the Associated Benefits of Very Accurate Temperature and Microwave Power Control

Tue, Jul 29 2014

In recent years the synthesis of nanomaterials has become a major topic in scientific research. In different chemical

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Gaithersburg

ANSI/NIST-ITL 1-2011 Update:2015 Kickoff Meeting

Measuring Absorption Maps and Spectra of Plasmonic Resonators with Nanoscale Resolution

NIST Helps Develop New Standard for Microsensor Technology

Polonium's Most Stable Isotope Gets Revised Half-Life Measurement

Calibrating Cancer Radiotherapy Beams Using Light and Sound

"Making an Elephant Dance": How the Baldrige Criteria Helped Transform a Global Conglomerate

Nine Organizations Selected for Site Visits for 2014 Baldrige Award

NIST DNA Analyst Webinar Series: Probabilistic Genotyping and Software Programs (Part 2)

Save the Date: NIST to Host International Symposium on Forensic Science Error Management, July 20-24, 2015

NIST Team Honored for Work on Military Smartphone Apps, Security

New Forensic Subcommittee on Digital Evidence Added to Organization of Scientific Area Committees

The NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology Brochure

Forensic Science Standards Effort Takes Shape as NIST Appoints Scientific Area Committees Members

NIST Exhibits at the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) 2014

NIST Exhibits at the Grace Hopper Conference 2014

NIST Exhibits at the National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE) 2014

An Overview of Microwave‐assisted Techniques as Related to the Synthesis Nanomaterials, and the Associated Benefits of Very Accurate Temperature and Microwave Power Control

Nano-Materials and Devices for Beyond CMOS Applications

Micro-Devices for Intra-Cellular Recordings in Awake Active Brains

Memristive Nanodevices

Using Ultrashort Optical Pulses to Shed New Light on Complex Matter

Growth of Low-Damping YIG Films and Spin Pumping of YIG Films

Resonant Micro and Nanoelectromechanical

Nanoscale probing with single quantum dots

The Casimir Force on Nanostructured Surfaces: Geometry and Finite Conductivity Effects

Prediction and Validation of Diffusion Coefficients in a Model Drug Delivery System

From Next Generation DNA Sequencing to the Novel Characterization of Biomolecular Fluctuations

Computational Studies of Energy-Related Materials

Electrochemistry With Nanoelectrodes

3-Dimensional Tracking of Non-blinking