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US-Korea Workshop on Quantum Information

Mon, Nov 17 - Wed, Nov 19 2014

This a joint US-Republic of Korea workshop on quantum information science and supporting technologies aimed at fostering

Photons by the Numbers

September 25, 2014

A NIST team is at work on what promises to be one of the world's most accurate methods for generating a specified number of photons, and has devised a method to...

A structural model of a typical silicon nanocrystal stabilized within an organic shell of cyclohexane.

World's Smallest Reference Material is Big Plus for Nanotechnology

September 24, 2014

If it's true that good things come in small packages, then the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) can now make anyone working with...

Effect of Partial Charge Calculation Method on Adsorption Thermodynamics in Metal-organic Frameworks

In classical molecular simulations, electrostatic contributions to the potential energy are typically accounted for by assigning partial charges to some or all

NIST Awards Contract to MITRE to Support Cybersecurity Center of Excellence

September 24, 2014

The U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded a contract to operate its first Federally Funded Research and...

Past and current work on image-based tattoo recognition

The following is a working list of publications related to tattoo matching and retrieval methods. A. K. Jain, J.-E. Lee, and R. Jin, "Tattoo...

Three-Dimensional Nanometer Metrology

We use physics theories to understand and simulate the interaction of electrons, light, and mechanical probes with nanometer-scale structures, devices and

Schematic diagram of a 3D stacked integrated circuit (3D-SIC), achieved using copper through-silicon via interconnects.

Metrology for Emerging Integrated Systems

This program aims to develop the metrology to enable quantitative assessment of performance limiting reliability issues, and to describe the physics of failure

Custom-built wafer level probes in position to perform EDMR measurements on fully processed transistors.

Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

Many, if not all, of the performance and reliability metrics of semiconductor devices (power electronics through advanced electronics) have macroscale

Thin Film Electronics (Archived)

The Thin Film Electronics Project develops rigorous measurements and methodology needed for continued U.S. leadership in manufacturing and innovation of

A micromechanical bulk acoustic resonator that uses phononic crystal tethers to achieve a quality factor approaching the fundamental dissipation limit (fxQ can be as large as 1.2 x 1013 Hz)

Micro- and Nanoelectromechanical Systems

Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) are integrated devices with critical applications in sensing, timing, signal processing, and biomedical diagnostics, and

The Diversity Crisis in Higher Education--A great danger to our Nation's competitiveness

Fri, Dec 12 2014

Image Credit: John Everett Photography Internationally known for his outstanding research in the computational and

A Personal Perspective on Human Space Flight: the science and the future

Fri, Nov 14 2014

A condensed matter physicist by training, Dr. Godwin is a veteran of four shuttle flights and has logged over 915 hours

TOP: Image of fluorescent reference material on microscope. BOTTOM: Charting of microscope control parameters.

How are you establishing long-term measurement assurance in fluorescence microscopy?

September 24, 2014

Would your laboratory or company benefit from having an easy method to track fluorescence microscopy performance? Can you compare your imaging results to those...

3rd Disaster Resilience Workshop – Oct 27-28, 2014 in Norman, OK

Mon, Oct 27 - Tue, Oct 28 2014

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, MD, is hosting the third in a series of

NCCoE Fall Open House

Wed, Oct 15 2014

Join us at NIST's National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence ( NCCoE) for our fall open house, focusing on education

Quantum Opportunities in Gravitational Wave Detectors

Fri, Oct 3 2014

Long ago predicted by Albert Einstein on the basis of general relativity, the existence of gravitational waves is still

NCCoE Seeks Comments on Mobile Device Security Building Block

September 17, 2014

NIST's National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has posted a revised draft of a building block to help enterprises address security issues that...

Three Pilot Projects Receive Grants to Improve Online Security and Privacy

September 17, 2014

The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced nearly $3 million in grants that will support projects...

NIST Megacities Carbon Project Named 'Project to Watch' by United Nations

September 15, 2014

A greenhouse gas field measurement research program developed by scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and several...

NIST Announces FY 2014 Small Business Innovation Research Awards

September 15, 2014

The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded more than $2.2 million in Phase I and Phase II Small...

Roadmapping Workshop on Measurement Science for Prognostics and Health Management of Smart Manufacturing Systems

Wed, Nov 19 - Thu, Nov 20 2014

Recent advances in manufacturing technologies have accelerated the cost-effective production of custom ized products

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

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