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The NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology Launches Updated NanoFab Website

October 28, 2013

The Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST), NIST's nanotechnology user facility, is pleased to announce a major update to the NanoFab website. The

NIST Seeks Public Input on Updated Smart Grid Cybersecurity Guidelines

October 25, 2013

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is requesting public comments on the first revision to its guidelines for secure implementation of

Christopher Neary demonstrates the use of a handheld Raman spectrometer.

New Spectrometry Standard for Handheld Chemical Detectors Aids First Responders

October 24, 2013

When it comes to detectors for dangerous chemicals, toxins or nefarious germs, smaller and faster is better. But size and speed must still allow for accuracy

Mass Metrology Seminar

Mon, Apr 28 - Fri, May 9 2014

The Mass Metrology Seminar is a two-week, "hands-on" seminar. It incorporates approximately 30 percent lectures and 70

NIST/JQI Team 'Gets the Edge' on Photon Transport in Silicon

October 22, 2013

Scientists have a new way to edge around a difficult problem in quantum physics, now that a research team from the National Institute of Standards and

The Reins of Casimir: Engineered Nanostructures Could Offer Way to Control Quantum Effect ... Once a Mystery Is Solved

October 22, 2013

You might think that a pair of parallel plates hanging motionless in a vacuum just a fraction of a micrometer away from each other would be like strangers

NIST MEP Sets Up One-Stop Shop for Manufacturing-Related Research and Reports

October 22, 2013

The Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST MEP) has a new website where users can find a

Allan Harvey Elected ASME Fellow

October 22, 2013

Allan Harvey, a chemical engineer in the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Material Measurement Laboratory, has been elected as a fellow of

Obama Administration Awards $20.5 Million in Make It In America Challenge Grants To Spur Business Investment and Job Creation in the U.S.

October 22, 2013

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker, along with U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez, and Delta Regional Authority Federal Co-Chairman Chris Masingill

NIST Releases Preliminary Cybersecurity Framework, Will Seek Comments

October 22, 2013

The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today released its Preliminary Cybersecurity Framework (PDF) to help

Innovative Spectrum Sharing Technology Day

Tue, Nov 5 2013

President Obama, supported by the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, has laid out a

NTIA and NIST to host Innovative Spectrum Sharing Technology Day Event

October 21, 2013

Additional Contact: Juliana Gruenwald, NTIA, 202-482-2145 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration

Design Fires for Structures Project

This project will address upcoming needs and take advantage of new resources associated with the completion of National Fire Research Laboratory (NFRL). The

NIST Fire Protection Engineer Wins Service to America Medal

October 18, 2013

Fire protection engineer Daniel Madrzykowski of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) was honored on Oct. 3, 2013, with a Service to America

Roadmapping Workshop: Measurement of Security Technology Performance Impacts for Industrial Control System

Wed, Dec 4 - Thu, Dec 5 2013

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is hosting a two-day Measurement of Security Technology

New Ion Source for Focused Ion Beams uses Cold Atomic Beam

October 17, 2013

Researchers from the NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology and zeroK Nanotech Corporation have demonstrated a new ion source* that may enable focused

Notification for Contractors and Grant/Cooperative Agreement Recipients

October 17, 2013

Today, October 17, 2013, NIST resumed normal operations. All contractors/cooperative agreement recipients who perform work on the NIST campus should report to

NIST Invites Comments on Structure of Forensic Science Guidance Groups

September 27, 2013

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking input on the structure of guidance groups that would promote scientific validity and

Public Access to NIST Research

NIST Public Access Plan The above-linked Public Access Plan, for which the public comment period closed on August 14, 2023 (see Federal...

Initial Notification to Contractors - Potential Government Shutdown

September 26, 2013

Initial Notification to Contractors - Potential Government Shutdown

Researchers Probe the Properties of Novel "Topological Insulators"

September 26, 2013

Researchers from the NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST), the University of Maryland, and Seoul National University, Korea have achieved

Fluid Suspensions and Emulsions

The purpose of this project is to create rheological measurement methods and tools, focused on using minimal fluid volumes, to measure local flow dynamics and

Federal Transit Administration Announces Interagency Agreement To Strengthen the "Buy America" Program and Domestic Manufacturing

September 24, 2013

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced a new Interagency Agreement with the U.S. Department of Commerce's

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Gaithersburg

The NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology Launches Updated NanoFab Website

NIST Seeks Public Input on Updated Smart Grid Cybersecurity Guidelines

New Spectrometry Standard for Handheld Chemical Detectors Aids First Responders

Mass Metrology Seminar

NIST/JQI Team 'Gets the Edge' on Photon Transport in Silicon

The Reins of Casimir: Engineered Nanostructures Could Offer Way to Control Quantum Effect ... Once a Mystery Is Solved

NIST MEP Sets Up One-Stop Shop for Manufacturing-Related Research and Reports

Allan Harvey Elected ASME Fellow

Obama Administration Awards $20.5 Million in Make It In America Challenge Grants To Spur Business Investment and Job Creation in the U.S.

NIST Releases Preliminary Cybersecurity Framework, Will Seek Comments

Innovative Spectrum Sharing Technology Day

NTIA and NIST to host Innovative Spectrum Sharing Technology Day Event

Design Fires for Structures Project

NIST Fire Protection Engineer Wins Service to America Medal

Roadmapping Workshop: Measurement of Security Technology Performance Impacts for Industrial Control System

New Ion Source for Focused Ion Beams uses Cold Atomic Beam

Notification for Contractors and Grant/Cooperative Agreement Recipients

NIST Invites Comments on Structure of Forensic Science Guidance Groups

Public Access to NIST Research

Initial Notification to Contractors - Potential Government Shutdown

Researchers Probe the Properties of Novel "Topological Insulators"

Fluid Suspensions and Emulsions

Federal Transit Administration Announces Interagency Agreement To Strengthen the "Buy America" Program and Domestic Manufacturing

Cryptographic Key Management Workshop 2014

Building a Better Future, with Robots

Black History Month Colloquium: Remembering NBS, My Gateway to a Future of Service and Opportunity

Grants to Two States Will Support Improved Access to Services and Reduce Fraud

5th Cybersecurity Framework Workshop

NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology Researchers Introduce Blind Students to Nanoscale Science

NIST Awards $7.4 Million in Grants for Additive Manufacturing Research