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NIST Scientists to Present Forensic Science Research at AAFS

February 13, 2014

What's new in forensic science research? NIST scientists will be presenting recent research results – from fingerprint examination to biological evidence...

NIST Webcast on New Forensic Scientific Area Committees Set for Feb. 18, 2014

February 14, 2014

The NIST forensics science team is holding a public presentation and live webcast on its new Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) at the American...

NIST Releases Cybersecurity Framework Version 1.0

February 12, 2014

To help organizations charged with providing the nation's financial, energy, health care and other critical systems better protect their information and...

NEWMA--Evaluating Performance, Learning Objectives and Training Effectiveness for Managers

Wed, May 7 2014

The top two responses from students after training about their failure to implement training concepts and skills are: 1)

CNST Deputy Director Lloyd Whitman Serving as Interim Director of the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office

February 12, 2014

Lloyd Whitman, Deputy Director of the NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST), has been detailed to the National Science and Technology Council...

NMR data showing the levels of reduced glutathione (GSH) and oxidized glutathione (GSSG) over time in yeast cells at rest (top) and under oxidative stress (bottom).

New NIST Method Evaluates Response to Oxidation in Live Cells

February 11, 2014

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a new method for accurately measuring a key process governing a wide...

NIST to Hold Cryptographic Key Management Workshop March 4-5

February 11, 2014

A workshop aimed at improving federal cryptographic key management systems will be held at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)'s...

Statement from Willie May, Associate Director of Laboratory Programs concerning the Appointment of Patrick Gallagher to be the Next Chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh

February 10, 2014

"Pat Gallagher will be sorely missed at NIST. As Director of NIST for the last several years and a 20-year veteran of the organization, he has been a model of...

Developing a Community-Centered Approach to Disaster Resilience

Mon, Apr 7 2014

Natural and man-made disasters cause an estimated $57B in average annual costs, with large single events resulting in

Hysteresis in a Quantized BEC Superfluid

February 14, 2014

Scientists at NIST's Physical Measurement Laboratory and the NIST-sponsored Joint Quantum Institute (JQI), with collaborators elsewhere, have observed a...

OSAC News

2026 NIST & OSAC at AAFS 2026, January 29, 2026 2025 OSAC Redefines Structure, Authorities, and Processes for Greater Impact, December 2...

NIST Presents an Infrastructure Plan to Strengthen Forensic Science Committees

February 7, 2014

NIST forensic science experts presented a plan for a new Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) at the first meeting of the National Commission on...

Images of the same basic cell type grown on two different bioscaffolds

Shape-Sifting: NIST Categorizes Bio Scaffolds by Characteristic Cell Shapes

February 7, 2014

Getting in the right shape might be just as important in a biology lab as a gym. Shape is thought to play an important role in the effectiveness of cells grown...

Aerial shot of the University of Alaska Anchorage campus

NIST Awards Funding to Support Manufacturing in Nebraska and Alaska

February 6, 2014

The National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) has announced two funding awards that will...

Researchers Develop Framework for Understanding Current-Switched Magnetic Devices

February 5, 2014

An international collaboration led by researchers from the NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST) has made significant progress in modelling...

Int. Workshop on Enabling Science From Big Image Data

Tue, May 27 2014

The workshop brings together the community working on a specific image type of Big Data. Image Big Data have

Train the Trainer

Tue, Apr 8 - Thu, Apr 10 2014

This 3-day training session will cover various aspects of being an effective trainer. Learning Objectives: Using notes

Toward New Precision in Measuring the Neutron Lifetime

February 3, 2014

A team of PML scientists and collaborators* has achieved a five-fold reduction in the dominant uncertainty in an experiment that measured the mean lifetime of...

Preparing the Next Generation of Female Physicists

February 3, 2014

"If the profession of physics is to thrive, we must make it our goal to achieve a scientifically literate society, a population that understands and values the...

double-paddle oscillator in its mounting, seen from below

Surface Detail: Oscillator to Explore Secrets of Mass Variation

January 30, 2014

It might seem that when the world agrees on a new definition of the kilogram based on a fixed value of a physical constant, as is expected soon, no one will...

Robert G. Fangmeyer, Director Baldrige Performance Excellence Program Photo

Baldrige Program Director Receives Commerce Department Honor Award

January 30, 2014

Robert (Bob) Fangmeyer received a silver medal award at a Department of Commerce ceremony honoring selected employees for exceptional federal service. Fangmeyer...

NIST Handbook 130 Packaging and Labeling (5 day)

Mon, Mar 10 - Fri, Mar 14 2014

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Office of Weights and Measures will hold a seminar for

Train the Trainer: Designing Training for High Performance

Mon, Mar 10 - Tue, Mar 11 2014

Taking subject matter experts (SME) and simply assigning them to a training function is a common strategy when

Proficiency Testing Follow Up Actions and Root Cause Analysis

Thu, Apr 17 2014

This 2 hour webinar will provide participants with the ability to implement ISO/IEC 17025 Proficiency Testing Follow-Up

Residues of an identical foam-fabric assembly in the current (left) and in the modified (right) smoldering ignition setup (45 min test duration)

NIST Study Suggests Ways to Improve Common Furniture Fire Test

February 10, 2014

The bench-scale test widely used to evaluate whether a burning cigarette will ignite upholstered furniture may underestimate the tendency of component materials...

Nearly Everyone Uses Piezoelectrics. Be Nice to Know How They Work.

January 29, 2014

Piezoelectrics—materials that can change mechanical stress to electricity and back again—are everywhere in modern life. Computer hard drives. Loud speakers...

Scanning electron micrograph of Gardnerella vaginalis bacteria

NIST Cell Membrane Model Studied as Future Diagnostic Tool

January 29, 2014

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and in Lithuania have used a NIST-developed laboratory model of a simplified cell...

NIST March Meeting Showcases Advanced Technologies to Help Manage the Nation's Infrastructure

January 29, 2014

Tiny, self-powered sensors that can be embedded in bridge structures and networked wirelessly to continuously monitor the structure's health. Little fly-by-wire...

Rita Colwell Joins NIST Advisory Committee

January 29, 2014

Rita R. Colwell has joined the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology (VCAT), the agency's primary private...

NIST Director Recognized by the National Safety Council

January 29, 2014

The National Safety Council has named Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and NIST Director Patrick Gallagher one of 2014's "CEOs Who 'Get...

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