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Want to better understand the accuracy of your human genome sequencing?

September 18, 2013

As new high-throughput "Next Generation" DNA sequencing methods are moving into clinical applications, understanding accuracy of variants is critical. Numerous

Two Top-100 Lists This Year Demonstrate Baldrige Impact in U.S. Health Care

August 27, 2013

Two prestigious "top 100" lists highlight the impact of the Baldrige framework for performance excellence in U.S. health care today. Most recently, Modern

Cloud Computing Forensic Science Workshop

Mon, Mar 24 2014

The New Frontiers in IT and Measurement Science Rapid advances in cloud computing require new methodologies for

Handbook 130 - Price Verification

Wed, Sep 18 - Thu, Sep 19 2013

This 2-day seminar is designed so that participants will be able to understand and apply price verification procedures

Handbook 130 - Price Verification

Thu, Aug 29 - Fri, Aug 30 2013

This 2-day seminar is designed so that participants will be able to understand and apply price verification procedures

Handbook 130 - Price Verification

Tue, Aug 27 - Wed, Aug 28 2013

This 2-day seminar is designed so that participants will be able to understand and apply price verification procedures

2014 Cybersecurity Innovation Forum

Tue, Jan 28 - Thu, Jan 30 2014

The goal of the 2014 Cybersecurity Innovation Forum is to identify a principle-driven roadmap for the realization of an

What We Do

Forensic science can be a powerful force in support of justice and public safety. But when used inappropriately, forensic science can lead...

Wideband Wavelength Conversion Using Cavity Optomechanics

August 21, 2013

A team of researchers at the NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST), the University of Maryland, and the California Institute of Technology

Image output from a 3D laser scanning measurement system.

Collaboration with Industry Leads to Improved Forensics Work and Industry Growth

August 20, 2013

Three-dimensional (3D) scanners used at crime scenes for forensic investigations are not just the stuff of prime time television. Investigators and crime

New Explanation for Key Step in Anthrax Infection Proposed by NIST and USAMRIID

August 20, 2013

A new hypothesis concerning a crucial step in the anthrax infection process has been advanced by scientists at the National Institute of Standards and

NIST Study Advances Use of Iris Images as a Long-Term Form of Identification

August 20, 2013

A new report by biometric researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) uses data from thousands of frequent travelers enrolled in an

Two Updated Guides Provide Latest NIST Recommendations for System Patches, Malware Avoidance

August 20, 2013

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has updated two of its series of computer security guides to help computer system managers protect

Two NIST Standards Experts Are Honored With 2013 ANSI Leadership and Service Awards

August 20, 2013

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has recognized two staff members from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for their

Biometric Compression Information

In July of 2009 NIST in partnership with the FBI commenced an investigation on the use of JPEG 2000 for compressing fingerprint imagery with the ultimate goal

The Promise of Urban Science

Fri, Sep 6 2013

For the first time in history, more than half of the world's population lives in urban areas; by mid-century, 70 percent

NIST Exhibits at the National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE) 2013

Wed, Oct 2 2013

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

Spraying Mosquitoes . . . with Gamma Rays

August 16, 2013

A recently announced malaria vaccine – found to be 100 % effective in a small human sample – was years in the making, and its creators had to overcome many

Fostering Technology Transfer and Entrepreneurship

August 16, 2013

This week the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) welcomed dozens of representatives from Maryland businesses to learn about collaboration and

Workshop on in-situ synchrotron studies of the kinetics of nanostructured, self-assembled, thin film formation

Tue, Oct 8 - Wed, Oct 9 2013

A variety of novel technologies, ranging from block copolymers for photoresists to organic solar cells rely on the large

Yuqin Zong with LED timetime test enclosure

LEDs Get a Life Sentence

August 15, 2013

The light-emitting diode (LED) appears on track to become the light of our lives. Switching to bright, energy-efficient, durable, and environmentally friendly

Tiny "Test Tubes" May Aid Pharmaceutical R&D

September 26, 2003

Using laser light as tweezers and a scalpel, scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated the use of artificial

Lead-Free Solder

Solder and solderability are increasingly tenuous links in microelectronics assembly as a consequence of ever shrinking chip and package dimensions, and the

Molecular Spintronic Action Confirmed in Nanostructure

October 12, 2006

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have made the first confirmed "spintronic" device incorporating organic molecules, a

Scientists Tame 'Hip Hop' Atoms

September 9, 2004

In an effort to put more science into the largely trial and error building of nanostructures, physicists at the Commerce Department's National Institute of

NIST Scientists Use Electron Beam to Unravel the Secrets of an 'Atomic Switch'

August 17, 2006

GAITHERSBURG, MD –Scientists at the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have used a beam of electrons to move a single

NIST scientist David Jacobson prepares an experimental fuel cell for real-time imaging

NIST's New Advanced Imaging Facility Peers Inside Hydrogen Fuel Cells

August 15, 2006

GAITHERSBURG, MD –Thanks to a new and improved imaging instrument at the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), scientists

A worker in a protective cab on a NIST-developed revolutionary robotic platform

NIST RoboCrane Cuts Aircraft Maintenance Costs

July 6, 2006

A revolutionary robotic platform developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been adapted for the U.S. Air Force to address the

False-color images of 1, 2, 3, 6, and 12 magnesium ions loaded into NIST's new planar ion trap

New Ion Trap May Lead to Large Quantum Computers

July 6, 2006

Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have designed and built a novel electromagnetic trap for ions that could be easily mass

Enhanced LIDAR Improves Range, Vibration Measures

February 2, 2006

Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated the use of an ultrafast laser "frequency comb" system for improved

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