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The NIST Dexterous Manipulation Testbed features a seven degree-of-freedom highly dexterous robot and a seven degree-of-freedom, three fingered robotic hand.

NIST Workshop Gets a 'Grip' on Robotics Challenge

July 10, 2013

Even though modern industrial robots are becoming nimbler and more capable, they still need to get a good grip on things—the equivalent of hands that are as

Machine Learning for High Throughput Materials Discovery and Optimization Applications

We are developing machine learning algorithms to accelerate the discovery and optimization of advanced materials. These new algorithms form part of a data

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CNST Releases the Spring/Summer 2013 Edition of The CNST News

July 1, 2013

The NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST) is pleased to announce the release of the Winter 2013 edition of The CNST News. This quarterly

Complete Automation and Distribution of Parallel Simulation Tasks

As part of NIST's response to the Materials Genome Initiative (MGI), this project addresses the need for automation for the assembly and distribution of

Modeling Dispersion Rheology for Non-Spherical Particles

The flow of polymer composites via injection molding, spraying or spreading on surfaces is crucial to polymer composite manufacturing. For single-phase liquids

NIST Releases Draft Outline of Cybersecurity Framework for Critical Infrastructure

July 2, 2013

As part of its efforts to develop a voluntary framework to improve cybersecurity in the nation's critical infrastructure, the National Institute of Standards

Validation of Density Functional Theory for Materials

Density functional theory (DFT) is the workhorse of modern quantum mechanics calculations of molecular and periodic structures. Countless studies have

Scientific Workflow

The ubiquity of computers has profoundly influenced science. Sophisticated software tools and easy access to high-performance computing promises to be a

Data and Computational Tools for Advanced Materials Design: Structural Materials Applications - Cobalt Based Superalloys

The development of a materials innovation infrastructure (MII) that will enable rapid and significant reductions in the development time for new materials with

Structure-Property Links in Deformation of Materials

This project aims to improve models linking the microscale, grain-level deformation properties, and the macroscopic, continuum deformation properties. The

Making the Case for History

July 1, 2013

The original Declaration of Independence on display at the National Archives reaches its 237th anniversary this year protected by NIST science and engineering

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µMAG: Micromagnetic Modeling Activity Group

Micromagnetics concerns the patterns of magnetization that arise in materials on the scale of nanometers. Understanding these structures is key to technologies

Electron Microscopy of Carbon Nanotube Composites

Carbon nanomaterials such as carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and graphene have an extraordinary combination of mechanical, electronic and thermal properties that make

Advanced Composites Pilot for the Materials Genome Initiative

The development of new materials for diverse applications relating to the development of new energy sources, more efficient homes, autos, and aircraft, and the

Materials Informatics

The Materials Genome Initiative will create a new era of materials innovation that will serve as a foundation for strengthening domestic industries in these

NIST Calls for Suggestions to Speed Computer Incident Teams Responses

June 28, 2013

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued a Request for Information (RFI)* seeking guidance for a new special publication focused on

NIST Seeks Proposals to Establish New Center of Excellence on Advanced Materials Research

June 28, 2013

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced a competition to create an Advanced Materials Center of Excellence to foster

NIST Announces Three Funding Opportunities in Engineering Research

June 26, 2013

Funding opportunities for research in the areas of disaster-resilient buildings and communities, sustainable construction and manufacturing, and "smart"

New Photon Detector for Advanced Communications Knows When to Not Know

June 26, 2013

In some standardized tests, the graders add in a penalty factor for wrong answers to discourage students from randomly guessing. It turns out that there's a

4th Annual NICE Workshop Navigating the National Cybersecurity Education InterState Highway, September 17-19, 2013

Tue, Sep 17 - Thu, Sep 19 2013

The National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) will host its annual "Shaping the Future of Cybersecurity

Microscopy Technique Could Help Computer Industry Develop 3-D Components

June 25, 2013

A technique developed several years ago at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for improving optical microscopes now has been applied to

New NIST Test for Firefighter Breathing Equipment Goes into Effect Sept. 1

June 25, 2013

As of Sept. 1, 2013, standard firefighter breathing equipment cannot be certified to National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards unless the facepiece

High-Efficiency Photon Source Brings Day of Reckoning Closer for a Famous Quantum Test

June 25, 2013

Physicists working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Joint Quantum Institute (JQI) are edging ever closer to getting really

Revised Security Guidelines Provide Strategy for Government Mobile Device Management

June 25, 2013

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published a mobile device management guide for federal agencies seeking secure methods for workers

Three Presidential Innovation Fellows Begin Work at NIST

June 25, 2013

Three of this year's Presidential Innovation Fellows (PIF) began work at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on June 18, 2013, helping the

NIST Announces New Scaffold Reference Material for Tissue Engineering Research

June 25, 2013

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued a new reference material—a sort of standardized sample—of cellular scaffolds for use in

Multiscale MD-FEM Methodology

MSED is developing methods to statically couple finite element modeling (FEM) to atomistic molecular dynamics (MD) 1. Compared to non-hybrid approaches, this

Promoting Nanomaterial Manufacturing by Characterizing and Minimizing Environmental Risks

June 26, 2013

While nanomaterials have led to major advances in key U.S. industries, especially the semiconductor industry, their technological promises and possibilities are

DFT Repositories and Informatics

Reproducibility and reuse play fundamental roles in the development of science. With the growth of computational power and tools, simulated experiments have

NIST Announces Plan to Create Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials Research

June 24, 2013

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced that it plans to establish a new Advanced Materials Center of Excellence to facilitate

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