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Smart Grid R&D Opportunities Outlined in Two New NIST Reports

April 3, 2013

The nation's aging power grid is evolving into a modern, "smart" energy distribution network, and with these changes comes a host of challenges for the research

Seeing the Oceans in Their True Colors

April 3, 2013

Much of what is known about the state of the Earth's oceans, and how they change over time, comes from satellite monitoring of reflected and thermally emitted

A Sense of Comity

February 2013 I am basing this leadership column on remarks delivered by Secretary of State John Kerry in his farewell address to his...

Nanoscale Edge Variations Observed with Record-breaking Resolution in Magnetic Nanodevices

March 27, 2013

A team of researchers from the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, the University of Maryland, and the NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology

Ontology Summit 2013: Ontology Evaluation Across the Ontology Lifecycle

Thu, May 2 - Fri, May 3 2013

The goal for the Ontology Summit 2013 is to identify best practices for ontology development and metrics for ontology

NIST Guides Seek Interoperability for Automated Fingerprint ID Systems

March 20, 2013

A new set of publications from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) could make it easier, faster, and most importantly, more reliable, for

NIST Advisory Committee Issues 2012 Annual Report

March 20, 2013

The Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology (VCAT) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has sent its 2012 annual report to Congress

CNST Director Robert Celotta Featured in European Innovation Publication

March 20, 2013

Robert Celotta, Director of the NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST), was interviewed in the 2013 edition of International Innovation -

Space filling models of bent and straight alkyl chains tethered to silica that represent disordered and ordered models.

Fundamental Studies of the Conformational Phase Behavior of Chain Molecules at Interfaces

Chain molecules tethered or adsorbed to solid surfaces are at the heart of a wide range of technologies. Examples include colloidal particle stabilization

Medical (Archive): Calibrations of Large-Volume, Solid Ge-68 Phantom Sources for Monitoring PET Scanner Performance in Clinical Trials

The interpretation of quantitative imaging data obtained from Positron Emission Tomography (PET) studies requires an understanding of the measurement

Comparisons (Archive): International Comparison of Tc-99 Activity

An international measurement comparison for a 99Tc solution hosted by National Physical Laboratory (NPL) of the UK, (CCRI(II)K-2. 99Tc comparison) was completed

NIST Workshop on Lyme Disease

Thu, Jun 6 2013

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, MD, hosted a Lyme Disease Workshop on June 6th

2013 NADDRG Spring Meeting

Wed, May 22 2013

The NADDRG Spring Symposium for 2013 is to be held at NIST on May 22, 2013. Immediately following NADDRG will be a 2 day

PML Scientists Make Better SEM Imaging and Measurements in the Nano Era Possible

March 14, 2013

Since the inception of the scanning electron microscope (SEM), users have encountered the persistent problem of contamination. Cleanliness is required for

Springback

Elastic springback compensation is a long-standing issue for formed sheet automotive components. The ability to predict the magnitude of springback as a

Surface Roughness

This project involves the measurement of surface roughness, the best statistical way to represent the geometry of roughened surfaces, and research into tying

New Reference Standards for Digital Mammography

Reference radiation beams using a tungsten target and silver, rhodium, molybdenum and aluminum filters at 20 kVp to 50 kVp were developed to model digital

Schematic figure illustrating the principle of operation of a mass spectrometer, showing deflection of ions based on mass.

Theoretical Mass Spectrometry

Mass spectrometry is an important technique in analytical chemistry, essential in areas including drug development, criminal and agricultural forensics

CNST Releases the Winter 2013 Edition of The CNST News

March 11, 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

National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence

Mission & Vision The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE), a part of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), is a

Medical (Archive): Calibration of Epoxy Based Ba-133 Standard Phantom Sources for Use in an International Comparison for Quantitative SPECT

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) recently initiated a Cooperative Research Project (CRP) entitled "Development of Quantitative Nuclear Medicine

NIST Exhibits at the 2013 BIO International Convention

Mon, Apr 22 - Thu, Apr 25 2013

The BIO International Convention is the largest global event for the biotechnology industry and attracts the biggest

NIST Exhibits at FOSE 2013

Tue, May 14 - Thu, May 16 2013

NIST's Information Technology Laboratory will be hosting a booth at FOSE 2013. FOSE is the nation's premier event for

The Higgs boson: What it is and why it matters

Fri, Mar 22 2013

The observation by CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, of the Higgs boson was hailed as one of the

NIST Exhibits at The Quest for Excellence Conference

Mon, Apr 8 - Wed, Apr 10 2013

The Quest for Excellence® Conference The Official Conference of the Baldrige Award The 25th Annual Quest for Excellence®

NACMA 2013 Annual Workshop and Conference: Meet World Experts on GD&T, Dimensional Measurement Uncertainty, and Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM) Accuracy

Tue, Aug 27 - Fri, Aug 30 2013

To contribute to the growth of expertise in coordinate measuring machine technology, improve measurement accuracy and

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Gaithersburg

Smart Grid R&D Opportunities Outlined in Two New NIST Reports

Seeing the Oceans in Their True Colors

A Sense of Comity

Nanoscale Edge Variations Observed with Record-breaking Resolution in Magnetic Nanodevices

Ontology Summit 2013: Ontology Evaluation Across the Ontology Lifecycle

NIST Guides Seek Interoperability for Automated Fingerprint ID Systems

NIST Advisory Committee Issues 2012 Annual Report

CNST Director Robert Celotta Featured in European Innovation Publication

Fundamental Studies of the Conformational Phase Behavior of Chain Molecules at Interfaces

Medical (Archive): Calibrations of Large-Volume, Solid Ge-68 Phantom Sources for Monitoring PET Scanner Performance in Clinical Trials

Comparisons (Archive): International Comparison of Tc-99 Activity

NIST Workshop on Lyme Disease

2013 NADDRG Spring Meeting

PML Scientists Make Better SEM Imaging and Measurements in the Nano Era Possible

Springback

Surface Roughness

New Reference Standards for Digital Mammography

Theoretical Mass Spectrometry

CNST Releases the Winter 2013 Edition of The CNST News

National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence

Medical (Archive): Calibration of Epoxy Based Ba-133 Standard Phantom Sources for Use in an International Comparison for Quantitative SPECT

NIST Exhibits at the 2013 BIO International Convention

NIST Exhibits at FOSE 2013

The Higgs boson: What it is and why it matters

NIST Exhibits at The Quest for Excellence Conference

NACMA 2013 Annual Workshop and Conference: Meet World Experts on GD&T, Dimensional Measurement Uncertainty, and Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM) Accuracy

NIST Participates in the 2013 Maryland Day

New Player in Electron Field Emitter Technology Makes for Better Imaging and Communications

NIST Panel Expands Recommendations for Use of Electronic Health Records in Pediatrics

Temp-Controlled 'Nanopores' May Allow Detailed Blood Analysis