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NIST Health IT Symposium Series - February 2013

Wed, Feb 13 2013

To introduce innovative health IT R&D to NIST's researchers working in health IT and to increase collaborations.

NIST Health IT Symposium Series - January 2013

Thu, Jan 10 2013

To introduce innovative health IT R&D to NIST's researchers working in health IT and to increase collaborations.

NIST Exhibits at the 2013 International Wireless Communications Expo

Wed, Mar 13 - Thu, Mar 14 2013

IWCE is the authoritative annual event for communications technology in the working world. Over 7,500 technology buyers

UV Ray of Hope for Safer Drinking Water

December 19, 2012

A group of researchers from PML's Sensor Science Division is part of a project that will have a direct effect on improved safety of the nation's drinking water

For Newly Discovered 'Quantum Spin Liquid', the Beauty Is in Its Simplicity

December 19, 2012

A research team including scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has confirmed long-standing suspicions among physicists that

NIST Exhibits at 2014 BEYA STEM Conference

Thu, Feb 6 - Sat, Feb 8 2014

Easily the most-anticipated diversity event of the year, BEYA STEM Conference is a talent-rich environment for

Uses and Users of NIST's Atomic Spectra Database

December 19, 2012

The online Atomic Spectra Database (ASD) provides the most authoritative information about atomic spectra available anywhere, and it is used by researchers

NIST Exhibits at 2015 ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit

Tue, Feb 10 - Wed, Feb 11 2015

The ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit is an annual conference and technology showcase that brings together experts from

"P" Is for Partnership

November 2012 A well-known poem by Robert Frost, "Mending Walls," contains the famous line "Good fences make good neighbors." This is also...

Photons Emitted by Quantum Dots Can be Made Indistinguishable Through Quantum Frequency Conversion

December 19, 2012

An international collaboration led by researchers from the NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology has demonstrated the ability to make photons emitted

The Year in Patents

December 18, 2012

NIST scientists and engineers have been recognized as inventors in a variety of research areas, including the biosciences, building and fire research, materials

NIST Exhibits at the AAAS Annual Meeting 2014

Thu, Feb 13 - Mon, Feb 17 2014

The AAAS annual meeting is the World's Largest General Scientific Society's event. This annual event is one of the most

DNA Analyst Training on Mixture Interpretation

Fri, Apr 12 2013

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) hosted a free one-day workshop on interpreting forensic DNA

Precision Timing for Smart Grid Systems

This project supports the power systems industry by developing an in-depth understanding of timing performance and metrology necessary to achieve the precision

Electron Spin Transport Demonstrated for First Time in an Organic Device

December 14, 2012

Researchers in the Semiconductor and Dimensional Metrology Division's Nanoelectronic Device Metrology (NEDM) Project have demonstrated the first documented case

Smart Grid Testing and Certification

The Smart Grid Testing and Certification Project provides overall coordination and leadership of NIST technical activities in working with industry to support

Measurement Science to Assure the Performance of Green Concretes Project

An effective strategy for making a more "green" concrete is to replace the portland cement (the binding component with large energy and CO 2 footprints) with

Schematic shows self-quenched platinum deposition on a gold surface.

Novel NIST Process Is a Low-Cost Route to Ultrathin Platinum Films

December 12, 2012

A research group at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed a relatively simple, fast and effective method of depositing uniform

New NIST Document Offers Guidance in Cryptographic Key Generation

December 12, 2012

Protecting sensitive electronic information in different situations requires different types of cryptographic algorithms, but ultimately they all depend on keys

Willie May and Tjark Tjin-A-Tsoi sign an MOU

NIST and Dutch Agency Team to Improve Forensic Science

December 12, 2012

Two organizations with mutual interests in forensic science—the science of collecting and analyzing evidence to help solve crimes—have forged a partnership to

Science.gov Web Portal Celebrates the Power of 10 (Years of Service)

December 12, 2012

Did you know there is a smart phone application for first responders to use in detecting bomb threats? Or that the first animals to return to the Mount St

NIST's Liddle, Spielman Elected APS Fellows

December 12, 2012

Two scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Alex Liddle and Ian Spielman, have been elected Fellows of the American Physical

NIST Engineer Remley Named IEEE Fellow

December 12, 2012

Kate A. Remley, an engineer at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), has been named a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics

Martzloff Cited for Lifetime Achievement by IEEE Standards Association

December 12, 2012

If you've ever had your house lights flicker alarmingly during a bad electrical storm but found that your prized home computing network survived just fine, you

Measurement Science for Service Life Prediction of Polymeric Components Used in Photovoltaic (PV) Systems

Due to intensified pricing pressure, increased demand for economic circularity, and rapid growth of photovoltaic (PV) technology, emerging materials are being

New Platform Developed to Measure and Exploit Optomechanical Interactions

December 12, 2012

Researchers from the NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology and Caltech have developed a new design platform for measuring and exploiting strong

Frontiers of In Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy

Thu, Apr 11 - Fri, Apr 12 2013

The significance and versatility of in situ transmission electron microscopy (TEM) has increased dramatically during the

Laboratory Administration Workshop

Mon, Feb 25 - Fri, Mar 1 2013

This workshop is designed to assist laboratory staff in fully meeting the criteria of Handbook 143. It is especially

National Institute of Standards and Technology Recognizes Staff Achievements

December 5, 2012

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recognized current and former employees in an awards ceremony Dec. 5 at its

'Magic Zero' Technique Reduces Atomic Clock Uncertainty

December 5, 2012

Scientists from a PML- Joint Quantum Institute (JQI)* group have devised and demonstrated a novel method** for making the most precise measurements to date of

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