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Disseminating the Kilogram, No Strings Attached

August 24, 2012

The impending redefinition of the kilogram presents a weighty dilemma. Methods to be used to realize the redefined kilogram are based on the Planck constant and

Researchers Determine the Optimum Path for Tracking Fluorescent Nanoparticles Using a Laser

August 29, 2012

NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology researchers Gregg Gallatin and Andrew Berglund (now at Quantifind in Palo Alto, CA) have determined the optimum

Embrace It or Not, Social Media Is Impacting Your Organization

June/July 2012 Last month, this column focused on innovation as I pondered the growing importance of the topic to U.S. competitiveness and...

Sept. 27 California Workshop to Explore Plans for National Network for Manufacturing Innovation

August 21, 2012

The Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office (AMNPO), in partnership with state and national organizations, is inviting interested parties to the third in

National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute Announced

August 21, 2012

On August 15, 2012, the White House announced the launch of a new public-private institute for manufacturing innovation in Youngstown, Ohio. The new partnership

Security First: New NIST Guidelines on Securing BIOS for Servers

August 21, 2012

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is requesting comments on new draft guidelines for securing BIOS systems for server computers. BIOS

NIST Co-Sponsors the 2012 Biometrics Consortium Conference

August 21, 2012

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will co-sponsor the 2012 Biometric Consortium Conference (BCC 2012), September 18-21, 2012, at the

Commerce Secretary Malcolm "Mac" Baldrige and President Ronald Reagan

Baldrige Program Celebrates 25 Years of Performance Excellence

August 20, 2012

Not many 25-year-olds can boast that in their short lifetime they have helped thousands of organizations develop and maintain world-class operations, innovative

Single Molecule Fluorescence Measurements of Nanoscale Proton Distributions in Photoresist

The semiconductor industry's remarkable progress in making integrated circuits smaller, faster and cheaper relies on continual improvements in photolithography

Administrators Workshop

Mon, Dec 3 - Fri, Dec 7 2012

To provide training to Weights and Measures Program Administrators. Training will be based on NIST Handbook 155 -

Administrators Workshop

Mon, Oct 22 - Fri, Oct 26 2012

To provide training to Weights and Measures Program Administrators. Training will be based on NIST Handbook 155 -

NIST Exhibits at the FABTECH EXPO 2012

Mon, Nov 12 - Wed, Nov 14 2012

North America's largest metal forming, fabricating, welding and finishing event will be held at the Las Vegas Convention

The Biometric Consortium Conference 2012

Tue, Sep 18 - Thu, Sep 20 2012

The 2012 Biometric Consortium Conference presented by NIST, NSA and AFCEA will address the important role that

We Can't Wait: Obama Administration Announces New Public-Private Partnership to Support Manufacturing Innovation, Encourage Investment in America

August 16, 2012

WASHINGTON, DC – Following through on our We Can't Wait efforts, the Obama Administration today announced the launch of a new public-private institute for

New NIST Measurement Office Focuses on Innovation

July 20, 2007

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Director William Jeffrey has named Clare Allocca as the chief of NIST's new United States Measurement

Tailoring Computer Security for Industrial Controls

July 20, 2007

Electricity, power, water, communications, waste treatment—we call the facilities that supply these services our "critical" infrastructures because they truly

Evaluations Aim to Advance Translation Technology

July 20, 2007

Wartime military patrols and civilian encounters can be especially dangerous if neither group understands the other's language. To help American forces secure

spectroscopy image of electron interference in a section of graphene sheet

Speed Bumps Less Important Than Potholes for Graphene

July 20, 2007

For electrical charges racing through an atom-thick sheet of graphene, occasional hills and valleys are no big deal, but the potholes—single-atom defects in the

AC-DC Difference

The NIST Ac-dc 2 Difference Project performs leading edge measurement services and research for ac-dc difference measurements and dc voltage metrology. We

CNST Releases the Summer 2012 Edition of The CNST News

August 8, 2012

The NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST) is pleased to announce the release of the summer 2012 edition of The CNST News. This quarterly

This cartridge case shows the three distinct marks, or 'signatures,' impressed on its surface when it was fired by a gun

Shelling Out Evidence: NIST Ballistic Standard Helps Tie Guns to Criminals

August 8, 2012

Thanks to a new reference standard developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), law enforcement agencies will have an easier time

This short movie shows the image of the 'N' in NIST being randomly amplified and de-amplified by the four-wave mixing technique.

Seeing the Light with NIST's New Noiseless Optical Amplifier

August 8, 2012

Most devices that amplify light suffer from the same problem: making the image brighter also adds muddying distortion. Scientists working at the National

NIST Shows New Device Could Improve Fiber-Optic Quantum Data Transmission

August 8, 2012

Tests performed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) show that a new method for splitting photon beams could overcome a fundamental

Long-Predicted Fluctuations in Cell Membranes Observed for First Time

August 8, 2012

A long-standing mystery in cell biology may be closer to a solution thanks to measurements taken at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

A microfluidic lab on a chip device sitting on a polystyrene dish.

NIST Focuses on Testing Standards to Support Lab on a Chip Commercialization

August 8, 2012

Lab on a chip (LOC) devices—microchip-size systems that can prepare and analyze tiny fluid samples with volumes ranging from a few microliters (millionth of a

Updated NIST Guide is a How-To for Dealing With Computer Security Incidents

August 8, 2012

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published the final version of its guide for managing computer security incidents. Based on best

Steering Group for Identity Ecosystem Hosts First Meeting

August 8, 2012

The Identity Ecosystem Steering Group Kickoff Meeting to support the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC) will be held Aug. 15 and 16

Four at NIST Honored with Flemming Awards

August 8, 2012

Four National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) employees were among the 12 recipients of the annual Arthur S. Flemming Award that recognizes

PML Uses Combined Optical Techniques to Provide Important Answers on Graphene Structures

August 13, 2012

That graphene is the hot new material in the world of future electronics manufacturing is well known. With its high carrier mobility and low noise, graphene is

Obama Administration Announces $9 Million Investment in Rural Communities to Foster Job Creation and Innovation

August 1, 2012

The Obama Administration today announced the winners of the multi-agency Rural Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge to spur job creation and economic

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