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Energy and Commerce Departments Announce New Centers for Building Operations Excellence

June 19, 2012

Today, the U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. Department of Commerce announced selections for three Centers for Building Operations Excellence that will receive

First NIST Workshop on Macromolecular Separations-by-Design

Wed, Oct 10 - Thu, Oct 11 2012

The First NIST Workshop on Macromolecular Separations-by-Design will bring together scientists and engineers from

First Observation of the Hall Effect in a Bose-Einstein Condensate

June 19, 2012

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers have observed for the first time the Hall effect in a gas of ultracold atoms. The Hall effect

NIST: Creating Jobs with Innovation

June 15, 2012

Guest blog post by Patrick Gallagher, Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and Director, National Institute of Standards and Technology We

NIST Effort Could Improve High-Tech Medical Scanners

June 12, 2012

A powerful color-based imaging technique is making the jump from remote sensing to the operating room—and a team of scientists* at the National Institute of

NIST Launches New Website to Educate Industry About Alternatives to Mercury Thermometers

June 12, 2012

As part of a larger effort to reduce the amount of mercury, a potent neurotoxin, in the environment, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

July 9 Ohio Workshop Seeks Ideas on Design of National Network for Manufacturing Innovation

June 12, 2012

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and partner organizations of the federal interagency Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office

NIST Releases Final Version of Revised Bluetooth Security Guide

June 12, 2012

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued the final version of the Guide to Bluetooth Security (NIST Special Publication 800-121 Rev

NIST Will Hold 'Big Data' Workshop June 13-14, 2012

June 12, 2012

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is hosting a workshop on the use of "big data"—a term referring to massive amounts of stored and

Shaping the Future of Cybersecurity Workshop: Connecting the Dots in Cyberspace

Tue, Oct 30 - Thu, Nov 1 2012

URGENT NOTICE: Please continue to check our site for updates about the workshop. The National Initiative for

Workshop Focuses on Digital Exchange of Biometric Info

August 16, 2007

"America's Most Wanted" meets Web 2.0 as researchers develop an additional implementation of a data format that allows disparate law enforcement agencies to

Commerce Department to Host National Summit on Competitiveness

August 16, 2007

Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez will host a national meeting of private and public sector officials that will focus on promoting innovation and economic

NIST, UMBI to Expand Cooperation in Bioresearch

August 16, 2007

Officials from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute (UMBI) signed a Memorandum of

America COMPETES Act Brings Immediate Changes to NIST

August 16, 2007

On Aug. 9, the President signed the America COMPETES Act (Public Law Number 110-69), which authorizes funding for the National Institute of Standards and

New NIST Calibration Service 'Arms' Phasors for More Reliable Power Grids

August 16, 2007

While the new calibration service for phasor measurement units (PMUs) offered by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) sounds like it would

SRMs Track Fire Retardants in Humans and Environment

August 16, 2007

If only the flame retardant chemicals routinely added to consumer products from carpets to cell phones just did their job and nothing more. Health officials

High-magnification scanning electron micrograph of the leg of an osteoblast

Layered Approach May Yield Stronger, More Successful Bone Implants

August 16, 2007

Researchers from the American Dental Association Foundation (ADAF) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a new method for

Ginkgo SRMs: Tools for Product Analysis/Quality

August 16, 2007

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued a suite of Standard Reference Materials (SRMs) for ginkgo biloba, one of the most popular

Cartoon illustrates new NIST technique for selectively modifying resistance of a semiconductor device layer.

Nanoscale Blasting Adjusts Resistance in Magnetic Sensors

August 16, 2007

A new process for adjusting the resistance of semiconductor devices by carpeting a small area of the device with tiny pits, like a yard dug up by demented

Upgraded Software Makes ID Verification Testing Easier

August 30, 2007

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently released an improved version of its Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Data Generator, a

NIST Team Develops Novel Method for Nanostructured Polymer Thin Films

September 13, 2007

All researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) wanted was a simple, quick method for making thin films of block copolymers or BCPs

Probing a Rare Material Spin State at NIST

September 13, 2007

A team of international physicists that includes researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has found experimental evidence of a

$Optical profilometer image of the broken surface of a glass rod shows height of peaks and valleys of the fracture surface in millionths of a meter.$

Gaithersburg

Energy and Commerce Departments Announce New Centers for Building Operations Excellence

First NIST Workshop on Macromolecular Separations-by-Design

First Observation of the Hall Effect in a Bose-Einstein Condensate

NIST: Creating Jobs with Innovation

NIST Effort Could Improve High-Tech Medical Scanners

NIST Launches New Website to Educate Industry About Alternatives to Mercury Thermometers

July 9 Ohio Workshop Seeks Ideas on Design of National Network for Manufacturing Innovation

NIST Releases Final Version of Revised Bluetooth Security Guide

NIST Will Hold 'Big Data' Workshop June 13-14, 2012

Shaping the Future of Cybersecurity Workshop: Connecting the Dots in Cyberspace

Workshop Focuses on Digital Exchange of Biometric Info

Commerce Department to Host National Summit on Competitiveness

NIST, UMBI to Expand Cooperation in Bioresearch

America COMPETES Act Brings Immediate Changes to NIST

New NIST Calibration Service 'Arms' Phasors for More Reliable Power Grids

SRMs Track Fire Retardants in Humans and Environment

Layered Approach May Yield Stronger, More Successful Bone Implants

Ginkgo SRMs: Tools for Product Analysis/Quality

Nanoscale Blasting Adjusts Resistance in Magnetic Sensors

Upgraded Software Makes ID Verification Testing Easier

NIST Team Develops Novel Method for Nanostructured Polymer Thin Films

Probing a Rare Material Spin State at NIST

New Guide Available for Fractography of Ceramics and Glasses

"Guide to Secure Web Services" Provides Blueprint to Safer Web 2.0

Voting Standards Guidance Sent to Election Commission

Tech Transfer Event to Showcase NIST Microfluidics Technologies

New Quantum Key System Combines Speed, Distance

High-Speed Quantum Key System Wins Research Award

Measurements from the Edge: Magnetic Properties of Thin Films

NIST Firebrand Device Could Save U.S. and Japanese Homes