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Optical micrographs of contact damage in silicon from cyclic stress showing progressive damage

Job-Related Stress: NIST Demonstrates Fatigue Effects in Silicon

November 27, 2007

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a mechanical fatigue process that eventually leads to cracks and

Photo of the front of a truck cab that has been instrumented for NIST tests of collision warning systems.

NIST Measures Performance of Auto Crash Warning Systems

November 27, 2007

Engineers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed and tested a laser-based ranging system to assess the performance of

Measurement Science and Standards in Forensic Firearms Analysis 2012

Tue, Jul 10 - Wed, Jul 11 2012

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in collaboration with The Association of Firearm and Tool Mark

In-Situ Observations Reveal How Nanoparticle Catalysts Lower Operating Temperatures in Fuel Cells

April 10, 2012

Researchers from the NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology and Arizona State University have used environmental transmission electron microscopy

'Tornadoes' Are Transferred From Light to Sodium Atoms

November 9, 2006

For the first time, tornado-like rotational motions have been transferred from light to atoms in a controlled way at the National Institute of Standards and

NIST Announces First Observation of 'Persistent Flow' in a Gas

November 27, 2007

Using laser light to stir an ultracold gas of atoms, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Joint Quantum Institute

NACMA 2012 Annual Workshop and Conference: Meet World Experts on GD&T, Dimensional Measurement Uncertainty, and Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM) Accuracy

Mon, Oct 8 - Tue, Oct 9 2012

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

New Accreditation Program for Body Armor Testing Laboratories

December 12, 2007

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in cooperation with the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), has established a new accreditation

New Paper Reveals Nanoscale Details of Photolithography Process

December 12, 2007

Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have made the first direct measurements of the infinitesimal expansion and collapse of

Micromechanical Mirror Performs Under Pressure...Of Light

April 6, 2012

A team of scientists from PML's Quantum Measurement Division has designed and tested a novel device [1] that may lead to substantial progress in the new and

New Detector Design Improves Gamma-Ray Measurements

April 6, 2012

In the pursuit of precision measurements, nothing is simple, even when the apparatus employed appears to be utterly uncomplicated. An instructive case in point

Documentary Standards: IEC 62755 Standard N42 Data Format

The purpose of the IEC 62755 standard N42 data format is to facilitate manufacturer-independent transfer of information from radiation measurement instruments

Nanoscale Magnetic Media Diagnostics by Rippling Spin Waves

April 3, 2012

Memory devices based on magnetism are one of the core technologies of the computing industry, and engineers are working to develop new forms of magnetic memory

April Workshop Focuses on Cybersecurity for Cyber-Physical Systems and Industrial Controls

April 3, 2012

Securing computers against unlawful and malicious attacks is always important, but it's especially vital when the computers in question control major physical

April Workshop at RPI Is Opportunity to Help Design the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation

April 3, 2012

The first of a planned series of regional workshops to design a proposed $1 billion federal initiative, the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI)

Online Tool Helps You Assess Your Intellectual Property Awareness

April 3, 2012

A new online tool can help small companies and entrepreneurs evaluate their awareness of intellectual property (IP)—trade secrets, company data and more—and

McFadden Named 2012 SIAM Fellow

April 3, 2012

Mathematician Geoffrey McFadden of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Applied and Computational Mathematics Division has been named a

Wu Elected SPIE Fellow

April 3, 2012

H. Felix Wu, a mechanical engineer and research manager at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been named a fellow of SPIE, the

Complexity: A Guided Tour

Fri, May 4 2012

As science probes the nature of life, society, and technology ever more closely, what it finds there is complexity. The

Service Life Prediction of Polymeric Materials: Vision for the Future

Sun, Mar 3 - Fri, Mar 8 2013

This conference will establish the current state of service life prediction methodologies and produce the roadmap for

Workshop on Future Needs for Service Life Prediction of Polymeric Materials

Wed, Oct 24 - Fri, Oct 26 2012

The objectives of this workshop are to identify gaps and future needs for service life prediction of polymeric materials

Schematic diagram of the fast light experiment.

First, Fast, and Faster

April 6, 2012

Scientists in PML's Quantum Measurement Division have produced the first superluminal light pulses made by using a technique called four-wave mixing, creating

E135 - Sample Preparation Lab II

Available Instrumentation and Equipment Sartorius CPA224S Balance The Sartorius CPA224S Balance features a weighing capacity up to 220 g...

Confronting the "no" in Innovation

February 2012 The Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence defines innovation as "making meaningful change to improve products...

NIST Exhibits at the 2013 BIO International Convention

Mon, Jun 18 - Thu, Jun 21 2012

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

Novel Filter Material Could Cut Natural Gas Refining Costs

March 29, 2012

Measurements taken by a team including National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) scientists show that a newly devised material has the ability to

Researchers Validate Simplified Lateral Force Calibration Technique for Atomic Force Microscopy

March 28, 2012

Researchers from the NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology and the NIST Material Measurement Laboratory have demonstrated that a simpler technique

New Industry Commitments to Give 15 Million Households Tools to Shrink Their Energy Bills

March 26, 2012

Washington, D.C. — Responding to President Obama's call for an "all-of-the-above" strategy to help consumers reduce their energy costs, the Administration

Hyperspectral Imaging: Shedding New Light on Wound Healing

April 9, 2012

Clinicians who treat severe wounds may soon have powerful new diagnostic tools in the form of hyperspectral imaging (HSI) devices, calibrated to new NIST

Cloud Computing Forum & Workshop V

Tue, Jun 5 - Thu, Jun 7 2012

To show federal leadership and support for the NIST technology role in U.S. Government agency adoption of cloud