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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

Webinar - Traceability Assessments for Weights and Measures

Thu, Apr 5 2012

This 2 hour webinar will introduce metrological traceability. Metrological traceability is a characteristic of a

Nanopower: Avoiding Electrolyte Failure in Nanoscale Lithium Batteries

March 20, 2012

It turns out you can be too thin—especially if you're a nanoscale battery. Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the

NIST Findings Awaken Age-Old Anesthesia Question

March 20, 2012

Why does inhaling anesthetics cause unconsciousness? New insights into this century-and-a-half-old question may spring from research performed at the National

'Nanoslinky': A Novel Nanofluidic Technology for DNA Manipulation and Measurement

March 20, 2012

Remember Slinky®, the coiled metal spring that "walks" down stairs with just a push, momentum and gravity? Researchers at the National Institute of Standards

NIST Releases Technical Guidance for Evaluating Electronic Health Records

March 20, 2012

An important aspect of any product is how easily someone can use it for its intended purpose, also known as usability. Electronic health records (EHR) that are

NIST Announces $2.6 Million in Funding for Novel Semiconductor Research

March 20, 2012

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is soliciting proposals to support long-term research in next-generation semiconductor technology

NIST April Workshop to Examine Federal Conformity Assessment Practices

March 20, 2012

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is hosting a free public workshop on best practices in federal conformity assessment activities

Alternative Test Methods Work Group Meeting

Tue, Apr 24 2012

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is forming a work group to examine alternative methods for

Fluctuations and Nanoscale Control Software (Archived)

MATLAB Software [1-2] developed and referenced within Fluctuations and Nanoscale Control projects are available for download from this page. If you use this

Real-Time Tracking and Fluorescence Spectroscopy of Individual Nanoparticles (Archived)

The behavior and properties of macroscale objects are stable and predictable because they are the result of the average behavior of very large numbers of atoms

Workshop to Focus on Standards Education

January 8, 2008

Representatives of standards making bodies, corporate officials and educators from around the world will meet Feb. 21-22, 2008, at the "Global Perspectives and

January Workshop to Focus on Safeguarding Health Care Information

January 8, 2008

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in conjunction with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), is sponsoring a one-day

NIST Develops Test Method for Key Micromechanical Property

January 8, 2008

Engineers and researchers designing and building new microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) can benefit from a new test method developed at the National

Optimal Diffusion Coefficient Estimation in Single-Particle Tracking (Archived)

Single-particle tracking is a powerful tool for probing the transport behavior and local environmental properties of individual nanoparticles in liquid

NIST, EC Agency Partner for Better Measurements and Standards

January 8, 2008

Enhancing trade between the United States and the nations of the European Union (EU) while helping ensure the safety and quality of goods sold in both markets

Man wearing a white protective coverall, hood, gloves and face mask, holds a round, purple, sample of a silicon wafer and presses buttons on a white instrument panel.

Measurement Innovations Add Up to Big Savings for Semiconductors

January 8, 2008

A new report from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) shows that investment in measurement science has and will continue to have a

Radioactive 'Understudy' May Aid Medical Imaging, Drug Development

January 8, 2008

Broadway stars have understudies. Now, an increasingly popular radioactive isotope has its own stand-in. Developed in part by researchers at the National

The four images (taken with scanning laser confocal microscopy) show variations in surface roughness of an aluminum alloy as produced by increasing amounts of strain

Rough Times: NIST's New Approach to Surface Profiling

January 8, 2008

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a novel technique for measuring the roughness of surfaces that is

A Memoir of Los Alamos in World War II

Fri, May 18 2012

As an undergraduate physics student turned soldier, Dr. Peshkin was lucky to be sent to Los Alamos, where he worked most

Paul Dirac - The Strangest Man

Fri, Apr 27 2012

Paul Dirac, co-discover of quantum mechanics, was one of the greatest theoretical physicists of the twentieth century

Near-Earth Objects: finding them before they find us

Fri, Apr 13 2012

In the last few years, several known near-Earth asteroids shot closely past the Earth, while on October 6, 2008 a small

NIST Lunar Calibration Workshop

Mon, May 14 - Tue, May 15 2012

Purpose: The Lunar Calibration Workshop will bring together representatives from different communities to discuss the

NIST - Bell Labs Workshop on Large-Scale Complex Networks

Fri, Jun 8 2012

The 2 nd NIST - Bell Labs Workshop aims at highlighting and discussing current and emerging research on: Large-scale

Combining Centuries-Old Mathematical Theorems Provides an Efficient Approach for Characterizing the Shape of Nanoparticles

March 14, 2012

Gregg Gallatin, a researcher at the NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology, has shown that combining a nineteenth century flux theorem with an

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