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Protecting Computers at Start-Up: New NIST Guidelines

December 20, 2011

A new draft computer security publication from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) provides guidance for vendors and security

Partners Offer Performance Excellence Help for Small Businesses

December 20, 2011

A new collaboration between the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program (BPEP), the Alliance for Performance Excellence and The Alternative Board (TAB) will

Summer Undergraduate Research Opportunities at NIST

December 20, 2011

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is now accepting applications for the 2012 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF) programs

National Program Office for the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership Established at NIST

December 19, 2011

Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Director Patrick Gallagher today announced

Commerce Secretary John Bryson Lays Out Vision for Department of Commerce

December 15, 2011

U.S. Commerce Secretary John Bryson today laid out his vision for how the Department of Commerce can best partner with the business community to support the

National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program Office

NIST is designated by Congress as the Lead Agency for the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program (NWIRP). This Office coordinates the NWIRP research and implementation activities for the four NWIRP agencies – the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), NIST, the National Oceanic and

CNST Collaboration Demonstrates Nanoscale Focused Ion Beam Employing Laser-Cooled Lithium Atoms

December 14, 2011

A team of researchers from the NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology and FEI Company have adapted a commercial focused ion beam (FIB) column to use

2012 NIST/NSTIC IDtrust Workshop

Tue, Mar 13 - Wed, Mar 14 2012

"Technologies and Standards Enabling the Identity Ecosystem" The 2012 NIST/NSTIC IDtrust Workshop will be held March 13

Bioprocess Measurements Staff Directory

Member Project Title Phone No. Anderson, Kyle, Dr. Protein Conformation Studies by HDX-MS 240 314-6285 (IBBR) Benkstein, Kurt D., Dr...

Embrace Complexity, Please!

October 2011 Just about a year ago, I wrote an Insights column entitled "Simplify Complexity, Please!" I addressed some of the ways the 2011...

NIST Announces Broad Call for Research Grant Proposals in Science and Engineering

December 13, 2011

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced that it is accepting proposals for funding for a broad range of potential research

NIST Special Publication Expands Government Authentication Options

December 13, 2011

A newly revised publication from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) expands the options for government agencies that need to verify the

Federal Information Systems Security Educators' Association (FISSEA) "A New Era in Cybersecurity Awareness, Training, and Education"

Tue, Mar 27 - Thu, Mar 29 2012

FISSEA – now a NIST program under the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) announced the 25th Annual

National Institute of Standards and Technology Recognizes Staff

December 7, 2011

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—Employees of the Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) were recognized in an awards ceremony Dec. 7

Responses to NIST Federal Register Request for Information on How to Structure Proposed New Program: Advanced Manufacturing Technology Consortia (AMTech)

December 16, 2011

On July 22, 2011, NIST published a Request for Information (RFI) in the Federal Register inviting opinions from the public on how to structure a proposed new

UV Lithography: Taking Extreme Measures

December 9, 2011

Sometime soon, microchip fabricators will take the next major step in the relentless reduction of feature size, from the current minimum of 22 nm down to 10 nm

PML Researchers Create Tool for 'Circuit-Aware' Reliability Testing

December 9, 2011

A PML research team has devised a reliability data transformation methodology that could ease one of the semiconductor industry's most vexing problems

International Collaboration Reveals Magnetization Textures in NiPd Nanostructures

December 7, 2011

An international collaboration, including researchers from the NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology, has used scanning electron microscopy with

NIST FY 2012 Budget Signed Into Law

December 6, 2011

On Nov. 18, 2011, President Obama signed into law the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-55), which provides FY 2012

Flames from a living-room pour out the front door of a townhouse during a NIST test.

Study Finds Failure Points in Firefighter Protective Equipment

December 6, 2011

In fire experiments conducted in uniformly furnished, but vacant Chicago-area townhouses, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers

New NIST Web Site Features Fire Safety for the Holidays

December 6, 2011

Fire researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) remind us that proper care of a cut Christmas tree is important to retaining high

Elusive Ultrafine Indoor Air Contaminants Yield to NIST Analysis

December 6, 2011

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) spent 75 days on the job carrying out some very important homework—measurements in a

New NIST Biometric Data Standard Adds DNA, Footmarks and Enhanced Fingerprint Descriptions

December 6, 2011

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) published a revised biometric standard in November, 2011, that vastly expands the type and amount of

NIST Requests Funding Proposals for Projects in Precision Measurement

December 6, 2011

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is soliciting proposals for the next round of funding in its long-running Precision Measurement Grant

The Disappearing Spoon - True Tales of Madness, Love, and World History from the Periodic Table

Fri, Dec 16 2011

Why did Gandhi hate iodine (I, 53)? Why did the Japanese kill Godzilla with missiles made of cadmium (Cd, 48)? How did

Two at NIST Are Named IEEE Fellows for 2011

December 6, 2011

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)'s George Arnold and John Suehle have been named fellows of the IEEE, one of the world's major

CNST Collaboration Tunes Viscous Drag on Superhydrophobic Surfaces

November 30, 2011

By measuring the motion of a vibrating, porous membrane separating water and air, researchers from the NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology, the

NVLAP Healthcare IT Handbook Published

November 29, 2011

The National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) announces the release of NIST Handbook 150-31, Healthcare Information Technology Testing. This

Accuracy in Powder Diffraction IV

Mon, Apr 22 - Thu, Apr 25 2013

We are pleased to announce the location and dates for our next "Accuracy in Powder Diffraction" meeting. This meeting

NIST Improves Tool for Hardening Software Against Cyber Attack

November 22, 2011

Computer scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have dramatically enlarged a database designed to improve applications that

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