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The Shape of Things to Come: NIST Probes the Promise of Nanomanufacturing Using DNA Origami

March 6, 2012

In recent years, scientists have begun to harness DNA's powerful molecular machinery to build artificial structures at the nanoscale using the natural ability...

NIST Releases Gulf of Mexico Crude Oil Reference Material

March 6, 2012

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a new certified reference material to support the federal government's Natural Resources...

NIST to Expand Work on Emergency Communications to Support FirstNet

March 6, 2012

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will significantly expand its work in support of an advanced wireless communications system for the...

Guidance on Wireless Local Area Network Security is Close at Hand

March 6, 2012

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released in final form a guide to enhanced security for wireless local area networks (WLAN). A...

March Conference Explores Building Trust on the Internet

January 23, 2008

Establishing trust in Internet transactions is a mutual process between user and service provider. In bank transactions, for example, customers want to be sure...

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Concrete Flow Researchers to Use Argonne Supercomputer

January 23, 2008

The Argonne National Laboratory of the Department of Energy (DoE) announced on Jan. 17, 2008, that a team of researchers at the National Institute of Standards...

Microscopic beads embedded in a gel surface were used to trace the motion of a gel forming an interface with a liquid.

Videos Extract Mechanical Properties of Liquid-Gel Interfaces

January 23, 2008

Blood coursing through vessels, lubricated cartilage sliding against joints, ink jets splashing on paper—living and nonliving things abound with fluids meeting...

IBPC 2012 Presentations

March 5-9, 2012 National Institute of Standards and Technology Presentations of the International Biometric Performance Conference, 2012...

NIST Law Enforcement Test Bed for Optimization of Trace Contraband Detection Equipment

The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, led to an unprecedented deployment of technologies in the field designed to screen people and their belongings for

NIST Helps Heat Pumps 'Go With the Flow' to Boost Output

January 23, 2008

Air-source heat pumps typically deliver 1 1/2 to three times more heating energy to a home than the electric energy they consume. This is possible because heat...

NIST Issues Draft IPv6 Technical Profile

February 1, 2007

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) yesterday issued a draft profile that will assist federal agencies in developing plans to acquire and...

Revised NIST IPv6 Profile Released for Comment

February 5, 2008

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a second draft of a proposed standards profile to support the implementation of Internet...

Workshop Offers U.S. Industry Access to International R&D Collaborations

February 5, 2008

Companies interested in participating in international advanced manufacturing research and development can learn about new collaboration opportunities offered...

New Web Site Lists Validated Software Security Tools for Federal IT

February 5, 2008

A new Web site launched by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) can help federal information systems managers maintain the security of...

Urban search and rescue robot and its control unit sit atop one of the packing crates

'Nitty-Gritty' but Vital Data Helps Field Rescue Robots

February 5, 2008

A new ASTM International standard for urban search and rescue robots and components tackles humble logistics problems that, left unsolved, could hamper the use...

Confocal microscope image of a carbon nanotube/polypropylene composite.

Shear Ingenuity: Tweaking the Conductivity of Nanotube Composites

February 5, 2008

One of the immediate applications of carbon nanotubes (CNT) is as an additive to polymers to create electrically conducting plastics—a relatively low CNT...

President's Budget Requests 22 Percent Boost for NIST Core Programs

February 5, 2008

President George W. Bush's fiscal year (FY) 2009 budget proposal for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) includes $634 million for core...

NSTIC Identity Ecosystem Governance Workshop

Thu, Mar 15 2012

Since the creation of the Internet, there have always been difficult questions surrounding privacy, security and trust

NIST System Sets Speed Record For Generation of Quantum Keys for 'Unbreakable' Encryption

May 3, 2004

The fastest known cryptographic system based on transmission of single photons—the smallest pulses of light—has been demonstrated by a team at the Commerce...

Image taken from animation that shows how single photons are sent and detected by the NIST QKD system.

Code for 'Unbreakable' Quantum Encryption Generated at Record Speed over Fiber

April 18, 2006

Gaithersburg, Md.—Raw code for "unbreakable" encryption, based on the principles of quantum physics, has been generated at record speed over optical fiber at...

Joint Quantum Institute Created by University of Maryland, NIST and NSA

September 11, 2006

COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Today, the University of Maryland (UM), the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and the National...

Riding the Waves: Harnessing Ocean Wave Energy through Research, Development, and Testing

Fri, Mar 23 2012

An extremely abundant and promising source of energy exists in the world's oceans. Ocean energy exists in the forms of

NIST Releases Final Smart Grid 'Framework 2.0' Document

February 28, 2012

An updated roadmap for the Smart Grid is now available from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), which recently finished reviewing and...

Revision of SP 800-53 Addresses Current Cybersecurity Threats, Adds Privacy Controls

February 28, 2012

A major revision of a Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) publication released today by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST...

International Biometric Performance Testing Conference (IBPC) 2012

Mon, Mar 5 - Fri, Mar 9 2012

In cooperation with the National Physical Laboratory and Fraunhofer IGD, NIST is pleased to announce, as the sequel to

Force = Mass x Acceleration

January 2012 Force (f) = mass (m) x acceleration (a).Strategy is critical.Culture trumps strategy.Measurement and analysis are critical to...

Technical Aspects of Botnets Workshop

Wed, May 30 2012

While security risks on the Internet continue to exist in many areas, one increasingly exploited threat is the global

The 2012 participants, from left: David Newell of PML, Jacques Liard of NRCan, Dave Inglis of NRS, Jason Silliker of NRCan, and Mark Eckl of NOAA.

The Great Gravity Showdown

February 27, 2012

During the week of February 6-10, 2012, some extremely weighty matters were in progress at NIST's non-magnetic facility, where PML researchers hosted an...

The Role of Technology in the Outlook for Energy

Fri, Mar 16 2012

ExxonMobil is investing in technologies for improving energy efficiency, increasing energy supplies, and mitigating CO 2

Plans for Advanced Manufacturing Research Highlight President's Budget Request for NIST

February 21, 2012

The President's fiscal year (FY) 2013 budget for the Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) submitted to Congress...

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