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NIST SBIR Program Soliciting Proposals to Solve Manufacturing and IT Challenges

January 10, 2012

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) needs American innovators and entrepreneurs to help solve technological problems and develop NIST...

New DOC Report Examines the Federal Role in U.S. Innovation and Competitiveness

January 10, 2012

On Jan. 6, 2012, the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) issued a new report highlighting key policy priorities to sustain and promote American innovation and...

Text Retrieval Conference 2012 Seeks Information Retrieval Experts for Data Digging

January 10, 2012

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is conducting the 21st annual Text Retrieval Conference (TREC), the premier experimental effort in the...

Four at NIST Elected AAAS Fellows

January 10, 2012

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world's largest general scientific society, has elected four researchers at the National...

Where Do New Medicines Come From?

Fri, Jan 20 2012

Ever wondered how new drugs are discovered? Sometimes it's a case of serendipity. Sometimes it involves synchrotron

2011 American Chemical Society Fellow - Willie May

The work they are doing will improve all of our lives as they unleash the power of chemistry to solve global challenges like providing clean water, sufficient food, new energy sources, and cures for disease. But that's not all they're also organizing...

2011 American Physical Society Fellow - Chris Soles

Congratulations to Chris Soles (Energy and Electronics Materials) for being selected a Fellow of the American Physical Society for 2011. He was recognized for "contributions to measuring properties of polymeric materials in thin films, nanoporous...

CNST Researchers Measure and Model Inhomogeneous Energy Landscapes in Graphene

January 4, 2012

If graphene is to live up to its promise as a revolutionary component of future electronics, the interactions between graphene and the surrounding materials in...

NIST Research/Collaboration Efforts Key to Innovation and Economic Growth

December 30, 2011

Innovation drives economic growth and creates skilled, high-wage jobs. To maintain a high standard of living for its citizens, the United States must continue...

CNST Collaboration Resolves Century-Long Debate Over How to Describe Electromagnetic Momentum Density in Matter

December 28, 2011

Researchers from the NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology and the University of British Columbia have shown that the interaction between a light...

NIST Sensor Improvement Brings Analysis Method into Mainstream

December 20, 2011

An advance in sensor design by researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Waterloo's Institute of Quantum...

Scanning electron microscope image of a typical sample of the NIST single-wall carbon nanotube soot standard reference material.

NIST Releases First Certified Reference Material for Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes

December 20, 2011

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued the world's first reference material for single-wall carbon nanotube soot. Distantly...

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

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...

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Gaithersburg

NIST SBIR Program Soliciting Proposals to Solve Manufacturing and IT Challenges

New DOC Report Examines the Federal Role in U.S. Innovation and Competitiveness

Text Retrieval Conference 2012 Seeks Information Retrieval Experts for Data Digging

Four at NIST Elected AAAS Fellows

Where Do New Medicines Come From?

2011 American Chemical Society Fellow - Willie May

2011 American Physical Society Fellow - Chris Soles

CNST Researchers Measure and Model Inhomogeneous Energy Landscapes in Graphene

NIST Research/Collaboration Efforts Key to Innovation and Economic Growth

CNST Collaboration Resolves Century-Long Debate Over How to Describe Electromagnetic Momentum Density in Matter

NIST Sensor Improvement Brings Analysis Method into Mainstream

NIST Releases First Certified Reference Material for Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes

Protecting Computers at Start-Up: New NIST Guidelines

Partners Offer Performance Excellence Help for Small Businesses

Summer Undergraduate Research Opportunities at NIST

National Program Office for the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership Established at NIST

Commerce Secretary John Bryson Lays Out Vision for Department of Commerce

National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program Office

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

2012 NIST/NSTIC IDtrust Workshop

Embrace Complexity, Please!

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

NIST Special Publication Expands Government Authentication Options

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

National Institute of Standards and Technology Recognizes Staff

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

UV Lithography: Taking Extreme Measures

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

International Collaboration Reveals Magnetization Textures in NiPd Nanostructures

NIST FY 2012 Budget Signed Into Law