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Helping Small Manufacturers Do Business with Government

February 16, 2006

A new Memorandum of Understanding aimed at helping small manufacturers better understand how to do business with federal, state and local governments was signed

Site Tracks Implementation of Trade Center Suggestions

February 16, 2006

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has implemented a Web-based system so that the public can track the progress toward implementing the

Telecom Meeting to Focus on Emerging Networks

February 16, 2006

Technology in today's fast-moving telecommunications industry is all about convergence. The "next big thing" are the so-called Next Generation Networks (NGN)

Green Gov Award

The award citation states that through the development of the BEES software tool, Bobbie has significantly advanced the state-of-the-art of

World Standards Day Paper Competition

Winner of the 2010 World Standards Day Paper Competition

Fire Panel Changes Offer Real-Time Fire Status Data

February 2, 2006

Fire panels, or "annunciators," are electronic devices that display data on building conditions in one easily accessible location. When used by first responders

NIST Issues Final Federal Biometric Specs

February 2, 2006

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) yesterday issued the final publication describing how biometrics should be stored on Personal Identity

CNST's Joseph Stroscio Interviewed on NPR Science Friday

October 20, 2010

Two Russian scientists won the Nobel Prize in physics this week for their work on graphene, a chicken-wire-like lattice of carbon atoms. Joseph Stroscio, of the

NIST Names Hockert Chief of Weights and Measures

January 17, 2006

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced Jan. 10 that Carol Hockert has been selected as the new chief of the NIST Weights and

NIST Summer Research Jobs, Applications Due Feb. 15

January 17, 2006

This summer the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will again provide about 125 full-time undergraduate research fellowships for college

Updated Federal Guide on Cryptography Available

January 17, 2006

In an increasingly open environment of interconnected computer systems and networks, security is essential to ensure that information remains confidential, is

Helping Small Firms Run Large Supply Chains

January 17, 2006

Big manufacturing jobs, especially those in the defense industry that involve management of extensive supply chains, often require resources and expertise that

Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Security Workshop

Fri, Sep 24 2010

NIST will hold an Industrial Control Systems Security Workshop at the Hilton Washington DC/Rockville Hotel & Executive

New Web-based System Leads to Better, More Timely Data

October 26, 2006

After two years of work, an innovative project using Web-based technologies to speed researcher access to a large body of new scientific data has demonstrated

NIST Physicist Wins APS Keithley Award

November 22, 2006

The American Physical Society (APS) has named National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) physicist Kent Irwin as the recipient of the society's 2007

OWM Publications and Documentary Standards

The publications and documentary standards produced within NIST OWM pertains to areas of legal metrology, laws, regulations, measurement...

December Workshop Focuses on Advancing Telemedicine

November 22, 2006

Telemedicine, the electronic exchange of medical information, can have a tremendous impact on the accessibility, quality and cost of healthcare. But the

Office of Information Systems Management Organization

Descriptive Text - OISM Organizational Chart

High Performance Computing

Our High Performance Computing (HPC) program enables work on challenging problems that are beyond the capacity and capability of desktop computing resources

Visualization

ITL researchers realize that visualization of scientific data can provide an understanding of the phenomenon or data being studied. Visualization can be

Comparison of Internet Congestion-Control Algorithms

A Complex System is any structure, process, organization, or organism characterized by a large number of interconnected components whose micro-interactions lead

NIST, NTIA Seek Collaborators for Emergency Communications Demo Network

October 13, 2010

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) are seeking partners in the

NIST Sponsors Second Cloud Computing Forum and Workshop Nov. 4-5

October 13, 2010

On November 4 and 5, 2010, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will host the Cloud Computing Forum and Workshop II to give government and

New Look at Multitalented Protein Sheds Light on Mysteries of HIV

October 13, 2010

New insights into the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection process, which leads to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), may now be possible

NIST Releases 2009 Department of Commerce Technology Transfer Report

October 13, 2010

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released the 2009 Technology Transfer Report, an annual report summarizing the technology transfer

Faster CARS, Less Damage: NIST Chemical Microscopy Shows Potential for Cell Diagnostics

October 13, 2010

A paper by researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) may breathe new life into the use of a powerful—but tricky—diagnostic

This Little Light of Mine: Changing the Color of Single Photons Emitted by Quantum Dots

October 13, 2010

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated* for the first time the conversion of near-infrared 1,300 nm

Popular Science Magazine Names Spielman One of Science's 'Brilliant Ten'

October 13, 2010

The National Institute of Standards and Technology's Ian Spielman is highlighted in the November, 2010, issue of Popular Science, where the magazine's editors

NIST Researcher Wins Presidential Award for Green Innovation

October 13, 2010

Barbara Lippiatt, a researcher at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), is one of eight winners of the 2010 GreenGov Presidential Awards

NIST's Arnold Receives Award for Smart Grid Leadership

October 13, 2010

George Arnold of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been honored with a 2010 GridWeek Award for his work in advancing international