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New Publication Fundamentally Changes Federal Information Security Risk Management

March 1, 2011

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published the final version of a special publication that can help organizations to more

Manufacturing Innovations 2011: Seizing Tomorrow's Opportunities Today

March 1, 2011

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) will host Manufacturing Innovations 2011 from May

Continuous Monitoring Workshop

Mon, Mar 21 2011

The purpose of the Continuous Monitoring Architecture Workshop is to discuss a proposed technical architecture that may

Safeguarding Health Information: Building Assurance through HIPAA Security

Wed, Jun 6 - Thu, Jun 7 2012

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office

Big Data, New Physics and Geospatial Super-Food

Fri, Mar 11 2011

As large collections of data come together, some very exciting and somewhat unexpected things happen. As data grow, the

CNST Research Elucidates the Effect of Disorder on Magnetic Vortex Gyration

February 28, 2011

Much of the world's information is stored in memories consisting of magnetic domains, and researchers continue to develop new domain arrangements to enable

2010 Presidential Rank Awards for Senior or Professionals and Executives - Steve Stein

Dr. Stein received the Presidential Rank Award for lifetime contributions in establishing the NIST reference data collections as the premier

A photo of fuzzy household cleaners as they're seen through the vision system used in the Perception Challenge

NIST and Willow Garage Launch First Robot 'Perception Challenge'

February 25, 2011

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is teaming up with Willow Garage, a Silicon Valley robotics research and design firm, to launch an

Cloud Computing Forum & Workshop III

Thu, Apr 7 - Fri, Apr 8 2011

The purpose of this event, Cloud Computing Forum & Workshop III, is to elaborate on the progress of the NIST U.S

Documentary Standards: Test and Evaluation Protocols for ANSI/IEEE N42 Standards

The purpose of these test and evaluation protocols is to provide additional information to the published ANSI/IEEE N42 series for homeland security applications

NIST Summer Institute for Middle School Science Teachers Accepting Applications

February 23, 2011

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is soliciting nominations of middle school science teachers from eligible U.S. public school districts

Smart Grid Panel Agrees on Data-Exchange Standards for Electricity Usage

February 17, 2011

Washington, DC – The governing board of the public-private Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP) has voted in favor of a new standard important for two-way

Announcing BEES Online

February 16, 2011

BEES is now available online at http://www.nist.gov/el/economics/BEESSoftware.cfm ! BEES Online is a next-generation application of the popular BEES (Building

President Proposes $1 Billion Budget for NIST in FY 2012

February 15, 2011

President Barack Obama's fiscal year (FY) 2012 budget proposal announced on Feb. 14, 2011, proposes a funding level of $1.001 billion for the National Institute

The NIST Role in Role-Based Control: A 20th Anniversary Appraisal

February 15, 2011

What NIST-led innovation is estimated to have saved U.S. industry $6.1 billion over the past 20 years? Well, probably several, but, perhaps surprisingly, a new

Information Retrieval Research Conference Adds Tracks on Health Records, Crowd-sourcing and Micro-blogging

February 15, 2011

If you found this article through a search engine, you can thank an automated text retrieval system. For 20 years, the Text REtrieval Conference (TREC)

April Workshop To Focus on Preserving Digital Health Records

February 15, 2011

Information technology experts, insurers, policy makers and representatives of healthcare organizations will convene on April 5-6, 2011, in Bethesda, Md., to

Emerging Trends in Cybersecurity Is Topic of March IT Security Trainers' Conference

February 15, 2011

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Federal Information Systems Security Educators' Association (FISSEA) are co-hosting FISSEA's

Basic Metrology: Alpha-Gamma Counting for High Accuracy Neutron Fluence Measurement

The Alpha-Gamma device is a totally-absorbing neutron detector that has been used to measure the absolute neutron fluence of a cold, monoenergetic neutron beam

triple-to-double coincidence ratio (TDCR) liquid scintillation counter

Basic Metrology: Advancing Triple-to-Double Coincidence Ratio Liquid Scintillation Counting

The triple-to-double coincidence ratio (TDCR) method of liquid scintillation (LS) counting employs three detectors to determine experimental counting

Ecogenotoxicity Measurements of Nanoparticles

As a result of their novel properties, nanoparticles are expected to be produced and incorporated into consumer products at exponentially increasing quantities

Methods and Measurements of Nanoparticle Accumulation and Distribution in Organisms

Given the substantial differences between nanoparticles (NPs) and typical organic and inorganic environmental contaminants, new experimental methods and

Calibrations: Ionization Chambers as Secondary Standards for Activity of Radionuclides

Precise calibration of short-lived radioactive material is essential for nuclear medicine and power plant applications. To deliver such calibrations on-demand

Methods and Measurements of Nanoparticle Distribution in the Natural Environment

Given the substantial differences between nanoparticles (NPs) and typical organic and inorganic environmental contaminants, new methods and analytical

Interferometry: Quantum Error Coding in a 4-Blade Neutron Interferometer

We have designed a new type of neutron interferometer that will be less sensitive to slow vibrations. The design improves the interferometer sensitivity and

Applied: Continuous Spin-Exchange Optical Pumping in High Flux Neutron Beams

This project was a collaboration with the Insitut Laue Langevin (ILL) to study the effects of high flux neutron beams on spin-exchange optical pumping (SEOP).

Obama Administration's Budget Request for NIST Includes Critical Science and Technology Investments to Advance U.S. Innovation and Boost Economic Recovery

February 14, 2011

Washington, D.C.– Announced today, President Barack Obama's fiscal year (FY) 2012 budget submitted to Congress for the U.S. Commerce Department's National

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Gaithersburg

New Publication Fundamentally Changes Federal Information Security Risk Management

Manufacturing Innovations 2011: Seizing Tomorrow's Opportunities Today

Continuous Monitoring Workshop

Safeguarding Health Information: Building Assurance through HIPAA Security

Big Data, New Physics and Geospatial Super-Food

CNST Research Elucidates the Effect of Disorder on Magnetic Vortex Gyration

2010 Presidential Rank Awards for Senior or Professionals and Executives - Steve Stein

NIST and Willow Garage Launch First Robot 'Perception Challenge'

Cloud Computing Forum & Workshop III

Documentary Standards: Test and Evaluation Protocols for ANSI/IEEE N42 Standards

NIST Summer Institute for Middle School Science Teachers Accepting Applications

Smart Grid Panel Agrees on Data-Exchange Standards for Electricity Usage

Announcing BEES Online

President Proposes $1 Billion Budget for NIST in FY 2012

The NIST Role in Role-Based Control: A 20th Anniversary Appraisal

Information Retrieval Research Conference Adds Tracks on Health Records, Crowd-sourcing and Micro-blogging

April Workshop To Focus on Preserving Digital Health Records

Emerging Trends in Cybersecurity Is Topic of March IT Security Trainers' Conference

Basic Metrology: Alpha-Gamma Counting for High Accuracy Neutron Fluence Measurement

Basic Metrology: Advancing Triple-to-Double Coincidence Ratio Liquid Scintillation Counting

Ecogenotoxicity Measurements of Nanoparticles

Methods and Measurements of Nanoparticle Accumulation and Distribution in Organisms

Calibrations: Ionization Chambers as Secondary Standards for Activity of Radionuclides

Methods and Measurements of Nanoparticle Distribution in the Natural Environment

Interferometry: Quantum Error Coding in a 4-Blade Neutron Interferometer

Applied: Continuous Spin-Exchange Optical Pumping in High Flux Neutron Beams

Obama Administration's Budget Request for NIST Includes Critical Science and Technology Investments to Advance U.S. Innovation and Boost Economic Recovery

Applied: X-ray Detection with Large Area Avalanche Photodiodes for the Neutron Radiative Decay Experiment

Interferometry: Neutron Interferometry with Polarized Neutrons as an Additional Degree of Freedom

Biomarkers & Personalized Medicine Research and Diagnostics