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Connecting neutron measurements to plastics, chemical, and biopharmaceutical manufacturing

Is Smell a Quantum Phenomenon?

Fri, Jan 7 2011

Our sense of smell is extraordinarily good at molecular recognition: we can identify tens of thousands of odorants

Vice President Biden and Commerce Secretary Locke Present Baldrige Award to Five Organizations

December 17, 2010

On December 16, 2010, Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Commerce Department Secretary Gary Locke presented five U.S. organizations with the Malcolm Baldrige

Image Group Workshops/Conferences/Talks

2016 IEG-II (Iris Experts Group) - June 28, 2016 IBPC 2016 (International Biometric Performance Testing Conference) - May 3-5, 2016 2015...

National Council on Weights and Measures (NCWM) Related Reports

NCWM Annual Conference Reports Note: Previous editions available upon request SP 979: Reports of the National Conference on Weights and...

NIST Interagency or Internal Reports (NISTIR)

NISTIR 5672: Advanced Mass Calibrations and Measurement Assurance Program for State Calibration Laboratories Editions: 2019 NISTIR 6176...

NIST Special Publications (SP)

NIST SP 330: The International System of Units (SI) Editions: 2019 NIST SP 430 Household Weights and Measures Editions: 2004 NIST SP 447...

Machine Translation

The Multimodal Information Group's machine translation (MT) program includes several activities contributing to machine translation technology and metrology

NIST Announces $22 Million in Funding for Advanced Manufacturing Research in Electronics, Biotechnology and Nanotechnology

December 15, 2010

The U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced a total of more than $22 million in funding for nine

Chromium Ions Focused to the Nanoscale

December 15, 2010

Using the NIST-invented magneto-optical trap ion source (MOTIS), CNST researchers recently took a significant step toward the goal of creating a more versatile

Improving Security of Handheld IT Devices

August 26, 2005

Handheld devices such as personal digital assistants are becoming indispensable tools for today's highly mobile workforce. Small and relatively inexpensive

Experts To Examine Virtual Enterprise Uses of Info Tech

September 9, 2005

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Enterprise Integration Inc. (EII) are sponsoring a conference on how computer programs for

Comments Sought on Revision of Federal ID Standard

September 9, 2005

The National Institute of Standards and Technology would like comments on proposed changes to a Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) issued in

A New Structural View of Organic Electronic Devices

September 9, 2005

Although still in the qualifying rounds, U.S. researchers are helping manufacturers win the race to develop low-cost ways to commercialize a multitude of

Biometric Consortium Conferences Presentations

2011 September 28th - Tampa, Florida NIST Session - Intro - Mr. Michael Garris IREX III Performance of 1:N Iris Recognition Algorithms - Mr...

Meeting on New Technologies and Radiation Measurements

September 23, 2005

The impact of new technologies on radiation measurements and standards will be the focus of the 14th annual conference of the Council on Ionizing Radiation

The New Steel? Enabling the Carbon Nanomaterials Revolution: Markets, Metrology, Safety, and Scale-up

Mon, Feb 28 - Tue, Mar 1 2011

Adding nanostructured forms of carbon to many host materials can dramatically enhance the resulting composite mechanical

Why Climate Science Doesn't Unite Us But Energy Technology Does

Fri, Dec 17 2010

Climate science was supposed to unite peoples across ideological and national boundaries. Instead, America's two

Nanoscale Spectroscopy for Advanced Electronics, Quantum Materials and Devices

Our goal is to advance nanoelectronic/quantum materials and devices by developing the nanoscale spectroscopic metrology to measure thermal, optical

Special Functions

This project will create a web-based portal enabling users to evaluate a large class of special functions to essentially arbitrary accuracy at user-defined

NIST's New Scanning Probe Microscope is Supercool

December 8, 2010

The discoveries of superconductivity, the quantum Hall effect and the fractional quantum Hall effect were all the result of measurements made at increasingly

NIST Partners with ONC and AHRQ to Deliver Guidance on Electronic Health Record Usability

December 8, 2010

Two new publications from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are intended to help developers of software and computer systems for doctors

Financial Services Sector Signs Cybersecurity Research Agreement with NIST, DHS

December 8, 2010

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has joined in a new public-private partnership to spur cybersecurity innovation in the financial

NIST Team Awarded Millions of Supercomputing Hours, Aims for 'Concrete Results'

December 8, 2010

When you spot laborers pouring concrete for a new building or bridge, it may not occur to you that they are working with a substance so complex that it requires

NVLAP Recognized by ENERGY STAR

December 8, 2010

ENERGY STAR, a program of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of Energy (DOE) to promote energy efficiency, has recognized the National

New Round of NIST-ARRA Fellowships Announced

December 8, 2010

The National Institute of Standards and Technology's American Recovery and Reinvestment (NIST-ARRA) Act Measurement Science and Engineering Fellowship Program

Fiery Video Shows Moisture is Main Ingredient for a Safe Christmas Tree

December 8, 2010

Once ignited, a dry Fraser fir, one of the most popular Christmas tree choices, bursts into flames in less than 7 seconds, and it will be consumed by fire in

Theorists Find Generalized Connection Between Spin Currents, Magnetic Torques, and Mechanical Torques

December 8, 2010

Paul Haney and Mark Stiles of the CNST have developed a theory of current-induced torques that generalizes the relationship between spin transfer torques, total

9th International Temperature Symposium

Mon, Mar 19 - Fri, Mar 23 2012

The International Temperature Symposia are held every 10 years as major technical conferences highlighting the

Face Recognition Grand Challenge (FRGC)

The primary goal of the FRGC was to promote and advance face recognition technology designed to support existing face recognition efforts in the U.S. Government

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