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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

Deadline Extended for Entering NIST Microrobotics Challenge

December 15, 2009

An article in the Oct. 20, 2009, issue of NIST Tech Beat, "Is Your Microrobot Up for the (NIST) Challenge?", invited university and collegiate student teams

Five Organizations Honored with 2009 Baldrige National Quality Award

December 15, 2009

President Barack Obama and Commerce Secretary Gary Locke announced on Dec. 7, 2009, that five organizations have been named the recipients of the 2009 Malcolm

Among Apes, Teeth Are Made for the Toughest Times

December 15, 2009

The teeth of some apes are formed primarily to handle the most stressful times when food is scarce, according to new research performed at the National

NIST Technology Program Announces 20 Research Project Awards

December 15, 2009

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced funding for 20 new research projects under its Technology Innovation Program (TIP)

NIST Workshop on Wires, Whiskers and Walls: Energy Applications at the Nanoscale

Thu, Sep 30 - Fri, Oct 1 2010

To gather computational materials scientists and experimentalists to discuss material nanostructure with applications to

$123 Million in Grants Will Fund New Research Facilities

January 12, 2010

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) last week announced grants totaling more than $123 million to 11 universities and a non-profit

Smart Grid Interoperability Testbed Facility

NIST is charged by the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) with facilitation of interoperability standards to enable successful implementation of

Enhanced Air Quality Modeling Software Available

November 22, 2006

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently announced that an enhanced version of its CONTAM indoor air quality modeling software is now

Decimals Score a Point on International Standards

November 22, 2006

We're in the end game. It soon may be possible to write international standards documents with decimal points in them. The issue is more than academic—it can

New Targets May Hit Bull's-Eye for Chip Makers

December 7, 2006

The bull's-eye solution to the semiconductor industry's hunt for more exact means to measure the relative positions of ever-tinier devices squeezed by the

Unusually Stable Glasses May Benefit Drugs, Coatings

December 7, 2006

Just spray and chill. That sums up a new approach to making remarkably stable glassy materials from organic (carbon-containing) molecules that could lead to

Participants Wanted for 2007 Text Retrieval Trials

December 21, 2006

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking participants for its upcoming Text Retrieval Conference—TREC 2007. Since 1992, TREC has

Tool Helps Write Rules for XML Communication

December 21, 2006

If you have done an Internet search, bought anything from a Web site or subscribed to a news alert service, chances are you used a special computer document

2007 Baldrige Criteria for Excellence Now Available

December 21, 2006

The Baldrige Performance Excellence Criteria are the basis for a Baldrige Award application, but in addition, thousands of organizations use them to assess

NIST issues revised version of Recommended Security Controls for Federal Information Systems

December 21, 2006

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued a revised version of Recommended Security Controls for Federal Information Systems (NIST

NIST Identifies Five "Foundational" Smart Grid Standards

October 7, 2010

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has advised the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) that it has

Fourteen Prepare for Baldrige Site Visits

September 27, 2007

Starting in mid-October, teams of business, education, health care and nonprofit experts will visit 14 organizations as the final review stage for the 2007

Experts to Review Life-Saving Homeland Security Standards

September 27, 2007

The terrorist threat to the global transportation system, private-sector implementation of the preparedness provisions of the 9/11 Commission recommendations

NIST Helps Plan Measurement Standards for the Hydrogen Economy

September 27, 2007

How do you conveniently measure something that not only is 14 times lighter than air but also invisible? That's just one of the tasks National Institute of

How to Protect Your Web Server from Attacks

October 11, 2007

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a new publication that provides detailed tips on how to make web servers more resistant

NIST Physicist Honored for Measuring Forces between Ultra-cool Atoms

October 25, 2007

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has named NIST physicist Paul D. Lett as one of its new fellows. AAAS cites Lett for his work in

NIST Staff Honored in 2007 Presidential Rank Awards

October 25, 2007

Four members of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) staff have been honored in the 2007 Presidential Rank Awards. The awards recognize

Framework Document on Cybersecurity Open for Public Comment

October 25, 2007

Widely recognized as the engine that drives the U.S. economy, information technology enables the vast majority of organizations to carry out their missions and

New SRM Allows Accurate Accounting of Forensic DNA

October 25, 2007

Thanks to the polymerase chain reaction (PCR), a method for making multiple copies of DNA fragments, even tiny bits of biological evidence (in the form of hair

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