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Modern Day Alchemy with Metamaterials Invisibility Cloaks and Superlenses

Fri, Oct 15 2010

Controlling light by bending space? Science fiction? Is it something just for magicians and imaginary heroes like Harry

Improving Clinical Laboratory Testing through Harmonization: An International Forum

Tue, Oct 26 - Wed, Oct 27 2010

The AACC and NIST is hosting an invitation-only conference on global harmonization of results from clinical laboratory

Building Integration of Micro-Generation Technologies Seminar

Wed, Oct 27 2010

In conjunction with Annex 54 (www.iea-annex54.org) of the International Energy Agency's Energy Conservation in Building

Design and Analysis of Key Comparisons

With the signing of the Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA), National Metrology Institutes (NMI's) and Regional Metrology Organizations (RMO's) around the

NRC Postdoctoral Associate Program

Statisticians and probabilists who are motivated and capable of pursuing independent studies are encouraged to consider postdoctoral research opportunities

Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology Awards $50 Million in Grants for the Construction of Five Science Facilities

September 29, 2010

WASHINGTON, D.C.–The U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today awarded a total of $50 million in grants to five

A Guide to U.S. Retail Pricing Laws and Regulations

U.S. Pricing Laws and Regulations by listing state This guide is intended to provide the user with an overview of the laws and regulations...

Fuels and Lubricants Subcommittee (FALS)

The National Conference on Weights and Measures ( NCWM) Fuels and Lubricants Subcommittee ( FALS) The National Conference on Weights and...

NIST Strengthens Laboratory Mission Focus with New Structure

September 28, 2010

After 20 years with its research components organized largely by scientific disciplines, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is realigning

NIST 'Vision Science Facility' Aims for Lighting Revolution

September 28, 2010

Light-emitting diodes, or LEDs, have become popular with backpackers and cyclists who mount them on headbands for a reliable, hands-free source of illumination

New NIST 'Standard Cigarette' Available for Fire-Resistance Testing

September 28, 2010

Cigarettes are the most frequent cause of fatalities from residential fires in the United States. So, it might seem surprising to learn that a cigarette that

Illustration of a single row of nanowires

Growing Nanowires Horizontally Yields New Benefit: 'Nano-LEDs'

September 28, 2010

While refining their novel method for making nanoscale wires, chemists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) discovered an unexpected

NIST Residential Fire Study Education Kit Now Available

September 28, 2010

Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the International Association of Fire Fighters have prepared an educational

NIST to Award Up to $15 Million to UMD to Support Nanotechnology Research

September 28, 2010

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST) will award a five-year cooperative agreement

Metric Week Begins 10/10/10!

September 28, 2010

Every day is a metric day at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). But that won't stop the agency from celebrating Metric Week, held

NIST Names 15 to New Smart Grid Advisory Committee

September 28, 2010

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has named 15 leaders from a cross section of U.S. industry, academia and trade and professional

DuPont Scientist Joins NIST Advisory Group

September 28, 2010

Patrick Gallagher, director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), has named Uma Chowdhry of DuPont to serve on the Visiting Committee on

Measurement Uncertainty

"We may at once admit that any inference from the particular to the general must be attended with some degree of uncertainty, but this is...

Glasperlenspiel: NIST Scientists Propose New Test for Gravity

August 31, 2010

A new experiment proposed by physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) may allow researchers to test the effects of gravity with

Micro Rheometer is Latest Lab On a Chip Device

August 31, 2010

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a microminiaturized device that can make complex viscosity

These electron microscope images show perfect-edged nanocubes produced in a one-step process created at NIST that allows careful control of the cubes’ size, shape and composition.

The Perfect Nanocube: Precise Control of Size, Shape, and Composition

August 31, 2010

With growing interest in using nanoparticles for everything from antibacterial socks to medical imaging to electronic devices, the need to understand the

Manufacturing Extension Partnership Awards Grant to Support Green Building Technologies

August 31, 2010

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) has awarded a grant of $1.5 million over 3 years to

Annual IT Security Automation Conference Runs Sept. 27-29

August 31, 2010

The Sixth Annual IT Security Automation Conference, co-hosted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), focuses on applying and integrating

New Material May Reveal Inner Workings of Hi-temp Superconductors

August 31, 2010

Measurements taken at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) may help physicists develop a clearer understanding of high-temperature

NIST Ultraviolet Source Helps NASA Spacecraft Measure the Origins of Space Weather

August 31, 2010

With a brilliant, finely tuned spark of ultraviolet (UV) light, a physicist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) helped NASA scientists

Washington Metro Region Nanotechnology Partnership Forum at NIST

August 31, 2010

On Sept. 13, 2010, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the Federal Laboratory Consortium, the Maryland Technology Development Corporation

Uncertainty Estimation in Interlaboratory Studies

Statistical modeling and analysis of interlaboratory comparisons pose several fundamental questions about determination of the consensus value and its

Functional Analysis of Variance

Modern instruments tend to produce data that are consisted of measured spectra, probability distribution functions, or simply sampled curves. Statistical

NIST Announces Members of Newly Formed Smart Grid Advisory Committee

September 27, 2010

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has named 15 leaders from a cross-section of U.S. industry, academia, and trade and professional

The 4th Carbon Nanotube Workshop at NIST: Measurement and Control of Chirality

Thu, Sep 23 - Fri, Sep 24 2010

The 4th NIST workshop on single wall carbon nanotubes will be held September 23rd and 24th 2010 at NIST in Gaithersburg

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