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Researchers John Roberts and Oliver Slattery using the tactile graphic display device

Commerce's NIST and National Federation of the Blind Cooperate on Development of Technology that Allows the Blind to 'Feel' Electronic Images

October 24, 2002

Deputy Secretary of Commerce Sam Bodman and National Federation of the Blind (NFB) President Marc Maurer today announced that the Commerce Department's National...

Survey Finds Small Manufacturers Are More Competitive, Productive Thanks to NIST MEP

February 14, 2001

Small manufacturing clients of the nationwide Manufacturing Extension Partnership are saving money, creating new jobs, and increasing and retaining sales at a...

e-Statistics

Develop NIST standard reference tools to implement core statistics and metrology computations.

Atomic Wavefunctions

NIST scientists are actively developing new algorithms for extremely high-accuracy computation of non-relativistic eigenstates of few-electron atomic systems.

A NIST-developed, carbon nanotube-coated pyroelectric detector that may improve thermal conductivity and resistance to laser damage.

Laser Applications Heat Up for Carbon Nanotubes

January 26, 2005

Carbon nanotubes—a hot nanotechnology with many potential uses—may find one of its quickest applications in the next generation of standards for optical power...

Scanning electron microscope image of 'cleaned' carbon nanotubes at NIST

Carbon Nanotube Measurements: Latest in NIST 'How-To' Series

April 15, 2008

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in collaboration with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), has published...

NIST, Army Researchers Pave the Way for Anthrax Spore Standards

April 15, 2008

Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the U.S. Army Dugway (Utah) Proving Ground have developed reliable methods based...

'Micro-boxes' of Water Used to Study Single Molecules

July 20, 2006

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated the use of water droplets as minuscule "boxes" for small numbers of...

Image of the creation of nanodrop 'test tubes'

'Nanodrop' Test Tubes Created with a Flip of a Switch

April 15, 2008

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a new device that creates nanodroplet "test tubes" for studying...

Novel Zigzag Shape Gives Sensors Magnetic Appeal

August 27, 2003

Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have designed tiny magnetic sensors in a "zigzag" shape that are simpler in design and...

Photo of the NIST chip-scale magnetometer

Chip-Scale Magnetic Sensor Draws on Mini Clock Design

December 29, 2004

A low-power, magnetic sensor about the size of a grain of rice that can detect magnetic field changes as small as 50 picoteslas—a million times weaker than the...

colorized scanning electron micrograph shows a cube of germanium attached to a membrane.

Chip-scale Refrigerators Cool Bulk Objects

April 21, 2005

Chip-scale refrigerators capable of reaching temperatures as low as 100 milliKelvin have been used to cool bulk objects for the first time, researchers at the...

The NIST "transition-edge sensor" is made of layers of molybdenum and copper with a coating of bismuth to increase the X-ray stopping power.

Copper Ridges Nearly Double X-ray Sensor Performance

November 17, 2005

A series of copper ridges nearly doubles the resolution of experimental X-ray sensors, enabling more precise identification of the X-ray "fingerprints" of...

High-Flying Electrons May Provide New Test of Quantum Theory

April 29, 2008

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Max Planck Institute for Physics in Germany believe they can achieve a significant...

Electron micrograph shows a cross-section of a typical SOG microcircuit feature.

Making a Good Impression: Nanoimprint Lithography Tests at NIST

April 29, 2008

In what should be good news for integrated circuit manufacturers, recent studies by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have helped...

Designer Gradients Speed Surface Science Experiments

June 8, 2006

Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated an elegantly simple technique for synthesizing a wide variety of...

New 3-D Test Method for Biomaterials 'Flat Out' Faster

April 29, 2008

A novel, three-dimensional (3-D) screening method for analyzing interactions between cells and new biomaterials could cut initial search times by more than half...

Photo collage of internet top-level domain names.

NIST Tool Helps Internet Master Top-level Domains

May 13, 2008

At the request of a worldwide Internet organization, a computer scientist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) developed an algorithm...

Bitter Orange SRMs: Tools for Product Analysis/Quality

May 13, 2008

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed Standard Reference Materials (SRMs) for bitter orange, long used in folk medicine and...

A photograph of a typical nanosoccer robot compared in size to red blood cells.

Public Invited to See Nanosoccer Robots in Action in Pittsburgh

May 13, 2008

Nanosoccer returns to the field later this month, when the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) hosts for the second time the world's most...

Disorder Enables Extreme Sensitivity in Piezoelectric Materials

May 13, 2008

A research team working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has found an explanation for the extreme sensitivity to mechanical pressure...

Global Accord To Strengthen Measurement Links Across Borders

October 14, 1999

Representatives of the United States and 37 other nations agreed today to launch a system for assessing the accuracy and reliability of measurements made...

United States and European Union Go 'Measure-for-Measure' for Free Trade

October 5, 1999

Brussels, Belgium—The National Institute of Standards and Technology, an agency of the Commerce Department's Technology Administration, and the Commission of...

Secretary Daley Urges Vigilance on Y2K Problem

November 22, 1999

Secretary of Commerce William M. Daley today urged American businesses to redouble their efforts to test for year 2000 computer problems that are hidden away in...

Advanced Technology Program Announces 2000 Competition

November 29, 1999

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology today announced a new competition for fiscal year 2000 to co-fund new, innovative R&D...

NIST-MEP Help Center Will Offer Around-the-Clock Y2K Help to Small Businesses

December 1, 1999

The Y2K Help Center for Small Business will be open 24 hours a day starting on Dec. 30, 1999, through Jan. 7, 2000, to offer free Y2K assistance to small...

35 Local Residents Earn NIST Bronze Medal Awards

December 1, 1999

For contributions ranging from creating an international database of measurement comparisons to developing a training program on lean manufacturing, 35...

atomic structure of the mix of lithium amide with lightweight metal hydrides

Improved Ion Mobility Is Key to New Hydrogen Storage Compound

May 13, 2008

A materials scientist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has deciphered the structure of a new class of materials that can store...

Laytonsville Man Honored for Distinguished Science Writing

December 1, 1999

John R.D. Copley, today received the Edward Uhler Condon Award from the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Copley is a physicist in the NIST...

Text Retrieval Trials Focus on Searching Blogs and Legal Documents

May 28, 2008

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking participants for its next Text Retrieval Conference—TREC 2008. TREC is an annual evaluation...

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