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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

Word/Logic Bank to Help Build 'Thinking' Machines

May 28, 2008

Information scientists announced an agreement last month on a "concept bank" programmers could use to build thinking machines that reason about complex problems

Two for One: NIST Design Enables More Cost Effective Quantum Key Distribution

May 28, 2008

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a simpler and potentially lower-cost method for distributing strings

NIST researchers measured the surface stress of a monolayer film

A Molecular 'Salve' to Sooth Surface Stresses

May 28, 2008

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have shown for the first time that a single layer of molecular "salve" can

Jeffrey Confirmed by Senate as 13th NIST Director

July 22, 2005

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate today confirmed William Alan Jeffrey, a veteran manager of federal science and technology development, as the 13th director

NIST Offers U.S. Interpretations of Recent SI (Metric) Changes

May 13, 2008

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued a new American version of the English language SI Brochure, the eighth edition of the

A crystal diagram shows the triangle-shaped atomic structure of nickel gallium sulfide, which may have an unusual magnetic "liquid" state at low temperatures

Novel Material May Demonstrate Long-Sought 'Liquid' Magnetic State

September 8, 2005

GAITHERSBURG, MD—A novel material that may demonstrate a highly unusual "liquid" magnetic state at extremely low temperatures has been discovered by a team of

Everything You Want To Know About SI (But Were Afraid to Ask)

June 10, 2008

Relax, even scientists can sometimes use help when making conversions and measurements with the modern metric system, the International System of Units (known

Eighty-Five Take First Step Toward 2008 Baldrige Award

June 10, 2008

Eighty-five organizations—the highest number of applicants since 1992—are in the running for the 2008 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation's

Closeup photomicrograph of rotifer B. calyciflorus with quantum dots assimilated from ingested ciliates appearing red.

Research Measures Movement of Nanomaterials in Simple Model Food Chain

June 10, 2008

New research shows that while engineered nanomaterials can be transferred up the lowest levels of the food chain from single-cell organisms to higher

Tests Check Out Rescue Robots' Life-Saving Vision

June 10, 2008

To save lives, search and rescue robots crawling through the rubble of a collapsed building or surveying a chemical spill area must be capable of beaming back

'Nanoglassblowing' Seen as Boon to Study of Individual Molecules

June 10, 2008

While the results may not rival the artistry of glassblowers in Europe and Latin America, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology

Microwave Synthesis Connects With the (Quantum) Dots

June 10, 2008

Materials researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a simplified, low-cost process for producing high-quality

Uriano Award Presented to Three Local Residents

December 1, 1999

Three National Institute of Standards and Technology employees have received the George A. Uriano Award for outstanding achievements in building or

Team from Two Labs Receives NIST Astin Measurement Science Award

December 1, 1999

A team of researchers from two laboratories at the National Institute of Standards and Technology has received the 1999 Allen V. Astin Measurement Science Award

Two NIST Scientists Honored for Education Efforts

December 1, 1999

Marc F. Desrosiers, and Paul D. Lett, today received the Equal Employment Opportunity/Diversity Award from the National Institute of Standards and Technology

Local Residents Honored with NIST Crittenden Award

December 1, 1999

Six local employees of the National Institute of Standards and Technology were honored today with the Eugene Casson Crittenden Award. The award, established in

Dixson and Fu Receive NIST Applied Research Award

December 1, 1999

Ronald G. Dixson, and Joseph N. Fu, today received the Applied Research Award from the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Dixson, a physicist, and

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