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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...

International Measurement Database Goes Online

December 2, 1999

Measurement-related questions and disputes, including those that can hinder global commerce, soon may be resolved with a click of a computer mouse thanks to a...

High Rise Fire Fighting—Effective Use of Positive Pressure Ventilation

June 24, 2008

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) engineers recently released a two-disk DVD set that demonstrates how Positive Pressure Ventilation (PPV)...

Visual representation of a Hankel function for complex variables

NIST Releases Preview of Much-Anticipated Online Mathematics Reference

June 24, 2008

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a five-chapter preview of the much-anticipated online Digital Library of Mathematical...

Standards Set for Energy-Conserving LED Lighting

June 24, 2008

Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in cooperation with national standards organizations, have taken the lead in developing...

Researchers determined that a new material for fuel cells releases oxygen ions easily at low temperatures

Oxygen Ions for Fuel Cells Get Loose at Low(er) Temperatures

June 24, 2008

Seeking to understand a new fuel cell material, a research team working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in collaboration with the...

'Electron Trapping' May Impact Future Microelectronics Measurements

June 24, 2008

Using an ultra-fast method of measuring how a transistor switches from the "off" to the "on" state, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and...

Exposing the Sensitivity of Extreme Ultraviolet Photoresists

June 24, 2008

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have confirmed that the photoresists used in next-generation semiconductor...

New NIST Pub Can Help IT Managers Assess Security Controls

July 9, 2008

A new publication released by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on June 30 can help information system managers negotiate the often...

Software Helps Developers Get Started with PIV Cards

July 9, 2008

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed two demonstration software packages that show how Personal Identity Verification (PIV)...

Wake-Up Call: Draft Security Pub Looks at Cell Phones, PDAs

July 9, 2008

In recent years cell phones and PDAs—"Personal Digital Assistants"—have exploded in power, performance and features. They now often boast expanded memory...

'Dead Time' Limits Quantum Cryptography Speeds

September 27, 2007

Quantum cryptography is potentially the most secure method of sending encrypted information, but does it have a speed limit? According to a new paper by...

This schematic illustrates the operation of a prototype Lyman alpha neutron detector (LAND).

New NIST Detector Can 'See' Single Neutrons Over Broad Range

March 18, 2008

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland have developed a new optical method that can detect...

R&D 100 Award for New NIST/UMD Neutron Detector

July 9, 2008

A new ultrasensitive, high bandwidth neutron detector developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland (UMD...

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