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Keeping Drugs Stable Without Refrigeration

June 16, 2004

A spoonful of sugar may help the medicine go down, but it may take only a thin coating of freeze-dried sugar to keep insulin, vaccines and other heat-sensitive

ribbon of protein stands in the foreground against a computer-simulation of a stress field in a glassy material

Candy-Coating Keeps Proteins Sweet

August 19, 2008

Sugar-frosting isn't just for livening up boring bran flakes; it can also preserve important therapeutic proteins. Researchers at the National Institute of

Light Touch: Controlling the Behavior of Quantum Dots

August 19, 2008

Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Joint Quantum Institute (JQI), a collaborative center of the University of

Coming Soon! Baldrige Recipients Share Successes

September 3, 2008

Senior leaders from the five organizations selected for the 2007 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, as well as representatives from past Award recipients

Biometric Consortium Conference 2008 Will Be Held Sept. 23-25

September 3, 2008

The Biometric Consortium Conference 2008, to be held in Tampa, Fla., Sept. 23-25, will focus on biometric technologies for homeland security, identity

NIST To Host 4th Security Automation Conference and Workshop

September 3, 2008

From Sept. 22-25, 2008, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will host a conference and accompanying workshops demonstrating the use of

New NIST Publication Series Addresses Design of Earthquake-Resistant Structures

September 3, 2008

Where can you find some of the latest insights in designing earthquake-resistant buildings joined together with current information on building codes? As part

Dr. Shyam Sunder, NIST lead investigator, answers questions at a news briefing on August 21, 2008, about NIST's three-year study of the collapse of World Trade Center 7.

NIST Releases WTC 7 Investigation Report for Public Comment

September 3, 2008

The fall of the 47-story World Trade Center building 7 (WTC 7) in New York City late in the afternoon of Sept. 11, 2001, was primarily due to fires, the

NIST Studies How New Helium Ion Microscope Measures Up

September 3, 2008

Just as test pilots push planes to explore their limits, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are probing the newest

Illustration of restacking organic semiconductors

Bottoms Up: Better Organic Semiconductors for Printable Electronics

September 3, 2008

Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Seoul National University (SNU) have learned how to tweak a new class of polymer

NIST Physicists are Finalists for Service to America Medals

September 16, 2008

Two physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have been named finalists for the 2008 Service to America Medals, presented by the

New Profile Lays Out Roadmap, Standards for Government Use of IPv6

September 16, 2008

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published version 1 of a standards profile to support government agencies as they implement

Upgraded Vulnerability Database Enables Advances in Security Automation

September 16, 2008

Facilitating efforts to automate important computer security tasks, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has upgraded the National

NIST Seeks Suggestions for Future R&D Funding Areas

September 16, 2008

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is soliciting suggestions on areas of critical national and societal needs that could be addressed by

NIST and Partners Identify Tiny Gold Clusters as Top-Notch Catalysts

September 16, 2008

For most of us, gold is only valuable if we possess it in large-sized pieces. However, the "bigger is better" rule isn't the case for those interested in

Four New Members Named to NIST's Technology Advisory Committee

April 5, 2004

The Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Acting Director Hratch Semerjian has named four distinguished industry and

NIST Issues Final Guidelines on Computer Security Controls for Federal Systems

February 28, 2005

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today released its final version of recommended security controls for federal

Commerce's NIST Seeks Comments on Draft Information Security Standard

July 15, 2005

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—Computer scientists at the U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today released for public comment

Evans Releases Report on Reducing Standards-Related Barriers to U.S. Exports Through Enhanced Department of Commerce Standards Activities

May 18, 2004

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Commerce Secretary Donald L. Evans released a report today to reduce standards-related trade barriers and called for broader collaboration