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Gold Nanostars Outshine the Competition

October 14, 2008

Novel nanoparticles being tested at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have researchers seeing stars. In a recent paper, NIST scientists

Wireless QKD Demonstrated

Home Publications Links Collaborations Team Developments Opportunities Wireless QKD demonstrated by ITL and PL researchers NIST System Sets...

Federal Investigators Classify WTC Victims' Locations Within Collapsed Buildings

July 20, 2004

As part of its building and fire safety investigation of the World Trade Center (WTC) disaster, the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and

Longer is Better for Nanotube Optical Properties

August 30, 2007

If you want to exploit the ability of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) to absorb, fluoresce and scatter light, take the advice of a sandlot quarterback

Study: Cells Selectively Absorb Short Nanotubes

March 30, 2007

DNA-wrapped single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) shorter than about 200 nanometers readily enter into human lung cells and so may pose an increased risk to

Spin Control: New Technique Sorts Nanotubes by Length

May 13, 2008

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have reported a new technique to sort batches of carbon nanotubes by length using high

SEM image demonstrates a pseudo 2D network of carbon nanotubes deposited like paper fibers in a thin, sparse sheet.

Paperwork: Buckypapers Clarify Electrical, Optical Behavior of Nanotubes

October 14, 2008

Using highly uniform samples of carbon nanotubes—sorted by centrifuge for length—materials scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology

Ontology for Mapping Platform Configuration in Security Properties

E-commerce transactions use client server applications that involve a service requestor and one or more service providers. To obtain assurance that the

Security for Internet Systems and IETF

The field of security metrology is early in its development. Organizations collect many individual measures, but often do not understand how to analyze those

Technical Security Guidance Program

Security is becoming increasingly complicated and difficult both on technical grounds and on policy grounds. Technically, Federal agencies and other have to

Security Content Automation Protocol

The Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) is a synthesis of interoperable specifications derived from community ideas. Community participation is a great

Expert Reviewers Wanted for 2009 Baldrige Award Process

October 28, 2008

Each year the Baldrige Program recruits experts from business, education organizations, health care providers, nonprofits and other groups to serve on the Board

Joseph Stroscio Receives AVS Nanotechnology Recognition Award

December 21, 2009

NIST Fellow Joseph Stroscio was honored with the 2009 Nanotechnology Recognition Award at the AVS 56th International Symposium in San Jose, California on

Two NIST Researchers' Papers Recognized in Ceramics 'Best Of' Collection

November 12, 2008

Two materials scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have papers in a special list of the "11 best papers" published by the

NIST Researcher Receives Kudos for Images of Labs on a Chip

November 12, 2008

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) bioengineer Greg Cooksey is equally talented behind the lens of a camera as he is engineering complex

NIST, Columbia Honored for 1931 Discovery of Heavy Hydrogen

November 12, 2008

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Columbia University have been named by the American Chemical Society (ACS) Division of the History

NIST Issues Call for a New 'Hash' Algorithm

November 8, 2007

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has opened a competition to develop a new cryptographic "hash" algorithm, a tool that converts a file

NIST Receives 64 Submissions for New 'Hash' Algorithm

November 12, 2008

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has received a total of 64 submissions for a competition to develop a new cryptographic "hash"

The 2009 RoboCup Nanosoccer competition will be played on the gold-colored microchip seen through the window of the "world's smallest soccer stadium." The chip is divided into 16 playing fields each the size of a grain of rice.

Let the Games Begin! Nanosoccer at 2009 RoboCup in Austria

November 12, 2008

The World Cup may be two years away, but soccer aficionados can get an early start at satisfying their yen for global competition when the National Institute of

iron-based high-temperature superconductor

Iron-based Materials May Unlock Superconductivity's Secrets

November 12, 2008

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are decoding the mysterious mechanisms behind the high-temperature superconductors that

NIST researcher Cynthia Howard Reed and guest researcher Lance Wallace

Nanoparticles in the Home: More and Smaller Than Previously Detected

November 12, 2008

Extremely small nanoscale particles are released by common kitchen appliances in abundant amounts, greatly outnumbering the previously detected, larger-size

'Femtomolar Optical Tweezers' May Enable Sensitive Blood Tests

November 12, 2008

Cutting-edge "tweezers" are so sensitive that they can feel the tell-tale tug of tiny concentrations of pathogens in blood samples, yet don't ever need to be

Vijay Srinivasan Elected 2009 Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

This award is to acknowledge Dr. Srinivasan's distinguished dual career in industrial research and academic teaching spanning over twenty

Text Retrieval Expert Named Distinguished Scientist by Computing Group

December 15, 2009

Ellen Voorhees, leader of the text retrieval group in the Information Technology Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), was

mobile fingerprint device running on a smartphone

Handheld Touch Screen Device May Lead to Mobile Fingerprint ID

December 15, 2009

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Hostage Rescue Team had a problem--they needed a small, portable tool to identify fingerprints and faces, but couldn't

Diagram of Power factor correction in operation.

NIST Team Demystifies Utility of Power Factor Correction Devices

December 15, 2009

If you've seen an Internet ad for capacitor-type power factor correction devices, you might be led to believe that using one can save you money on your

Theory of the optical properties of materials

The overarching objective of this project is reliably calculating the bulk optical properties of materials, such as complex index of refraction, absorption, and

Past Projects

NIST Updates Automated Computer Security Validation Guidelines

December 15, 2009

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued a draft publication for public comment that describes changes to the Security Content

NIST Seeks Comments on Cryptography Standards Publication

December 15, 2009

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released for public comment a new revision of one of its key computer security documents, a set of

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