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NIST Awards Contract for Work on Smart Grid Interim Standards

April 7, 2009

As part of the Obama Administration's commitment to moving the nation toward energy independence, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has

NIST Announces Smart Grid Workshop

April 22, 2009

WASHINGTON – The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will continue to help develop a smart electrical grid when it holds on April 28-29, in

Preproposal Conference for RFP SB1341-09-RP-0070

Wed, Jul 1 2009

Offerors are strongly encouraged, but not required, to participate in a preproposal conference with the Contracting

NIST Announces Third Smart Grid Public Workshop, Aug. 3-4

July 24, 2009

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced a third major stakeholders workshop as NIST

Webinars on Planning for Smart Grid Panel Announced

October 6, 2009

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will hold three one-hour "webinars" to brief the diverse Smart Grid community on its progress toward

Standards Development Plan for 'Smart Grid' Announced

October 6, 2009

On Sept. 24, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke announced an accelerated plan for developing standards to transform the U.S. power distribution system into a 'Smart

Commerce Secretary Unveils Plan for Smart Grid Interoperability

September 24, 2009

WASHINGTON – Commerce Secretary Gary Locke today unveiled an accelerated plan for developing standards to transform the U.S. power distribution system into a

A truck returning steel recovered the the World Trade Center towers returned to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

Convoy Returns World Trade Center Steel to New York City

October 6, 2009

After seven years on the Gaithersburg, Md., campus of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), more than 200 pieces of structural steel

New Publication Offers Security Tips for WiMAX Networks

October 6, 2009

Government agencies and other organizations planning to use WiMAX -- Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access -- networks can get technical advice on

New Computer Security Guide Can Help Safeguard Your Small Business

October 6, 2009

Just in time for October's Cyber Security Awareness Month, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published a guide to help small

For Safer Emergencies, Give Your Power Generator Some Space

October 6, 2009

To subdue the steaming heat of hurricanes or to thaw out during a blizzard, gasoline-powered, portable generators are a lifeline during weather emergencies when

Magnetic monopoles are created when the spin of an ion in one corner of a spin ice crystal is knocked askew, creating a monopole and adjacent antimonopole.

Large-Scale Cousin of Elusive 'Magnetic Monopoles' Found at NIST

October 6, 2009

Any child can tell you that a magnet has a "north" and a "south" pole, and that if you break it into two pieces, you invariably get two smaller magnets with two

Edited Book Volume: Performance Evaluation and Benchmarking of Intelligent Systems

September 30, 2009

This contributed volume is dedicated to the subject of performance evaluation and benchmarking of intelligent systems by drawing from the experiences and

Detector metrology

High performance optical radiometers with selected optical detectors are being designed, characterized, and calibrated in the Optical Radiation Group for the

Resources: Calibration Procedures

Current NISTIR Publications A selection of NISTIRs relevant to calibration procedures is provided below: NISTIR 6969, 2019, Selected...

Response Robot Evaluation Exercise (#6)

Mon, Mar 8 - Fri, Mar 12 2010

The sixth in a series of DHS/NIST response robot evaluation exercises will be hosted at the emergency responder training

Lunar spectro-radiometer

Design of the lunar irradiance instrument is based on commercially available spectrographs. These spectrographs can be stable and sub-components are readily

Lunar Spectral Irradiance (LUSI)

LUnar Spectral Irradiance (LUSI) is a project to measure the light from the Moon for use as an on-orbit reference standard suitable for radiometric calibration

Measurement Science for Complex Information Systems

This project aims to develop and evaluate a coherent set of methods to understand behavior in complex information systems, such as the Internet, computational

NIST Awards Contract to Sustain Fast Track Development of Smart Grid Standards

August 21, 2009

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced today that EnerNex Corporation, Knoxville, Tenn

NIST Deploys Experts to Assist in California Fires

September 3, 2009

The Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has sent two experts to California to assist in collecting data on structural

Groundbreaking at the Scripps Oceanography campus in La Jolla, California.

U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Breaks Ground on Major San Diego-Area Recovery Act Project

September 15, 2009

LA JOLLA, CALIFORNIA —U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke and Mayor Jerry Sanders led a groundbreaking ceremony in La Jolla, Calif., today for two new

Two Named to Earthquake Advisory Board

September 22, 2009

Two distinguished earthquake experts have been named to serve on the Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction (ACEHR) of the National Earthquake

NIST Submits Updated Master Plan for Gaithersburg Campus

September 14, 2009

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—Planned and potential expansions and new facilities across campus, the addition of 400-500 kilowatts in power from solar panels, and

U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Statement on President Obama's Intent to Nominate Patrick Gallagher as Director of NIST

September 10, 2009

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama today announced his intent to nominate physicist Patrick Gallagher to be the 14th director of the U.S. Commerce Department's

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Gaithersburg

NIST Awards Contract for Work on Smart Grid Interim Standards

NIST Announces Smart Grid Workshop

Preproposal Conference for RFP SB1341-09-RP-0070

NIST Announces Third Smart Grid Public Workshop, Aug. 3-4

Webinars on Planning for Smart Grid Panel Announced

Standards Development Plan for 'Smart Grid' Announced

Commerce Secretary Unveils Plan for Smart Grid Interoperability

Convoy Returns World Trade Center Steel to New York City

New Publication Offers Security Tips for WiMAX Networks

New Computer Security Guide Can Help Safeguard Your Small Business

For Safer Emergencies, Give Your Power Generator Some Space

Large-Scale Cousin of Elusive 'Magnetic Monopoles' Found at NIST

Edited Book Volume: Performance Evaluation and Benchmarking of Intelligent Systems

Detector metrology

Resources: Calibration Procedures

Response Robot Evaluation Exercise (#6)

Lunar spectro-radiometer

Lunar Spectral Irradiance (LUSI)

Measurement Science for Complex Information Systems

NIST Awards Contract to Sustain Fast Track Development of Smart Grid Standards

NIST Deploys Experts to Assist in California Fires

U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Breaks Ground on Major San Diego-Area Recovery Act Project

Two Named to Earthquake Advisory Board

NIST Submits Updated Master Plan for Gaithersburg Campus

U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Statement on President Obama's Intent to Nominate Patrick Gallagher as Director of NIST

New NIST Nano-Ruler Sets Some Very Small Marks

New Beryllium Reference Material for Occupational Safety Monitoring

Diamonds May Be the Ultimate MRI Probe, Say Quantum Physicists

Therapeutic Nanoparticles Give New Meaning to Sugar-Coating Medicine

New Nanochemistry Technique Encases Single Molecules in Microdroplets