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The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced 56 new awards for innovative industrial research and development
Daylight Saving Time (DST) will end on Sunday, November 4, 2007, as determined by new rules implemented this year. On November 4 at 2 AM local time, clocks
Fifty local employees of the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) were honored with the Departmental Bronze Medal in
Forty-five local employees of the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) were honored with awards in ceremonies held Dec. 5
GAITHERSBURG, MD -- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced today that it is extending the deadline of a solicitation for grant
Dianne O'Leary and G. W. (Pete) Stewart, Faculty Appointees in the Mathematical and Computational Sciences Division, have been named Fellows of the Society for
A short movie entitled "Simulation of Non-Newtonian Suspensions: Shear Thinning Case" developed by ITL's Scientific Applications and Visualization Group in
Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC), the world's leading university-research consortium for semiconductors and related technologies, and the Commerce
The U.S. Department of Commerce has presented 42 employees of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) with Gold and Silver Medal Awards—the
GAITHERSBURG, Md.—Future buildings—especially tall structures—should be increasingly resistant to fire, more easily evacuated in emergencies, and safer overall
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced today that it is awarding grants totaling more than $24 million to three universities to
The U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced today that it is awarding grants totaling more than $55.5 million
GAITHERSBURG, MD—In the initial studies of a new class of high-temperature superconductors discovered earlier this year, research at the Commerce Department's
A new report published today identifies and describes research and development priorities for the future of three critical, high-tech U.S. manufacturing areas –
An interagency subcommittee of the White House's National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) issued a draft document today that lists recommended standards
We will be vastly expanding our capabilities in 2009 by the addition of the following tools purchased in Fiscal Year 2007. We will announce anticipated delivery
The NanoFab now has a second electron beam nanolithography system on line, model JEOL JBX-6300FX. The beam deflection unit employs a 19 bit DAC unit for
The NanoFab has a new capability to enhance its prototype and proof-of-concept capabilities with a Heidelberg DWL-66FS Laser Pattern Generator designed for low
Gaithersburg, MD—A blue ribbon commission of safety and management experts issued a report today describing the adequacy of safety programs at the Commerce
On July 16, the Federal Energy Regulation Commission (FERC) issued a new policy statement that provides "guidance regarding the development of a smart grid for
GAITHERSBURG, Md.—Electronic technologies could be deployed immediately and reliably to augment slower postal mail for distributing ballots to U.S. citizens
GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced nine awards for new research projects to develop advanced sensing
ROCKVILLE, Md.—At a live demonstration of fire safety experiments today, a group of firefighting, public safety and scientific organizations described a
GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The bacterium behind one of mankind's deadliest scourges, tuberculosis, is helping researchers at the Commerce Department's National Institute
GAITHERSBURG, MD—Using a convenient and flexible method for creating twin light beams, researchers at the Joint Quantum Institute (JQI) of the Commerce
GAITHERSBURG, Md.—Pushing the envelope of Albert Einstein's "spooky action at a distance," known as entanglement, researchers at the Joint Quantum Institute
The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced today that it is seeking proposals for high-risk research projects to
GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced a 2009 competition for multiyear research funding in two major areas