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NIST to Announce Results of Study of 2011 Joplin, Mo., Tornado Disaster

November 19, 2013

On May 22, 2011, a massive tornado struck Joplin, Mo., destroying some 8,000 structures in its path and killing 161 people. It was the single deadliest tornado

The NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology Develops and Deploys New NanoFab Management System

November 18, 2013

The Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST), NIST's nanotechnology user facility, has deployed a new laboratory equipment management system which it

High-Tech Measurements for High-Frequency Antennas

November 14, 2013

A team of researchers at NIST's Antenna Metrology Lab in Boulder, CO has devised a first-of-its-kind system – combining a precision 3-meter industrial robot arm

CNST Releases the Fall 2013 Edition of The CNST News

November 14, 2013

The NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST) is pleased to announce the release of the Fall 2013 edition of The CNST News. This quarterly

Thermopower image of epitaxial graphene. Three distinct indexed regions are marked l, ll, and lll.

Researchers from U.S. and Korea Collaborate on Graphene Research

November 7, 2013

Researchers from the NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST) and the Republic of Korea's national metrology institute—the Korea Research

NIST Fellow Ron Ross Honored With Inaugural McNulty Information Security Leadership Award

November 5, 2013

National Institute for Standards a Technology (NIST) Fellow Ron Ross has been awarded the inaugural Lynn F. McNulty Tribute U.S. Government Information Security

NIST's New Compact Atomic Clock Design Uses Cold Atoms to Boost Precision

November 5, 2013

Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a compact atomic clock design that relies on cold rubidium atoms

Not Just a Pretty Face: Bodies Provide Important Cues for Recognizing People

November 5, 2013

Computer recognition of people has focused almost exclusively on faces, but a new study suggests it may be time to take additional information into

Perfect Faults: A Self-Correcting Crystal May Unleash the Next Generation of Advanced Communications

November 5, 2013

Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have joined with an international team to engineer and measure a potentially

Updating Building Energy Codes: How Much Can Your State Save?

November 5, 2013

How much in energy and cost savings would your state realize if it updated its commercial building energy codes? You can find out in a new on-line publication*

Three NIST scientists standing in front of the OCPW building

NIST Scientists Contribute to Nobel Peace Prize Winning Efforts on Chemical Weapons Detection

November 5, 2013

Innovative chemical weapons detection technologies developed by scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have played a key role

SIM Metrology School at NIST

November 4, 2013

They spanned 140 degrees of latitude – from Canada to Chile – and varied widely in age and experience. But their goal was the same: To improve their

White House Blog: Seeking Cybersecurity Framework Comments

October 30, 2013

U.S. national and economic security depends on the reliable functioning of critical infrastructure. In recognition of that dependence, President Obama issued an

The NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology Launches Updated NanoFab Website

October 28, 2013

The Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST), NIST's nanotechnology user facility, is pleased to announce a major update to the NanoFab website. The

NIST Seeks Public Input on Updated Smart Grid Cybersecurity Guidelines

October 25, 2013

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is requesting public comments on the first revision to its guidelines for secure implementation of

Christopher Neary demonstrates the use of a handheld Raman spectrometer.

New Spectrometry Standard for Handheld Chemical Detectors Aids First Responders

October 24, 2013

When it comes to detectors for dangerous chemicals, toxins or nefarious germs, smaller and faster is better. But size and speed must still allow for accuracy

Force to be Reckoned With: NIST Measures Laser Power with Portable Scale

October 22, 2013

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a novel method for measuring laser power by reflecting the light off

NIST Physicists 'Entangle' Microscopic Drum's Beat with Electrical Signals

October 22, 2013

Extending evidence of quantum behavior farther into the large-scale world of everyday life, physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology

NIST Releases Preliminary Cybersecurity Framework, Will Seek Comments

October 22, 2013

The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today released its Preliminary Cybersecurity Framework (PDF) to help

NIST Carbon Nanotube Chips Go Ballooning for Climate Science

October 22, 2013

A huge plastic balloon floated high in the skies over New Mexico on Sept. 29, 2013, carrying instruments to collect climate-related test data with the help of

NIST/JQI Team 'Gets the Edge' on Photon Transport in Silicon

October 22, 2013

Scientists have a new way to edge around a difficult problem in quantum physics, now that a research team from the National Institute of Standards and

The Reins of Casimir: Engineered Nanostructures Could Offer Way to Control Quantum Effect ... Once a Mystery Is Solved

October 22, 2013

You might think that a pair of parallel plates hanging motionless in a vacuum just a fraction of a micrometer away from each other would be like strangers

Allan Harvey Elected ASME Fellow

October 22, 2013

Allan Harvey, a chemical engineer in the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Material Measurement Laboratory, has been elected as a fellow of

NIST Fire Protection Engineer Wins Service to America Medal

October 18, 2013

Fire protection engineer Daniel Madrzykowski of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) was honored on Oct. 3, 2013, with a Service to America

Quantum Voltage Standard Delivered to BIPM

October 17, 2013

A PML team has delivered a state-of-the-art 10 V voltage standard to the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM), where it will serve as the

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