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Department of Justice and National Institute of Standards and Technology Announce Launch of National Commission on Forensic Science

February 15, 2013

DOJ Contact: Office of Public Affairs 202-514-2007 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of...

Save the Date for the Measurement Science and Standards in Forensic Handwriting Analysis Conference

February 14, 2013

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will host the free Measurement Science and Standards in Forensic Handwriting Analysis Conference on...

National Institute of Standards and Technology Initiates Development of New Cybersecurity Framework

February 13, 2013

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced the first step in the development of a Cybersecurity Framework, which will be a set of...

NIST Captures Chemical Composition with Nanoscale Resolution

February 12, 2013

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland have demonstrated that a new spectroscopy technique can...

Save the Date for the free Emerging Trends in Synthetic Drugs Workshop

February 11, 2013

On April 30 - May 1, 2013, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Drug Enforcement Administration will host a free workshop on the...

Gauging the Needs of the Petroleum Industry

February 8, 2013

When he looked at the dramatic increase in his laboratory's thread gauge calibration income – a 50 % increase over last year and a 1000 % increase from 14 years...

Calculating Quantum Vacuum Forces in Nanostructures

February 7, 2013

One of the surprising predictions of quantum mechanics is that uncharged conductors can attract each other over small distances, even in empty space. While the...

NIST Seeks Comments to Final Public Draft of Major Federal Cybersecurity Document

February 6, 2013

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is requesting comments on the final public draft of Security and Privacy Controls for Federal...

NIST to Host February 2013 Symposium on the Future of Voting Systems

February 6, 2013

The Election Assistance Commission (EAC) and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are sponsoring a symposium to explore emerging trends in...

Cybersecurity Center Project to Secure Health Information

February 6, 2013

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) invites organizations to participate in a National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) effort...

Report from the Field: Using Internally Cured Concrete in Indiana Bridges

February 6, 2013

A recent news story from Purdue University describes how Indiana state transportation officials are making concrete use of concrete research to extend the...

New Reports Define Strategic Vision, Propose R&D Priorities for Future Cyber-Physical Systems

February 6, 2013

If designed and built efficiently, flexibly and securely, next-generation cyber-physical systems (CPS) now sprouting from interconnections that join the digital...

NIST to Host Three Presidential Innovation Fellows

February 6, 2013

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) expects to host three new Presidential Innovation Fellows (PIF) from the latest round announced...

New Guide Will Allow Electric Utilities to Develop Green Button Web Tools

February 6, 2013

A new guide for Web developers recently released by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will make it easier for electric utilities and...

States Realize Big Benefits by Keeping Current with Energy Standards for Buildings

February 6, 2013

States that have not adopted the latest energy-efficiency standard for commercial buildings are foregoing an average reduction of almost 10 percent in energy...

NIST Solicits Proposals for 2013 Grants to Advance Trusted Identities in Cyberspace

February 6, 2013

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced a new competition for grants to create pilot projects for online secure identity systems...

Science Nation: Community College Cybersecurity Program Trains 21st Century Workforce

January 28, 2013

Science Nation: Community College Cybersecurity Program Trains 21st Century Workforce Advanced Technological Education program produces skilled workforce for...

Marlin Kraft adjusts a current shunt connection.

Minimizing Uncertainty in Current Events

January 28, 2013

The electrical power industry – and the equipment makers and calibration laboratories that serve it – need to be able to quantify DC currents of hundreds or...

Researchers: How are You Authenticating Your Non-human Cell Lines?

January 25, 2013

Many journals now require cell line authentication prior to publication of research results. Are you ready? How are you authenticating your non-human cell lines...

House burning. Firefighters are using a host to douse the flames.

'Live Burns' in Spartanburg, S.C., Will Benefit Research and Firefighter Training

January 24, 2013

Fire researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and colleagues from fire service organizations will turn abandoned wood-frame...

NIST Offers Support for Development of Educational Materials, Courses on Standards

January 24, 2013

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is offering support to qualified institutions interested in developing teaching materials and...

NIST Accepting Proposals for Fundamental Measurement Grants

January 24, 2013

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is soliciting proposals to support significant research in the field of fundamental measurement or the...

DNA and Quantum Dots: All That Glitters is Not Gold

January 24, 2013

A team of researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has shown that by bringing gold nanoparticles close to the dots and using a...

The circular patch of carbon nanotubes on a pink silicon backing is one component of NIST's new cryogenic radiometer, shown with a quarter for scale.

NIST's 'Nanotubes on a Chip' May Simplify Optical Power Measurements

January 24, 2013

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has demonstrated a novel chip-scale instrument made of carbon nanotubes that may simplify absolute...

A Whole New Angle on Neutron Spin Analysis

January 18, 2013

For most Americans, neutron spin-polarization filter cells are a relatively rare topic of conversation. Yet these exotic devices are essential to instruments...

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