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NIST Seeks Help in Understanding Public Response to Joplin Tornado

October 13, 2011

As part of its technical study on the impacts of the devastating May 22, 2011, tornado that struck Joplin, Mo., the National Institute of Standards and...

NIST Cooperative Agreement with University of Maryland Supports Research on 21st Century Smart Systems

October 13, 2011

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded today a $1 million cooperative agreement to the University of Maryland at College Park (UMD)...

CNST and ASU Researchers Show that Gold Doping Increases Nickel Catalyst Activity for Carbon Nanostructure Formation

October 12, 2011

Researchers from the CNST and Arizona State University have demonstrated that the overall catalytic activity of nickel particles for the formation of carbon...

CNST and ITL Researchers Change the Color and Shape of a Single Photon

October 5, 2011

A team of researchers from the CNST and ITL has simultaneously changed the color and shape of a single photon, the smallest unit of light. The work, reported in...

Public/Private Leaders Collaborate on Ways to Fight Botnets

October 4, 2011

Washington, D.C.—The U.S. departments of Commerce and Homeland Security (DHS) today discussed with other federal agencies and private-sector leaders in the...

Traveling SIRCUS Tests Satellite Sensors

October 3, 2011

For NASA's Earth Observing System satellite fleet, sensor failure is not an option. The nation depends critically on the data from those satellites, orbiting...

NIST Quantum Dot Helps Scientists 'See' Quantum Mechanics at Work

October 3, 2011

A quantum dot made at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has helped an international team of researchers "see" the inner workings of...

PML Develops Graphene Fabrication Capability

October 3, 2011

Graphene – a single-layer planar sheet of carbon atoms bound in a "chicken-wire" lattice—has become the object of intense international research ever since its...

NIST Gets HIP: a New method for testing optical imaging sensors

October 3, 2011

A new type of scene projector in development at PML will enable the performance of future optical and infrared imaging instruments to be evaluated by having...

Reading Between the Lines in Lithium: New measurements of unprecedented accuracy resolve a longstanding data disagreement problem

October 3, 2011

A team of PML researchers has solved a longstanding problem plaguing experimental tests of the atomic theory of lithium, and in the process uncovered a...

All Time, All the Time: Improving NIST Radio

October 3, 2011

For huge numbers of people in North America who spend their days in schools, offices, stores, factories and public facilities, the time of their lives comes...

New Etch Process Developed at the CNST uses Argon Pulsing to Improve Silicon Etch Rate and Selectivity

September 28, 2011

Engineers in the CNST NanoFab have developed a new plasma etching technique for silicon which improves the etch rate, the mask selectivity, and the sidewall...

In Unique Fire Tests, Outdoor Decks Will Be Under Firebrand Attack

September 27, 2011

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will unleash its Dragon—a NIST invention that bellows showers of glowing embers, or firebrands—at...

CNST Research Explains How Phase Segregation Affects Efficiency in Organic Photovoltaics

September 21, 2011

Recent theoretical work conducted at the NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology explains the surprisingly small effect of macroscale phase segregation...

Comprehensive Risk Assessment Guidance for Federal Information Systems Published

September 20, 2011

Risk assessment is the topic of the newest special publication from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Guide for Conducting Risk...

CNST Researchers Use Nanophotonics to More Efficiently Extract Photons from Single Semiconductor Quantum Dots

September 14, 2011

An international team of researchers led by the CNST has developed a new type of nanophotonic cavity that improves the efficiency of photon collection from...

NIST to Host Workshop on Cryptography for New Technologies

September 13, 2011

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will host a workshop on cryptography for new technologies from Nov. 7-8, 2011, at the agency's...

Two New Publications Provide a Cloud Computing Standards Roadmap and Reference Architecture

September 13, 2011

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published two new documents on cloud computing: the first edition of a cloud computing standards...

Shaping Up: Controlling a Stem Cell's Form Can Determine Its Fate

September 13, 2011

"Form follows function!" was the credo of early 20th century architects making design choices based on the intended use of the structure. Cell biologists may be...

Double Jeopardy: Building Codes May Underestimate Risks Due to Multiple Hazards

September 13, 2011

As large parts of the nation recover from nature's one-two punch—an earthquake followed by Hurricane Irene—building researchers from the National Institute of...

Four New Reports Update Security Content Automation Protocol

September 13, 2011

Bringing order and security to the patchwork quilt of computing environments in a large organization can be a daunting task. Software tools and technical...

U.S., Europe Collaborating on Smart Grid Standards Development

September 13, 2011

Today, the U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the European Union's (EU) Smart Grid Coordination Group (SG-CG)...

NIST Seeks Comments to Help Build Public Safety Communications Network

September 13, 2011

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking advice on possible key features of a new broadband communications network for the nation's...

Seventh Annual IT Security Automation Conference Runs Oct. 31 – Nov. 2

September 13, 2011

The Seventh Annual IT Security Automation Conference, co-hosted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), will focus on the breadth and...

CNST and MML Researchers Demonstrate an Electrochromic Nanoplasmonic Optical Switch

August 31, 2011

In a recent article in Nano Letters,* CNST researchers describe a new high-contrast, low operating-voltage, electrochemical optical switch that uses a volume of...

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