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Iron 'Veins' Are Secret of Promising New Hydrogen Storage Material

August 30, 2011

With a nod to biology, scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have a new approach to the problem of safely storing hydrogen in...

Researchers Expand Capabilities of Miniature Analyzer for Complex Samples

August 30, 2011

It's not often that someone can claim that going from a positive to a negative is a step forward, but that's the case for a team of scientists from the National...

NIST Achieves Record-Low Error Rate for Quantum Information Processing with One Qubit

August 30, 2011

Thanks to advances in experimental design, physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have achieved a record-low probability of...

Ion Armageddon: Measuring the Impact Energy of Highly Charged Ions

August 30, 2011

Much like a meteor impacting a planet, highly charged ions hit really hard and can do a lot of damage, albeit on a much smaller scale. And much like geologists...

NIST/JQI Researcher Ian Spielman to Receive 2011 Junior BEC Award

August 30, 2011

Ian Spielman, a physicist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and fellow of the Joint Quantum Institute, a collaborative enterprise of...

Better 'Photon Loops' May Be Key to Computer and Physics Advances

August 22, 2011

Surprisingly, transmitting information-rich photons thousands of miles through fiber-optic cable is far easier than reliably sending them just a few nanometers...

NIST engineer Kate Remley holds two Personal Alert Safety System (PASS) devices with wireless alarm capability.

NIST Tests Help Ensure Reliable Wireless Alarm Beacons for First Responders

August 16, 2011

Wireless emergency safety equipment could save lives—if signals are transmitted reliably. But few performance standards exist. Now, tests at the National...

Micrograph of recession and clumping in gold electrodes

NIST Uncovers Reliability Issues for Carbon Nanotubes in Future Electronics

August 16, 2011

Carbon nanotubes offer big promise in a small package. For instance, these tiny cylinders of carbon molecules theoretically can carry 1,000 times more electric...

Kinder, Gentler Cell Capture Method Could Aid Medical Research

August 16, 2011

A research team at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has come up with a potential solution to a two-pronged problem in medical research...

Worker looks over the disaster site at New York City's World Trade Center

New Website Offers Easy Access to NIST Disaster and Failure Study Data

August 16, 2011

For more than 40 years, scientists and engineers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have studied structural failures caused by natural...

NIST Seeks Comments on National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education Draft Strategic Plan

August 11, 2011

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today* issued for public comment a draft strategic plan for the National Initiative for Cybersecurity...

CNST Researchers Observe Nanoscale Charge Transport in Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells

August 10, 2011

Researchers in the CNST have used photoconductive atomic force microscopy (PCAFM) to characterize the nanoscale structure of organic photovoltaic (OPV)...

NIST Physicists 'Entangle' Two Atoms Using Microwaves for the First Time

August 10, 2011

BOULDER, Colo. – Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have for the first time linked the quantum properties of two separated...

A member of a joint NIST-Texas Forest Service study team collects data on a Amarillo, Texas, building damaged by wildfires in February 2011.

North Texas Wildfires Spark Historic Federal-State Collaborative Study

August 2, 2011

Two wildland-urban interface (WUI) fires* earlier this year outside of Amarillo, Texas, destroyed 70 homes, burned more than 25,000 acres of land, and caused...

Armchair Science: DNA Strands That Select Nanotubes Are First Step to a Practical ‘Quantum Wire’

August 2, 2011

DNA, a molecule famous for storing the genetic blueprints for all living things, can do other things as well. In a new paper,* researchers at the National...

NIST Finds That Ethanol-Loving Bacteria Accelerate Cracking of Pipeline Steels

August 2, 2011

U.S. production of ethanol for fuel has been rising quickly, topping 13 billion gallons in 2010. With the usual rail, truck and barge transport methods under...

Novel Coatings Show Great Promise as Flame Retardants in Polyurethane Foam

August 2, 2011

Gram for gram, novel carbon nanofiber-filled coatings devised by researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Texas A&M...

CNST Researchers Elucidate Micro-Optical Techniques for Solid-State Materials Characterization

July 27, 2011

In a chapter of the recently published book Optical Techniques for Solid-State Materials Characterization,* CNST researchers provide a detailed overview and...

Smart Grid Panel Approves Six Standards for Catalog

July 26, 2011

Gaithersburg, Md. – The Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP) has made the first six entries into its new Catalog of Standards, a technical document now...

The remains of what was once a home improvement store in Joplin, Mo., showing the destructive power of the tornado that struck the area in May 2011.

NIST to Conduct Technical Study on Impacts of Joplin, Mo., Tornado

July 25, 2011

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today said that it will conduct a full technical study on the impacts of the May 22, 2011, tornado...

The Constants They Are A Changin': NIST Posts Latest Adjustments to Fundamental Figures

July 19, 2011

The electromagnetic force has gotten a little stronger, gravity a little weaker, and the size of the smallest "quantum" of energy is now known a little better...

Illustration of nanomechanical measurements

Nanomechanics: New Test Measures Key Properties of Polymer Thin Films and Membranes

July 19, 2011

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a measurement technique that reliably determines three fundamental...

Piece of Cake: Arrays of Long Nanotubes May Help Measure Terahertz Laser Power

July 19, 2011

Terahertz radiation can penetrate numerous materials—plastic, clothing, paper and some biological tissues—making it an attractive candidate for applications...

New Version of Security Automation Protocol Includes Digital Trust Model

July 19, 2011

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have released for public comment updated specifications for the Security Content...

New Video Showcases NIST-Hosted Robotics Competitions in China

July 19, 2011

If you enjoyed reading recently about the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)-hosted robotics challenges in China, then you'll love actually...

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