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AFM Positioning: Shining Light on a Needle in a Haystack

November 9, 2010

The researchers characterize their new technique as a neat solution to the "needle in a haystack" problem of nanoscale microscopy, but it's more like the...

NIST Pings Key Material in Sonar, Closes Gap on Structural Mystery

November 9, 2010

Using a neutron beam as a probe, researchers working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have begun to reveal the crystal structure of...

New NIST Publication Provides Security Guidance for WiMAX Technologies

November 9, 2010

A new publication from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) provides technical guidance to government agencies and other organizations...

NIST Study on Charleston Furniture Store Fire Calls for National Safety Improvements

October 28, 2010

Volume I: NIST Technical Study of the Sofa Super Store Fire - South Carolina, June 18, 2007 Volume II: NIST Technical Study of the Sofa Super Store Fire - South...

Opening Statement: News Media Briefing Technical Study of the Sofa Super Store Fire

October 28, 2010

NIST News Release Charleston Sofa Super Store Fire Thank you, Bill. Good afternoon. As Bill has just mentioned, NIST is a scientific research agency. We chose...

NCNR Neutron Data Access Policy

October 27, 2010

In response to the NCNR user community's request to make it easier for users to access their neutron scattering data from outside of the facility, the NCNR is...

'Sí' on the New SI: NIST Backs Proposal for a Revamped System of Measurement Units

October 26, 2010

Taking the first steps of what would be a major historical advance in the science of measurement, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is...

Integrated circuit for NIST's new programmable AC/DC 10-volt standard

NIST Ships First Programmable AC/DC 10-Volt Standard

October 26, 2010

Extending its 26-year tradition of innovative quantum voltage standards, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have begun...

NIST Microrobotics Challenge Seeks Miniature Medics and Maze Masters

October 26, 2010

They've played soccer, run dashes and deftly inserted pegs into holes—all within a world that can fit inside a single grain of rice. Now, it's time for...

NIST, Harvard Researchers Share 2010 Julius Springer Prize for Applied Physics

October 26, 2010

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) physical scientist Henri Lezec and Federico Capasso of Harvard have received the Julius Springer Prize for...

CNST's Joseph Stroscio Interviewed on NPR Science Friday

October 20, 2010

Two Russian scientists won the Nobel Prize in physics this week for their work on graphene, a chicken-wire-like lattice of carbon atoms. Joseph Stroscio, of the...

JILA Unveils Improved 'Molecular Fingerprinting' for Trace Gas Detection

October 13, 2010

Scientists at JILA and collaborators have demonstrated an improved laser-based "molecular fingerprinting" technique that picks out traces of key hydrogen...

Popular Science Magazine Names Spielman One of Science's 'Brilliant Ten'

October 13, 2010

The National Institute of Standards and Technology's Ian Spielman is highlighted in the November, 2010, issue of Popular Science, where the magazine's editors...

Faster CARS, Less Damage: NIST Chemical Microscopy Shows Potential for Cell Diagnostics

October 13, 2010

A paper by researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) may breathe new life into the use of a powerful—but tricky—diagnostic...

NIST, NTIA Seek Collaborators for Emergency Communications Demo Network

October 13, 2010

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) are seeking partners in the...

NIST Sponsors Second Cloud Computing Forum and Workshop Nov. 4-5

October 13, 2010

On November 4 and 5, 2010, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will host the Cloud Computing Forum and Workshop II to give government and...

NIST Researcher Wins Presidential Award for Green Innovation

October 13, 2010

Barbara Lippiatt, a researcher at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), is one of eight winners of the 2010 GreenGov Presidential Awards...

New Look at Multitalented Protein Sheds Light on Mysteries of HIV

October 13, 2010

New insights into the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection process, which leads to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), may now be possible...

NIST Mini-Sensor Traces Faint Magnetic Signature of Human Heartbeat

October 13, 2010

Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the German national metrology institute have used NIST's miniature atom-based...

This Little Light of Mine: Changing the Color of Single Photons Emitted by Quantum Dots

October 13, 2010

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated* for the first time the conversion of near-infrared 1,300 nm...

Metric Week Begins 10/10/10!

September 28, 2010

Every day is a metric day at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). But that won't stop the agency from celebrating Metric Week, held...

Illustration of a single row of nanowires

Growing Nanowires Horizontally Yields New Benefit: 'Nano-LEDs'

September 28, 2010

While refining their novel method for making nanoscale wires, chemists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) discovered an unexpected...

New NIST 'Standard Cigarette' Available for Fire-Resistance Testing

September 28, 2010

Cigarettes are the most frequent cause of fatalities from residential fires in the United States. So, it might seem surprising to learn that a cigarette that...

NIST Names 15 to New Smart Grid Advisory Committee

September 28, 2010

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has named 15 leaders from a cross section of U.S. industry, academia and trade and professional...

NIST 'Vision Science Facility' Aims for Lighting Revolution

September 28, 2010

Light-emitting diodes, or LEDs, have become popular with backpackers and cyclists who mount them on headbands for a reliable, hands-free source of illumination...

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