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Improved Reaction Data Heat Up the Biofuels Harvest

August 6, 2008

High food prices, concern over dwindling supplies of fossil fuels and the desire for clean, renewable energy have led many to seek ways to make ethanol out of

Updated Information Security Performance Measurement Guide Published

August 6, 2008

The quintessential guide to evaluating the effectiveness of security controls applied to information systems and information security programs has been updated

New JILA Technique Reveals Hidden Properties of Ultracold Atomic Gases

August 6, 2008

BOULDER, Colo.—Physicists at JILA, a joint institute of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado at Boulder

Three Experts Named to Earthquake Advisory Board

August 6, 2008

Three new experts have been tapped to serve on the Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction (ACEHR) of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction

New Technique Reveals Hidden Properties of Ultracold Atomic Gases

August 6, 2008

Physicists at JILA, a joint institute of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado at Boulder, have demonstrated

Skipping Atomic-scale Stones to Study Some Chemistry Basics

August 6, 2008

Thought experiment: a carbon dioxide molecule--think of a cheerleader's baton--comes slanting in at high speed over a dense liquid, strikes the surface and

NIST Debuts New Approach to Ad Hoc Networks for First Responders

August 6, 2008

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers successfully demonstrated a prototype approach to maintain two-way communications with first

NIST, UMBI Host October Conference to Spur Bioscience Innovation

August 6, 2008

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute (UMBI) will co-sponsor an international

Vegas 'Quantum Spookshow' Demos On-the-Fly Encryption of Streaming Video

August 6, 2008

Las Vegas shows often are on the cutting edge. Following this tradition, researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and their

NIST materials scientists Cherno Jaye (r.) and Dan Fischer adjust a sample chamber for NIST's soft x-ray materials characterization beamline at the National Synchrotron Light Source.

Slippery Customer: A Greener Antiwear Additive for Engine Oils

July 22, 2008

Titanium, a protean element with applications from pigments to aerospace alloys, could get a new role as an environmentally friendly additive for automotive oil

Image of nanoparticle additives in lubricants

Cool! Nanoparticle Research Points to Energy Savings

July 22, 2008

Adding just the right dash of nanoparticles to standard mixes of lubricants and refrigerants could yield the equivalent of an energy-saving chill pill for

Diagram of NIST's tethered bilayer membrane model

NIST Membrane Model May Unlock Secrets of Early-Stage Alzheimer's

July 22, 2008

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and three collaborating institutions are using a new laboratory model of the membrane

NIST Trumps the Clumps: Making Biologic Drugs Safer

July 22, 2008

Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a technique to measure the formation of clumps of proteins in protein

Illustration of paths an attacker can take to penetrate a network

How Secure Is Your Network? NIST Model Knows

July 22, 2008

Data breaches are a recurring nightmare for IT managers responsible for securing not only their company's confidential data, but possibly also sensitive

Wake-Up Call: Draft Security Pub Looks at Cell Phones, PDAs

July 9, 2008

In recent years cell phones and PDAs—"Personal Digital Assistants"—have exploded in power, performance and features. They now often boast expanded memory

Software Helps Developers Get Started with PIV Cards

July 9, 2008

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed two demonstration software packages that show how Personal Identity Verification (PIV)

NIST Assists in Solar Stake-Out to Improve Space Weather Forecasts

July 9, 2008

The sun is about to undergo unremitting scrutiny. About six times each minute of every hour for at least five years, a soon-to-be launched NASA satellite will

New NIST Pub Can Help IT Managers Assess Security Controls

July 9, 2008

A new publication released by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on June 30 can help information system managers negotiate the often

R&D 100 Award for New NIST/UMD Neutron Detector

July 9, 2008

A new ultrasensitive, high bandwidth neutron detector developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland (UMD

Deposits of hydroxyapatite crystal light up bright green where they've been tagged with a new peptide

Toothpick: New Molecular Tag IDs Bone and Tooth Minerals

July 9, 2008

Enlisting an army of plant viruses to their cause, materials researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have identified a small

Exposing the Sensitivity of Extreme Ultraviolet Photoresists

June 24, 2008

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have confirmed that the photoresists used in next-generation semiconductor

'Electron Trapping' May Impact Future Microelectronics Measurements

June 24, 2008

Using an ultra-fast method of measuring how a transistor switches from the "off" to the "on" state, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and

3d Nanostructures with Magnetic Materials

June 24, 2008

Materials scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a process to build complex, three-dimensional nanoscale

Standards Set for Energy-Conserving LED Lighting

June 24, 2008

Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in cooperation with national standards organizations, have taken the lead in developing

Researchers determined that a new material for fuel cells releases oxygen ions easily at low temperatures

Oxygen Ions for Fuel Cells Get Loose at Low(er) Temperatures

June 24, 2008

Seeking to understand a new fuel cell material, a research team working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in collaboration with the

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