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First Tunable, 'Noiseless' Amplifier May Boost Quantum Computing, Communications

October 14, 2008

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and JILA, a joint institute of NIST and the University of Colorado (CU) at Boulder...

Moths with a Nose for Learning

October 1, 2008

Much like Pavlov conditioned his dog to salivate in anticipation of food when a bell rang, insects can be trained to perform certain behaviors when enticed with...

Illustration of the anatomy of an electric eel

Models of Eel Cells Suggest Electrifying Possibilities

October 1, 2008

Engineers long have known that great ideas can be lifted from Mother Nature, but a new paper by researchers at Yale University and the National Institute of...

NIST/CSM Sensor Could Help Avert Pipeline Failures

October 1, 2008

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Colorado School of Mines (CSM) have developed a prototype sensor that quickly...

Microtomography image of the pore structure of a fireproofing material

Baked Slug—New Method to Test Fireproofing Material

October 1, 2008

In a high-temperature blaze, how well does a fireproofing material shield a building's important steel structures from heat? Answering this question has been...

New Building Code Revisions Adopt NIST Recommendations from WTC Study

October 1, 2008

Future buildings—especially tall structures—should be increasingly resistant to fire, more easily evacuated in emergencies, and safer overall thanks to 23 major...

Safer Buildings Are Goal of New Code Changes Based on Recommendations from NIST World Trade Center Investigation

October 1, 2008

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—Future buildings—especially tall structures—should be increasingly resistant to fire, more easily evacuated in emergencies, and safer overall...

JILA Scientists Create First Dense Gas of Ultracold 'Polar' Molecules

September 18, 2008

Scientists at JILA, a joint institute of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado at Boulder (CU-Boulder), have...

NIST Physicists are Finalists for Service to America Medals

September 16, 2008

Two physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have been named finalists for the 2008 Service to America Medals, presented by the...

NSF Physics Frontier Center Created at Joint Quantum Institute

September 16, 2008

The National Science Foundation has awarded the Joint Quantum Institute $12.5 million over five years to create and operate a Physics Frontier Center (PFC) at...

NIST and Partners Identify Tiny Gold Clusters as Top-Notch Catalysts

September 16, 2008

For most of us, gold is only valuable if we possess it in large-sized pieces. However, the "bigger is better" rule isn't the case for those interested in...

New Profile Lays Out Roadmap, Standards for Government Use of IPv6

September 16, 2008

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published version 1 of a standards profile to support government agencies as they implement...

Upgraded Vulnerability Database Enables Advances in Security Automation

September 16, 2008

Facilitating efforts to automate important computer security tasks, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has upgraded the National...

Image of the Virtual Cybernetic Building Test Bed

NIST Research Leads to Revisions in California Building Code

September 16, 2008

In August, California revised its Title 24 Building Standards Code to incorporate use of the automated fault detection and diagnostics (FDD) technology...

NIST Studies How New Helium Ion Microscope Measures Up

September 3, 2008

Just as test pilots push planes to explore their limits, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are probing the newest...

Illustration of restacking organic semiconductors

Bottoms Up: Better Organic Semiconductors for Printable Electronics

September 3, 2008

Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Seoul National University (SNU) have learned how to tweak a new class of polymer...

Dr. Shyam Sunder, NIST lead investigator, answers questions at a news briefing on August 21, 2008, about NIST's three-year study of the collapse of World Trade Center 7.

NIST Releases WTC 7 Investigation Report for Public Comment

September 3, 2008

The fall of the 47-story World Trade Center building 7 (WTC 7) in New York City late in the afternoon of Sept. 11, 2001, was primarily due to fires, the...

Biometric Consortium Conference 2008 Will Be Held Sept. 23-25

September 3, 2008

The Biometric Consortium Conference 2008, to be held in Tampa, Fla., Sept. 23-25, will focus on biometric technologies for homeland security, identity...

NIST To Host 4th Security Automation Conference and Workshop

September 3, 2008

From Sept. 22-25, 2008, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will host a conference and accompanying workshops demonstrating the use of...

Physicist David J. Wineland of NIST Boulder Laboratories in Colorado

NIST Physicist Wineland Awarded 2007 National Medal of Science

September 3, 2008

Physicist David J. Wineland of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been awarded the 2007 National Medal of Science. Wineland, 64, was...

New NIST Publication Series Addresses Design of Earthquake-Resistant Structures

September 3, 2008

Where can you find some of the latest insights in designing earthquake-resistant buildings joined together with current information on building codes? As part...

Students "Surf" for Graphene at NIST

September 1, 2008

More than 120 science, mathematics and engineering college students and recent college graduates were given a chance to ride the next wave in cutting-edge...

NIST Physicist David J. Wineland Awarded 2007 National Medal of Science

August 25, 2008

BOULDER, Colo.—Physicist David J. Wineland of the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been awarded the 2007 National...

Stop the Waste: Making Measurements Measure Up to Standards

August 19, 2008

Information standards enable common activities. For instance, bring your laptop anywhere in the world and you will quickly and cheaply find a wireless Internet...

ribbon of protein stands in the foreground against a computer-simulation of a stress field in a glassy material

Candy-Coating Keeps Proteins Sweet

August 19, 2008

Sugar-frosting isn't just for livening up boring bran flakes; it can also preserve important therapeutic proteins. Researchers at the National Institute of...

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