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Usability Standard Achieves International Status

July 26, 2005

Software that is poorly designed, inappropriate for specific tasks or just difficult to use can be frustrating, unproductive and costly for both businesses and

NIST's Manufacturing Lab Prints 2005 Program Guide

July 26, 2005

With a value-added contribution of $1.4 trillion, U.S. manufacturing directly accounts for approximately 13 percent of the U.S. gross domestic product. The

Commerce's NIST Seeks Comments on Draft Information Security Standard

July 15, 2005

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—Computer scientists at the U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today released for public comment

NIST Finds Rough Spot in Surface Measurement

July 13, 2005

For makers of computers, disk drives and other sophisticated technologies, a guiding principle is the smoother the surfaces of chips and other components, the

Temperature Control Improves NIST X-ray Detector

July 13, 2005

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed an improved experimental X-ray detector that could pave the way to a new

Predicting the Lifetime of Extreme UV Optics

July 13, 2005

Extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUVL) may be the next-generation patterning technique used to produce smaller and faster microchips with feature sizes of 32

JILA Study of RNA Dynamics May Help in Drug Design

July 13, 2005

Biophysicists have developed a method for studying, in real time, a nanoscale “docking and undocking” interaction between small pieces of ribonucleic acid (RNA)

NIST Scientist Honored for Neutron Probe Advances

June 30, 2005

Through pioneering contributions that have expanded the capabilities of a class of specialized instruments that use neutrons to probe materials, Charles

NIST Outlines Support for Health IT Initiative

June 30, 2005

President Bush has set a goal of widespread adoption of electronic health records within 10 years so that health information will follow patients throughout

Final Nightclub Fire Report Urges Code Compliance

June 30, 2005

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) fire investigators have urged all state and local governments to adopt and aggressively enforce national

Reference Materials Planned for Semiconductor Industry

June 30, 2005

Companies and research organizations are invited to collaborate with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and SEMATECH in the development

New Web Service Tracks Foreign Tech Regulations

June 30, 2005

Want to know about pending changes in technical regulations in Brazil, the United Kingdom, Korea or any of the 148 nations that are members of the World Trade

Submissions Requested for Crypto Hash Workshop

June 30, 2005

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is soliciting papers, presentations and other submissions for a workshop on Oct. 31-Nov. 1, 2005, in

New Design Developed for Silicon Nanowire Transistors

June 30, 2005

In an advance for nanoscale electronics, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a new design for silicon

NIST to Accredit Voting Systems Test Labs

June 30, 2005

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has established a program for accrediting laboratories that will test voting systems and components in

Final NIST Rhode Island Nightclub Fire Report Urges Strict Adherence to and Strengthening of Current Model Safety Codes

June 29, 2005

Full list of recommendations Complete Report: Volume 1 (.pdf; requires Acrobat Reader) Appendices: Volume 2 (.pdf; requires Acrobat Reader) GAITHERSBURG, MD —

Laser Measurements Seminar

June 16, 2005

The 20th annual Laser Measurements Short Course sponsored by NIST's Optoelectronics Division will be offered Aug. 9-12, 2005, in Boulder, Colo. The three-day

New Gene Chip May Be Early Cancer Diagnosis Tool

June 16, 2005

A pilot study at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in support of the National Cancer Institute's Early Detection Research Network (EDRN

Software Advance Helps Computers Act Logically

June 16, 2005

Computers just respond to commands, never "thinking" about the consequences. A new software language, however, promises to enable computers to reason much more

New NIST Method Improves Accuracy of Spectrometers

June 16, 2005

Measurements of the intensity of light at different wavelengths can be made more accurately now, thanks to a new, simple method for correcting common instrument

Flemming Awards Received by Four NIST Researchers

June 16, 2005

On June 6, four NIST researchers were among 12 honorees who received the Arthur S. Flemming Award at a ceremony held at The George Washington University in

Shadow Technique Improves Measurement of Micro Holes

June 2, 2005

Sometimes seeing a shadow can be as good or better than seeing the real thing. A new measurement method developed by researchers working at the National

Software Addresses Terrorist Building Threats

June 2, 2005

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) economists have released risk assessment software that building owners and managers can use to identify

NIST June Workshop Focuses on BFRs in Environment

June 2, 2005

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will host the Seventh Annual Workshop on Brominated Flame Retardants (BFRs) in the Environment on June

Meeting Slated to Discuss Structural Steel and Fire

June 2, 2005

The World Trade Center (WTC) terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, showed the critical importance of fire resistant materials for structural steel. To accelerate

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