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Associate Director for Laboratory Programs

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Keeping Drugs Stable Without Refrigeration

June 16, 2004

A spoonful of sugar may help the medicine go down, but it may take only a thin coating of freeze-dried sugar to keep insulin, vaccines and other heat-sensitive

A Quantum Mechanical 'Tune Up' for Better Measurement

June 4, 2004

By exploiting the weird quantum behavior of atoms, physicists at the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have

NIST System Sets Speed Record For Generation of Quantum Keys for 'Unbreakable' Encryption

May 3, 2004

The fastest known cryptographic system based on transmission of single photons—the smallest pulses of light—has been demonstrated by a team at the Commerce

Background on Quantum Key Distribution

April 29, 2004

Quantum encryption systems use lasers to generate individual pulses of light called photons. Each photon is sent in one of two modes, either vertical/horizontal

Computer model of fire at The Station nightclub after 90 seconds

NIST Rhode Island Nightclub Fire Investigation Team Calls for Improvements

March 3, 2004

Fact Sheet: Key Findings and Recommendations for Improvement; NIST Investigation of The Station Nightclub Fire Presentation on Draft Report on The Station

NCST Advisory Committee Submits First Annual Report to Congress

February 12, 2004

The National Construction Safety Team (NCST) Advisory Committee, the panel of 10 building and fire experts established to advise the Commerce Department's

NIST research chemist John Marino places a RNA sample into the magnet of a nuclear magnetic resonance instrument

'Kissing' RNA and HIV-1: Unraveling the details

January 30, 2004

A subtle structural change that may play a role in the molecular machinery for making HIV-1 (the virus that causes AIDS) has been identified by scientists from

Deborah S. Jin, NIST physicist, JILA Fellow, and CU adjoint associate professor Opening Statement Press conference on Fermionic Condensates, Jan. 28, 2004

January 28, 2004

Good morning. I am delighted to be here today to tell you about some exciting new results from our lab. I will start with a brief description of what we see in

Commerce's NIST Asks Public for Information on Rhode Island Nightclub Fire

November 25, 2003

Remarks by James Hill, Acting Director, Building and Fire Research Laboratory Remarks by William Grosshandler, Lead Investigator, Rhode Island Nighclub fire

NIST/University of Colorado Researchers Create Bose-Einstein "Super Molecule"

November 20, 2003

A super-cold collection of molecules behaving in perfect unison has been created for the first time from a sea of "fermion" atoms by researchers at JILA, a

Physicist Deborah Jin in front of equipment holding an open lab notebook.

NIST and CU-Boulder Physicist Deborah Jin Wins 2003 MacArthur Fellowship 'Genius Grant' is Worth $500,000 to Researcher

October 6, 2003

Deborah Jin, 34, a physicist at the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Boulder, Colo., and adjoint assistant

Tiny "Test Tubes" May Aid Pharmaceutical R&D

September 26, 2003

Using laser light as tweezers and a scalpel, scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated the use of artificial

Novel Zigzag Shape Gives Sensors Magnetic Appeal

August 27, 2003

Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have designed tiny magnetic sensors in a "zigzag" shape that are simpler in design and

Commerce's NIST Receives Valuable Chemical Data from Dow

July 31, 2003

As part of an effort to improve the quality of chemical information available to U.S. researchers, manufacturers, students and others, Dow Chemical Co. has

NIST Selects New Chief of National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program

June 10, 2003

Warren Merkel, a laboratory-testing and accreditation authority with public and private-sector experience, has been chosen to lead the National Voluntary

NIST Names Two Additional Experts to National Construction Safety Team Advisory Committee

April 28, 2003

Two additional building and fire experts have been appointed by Arden Bement Jr., director of the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and

First Meeting of National Construction Safety Team Advisory Committee to Be Held April 29

April 15, 2003

The first meeting of the National Construction Safety Team (NCST) Advisory Committee will be held at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Statement by NIST Director Arden Bement on NIST's World Trade Center Evacuation and Safety Studies

April 9, 2003

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today outlined its plans to conduct a series of interviews that will provide key

Commerce's NIST Names National Construction Safety Team Advisory Committee

March 20, 2003

Eight prominent building and fire experts have been appointed by Arden Bement Jr., director of the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and

Commerce's NIST Launches Investigation into Rhode Island Nightclub Fire

February 27, 2003

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today launched an investigation into the tragic fire of Feb. 20, 2003, at The

Satellite Measures Sun's True Power

January 27, 2003

Scientists expect to gain important information about the sun's effect on the Earth's atmosphere and climate from sophisticated instruments—all calibrated by

Gebbie Wins Service to America Medal

November 14, 2002

The following is an excerpt from the awards ceremony program for the Service to America Medals. The awards are a joint program of Government Executive, National

Access to Information from Silverstein Properties

October 1, 2002

The information collected and documented by World Trade Center leaseholder Silverstein Properties on the events at the World Trade Center complex on Sept. 11

Can Nanotubes Be Engineered to Superconduct? Study Suggests Promising New Avenues for Nanotube Research

September 20, 2002

Superconducting nanotubes may lie on the technology horizon, suggests a theoretical study recently published by researchers from the Commerce Department's

Status Updated on Recovered World Trade Center Steel at NIST

September 17, 2002

The study of steel recovered from the site of the fallen World Trade Center towers and the WTC-7 building in New York City will be a critical component of the

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