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Demagnetization Dynamics on a Femtosecond Time Scale

March 20, 2014

There are many unknowns in the future of computing. But one thing is certain: Devices will be reading and writing information faster, and storing it at ever

Portable Frequency Comb Rolls Out of the Lab

March 20, 2014

A PML team is hitting the road with a fine-tooth comb. Scientists in the Quantum Electronics and Photonics Division have devised a portable optical frequency

NIST Chips Help BICEP2 Telescope Find Direct Evidence of Origin of the Universe

March 18, 2014

Editor’s Note (Feb. 3, 2025): After this NIST news article was published, the BICEP2 team members found an error in their analysis and retracted their

NIST's FY 2015 Budget Request Focuses on Innovation, Expands Technology Transfer and Economic Growth Priorities

March 13, 2014

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Commerce released details today about the President's fiscal year (FY) 2015 budget request to Congress for the National

Top-100 List Again Demonstrates Baldrige Impact in U.S. Health Care

March 12, 2014

In early March, Truven Health Analytics released its annual study identifying the 100 top hospitals based on their overall organizational performance. As in

Akron to Host Advanced Manufacturing Partnership Regional Meeting, April 2, 2014

March 11, 2014

The second regional meeting of President Obama's Advanced Manufacturing Partnership initiative—AMP 2.0—will be held Wednesday, April 2, at the InfoCision

NIST's April 7 Workshop Launches Effort to Improve Disaster Resilience of Communities

March 11, 2014

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, Md., will host the first of six workshops devoted to developing a comprehensive

Over 6 Months, NIST Zero-Energy House Gives Back to the Grid

March 11, 2014

Over the first six months in their special, new, four-bedroom home in suburban Maryland, the Nisters, a prototypical family of four, earned about $40 by

Magnetic Attraction: Physicists Pay Homage to the SQUID at 50

March 11, 2014

From humble beginnings in a series of accidental discoveries, SQUIDs have invaded and enhanced many areas of science and medicine, thanks, in part, to the

Schematic showing metal-organic framework materials on a surface. Their expansion, which is induced by an infrared laser, is detected using the tip of an atomic force microscope.

Looking Inside: Assessing the Chemical Composition of a Metal-Organic Framework with Nanoscale Resolution

March 11, 2014

Researchers from the NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST), in collaboration with researchers from University of Lyon, France, have applied a

March Cloud Computing Meetings at NIST Discuss Impact on Mobile Devices, Forensic Science

March 7, 2014

As part of its cloud computing forum and workshop series, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is hosting two meetings in March at its

NIST Issues Guidance for Federal Use of Secure Mobile Technology

March 7, 2014

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published two draft documents for public comment that describe processes that federal employees

Pilot Projects to Launch Manufacturing Technology Acceleration Centers

March 6, 2014

To improve small U.S. manufacturers' supply chain competitiveness and the rates at which they adopt technology, the National Institute of Standards and

PML Contributes to Formation of Landmark IEEE Standards Committee and Working Group for MEMS Sensor Performance Parameters

March 5, 2014

MicroElectroMechanical Systems (MEMS) devices are everywhere, from automobiles (airbag sensors, tire-pressure monitoring systems, vehicle stabilization control)

Aerosol Contents: How Much Is In That Can?

March 5, 2014

The work of NIST can be found in many unexpected places in American life -- including store shelves containing different kinds of aerosol products. So perhaps

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Announces Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Request

March 4, 2014

Commerce Department budget focuses on the key attributes of a globally competitive economy, including promoting U.S. trade and investment, spurring innovation

Funding Available for a New Center to Support Manufacturing in Florida

March 4, 2014

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking proposals for a new Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) center in Florida

JILA Physicists Discover 'Quantum Droplet' in Semiconductor

February 26, 2014

JILA physicists used an ultrafast laser and help from German theorists to discover a new semiconductor quasiparticle—a handful of smaller particles that briefly

President Obama Announces Two New Public-Private Manufacturing Innovation Institutes and Launches the First of Four New Manufacturing Innovation Institute Competitions

February 26, 2014

A Detroit-area based consortium of 60 companies, nonprofits, and universities and a Chicago based consortium of 73 companies, nonprofits, and universities are

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Office of the Director

News and Updates

Demagnetization Dynamics on a Femtosecond Time Scale

Portable Frequency Comb Rolls Out of the Lab

NIST Chips Help BICEP2 Telescope Find Direct Evidence of Origin of the Universe

NIST's FY 2015 Budget Request Focuses on Innovation, Expands Technology Transfer and Economic Growth Priorities

Top-100 List Again Demonstrates Baldrige Impact in U.S. Health Care

Akron to Host Advanced Manufacturing Partnership Regional Meeting, April 2, 2014

NIST's April 7 Workshop Launches Effort to Improve Disaster Resilience of Communities

Over 6 Months, NIST Zero-Energy House Gives Back to the Grid

Magnetic Attraction: Physicists Pay Homage to the SQUID at 50

Looking Inside: Assessing the Chemical Composition of a Metal-Organic Framework with Nanoscale Resolution

March Cloud Computing Meetings at NIST Discuss Impact on Mobile Devices, Forensic Science

NIST Issues Guidance for Federal Use of Secure Mobile Technology

Pilot Projects to Launch Manufacturing Technology Acceleration Centers

PML Contributes to Formation of Landmark IEEE Standards Committee and Working Group for MEMS Sensor Performance Parameters

Aerosol Contents: How Much Is In That Can?

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Announces Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Request

Funding Available for a New Center to Support Manufacturing in Florida

JILA Physicists Discover 'Quantum Droplet' in Semiconductor

President Obama Announces Two New Public-Private Manufacturing Innovation Institutes and Launches the First of Four New Manufacturing Innovation Institute Competitions

NIST SBIR Program Soliciting Proposals

Find the Path to Performance Excellence at 2014 Quest Conference

Perspective: Weights and Measures Week 2014 — Making Sure the Marketplace Measures Up

NCCoE Launches Building Blocks for Access Control and Mobile Devices

How Well Did You Sequence that Genome?

NIST Invites Applications for the 2014 Standards Services Curricula Development Program

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