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CNST Collaboration Resolves Century-Long Debate Over How to Describe Electromagnetic Momentum Density in Matter

December 28, 2011

Researchers from the NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology and the University of British Columbia have shown that the interaction between a light

NIST Sensor Improvement Brings Analysis Method into Mainstream

December 20, 2011

An advance in sensor design by researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Waterloo's Institute of Quantum

Summer Undergraduate Research Opportunities at NIST

December 20, 2011

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is now accepting applications for the 2012 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF) programs

Protecting Computers at Start-Up: New NIST Guidelines

December 20, 2011

A new draft computer security publication from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) provides guidance for vendors and security

Scanning electron microscope image of a typical sample of the NIST single-wall carbon nanotube soot standard reference material.

NIST Releases First Certified Reference Material for Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes

December 20, 2011

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued the world's first reference material for single-wall carbon nanotube soot. Distantly

Partners Offer Performance Excellence Help for Small Businesses

December 20, 2011

A new collaboration between the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program (BPEP), the Alliance for Performance Excellence and The Alternative Board (TAB) will

Colorized micrograph of multi-walled carbon nanotubes

Prototype NIST Device Measures Absolute Optical Power in Fiber at Nanowatt Levels

December 20, 2011

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a prototype device capable of absolute measurements of optical power

National Program Office for the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership Established at NIST

December 19, 2011

Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Director Patrick Gallagher today announced

Responses to NIST Federal Register Request for Information on How to Structure Proposed New Program: Advanced Manufacturing Technology Consortia (AMTech)

December 16, 2011

On July 22, 2011, NIST published a Request for Information (RFI) in the Federal Register inviting opinions from the public on how to structure a proposed new

Commerce Secretary John Bryson Lays Out Vision for Department of Commerce

December 15, 2011

U.S. Commerce Secretary John Bryson today laid out his vision for how the Department of Commerce can best partner with the business community to support the

CNST Collaboration Demonstrates Nanoscale Focused Ion Beam Employing Laser-Cooled Lithium Atoms

December 14, 2011

A team of researchers from the NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology and FEI Company have adapted a commercial focused ion beam (FIB) column to use

NIST Special Publication Expands Government Authentication Options

December 13, 2011

A newly revised publication from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) expands the options for government agencies that need to verify the

NIST Announces Broad Call for Research Grant Proposals in Science and Engineering

December 13, 2011

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced that it is accepting proposals for funding for a broad range of potential research

PML Researchers Create Tool for 'Circuit-Aware' Reliability Testing

December 9, 2011

A PML research team has devised a reliability data transformation methodology that could ease one of the semiconductor industry's most vexing problems

UV Lithography: Taking Extreme Measures

December 9, 2011

Sometime soon, microchip fabricators will take the next major step in the relentless reduction of feature size, from the current minimum of 22 nm down to 10 nm

National Institute of Standards and Technology Recognizes Staff

December 7, 2011

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—Employees of the Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) were recognized in an awards ceremony Dec. 7

International Collaboration Reveals Magnetization Textures in NiPd Nanostructures

December 7, 2011

An international collaboration, including researchers from the NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology, has used scanning electron microscopy with

Powerful NIST Detectors on Hawaiian Telescope to Probe Origins of Stars, Planets and Galaxies

December 6, 2011

The world's largest submillimeter camera—based on superconducting technology designed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)—is now ready

Two at NIST Are Named IEEE Fellows for 2011

December 6, 2011

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)'s George Arnold and John Suehle have been named fellows of the IEEE, one of the world's major

NIST Requests Funding Proposals for Projects in Precision Measurement

December 6, 2011

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is soliciting proposals for the next round of funding in its long-running Precision Measurement Grant

New NIST Biometric Data Standard Adds DNA, Footmarks and Enhanced Fingerprint Descriptions

December 6, 2011

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) published a revised biometric standard in November, 2011, that vastly expands the type and amount of

Flames from a living-room pour out the front door of a townhouse during a NIST test.

Study Finds Failure Points in Firefighter Protective Equipment

December 6, 2011

In fire experiments conducted in uniformly furnished, but vacant Chicago-area townhouses, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers

Elusive Ultrafine Indoor Air Contaminants Yield to NIST Analysis

December 6, 2011

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) spent 75 days on the job carrying out some very important homework—measurements in a

New NIST Web Site Features Fire Safety for the Holidays

December 6, 2011

Fire researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) remind us that proper care of a cut Christmas tree is important to retaining high

NIST FY 2012 Budget Signed Into Law

December 6, 2011

On Nov. 18, 2011, President Obama signed into law the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-55), which provides FY 2012

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