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NIST to Host Workshop on Cryptography for New Technologies

September 13, 2011

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will host a workshop on cryptography for new technologies from Nov. 7-8, 2011, at the agency's

U.S., Europe Collaborating on Smart Grid Standards Development

September 13, 2011

Today, the U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the European Union's (EU) Smart Grid Coordination Group (SG-CG)

Four New Reports Update Security Content Automation Protocol

September 13, 2011

Bringing order and security to the patchwork quilt of computing environments in a large organization can be a daunting task. Software tools and technical

Two New Publications Provide a Cloud Computing Standards Roadmap and Reference Architecture

September 13, 2011

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published two new documents on cloud computing: the first edition of a cloud computing standards

Double Jeopardy: Building Codes May Underestimate Risks Due to Multiple Hazards

September 13, 2011

As large parts of the nation recover from nature's one-two punch—an earthquake followed by Hurricane Irene—building researchers from the National Institute of

Eleven for '11: Number of Organizations Announced for 2011 Baldrige Award Site Visits

September 13, 2011

The Panel of Judges for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation's highest recognition for organizational performance excellence, has selected 11

Seventh Annual IT Security Automation Conference Runs Oct. 31 – Nov. 2

September 13, 2011

The Seventh Annual IT Security Automation Conference, co-hosted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), will focus on the breadth and

Shaping Up: Controlling a Stem Cell's Form Can Determine Its Fate

September 13, 2011

"Form follows function!" was the credo of early 20th century architects making design choices based on the intended use of the structure. Cell biologists may be

CNST and MML Researchers Demonstrate an Electrochromic Nanoplasmonic Optical Switch

August 31, 2011

In a recent article in Nano Letters,* CNST researchers describe a new high-contrast, low operating-voltage, electrochemical optical switch that uses a volume of

Researchers Expand Capabilities of Miniature Analyzer for Complex Samples

August 30, 2011

It's not often that someone can claim that going from a positive to a negative is a step forward, but that's the case for a team of scientists from the National

Iron 'Veins' Are Secret of Promising New Hydrogen Storage Material

August 30, 2011

With a nod to biology, scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have a new approach to the problem of safely storing hydrogen in

NIST/JQI Researcher Ian Spielman to Receive 2011 Junior BEC Award

August 30, 2011

Ian Spielman, a physicist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and fellow of the Joint Quantum Institute, a collaborative enterprise of

Survey of Baldrige Examiners Reveals Current Perceptions of Performance

August 30, 2011

Management and non-management personnel across a broad cross-section of U.S. organizations see eye-to-eye on mission, customer focus and commitment to success

Ion Armageddon: Measuring the Impact Energy of Highly Charged Ions

August 30, 2011

Much like a meteor impacting a planet, highly charged ions hit really hard and can do a lot of damage, albeit on a much smaller scale. And much like geologists

NIST Achieves Record-Low Error Rate for Quantum Information Processing with One Qubit

August 30, 2011

Thanks to advances in experimental design, physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have achieved a record-low probability of

NIST and PRO-TEC Officials at the Pro-Tec Manufacturing Facility in Leipsic, Ohio

High Tech in Rural America

August 26, 2011

That's right. Rural America is also high tech. From the plains of the heartland to the cattle lands of the West and the rolling hills of farmlands in the East

Better 'Photon Loops' May Be Key to Computer and Physics Advances

August 22, 2011

Surprisingly, transmitting information-rich photons thousands of miles through fiber-optic cable is far easier than reliably sending them just a few nanometers

NIST engineer Kate Remley holds two Personal Alert Safety System (PASS) devices with wireless alarm capability.

NIST Tests Help Ensure Reliable Wireless Alarm Beacons for First Responders

August 16, 2011

Wireless emergency safety equipment could save lives—if signals are transmitted reliably. But few performance standards exist. Now, tests at the National

May, Locascio Honored as ACS Fellows

August 16, 2011

Two distinguished scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Willie E. May and Laurie E. Locascio, have been named fellows of the

Kinder, Gentler Cell Capture Method Could Aid Medical Research

August 16, 2011

A research team at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has come up with a potential solution to a two-pronged problem in medical research

May Named as NIST's Associate Director for Laboratory Programs

August 16, 2011

Willie E. May, a 40-year veteran of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been named to serve as the agency's Associate Director for

Greenhouse Gases: The Measurement Challenge

August 16, 2011

The continuing increase in the level of carbon dioxide and other "greenhouse gases" in the Earth's atmosphere has been identified as a cause for serious concern

Micrograph of recession and clumping in gold electrodes

NIST Uncovers Reliability Issues for Carbon Nanotubes in Future Electronics

August 16, 2011

Carbon nanotubes offer big promise in a small package. For instance, these tiny cylinders of carbon molecules theoretically can carry 1,000 times more electric

Worker looks over the disaster site at New York City's World Trade Center

New Website Offers Easy Access to NIST Disaster and Failure Study Data

August 16, 2011

For more than 40 years, scientists and engineers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have studied structural failures caused by natural

NIST Seeks Comments on National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education Draft Strategic Plan

August 11, 2011

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today* issued for public comment a draft strategic plan for the National Initiative for Cybersecurity

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