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Ultra-sensitive Tests Confirm No Significant Health Risks Expected from Plutonium Exposures

August 14, 2008

Boulder, Colo. — Confirming earlier assessments, new results from ultrasensitive medical tests and related dose analyses indicate that none of the 29 personnel

Skipping Atomic-scale Stones to Study Some Chemistry Basics

August 6, 2008

Thought experiment: a carbon dioxide molecule--think of a cheerleader's baton--comes slanting in at high speed over a dense liquid, strikes the surface and

New JILA Technique Reveals Hidden Properties of Ultracold Atomic Gases

August 6, 2008

BOULDER, Colo.—Physicists at JILA, a joint institute of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado at Boulder

Improved Reaction Data Heat Up the Biofuels Harvest

August 6, 2008

High food prices, concern over dwindling supplies of fossil fuels and the desire for clean, renewable energy have led many to seek ways to make ethanol out of

NIST Debuts New Approach to Ad Hoc Networks for First Responders

August 6, 2008

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers successfully demonstrated a prototype approach to maintain two-way communications with first

Vegas 'Quantum Spookshow' Demos On-the-Fly Encryption of Streaming Video

August 6, 2008

Las Vegas shows often are on the cutting edge. Following this tradition, researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and their

NIST Advisory Group Welcomes Berkeley Professor

August 6, 2008

Ruzena Bajcsy, an electrical engineering and computer science professor at the University of California, Berkeley, has been chosen to serve on the primary

Updated Information Security Performance Measurement Guide Published

August 6, 2008

The quintessential guide to evaluating the effectiveness of security controls applied to information systems and information security programs has been updated

Three Experts Named to Earthquake Advisory Board

August 6, 2008

Three new experts have been tapped to serve on the Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction (ACEHR) of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction

New Technique Reveals Hidden Properties of Ultracold Atomic Gases

August 6, 2008

Physicists at JILA, a joint institute of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado at Boulder, have demonstrated

NIST, UMBI Host October Conference to Spur Bioscience Innovation

August 6, 2008

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute (UMBI) will co-sponsor an international

NIST Commits to Action for Strengthening Safety NIST Responds to Investigative Report, City of Boulder Regarding Safety Improvements

July 30, 2008

Gaithersburg, Md. – Responding to shortcomings highlighted by a June 9 spill of plutonium at its Boulder, Colo., laboratory, the National Institute of Standards

NIST Extends Proposal Deadline for Construction Grant Program

July 28, 2008

GAITHERSBURG, MD -- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced today that it is extending the deadline of a solicitation for grant

Image of nanoparticle additives in lubricants

Cool! Nanoparticle Research Points to Energy Savings

July 22, 2008

Adding just the right dash of nanoparticles to standard mixes of lubricants and refrigerants could yield the equivalent of an energy-saving chill pill for

Diagram of NIST's tethered bilayer membrane model

NIST Membrane Model May Unlock Secrets of Early-Stage Alzheimer's

July 22, 2008

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and three collaborating institutions are using a new laboratory model of the membrane

Illustration of paths an attacker can take to penetrate a network

How Secure Is Your Network? NIST Model Knows

July 22, 2008

Data breaches are a recurring nightmare for IT managers responsible for securing not only their company's confidential data, but possibly also sensitive

NIST materials scientists Cherno Jaye (r.) and Dan Fischer adjust a sample chamber for NIST's soft x-ray materials characterization beamline at the National Synchrotron Light Source.

Slippery Customer: A Greener Antiwear Additive for Engine Oils

July 22, 2008

Titanium, a protean element with applications from pigments to aerospace alloys, could get a new role as an environmentally friendly additive for automotive oil

DVD Showcases 2007 Baldrige Award Recipients

July 22, 2008

A new set of eight videos on a single DVD can help organizations large and small learn about the outstanding management practices and successful strategies of

NIST Seeks New Members for Eight Advisory Committees

July 22, 2008

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is requesting nominations of qualified individuals for its eight existing Federal Advisory Committees

NIST Trumps the Clumps: Making Biologic Drugs Safer

July 22, 2008

Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a technique to measure the formation of clumps of proteins in protein

Reports from Five Radiation Safety and Health Experts on the June 9 Plutonium Incident

July 11, 2008

NIST is conducting an internal investigation into the causes of a June 9 incident in which a vial containing a 1/4 gram (1/100th ounce) of plutonium cracked

No Significant Health Risks Expected from Plutonium Exposures

July 10, 2008

BOULDER, Colo. – According to new dose analyses and lifetime risk estimates received from radiation health physicians and experts, the small number of National

Wake-Up Call: Draft Security Pub Looks at Cell Phones, PDAs

July 9, 2008

In recent years cell phones and PDAs—"Personal Digital Assistants"—have exploded in power, performance and features. They now often boast expanded memory

Software Helps Developers Get Started with PIV Cards

July 9, 2008

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed two demonstration software packages that show how Personal Identity Verification (PIV)

New Program to Fund Monitoring, Inspection Technologies for Public Infrastructure

July 9, 2008

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced today that it is seeking proposals for high-risk research projects to

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