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NIST Votes for U.S. 'Approval with Comments' on Office Open XML Standard to Meet International Voting Deadline

August 31, 2007

In preparation for the September 2 international voting deadline, the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has supported

JILA Physicist is Finalist for Service to America Medal

August 30, 2007

Konrad Lehnert, a physicist at JILA, is a finalist for the 2007 Service to America medals, presented annually by the non-profit, non-partisan Partnership for

Longer is Better for Nanotube Optical Properties

August 30, 2007

If you want to exploit the ability of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) to absorb, fluoresce and scatter light, take the advice of a sandlot quarterback

NIST Measures Challenges for Wireless in Factories

August 30, 2007

Factories have much to gain from wireless technology, such as robot control, RFID tag monitoring, and local-area network (LAN) communications. Wireless systems

Upgraded Software Makes ID Verification Testing Easier

August 30, 2007

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently released an improved version of its Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Data Generator, a

Flames coming out of the first doorway of a test structure after the floor has collapsed into the basement.

Fire Tests Examine Structural Collapse Hazards and Warning Devices

August 30, 2007

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) conducted experiments this week in Sharon Hill, Pa., on the hazards of fires under residential floors

SRMs Track Fire Retardants in Humans and Environment

August 16, 2007

If only the flame retardant chemicals routinely added to consumer products from carpets to cell phones just did their job and nothing more. Health officials

Workshop Focuses on Digital Exchange of Biometric Info

August 16, 2007

"America's Most Wanted" meets Web 2.0 as researchers develop an additional implementation of a data format that allows disparate law enforcement agencies to

High-magnification scanning electron micrograph of the leg of an osteoblast

Layered Approach May Yield Stronger, More Successful Bone Implants

August 16, 2007

Researchers from the American Dental Association Foundation (ADAF) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a new method for

Commerce Department to Host National Summit on Competitiveness

August 16, 2007

Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez will host a national meeting of private and public sector officials that will focus on promoting innovation and economic

Ginkgo SRMs: Tools for Product Analysis/Quality

August 16, 2007

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued a suite of Standard Reference Materials (SRMs) for ginkgo biloba, one of the most popular

NIST, UMBI to Expand Cooperation in Bioresearch

August 16, 2007

Officials from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute (UMBI) signed a Memorandum of

Cartoon illustrates new NIST technique for selectively modifying resistance of a semiconductor device layer.

Nanoscale Blasting Adjusts Resistance in Magnetic Sensors

August 16, 2007

A new process for adjusting the resistance of semiconductor devices by carpeting a small area of the device with tiny pits, like a yard dug up by demented

America COMPETES Act Brings Immediate Changes to NIST

August 16, 2007

On Aug. 9, the President signed the America COMPETES Act (Public Law Number 110-69), which authorizes funding for the National Institute of Standards and

New NIST Calibration Service 'Arms' Phasors for More Reliable Power Grids

August 16, 2007

While the new calibration service for phasor measurement units (PMUs) offered by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) sounds like it would

NIST Votes for U.S. Conditional Approval of Office Open XML Standard

August 10, 2007

August 10, 2007--The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has voted for conditional approval of a proposed international

Neutrons Reveal Quantum Order in Solid-State System

August 3, 2007

It's a truism that the world looks very different through the eyes of quantum mechanics. In a new paper appearing in Science, an international team of

Improved NIST SRM Aids Lead Poisoning Detection

August 3, 2007

Lead in goat blood might not be on the top of your shopping list, but for U.S. medical personnel who each year perform more than 2 million human blood

Comments Sought on New Security Publications

August 3, 2007

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released three draft Special Publications (SP) documents for public comment. Revision 1, Wireless

Illustration of a nano-layerof Ruthenium in a magnetic sensors

Nano-layer of Ruthenium Stabilizes Magnetic Sensors

August 3, 2007

A layer of ruthenium just a few atoms thick can be used to fine-tune the sensitivity and enhance the reliability of magnetic sensors, tests at the National

New Tools to Help Configure Secure Operating Systems

August 3, 2007

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is making available "virtual machine images" of secure configurations of the Microsoft Windows XP and

Changing the Rings: A Key Finding for Magnetics Design

August 3, 2007

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST) have done the first theoretical

Black background. Blue structure that looks like an egg carton with red and yellow globes in each pocket

Thousands of Atoms Swap 'Spins' in Quantum Square Dance

August 3, 2007

Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have induced thousands of atoms trapped by laser beams to swap "spins" with partners

Thousands of Atoms Swap 'Spins' with Partners in Quantum Square Dance

July 25, 2007

GAITHERSBURG, MD—Physicists at the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have induced thousands of atoms trapped by laser

Tailoring Computer Security for Industrial Controls

July 20, 2007

Electricity, power, water, communications, waste treatment—we call the facilities that supply these services our "critical" infrastructures because they truly

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