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Six Organizations to Receive 2005 Presidential Award for Quality and Performance Excellence

November 22, 2005

WASHINGTON, D.C.—President George W. Bush and Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez today announced six organizations as recipients of the 2005 Malcolm Baldrige...

Message from President Bush to 2005 Baldrige Recipients

November 22, 2005

Congratulations to the 2005 recipients of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. America is a land of great opportunity because of the hard work...

Virgil Gligor to Receive NIST/NSA Security Award

November 17, 2005

Dr. Virgil Gligor, one of the country's pioneering figures in computer security, will be presented with the 2006 National Information Systems Security Award by...

Nobel Laureate wins Presidential Rank Award

November 17, 2005

NIST Fellow William D. Phillips, 1997 Nobel Laureate in physics, is a distinguished recipient of a 2005 Presidential Rank Award for exceptional long-term...

Two Universities Get Grants for Precision Measurements

November 17, 2005

NIST has awarded two new Precision Measurement Grants to promote fundamental research in measurement science in U.S. colleges and universities. One grant was...

The NIST "transition-edge sensor" is made of layers of molybdenum and copper with a coating of bismuth to increase the X-ray stopping power.

Copper Ridges Nearly Double X-ray Sensor Performance

November 17, 2005

A series of copper ridges nearly doubles the resolution of experimental X-ray sensors, enabling more precise identification of the X-ray "fingerprints" of...

Updated Fire Modeling Software Released

November 3, 2005

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released in September an updated version of a popular computer program that fire investigators, safety...

Measurement and Standards Issues in Telemedicine

November 3, 2005

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in cooperation with the National Library of Medicine will host a workshop on Dec. 7, 2005, to explore...

WTC Report Urges Action for Safer Tall Buildings

November 3, 2005

Testifying before a hearing of the House Science Committee on Oct. 26, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Director William Jeffrey urged...

NIST Urges Implementation of Recommendations from World Trade Center Investigation Final Towers Report Released Today at Congressional Hearing

October 26, 2005

WASHINGTON, D.C.— William Jeffrey, director of the U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), today called on the...

NIST Physicist Honored for Technological Innovation

October 20, 2005

NIST Fellow Jun Ye was honored Oct. 8 at the "Amazing Light: Visions for Discovery" symposium held to celebrate the 90th birthday of 1964 Nobel Laureate Charles...

NIST Develops Health Care IT Standards Repository

October 20, 2005

Information technology has made it simpler and more convenient to handle a myriad of tasks online, such as booking a hotel, paying bills and ordering clothes...

NIST Coordinates Study of Hurricane Structure Damage

October 20, 2005

On Oct. 13, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced that it has deployed the first of three teams of technical experts under a...

Commerce's NIST Coordinates Study of Structural Damage from Gulf Hurricanes

October 13, 2005

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced today that it has deployed the first of three teams...

Federal Cryptography Guide Available for Comment

October 7, 2005

Today, federal agencies use computer systems and networks to store information and to interact with industry, private citizens and other governments both in...

Simulations Predict Savings From More Airtight Buildings

October 7, 2005

U.S. commercial building owners could save substantially on annual heating and cooling energy costs by improving airtightness of their buildings' envelope...

NIST/JILA Fellow Jan Hall Shares 2005 Nobel Prize in Physics

October 4, 2005

Congratulatory letter from Congressman Boehlert (requires Acrobat Reader) Boulder, Colo.—John L. (Jan) Hall of the Commerce Department's National Institute of...

Meeting on New Technologies and Radiation Measurements

September 23, 2005

The impact of new technologies on radiation measurements and standards will be the focus of the 14th annual conference of the Council on Ionizing Radiation...

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Like Fireflies and Pendulum Clocks, Nano-oscillators Synchronize Their Behavior

September 14, 2005

BOULDER, Colo.—Like the flashing of fireflies and ticking of pendulum clocks, the signals emitted by multiple nanoscale oscillators can naturally synchronize...

Physicist Richard Steiner adjusts the electronic kilogram, an experimental apparatus for defining mass in terms of the basic properties of nature.

NIST Improves Accuracy of 'Watt Balance' Method for Defining the Kilogram

September 13, 2005

GAITHERSBURG, MD—A leading experimental method for defining the kilogram in terms of properties of nature is now more accurate than ever, scientists at the...

Comments Sought on Revision of Federal ID Standard

September 9, 2005

The National Institute of Standards and Technology would like comments on proposed changes to a Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) issued in...

Experts To Examine Virtual Enterprise Uses of Info Tech

September 9, 2005

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Enterprise Integration Inc. (EII) are sponsoring a conference on how computer programs for...

A New Structural View of Organic Electronic Devices

September 9, 2005

Although still in the qualifying rounds, U.S. researchers are helping manufacturers win the race to develop low-cost ways to commercialize a multitude of...

A crystal diagram shows the triangle-shaped atomic structure of nickel gallium sulfide, which may have an unusual magnetic "liquid" state at low temperatures

Novel Material May Demonstrate Long-Sought 'Liquid' Magnetic State

September 8, 2005

GAITHERSBURG, MD—A novel material that may demonstrate a highly unusual "liquid" magnetic state at extremely low temperatures has been discovered by a team of...

Industrial Physics Forum: Innovation Infrastructure

August 26, 2005

Industry executives, research managers, academics and science policy decision makers are invited to attend The Industrial Physics Forum on Nov. 6-8, 2005, at...

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