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The MGI [Materials Genome Initiative] is going to change the way materials science is done. In the next 10-to-20 years, we’ll be doing materials discovery and
On July 13, 2017, Davina Pruitt-Mentle provided a briefing to the Northern Virginia Regional Commission on NIST’s efforts with the National Initiative for
One of the persistent challenges in 21 st century metrology is the need to measure ever-more-detailed properties of ever-smaller things, from microchip features
The National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education, led by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), is seeking Information, ideas, and views
Your business operates on a tight budget. Your sales team complains of old cell phones with inadequate data plans; your desktop computers are no longer
Marijuana is now legal for recreational or medicinal use in at least 28 states and the District of Columbia. But driving under the influence of marijuana is
The Community College Cybersecurity Summit held at Prince George’s Community College in Maryland was supported by the National Initiative for Cybersecurity
Using a state-of-the-art device for measuring mass, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have made their most precise
By measuring the random jiggling motion of electrons in a resistor, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have contributed to
The Summer 2017 NICE eNewsletter has been published to provide subscribers information on academic, industry, and government developments related to NICE
The Government Matters TV show that aired on NewsChannel 8 featured NICE Director, Rodney Petersen, who spoke about the National Initiative for Cybersecurity
Marian Merritt, the NICE Lead for Industry Engagement, recently spoke on a panel at the California Cyber Innovation Challenge, a regional Cyber Patriot
Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado Boulder have demonstrated a new mobile, ground-based
In an arranged marriage of optics and mechanics, physicists have created microscopic structural beams that have a variety of powerful uses when light strikes
Join us at the NICE Conference & Expo! This 8 th annual NICE conference will take place November 7-8, 2017 at the Dayton Convention Center in Dayton, Ohio.
On Tuesday, June 20, 2017, Clarence Williams, the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Lead for Government Engagement, participated in the
The President issued an Executive Order to strengthen federal networks and critical infrastructure cybersecurity on May 11, 2017. In part, the order states that
BOULDER, Colo. – The U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded $38.5 million to 33 research and development
Using two novel techniques, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have for the first time examined, with nanometer-scale
The NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST) is pleased to announce the release of the Spring 2017 edition of the CNST News. This quarterly
New, lighter, cheaper, sustainable and recyclable building materials are entering the market every day as developers try to lower costs and shrink their carbon
When scientists need to identify an unknown compound, they do what a police detective might do. They get fingerprints—in this case, the “molecular fingerprints”
The Baldrige Program will host a joint meeting this week of the Judges’ Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award and the Board of Overseers at the
If you have ever discovered a useful library book in the QA to QC shelf number range (Mathematics, Astronomy, and Physics), you have NIST’s Aristide Fanti to
Over three weeks in late April and early May, more than 400 Baldrige examiners, judges, and special guests completed the 2017 Baldrige Examiner Preparation