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Accelerometers — devices that measure change in velocity — are built into automobiles, airplanes, cell phones, pacemakers, and scores of other products
3D printing of metal objects is a booming industry, with the market for products and services worth more than an estimated $2.3 billion in 2015 – a nearly five
GAITHERSBURG, Md.--When a ballerina pirouettes, twirling a full revolution, she looks just as she did when she started. But for electrons and other subatomic
NIST is pleased to announce funding on behalf of the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE), for the NICE Stakeholder Engagement Program. NIST
National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Director, Rodney Petersen, was the Opening Keynote Speaker for the first annual summit on Canadian
NIST scientists have devised a novel hybrid system for cooling superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors (SNSPD) – essential tools for many kinds of
Contrary to the popular maxim, resistance is not futile. But it is quantized: The ratings of the heat-making resistors in your hair dryer or toaster ultimately
The National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education Director, Rodney Petersen, was the keynote speaker for the Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council
Crystalline materials known as perovskites could become the next superstars of solar cells. Over the past few years, researchers have demonstrated that a
NIST accelerates the transformation of laboratory discoveries into new therapies and commercial products by assuring the quality of measurements in biomedical
Being a forensic examiner seems glamorous on TV. But working in a crime lab requires long hours of intense focus that are anything but action-packed. This is
On June 6-8, 2017, the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) will present and lead sessions at the 9th Annual National Cybersecurity Summit
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have produced and precisely measured a spectrum of X-rays using a new, state-of-the-art
BOULDER, Colo.—National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) physicists have solved the seemingly intractable puzzle of how to control the quantum
Dan Kallen, a detective in southern New Jersey, was searching a home with fellow officers in August 2015, when they found a bag of white powder. Kallen removed
On Friday, May 5th, Marian Merritt, the Lead for Industry Engagement at the National initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE), participated in a Department
In late April 2017, Davina Pruitt-Mentle, NICE Lead for Academic Engagement, participated in multiple events across Michigan to help strengthen state and
Twenty-four organizations from a variety of sectors and U.S. states have submitted applications for the 2017 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Reflecting
Congratulations iQ4 and the National Student Clearinghouse for being awarded 1st place in PESC’s 18th Annual Best Practices Competition! The award-winning
For industry and government labs to ensure their pressure-measurement machines are working correctly, they need a reliable source of pressure. Often, that
Amantadine hydrochloride may be the most common medication you’ve never heard of. This compound has been around for decades as the basis for antiviral and other
In the first decade after the invention of the laser one challenge to improving laser quality was the distortion of a laser’s rod due to absorption of heat
The air we breathe out can help us improve the quality of the air we breathe in.
Measurements of indoor carbon dioxide (CO 2) concentrations are used to