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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued a new silver nanoparticle reference material to support researchers studying potential
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is offering financial support for the development of undergraduate and graduate-level curricula that
Those who missed presentations of forensic science standards development priorities at the first public meetings of the Organization of Scientific Area
Feb. 16, Orlando, Fla. – Midway through the first day of a meeting devoted to public discussion of forensic science standards priorities, someone asked the
Laser trackers are state-of-the-art measuring machines that are capable of measuring the dimensions of large objects (up to approximately 120 meters in length)
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) physicist Michael Boss will receive the 2015 Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) Award for Excellence in
GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced the award of new cooperative agreements
Additional Contact: Tracy Rossin (MedImmune) 301-398-1468 GAITHERSBURG, Md.—MedImmune, the global biologics research and development arm of AstraZeneca, and the
San Diego—The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced today that it has awarded a $20 million cooperative
Doctors devising a plan of attack on a tumor may one day gain another tactical advantage thanks to a series of sophisticated calculations proposed by PML's
In a few weeks, NIST will begin offering a new, state-of-the-art calibration service for accelerometers. Based on a technique called laser interferometry, the
LED lights are notably cool. But as an industry sector, solid-state lighting (SSL) keeps heating up, with demand growing rapidly in residential, commercial, and
Smartphones and tablets are everywhere, which is great for communications but a growing burden on wireless channels. Forecasted huge increases in mobile data
The NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST) is pleased to announce the release of the Winter 2015 edition of The CNST News. This quarterly
The sponsor application process closes February 27. Organizations and individuals are invited to help support the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program by
President Obama Speaks at the White House Summit on Cybersecurity and Consumer Protection The President visits Stanford University to speak at the White House
NIST researchers have demonstrated the autonomous computer-controlled assembly of atoms into perfect nanostructures using a low temperature scanning tunneling
Forensic scientists interested in watching the first public meetings of the Organization of Scientific Area Committees will be able to see them online via a
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is launching a competition for a fourth round of grants to pilot online identity verification systems
Plug-in electric vehicles make up a growing share of the nation's rolling stock and are prompting increased demand for the electrical equivalent of the corner
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a technique for mapping deformation in metals that can recover
Several recent articles in national journals support the validity of the Baldrige approach across several sectors, including health care and manufacturing.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued proposed updates to its Guide to Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Security (NIST Special
The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) is seeking collaborators on an effort to help energy companies improve the security of the networked