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The massive global challenge of storing digital data—storage needs reportedly double every year—may be met with a tiny yet powerful solution: magnetic particles
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed an elegantly simple, miniaturized technique for rapidly separating
International time coordination is improving throughout the Americas thanks to a low-cost system relying on Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites and the
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a copper bullet designed to help end criminal sprees without once being
Once a tool primarily used by law enforcement, biometric technologies such as fingerprint readers increasingly are being used by governments and private
Chemists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a new set of reference materials that could contribute to significant
The U.S. Department of Commerce recently presented 37 local area staff members of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) with Gold and
Before carbon nanotubes can fulfill their promise as ultrastrong fibers, electrical wires in molecular devices, or hydrogen storage components for fuel cells
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking participants for its upcoming Text Retrieval Conference—TREC 2007. Since 1992, TREC has
If you have done an Internet search, bought anything from a Web site or subscribed to a news alert service, chances are you used a special computer document
The Baldrige Performance Excellence Criteria are the basis for a Baldrige Award application, but in addition, thousands of organizations use them to assess
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued a revised version of Recommended Security Controls for Federal Information Systems (NIST
The bull's-eye solution to the semiconductor industry's hunt for more exact means to measure the relative positions of ever-tinier devices squeezed by the
Just spray and chill. That sums up a new approach to making remarkably stable glassy materials from organic (carbon-containing) molecules that could lead to
Telemedicine, the electronic exchange of medical information, can have a tremendous impact on the accessibility, quality and cost of healthcare. But the
We're in the end game. It soon may be possible to write international standards documents with decimal points in them. The issue is more than academic—it can
The American Physical Society (APS) has named National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) physicist Kent Irwin as the recipient of the society's 2007
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently announced that an enhanced version of its CONTAM indoor air quality modeling software is now
The blow-torch-like flames erupting from the windows of an abandoned, 16-story Chicago apartment building on Nov. 10 were certainly dramatic to watch from the
WASHINGTON, D.C.—President George W. Bush and Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez today announced three organizations as recipients of the 2006 Malcolm
Congratulations to the 2006 recipients of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. The American economy is robust and growing because of the hard work and
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has posted the results of the NIST 2006 Machine Translation Evaluation (MT-06), part of an ongoing
The American Physical Society (APS) announced last week the selection of National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) physicist Jun Ye, to receive the
Five senior members of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) staff have been honored in the 2006 Presidential Rank Awards. The awards
Steven M. Bellovin, a pioneer researcher on network security, will be presented with the 2007 National Information Systems Security Award by the National