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Through its Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to fund a six-month project in
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced more than $2.3 million in Phase I and Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released the Department of Commerce's (DOC) 2012 Technology Transfer Report. The annual report
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Registration is now open for the fourth in a series of workshops to bring together representatives from government, industry and academia to establish a
U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker visited the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, Md., today, as part of her nationwide
Researchers from the NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology and the University of California, Berkeley have discovered a way to create simultaneous
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced a competition for grants to support new or existing industry-driven consortia to
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced today that more than $2.3 million in funding for Phase I and Phase II Small Business
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a revision to the digital standard used to ensure the integrity of electronic documents
Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of North Carolina have demonstrated a new design for an instrument
Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a new standard reference material (SRM), the first such measurement tool
An international collaboration including researchers from the NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology and the Universidad San Francisco de Quito
The European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) and the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) yesterday
Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland have shown how to make nanoscale measurements of
A fundamental advance in measurement capabilities that could save semiconductor manufacturers billions of dollars annually has earned a 2013 R&D 100 Award for
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued a new publication that broadens agency security options for Personal Identity Verification
Laser frequency combs—high-precision tools for measuring different colors of light in an ever-growing range of applications such as advanced atomic clocks
A new National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) handbook provides law enforcement agencies with a detailed how-to guide on the planning, design
Even though modern industrial robots are becoming nimbler and more capable, they still need to get a good grip on things—the equivalent of hands that are as
Despite warnings to the contrary, many people continue to operate portable generators indoors or close to open windows, doors, or vents, resulting in more than
As part of its efforts to develop a voluntary framework to improve cybersecurity in the nation's critical infrastructure, the National Institute of Standards
The original Declaration of Independence on display at the National Archives reaches its 237th anniversary this year protected by NIST science and engineering