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New Vacuum Calibration System: Better, Faster, and Cheaper

May 8, 2012

In the vacuum business, less is more—except when it comes to accuracy. Industries that depend on high-quality, carefully monitored vacuum for sensitive

Roger Kilmber speaking at the Manufacturing Innovation 2012 conference

Manufacturers Learn Keys to Success at MEP's Manufacturing Innovation 2012

May 8, 2012

We are finally the 'in' thing," said Roger Kilmer, director of NIST's Manufacturing Extension Partnership to the more than 800 manufacturers and industry

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NIST Contributes to Discovery of Novel Quantum Spin-Liquid

May 7, 2012

Gaithersburg, Md.—An international team of researchers including scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has found what may be

A User-Centered Approach to Designing Electronic Health Records

May 7, 2012

On Tuesday, May 22, 2012, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) will host

Teaching the Next Generation of Scientists: PML Reaches out at USA Science and Engineering Festival

May 7, 2012

For the second consecutive year, PML played a major role in NIST's contributions to the Science and Engineering Festival in Washington DC. The annual event

Beaming Up on the Way to Space

May 7, 2012

Space may be the final frontier. But often a few trips to PML are necessary before things can get off the ground. One recent case in point is the test of an

PML technician Sherry Sheckels

Petroleum Volume: Getting Calibrations in the Can

May 7, 2012

The volume of oil and oil products moving through America's pipelines, waterways, roads, and rails borders on the unimaginable. "Look at it this way," says John

Interagency Manufacturing Office Asks for Ideas on Design of Proposed Innovation Network

May 4, 2012

The Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office (AMNPO) today issued a formal "request for information" on a new public-private partnership proposed by

Comments Requested on Strategies to Mitigate Risk in the Federal ICT Supply Chain

May 4, 2012

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has extended until May 25, 2012, the comment period for the second draft of a publication intended to

NIST researchers' new approach to trapping nanoparticles uses a control and feedback system that nudges them only when needed.

Light Touch Keeps a Grip on Delicate Nanoparticles

May 2, 2012

Using a refined technique for trapping and manipulating nanoparticles, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have extended

Cloud Computing Forum & Workshop V Meets June 5-7 at the Department of Commerce

May 2, 2012

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is hosting Cloud Computing Forum & Workshop V on June 5-7, 2012, at the Department of Commerce's

Fabrication Method Can Affect the Use of Block Copolymer Thin Films

May 2, 2012

A new study by a team including scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) indicates that thin polymer films can have different

Researchers Find Reducing Fishmeal Hinders Growth of Farmed Fish

May 2, 2012

When it comes to the food used to raise fish in aquaculture "farms," it seems that you may get what you pay for. In a new study,* researchers from the National

Drawing of NIST's prototype bioreactor for tissue engineering.

Ultrasound Idea: Prototype NIST/CU Bioreactor Evaluates Engineered Tissue While Creating It

May 2, 2012

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a prototype bioreactor—a device for culturing cells to create engineered

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Measurement Science and Standards in Forensic Firearms Analysis Conference

May 2, 2012

Since the early 1900s, forensic scientists have been using firearms analysis to associate bullets and cartridge cases left at crime scenes to specific weapons

New Protocol Enables Wireless and Secure Biometric Acquisition with Web Services

May 2, 2012

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed and published a new protocol for communicating with biometric sensors

First Light: NIST Researchers Develop New Way to Generate Superluminal Pulses

May 2, 2012

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a novel way of producing light pulses that are "superluminal"—in some

NIST Fire Research Earns Honors

May 2, 2012

Fire researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently were honored by the International Association of Arson Investigators

NIST Mass Masters Challenge at USA Science & Engineering Festival

April 30, 2012

Congratulations to the three winners of the NIST Mass Masters challenge conducted Friday April 27-29, 2012, at the USA Science and Engineering Festival in

Next Generation Rail Forums Head to Kansas City and Orlando

April 27, 2012

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) will host two forums next month designed to connect

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NIST Physicists Benchmark Quantum Simulator with Hundreds of Qubits

April 25, 2012

Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have built a quantum simulator that can engineer interactions among hundreds of quantum

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Commerce Secretary Bryson Presents Baldrige Award to 11 Organizations

April 24, 2012

On April 15, 2012, U.S. Commerce Department Secretary John Bryson presented 11 U.S. organizations with the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation's

The Critical Economics of Manufacturing Workforce

April 19, 2012

On April 17, 2012, Roger Kilmer, Executive Director of the NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership testified, along with colleagues at the U.S. Departments of

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NIST Mini-sensor Measures Magnetic Activity in Human Brain

April 19, 2012

A miniature atom-based magnetic sensor developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has passed an important research milestone by

Imaging Complex Domain Wall Structures in Magnetic Nanostripes

April 18, 2012

Researchers from the NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology and Massachusetts Institute of Technology have used the scanning electron microscopy with

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