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NIST Fellow Elected to National Academy of Sciences

May 5, 2005

WASHINGTON,D.C. — Deborah S. Jin, a physicist and fellow of the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), has been

'Metal-Decorated' Nanotubes Hold Promise for Fuel Cells

May 3, 2005

New quantum calculations and computer models show that carbon nanotubes "decorated" with titanium or other transition metals can latch on to hydrogen molecules

colorized scanning electron micrograph shows a cube of germanium attached to a membrane.

Chip-scale Refrigerators Cool Bulk Objects

April 21, 2005

Chip-scale refrigerators capable of reaching temperatures as low as 100 milliKelvin have been used to cool bulk objects for the first time, researchers at the

Three New Members Named to NIST's Technology Advisory Committee

April 6, 2005

Gaithersburg,Md.—Acting Director Hratch Semerjian of the Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has named three

NIST and University of Colorado Establish Partnership

March 31, 2005

BOULDER, COLO.--The U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and University of Colorado (CU) today created a partnership

New Facility Recognized in Lab Design Competition

March 24, 2005

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and HDR Inc. will accept an award on March 29 for "high honors" in R&D Magazine's 2005 Lab of the Year

Noisy Pictures Tell a Story of 'Entangled' Atoms, JILA Physicists Find

March 22, 2005

Patterns of noise—normally considered flaws—in images of an ultracold cloud of potassium provide the first-ever visual evidence of correlated ultracold atoms, a

Quantum Computers May Be Easier to Build Than Predicted, NIST Work Suggests

March 2, 2005

Boulder, Colo.— A full-scale quantum computer could produce reliable results even if its components performed no better than today's best first-generation

NIST Issues Final Guidelines on Computer Security Controls for Federal Systems

February 28, 2005

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today released its final version of recommended security controls for federal

NIST Unveils Atom-based Standards for Measuring Chip Features Under 50 Nanometers

February 24, 2005

Gaithersburg, MD--Device features on computer chips as small as 40 nanometers (nm) wide—less than one-thousandth the width of a human hair—can now be measured

Replace Kilogram Artifact Now With Definition Based on Nature, Experts Say

February 14, 2005

London, Feb. 14, 2005—It's time to replace the 115-year-old kilogram artifact as the world's official standard for mass, even though experiments generally

Streamlined Technology Administration Focuses on National Priorities for Security, Industrial Competitiveness

February 7, 2005

FY06 Budget Briefing by Under Secretary for Technology Phillip Bond and NIST Acting Director Hratch Semerjian (pdf) Budget Table More TA/NIST Budget Information

Experiments Prove Existence of Atomic Chain 'Anchors'

February 3, 2005

Atoms at the ends of self-assembled atomic chains act like anchors with lower energy levels than the "links" in the chain, according to new measurements by

A NIST-developed, carbon nanotube-coated pyroelectric detector that may improve thermal conductivity and resistance to laser damage.

Laser Applications Heat Up for Carbon Nanotubes

January 26, 2005

Carbon nanotubes—a hot nanotechnology with many potential uses—may find one of its quickest applications in the next generation of standards for optical power

Photo of the NIST chip-scale magnetometer

Tiny, Atom-based Detector Senses Weak Magnetic Fields

January 5, 2005

A low-power, magnetic sensor about the size of a grain of rice that can detect magnetic field changes as small as 50 picoteslas—a million times weaker than the

Chip-Scale Magnetic Sensor Draws on Mini Clock Design

December 29, 2004

A low-power, magnetic sensor about the size of a grain of rice that can detect magnetic field changes as small as 50 picoteslas—a million times weaker than the

Flame Retardant Exposure Linked to House Dust

December 29, 2004

Common house dust may be an important source of a potentially dangerous class of chemicals called polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), according to an

NIST electrical engineers Chris Holloway and Galen Koepke place transmitters in a protected air vent at the old Washington Convention Center prior to the implosion of the building.

Experiments at Demolition of Old Washington Convention Center Aim to Improve First Responder Communications

December 15, 2004

Experiments aimed at improving emergency radio communications will be performed by researchers from the Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards

Commerce, Big 3 U.S. Auto Makers Form New Partnership to Improve Manufacturing Competitiveness of U.S. Automotive Industry

December 9, 2004

Senior executives of the U.S. Department of Commerce's Technology Administration and the U.S. automotive industry today signed a memorandum of agreement

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