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Researchers Determine Critical Factors for Improving Performance of a Solar Fuel Catalyst

October 3, 2012

Hydrogen gas that is created using solar energy to split water into hydrogen and oxygen has the potential to be a cost-effective fuel source if the efficiency

Home Sweet Lab: Computerized House to Generate as Much Energy as It Uses

September 12, 2012

In a ribbon-cutting ceremony on September 12, 2012, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) unveiled a new laboratory designed to demonstrate

Researchers Determine the Optimum Path for Tracking Fluorescent Nanoparticles Using a Laser

August 29, 2012

NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology researchers Gregg Gallatin and Andrew Berglund (now at Quantifind in Palo Alto, CA) have determined the optimum

NIST Measurement Advance Could Speed Innovation in Solar Devices

July 25, 2012

A new versatile measurement system devised by researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) accurately and quickly measures the

SGIP Governing Board Votes to Support New Business Sustainment Plan

July 11, 2012

The Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP) Governing Board voted on July 10, 2012 to support the new business sustainment plan for the SGIP. The plan outlines

NIST Releases Test Framework for Upgrading Smart Electrical Meters

July 11, 2012

Next-generation "smart" electrical meters for residential and commercial buildings will have computerized operating systems just as laptops or mobile devices do

Energy and Commerce Departments Announce New Centers for Building Operations Excellence

June 19, 2012

Today, the U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. Department of Commerce announced selections for three Centers for Building Operations Excellence that will receive

NIST Forensic Measurement Challenge

May 14, 2012

Recently, NIST announced the availability of $2.5 million for funding criminal justice applications that use new scientific discoveries. Thirty-six proposals

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

Novel Filter Material Could Cut Natural Gas Refining Costs

March 29, 2012

Measurements taken by a team including National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) scientists show that a newly devised material has the ability to

New Industry Commitments to Give 15 Million Households Tools to Shrink Their Energy Bills

March 26, 2012

Washington, D.C. — Responding to President Obama's call for an "all-of-the-above" strategy to help consumers reduce their energy costs, the Administration

NIST Measurements May Help Optimize Organic Solar Cells

March 6, 2012

Organic solar cells may be a step closer to market because of measurements taken at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the U.S. Naval

NIST Releases Final Smart Grid 'Framework 2.0' Document

February 28, 2012

An updated roadmap for the Smart Grid is now available from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), which recently finished reviewing and

CNST and Sandia Researchers Publish a Detailed Review of Electrical Contacts in One and Two Dimensional Nanomaterials

February 15, 2012

Researchers from the NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology and Sandia National Laboratories have published a detailed review of recent experimental

Updated Guidelines to Help Ensure Electrical Devices are Smart Grid Ready

January 24, 2012

Taking a step closer to ensuring that new electrical devices will be ready to plug into the nation's next-generation power grid, the National Institute of

Administration Announces New Tools to Help Consumers Manage Electricity Use and Shrink Bills

January 18, 2012

SANTA CLARA, CA – Today, U.S. Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra joined utility and technology executives in Silicon Valley to announce several new online

NIST Releases Update to Smart Grid Framework

October 26, 2011

An expanded list of standards, new cybersecurity guidance and product testing proposals are among the new elements in an updated roadmap for Smart Grid

U.S., Europe Collaborating on Smart Grid Standards Development

September 13, 2011

Today, the U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the European Union's (EU) Smart Grid Coordination Group (SG-CG)

Iron 'Veins' Are Secret of Promising New Hydrogen Storage Material

August 30, 2011

With a nod to biology, scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have a new approach to the problem of safely storing hydrogen in

CNST Researchers Observe Nanoscale Charge Transport in Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells

August 10, 2011

Researchers in the CNST have used photoconductive atomic force microscopy (PCAFM) to characterize the nanoscale structure of organic photovoltaic (OPV)

NIST Finds That Ethanol-Loving Bacteria Accelerate Cracking of Pipeline Steels

August 2, 2011

U.S. production of ethanol for fuel has been rising quickly, topping 13 billion gallons in 2010. With the usual rail, truck and barge transport methods under

Smart Grid Panel Approves Six Standards for Catalog

July 26, 2011

Gaithersburg, Md. – The Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP) has made the first six entries into its new Catalog of Standards, a technical document now

Cross-section of a high-temperature superconducting cable design invented at NIST.

Compact High-Temperature Superconducting Cable Wins 'R&D 100' Award

June 22, 2011

A method developed by researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado at Boulder for making thin

The first 10 miles of the McNary - John Day Transmission Line

NIST Contributions to Smart Grid Highlighted in White House Report, Event

June 13, 2011

A new White House policy document released today* highlights strategic roles that the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) plays in

New Software Tool Helps Evaluate Natural Cooling Options for Buildings

May 24, 2011

A new, free software tool from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) could prove to be a breath of fresh air for architects and designers of

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