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NIST 'Catch and Release' Program Could Improve Nanoparticle Safety Assessment

June 7, 2011

Depending on whom you ask, nanoparticles are, potentially, either one of the most promising or the most perilous creations of science. These tiny objects can...

Graph shows the NIST detector's linear increase in frequency as a function of time

The Secret Behind NIST's New Gas Detector? Chirp Before Sniffing

May 10, 2011

Trace gas detection, the ability to detect a scant quantity of a particular molecule—a whiff of formaldehyde or a hint of acetone—in a vast sea of others...

Collage of photos: Battery acid, plastic containers and windowpanes

Understanding How Glasses 'Relax' Provides Some Relief for Manufacturers

April 26, 2011

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Wesleyan University have used computer simulations to gain basic insights into a...

Smart Grid Panel Agrees on Standards for Wireless Communication, Meter Upgrades

April 26, 2011

The governing board of the Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP) has voted in favor of a new standard and a set of guidelines important for making the long...

Smart Grid Panel Agrees on Standards and Guidelines for Wireless Communication, Meter Upgrades

April 19, 2011

Gaithersburg, Md. – The governing board of the public-private Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP) has voted in favor of a new standard and a set of...

Sharpened Focus: Improving the Numbers, Utility of Medical Imaging

April 12, 2011

The idea of probing the body's interior with radiation stretches back to experiments with X rays in the 1800s, but more than a century later, images taken with...

Closer Look at Cell Membrane Shows Cholesterol 'Keeping Order'

March 30, 2011

Cell membranes form the "skin" of most every cell in your body, but the ability to view them up close and in motion cannot be rendered by many experimental...

NIST to Cosponsor Conference in France on Nanoelectronics Metrology

March 15, 2011

Registration is now open for the eighth international Frontiers of Characterization and Metrology for Nanoelectronics conference, cosponsored by the National...

NIST Expert Software 'Lowers the Stress' on Materials Problems

March 1, 2011

Before you can build that improved turbojet engine, before you can create that longer-lasting battery, you have to ensure all the newfangled materials in it...

Energy Usage Data Standard for U.S. Smart Grid Passes Key Advisory Panel Vote

March 1, 2011

The governing board of the public-private Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP) has voted in favor of a new standard important for two-way data...

Smart Grid Panel Agrees on Data-Exchange Standards for Electricity Usage

February 17, 2011

Washington, DC – The governing board of the public-private Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP) has voted in favor of a new standard important for two-way...

NIST Advances Single Photon Management for Quantum Computers

January 19, 2011

The quantum computers of tomorrow might use photons, or particles of light, to move around the data they need to make calculations, but photons are tricky to...

Video still: Extracting mitochondria from a human cell (larger object on bottom right) is a tricky process.

Extracting Cellular 'Engines' May Aid in Understanding Mitochondrial Diseases

January 5, 2011

Medical researchers who crave a means of exploring the genetic culprits behind a host of neuromuscular disorders may have just had their wish granted by a team...

And Then There Were Five: Finalists Advance in NIST's SHA-3 Cryptography Competition

January 5, 2011

On Dec. 9, 2010, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced the selection of five finalists in its ongoing competition to select a new...

NIST Telescope Calibration May Help Explain Mystery of Universe's Expansion

January 5, 2011

Is the expansion of the universe accelerating for some unknown reason? This is one of the mysteries plaguing astrophysics, and somewhere in distant galaxies are...

Three From NIST Elected Fellows of American Physical Society

January 5, 2011

Three scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) were recently elected as 2010 fellows of the American Physical Society (APS), an...

FERC Conference to Advance Smart Grid Interoperability Standards

December 27, 2010

On December 21, 2010, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) announced it will hold a technical conference* on Smart Grid Interoperability Standards...

NIST Team Awarded Millions of Supercomputing Hours, Aims for 'Concrete Results'

December 8, 2010

When you spot laborers pouring concrete for a new building or bridge, it may not occur to you that they are working with a substance so complex that it requires...

NIST Pings Key Material in Sonar, Closes Gap on Structural Mystery

November 9, 2010

Using a neutron beam as a probe, researchers working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have begun to reveal the crystal structure of...

Popular Science Magazine Names Spielman One of Science's 'Brilliant Ten'

October 13, 2010

The National Institute of Standards and Technology's Ian Spielman is highlighted in the November, 2010, issue of Popular Science, where the magazine's editors...

NIST's Arnold Receives Award for Smart Grid Leadership

October 13, 2010

George Arnold of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been honored with a 2010 GridWeek Award for his work in advancing international...

New Look at Multitalented Protein Sheds Light on Mysteries of HIV

October 13, 2010

New insights into the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection process, which leads to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), may now be possible...

NIST Names 15 to New Smart Grid Advisory Committee

September 28, 2010

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has named 15 leaders from a cross section of U.S. industry, academia and trade and professional...

NIST 'Vision Science Facility' Aims for Lighting Revolution

September 28, 2010

Light-emitting diodes, or LEDs, have become popular with backpackers and cyclists who mount them on headbands for a reliable, hands-free source of illumination...

NIST Announces Members of Newly Formed Smart Grid Advisory Committee

September 27, 2010

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has named 15 leaders from a cross-section of U.S. industry, academia, and trade and professional...

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