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Hankering for Molecular Electronics? Grab the New NIST Sandwich

August 25, 2009

The sandwich recipe recently concocted by scientists working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) may prove tasty for computer chip

closeup image of the HKUST-1 metal-organic framework

Safer, Denser Acetylene Storage in an Organic Framework

August 25, 2009

The century-old challenge of transporting acetylene may have been solved in principle by a team of scientists working at the National Institute of Standards and

cross-section of an organic photovoltaic cell

NIST Scientists Study How to Stack the Deck for Organic Solar Power

July 28, 2009

A new class of economically viable solar power cells—cheap, flexible and easy to make—has come a step closer to reality as a result of recent work at the

New Report on Improving Software Tools that Improve Software

July 14, 2009

If the shiny new software on your computer or mobile phone runs without crashing, you may have another computer program to thank--a static analyzer. Static

Physicists Find Way to Control Individual Bits in Quantum Computers

July 14, 2009

Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have overcome a hurdle in quantum computer development, having devised a viable way to

NCNR Reactor Relicensed by U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

July 14, 2009

To explore the structure and dynamics of novel materials, the more than two dozen scientific instruments at the National Institute of Standards and Technology

Workshop to Aim for Security, Accessibility in Future Voting Systems

June 30, 2009

Creating voting machines that are both trustworthy and easy to use is the goal of the End-to-End Voting Systems Workshop, which should interest anyone concerned

summer students at NIST explore the NCNR

NIST Summer School Passes the Neutron Science Torch

June 30, 2009

What do the mystery of how proteins fold, the unexpected behavior of nanoparticles, and the key to making hydrogen fuel cells have in common? All can be

Shape Matters in the Case of Cobalt Nanoparticles

June 16, 2009

Shape is turning out to be a particularly important feature of some commercially important nanoparticles - but in subtle ways. New studies* by scientists at the

Between a polycrystalline material's grains (saffron layers) exist disorderly areas called grain boundaries

NIST Finds 'A Touch of Glass' in Metal, Settles Century-Old Question

June 16, 2009

Better predictions of how many valuable materials behave under stress could be on the way from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), where

Commerce Department to Work with ICANN and VeriSign to Enhance the Security and Stability of the Internet's Domain Name and Addressing System

June 3, 2009

WASHINGTON —The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and National Institute of Standards and

Memory with a Twist: NIST Develops a Flexible Memristor

June 2, 2009

Electronic memory chips may soon gain the ability to bend and twist as a result of work by engineers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST

NIST Delivers Updated Draft Standards for Electronic Voting Machines

June 2, 2009

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has delivered to the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) a draft revision to the 2005 federal

NIST Delivers Updated Draft Standards for Electronic Voting Machines

June 1, 2009

GAITHERSBURG, Md. – The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today delivered to the Election Assistance Commission (EAC)

NIST Engineers Discover Fundamental Flaw in Transistor Noise Theory

May 20, 2009

Chip manufacturers beware: There's a newfound flaw in our understanding of transistor noise, a phenomenon affecting the electronic on-off switch that makes

New Study: Home Energy Savings Are Made in the Shade

May 5, 2009

Trees positioned to shade the west and south sides of a house may decrease summertime electric bills by 5 percent on average, according to a recent study of

Conference Offers Insight Into Exploration of Nano-sized Electronics

April 21, 2009

New methods for exploring the behavior of the high-performance electronics materials and devices that will shape the future of the electronics industry will be

Scientists Give a Hand(edness) to the Search for Alien Life

April 21, 2009

Visiting aliens may be the stuff of legend, but if a scientific team working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is right, we may be

NIST Launches YouTube Channel

April 7, 2009

As part of a U.S. government-wide effort to expand the amount of information available to the public about its programs, the National Institute of Standards and

Quantum Computers Will Require Complex Software to Manage Errors

April 7, 2009

Highlighting another challenge to the development of quantum computers, theorists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have shown that a

Magnetism Governs Properties of Iron-Based Superconductors

March 24, 2009

Though a year has passed since the discovery of a new family of high-temperature superconductors, a viable explanation for the iron-based materials' unusual

NIST Research Collaboration Spies Galfenol's Inner Beauty Mark

March 24, 2009

The sonar on submarines may get far more sensitive ears in the near future thanks to a mysterious compound developed by the military. Developed over a decade

Random Antenna Arrays Boost Emergency Communications

February 24, 2009

First responders could boost their radio communications quickly at a disaster site by setting out just four extra transmitters in a random arrangement to

Illustration of preservatives surrounding and protecting complex molecules

Probing and Controlling 'Molecular Rattling' May Mean Better Preservatives

February 24, 2009

For centuries, people have preserved fruit by mixing it with sugar, making thick jams that last for months without spoiling. Now scientists at the National

ComSci Fellowship Program Accepting Applications for 2009-2010

February 24, 2009

Senior federal employees who want a broader perspective on the development of the nation's science and technology policy are invited to apply for the Commerce

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