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Grant Proposals Sought for Construction of Science Research Buildings

May 28, 2008

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) seeks grant proposals for the construction of science research buildings from institutions of higher

Two for One: NIST Design Enables More Cost Effective Quantum Key Distribution

May 28, 2008

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a simpler and potentially lower-cost method for distributing strings

Photo collage of internet top-level domain names.

NIST Tool Helps Internet Master Top-level Domains

May 13, 2008

At the request of a worldwide Internet organization, a computer scientist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) developed an algorithm

High-Flying Electrons May Provide New Test of Quantum Theory

April 29, 2008

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Max Planck Institute for Physics in Germany believe they can achieve a significant

NIST Signs Cooperative Agreement with U-Albany Nano College

April 29, 2008

On April 21, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the College of Nanoscale Science and

NIST Signs Cooperative Agreement with U-Albany Nano College

April 21, 2008

Albany, N.Y. – The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) today with the College

Innovative Nanotechnologies Available for Commercialization Showcased by the National Institute of Standards and Technology

April 8, 2008

GAITHERSBURG, Md. – More than 200 entrepreneurs and business executives learned today how they can capitalize on cutting-edge nanotechnologies developed in the

Infographic showing four areas of increasing security in a facility (unrestricted, controlled, limited, and exclusion) and recommended authentication methods for passing through access points that separate them

New NIST Publication Recommends Best Fits Between Federal 'Locks' and 'Keys'

April 1, 2008

Federal agencies have begun issuing a secure form of government-wide ID known as the Personal Identity Verification (PIV) card, mandated in 2004 by Homeland

Loopy Photons Clarify 'Spookiness' of Quantum Physics

March 18, 2008

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Joint Quantum Institute (NIST/University of Maryland) have developed a new

NIST Votes for U.S. Approval of the Modified Office Open XML Standard

March 18, 2008

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has voted for U.S. approval of a modified version of the proposed international

This schematic illustrates the operation of a prototype Lyman alpha neutron detector (LAND).

New NIST Detector Can 'See' Single Neutrons Over Broad Range

March 18, 2008

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland have developed a new optical method that can detect

Stunt Doubles: Ultracold Atoms Could Replicate the Electron 'Jitterbug'

March 18, 2008

Ultracold atoms moving through a carefully designed arrangement of laser beams will jiggle slightly as they go, two NIST scientists have predicted.* If observed

A Sub-femtosecond Stop Watch for 'Photon Finish' Races

March 14, 2008

Using a system that can compare the travel times of two photons with sub-femtosecond precision, scientists at the Joint Quantum Institute (a partnership of the

Optical 'Frequency Comb' Can Detect the Breath of Disease

February 19, 2008

Exhale on a cold winter day and you will see the water vapor coming out of your mouth. Light up your breath with a Nobel-Prize-related tool, and you could

President's Budget Requests 22 Percent Boost for NIST Core Programs

February 5, 2008

President George W. Bush's fiscal year (FY) 2009 budget proposal for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) includes $634 million for core

President Requests 22 Percent Budget Increase for NIST Core Programs to Advance Innovation and Competitiveness

February 4, 2008

Budget table Washington, D.C.— President George W. Bush's fiscal year (FY) 2009 budget proposal submitted today to Congress for the Commerce Department's

Microscopic beads embedded in a gel surface were used to trace the motion of a gel forming an interface with a liquid.

Videos Extract Mechanical Properties of Liquid-Gel Interfaces

January 23, 2008

Blood coursing through vessels, lubricated cartilage sliding against joints, ink jets splashing on paper—living and nonliving things abound with fluids meeting

Radioactive 'Understudy' May Aid Medical Imaging, Drug Development

January 8, 2008

Broadway stars have understudies. Now, an increasingly popular radioactive isotope has its own stand-in. Developed in part by researchers at the National

'Combinatorial' Approach Squashes Software Bugs Faster, Cheaper

December 12, 2007

A team of computer scientists and mathematicians from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Texas, Arlington is

NIST Announces First Observation of 'Persistent Flow' in a Gas

November 27, 2007

Using laser light to stir an ultracold gas of atoms, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Joint Quantum Institute

Celebrating the 2007 Physics Nobel Prize Winners

November 9, 2007

This week, scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have joined colleagues around in the world in congratulating Albert Fert of

New Scoring System Protects Credit Card Transactions

November 8, 2007

As this year's holiday season approaches, your credit card transactions may be a little more secure thanks to standards adopted by the payment card industry

NIST Issues Call for a New 'Hash' Algorithm

November 8, 2007

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has opened a competition to develop a new cryptographic "hash" algorithm, a tool that converts a file

Bug-Zapper: A Dose of Radiation May Help Knock Out Malaria

November 8, 2007

How are physicists helping an effort to eradicate malaria, the mosquito-borne disease that kills more than one million people every year? Researchers at the

Framework Document on Cybersecurity Open for Public Comment

October 25, 2007

Widely recognized as the engine that drives the U.S. economy, information technology enables the vast majority of organizations to carry out their missions and