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DNA, a molecule famous for storing the genetic blueprints for all living things, can do other things as well. In a new paper,* researchers at the National
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today said that it will conduct a full technical study on the impacts of the May 22, 2011, tornado
A notice published today by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the Federal Register requests opinions from the public about the best
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Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a measurement technique that reliably determines three fundamental
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Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have released for public comment updated specifications for the Security Content
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced that manufacturing industry executive Michael F. Molnar has been appointed to be the
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When ScienceWatch.com, a Thomson Reuters web resource for measuring and analyzing science trends, recently listed the most influential institutions and
Using a combination of sophisticated computer modeling and advanced materials analysis techniques at synchrotron laboratories, a research team led by the
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking qualified candidates to lead the Technology Innovation Program (TIP). Established in 2007
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have created a tunable superconducting circuit on a chip that can place a single
BOULDER, Colo. – Showcasing new tools for widespread development of quantum circuits made of mechanical parts, scientists from the National Institute of
If materials scientists accompanied their research with theme songs, a team from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of
A new report* sponsored by the U.S. Commerce Department (DOC)—the results of the first independent study of its kind in almost 10 years—describes both barriers
By swapping one superconducting material for another, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have found a practical way to
By combining advanced laser technologies in a new way, physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have generated microwave signals
John Cahn, an emeritus senior fellow and materials scientist at the U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), was named
Today President Obama announced a new initiative, the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership (AMP), a national effort bringing together industry, universities, and
A method developed by researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado at Boulder for making thin