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Funding Available for a New Center to Support Manufacturing in Florida

March 4, 2014

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking proposals for a new Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) center in Florida

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Announces Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Request

March 4, 2014

Commerce Department budget focuses on the key attributes of a globally competitive economy, including promoting U.S. trade and investment, spurring innovation

JILA Physicists Discover 'Quantum Droplet' in Semiconductor

February 26, 2014

JILA physicists used an ultrafast laser and help from German theorists to discover a new semiconductor quasiparticle—a handful of smaller particles that briefly

President Obama Announces Two New Public-Private Manufacturing Innovation Institutes and Launches the First of Four New Manufacturing Innovation Institute Competitions

February 26, 2014

A Detroit-area based consortium of 60 companies, nonprofits, and universities and a Chicago based consortium of 73 companies, nonprofits, and universities are

Purified DNA fluorescing orange under ultraviolet light.

How Well Did You Sequence that Genome?

February 25, 2014

In December 2013, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first high-throughput DNA sequencer (also known commonly as a "gene sequencer"), an

Perspective: Weights and Measures Week 2014 — Making Sure the Marketplace Measures Up

February 25, 2014

Commentary by Mark Esser. Every year, we hear scattered stories of inaccurate measures. Gas pumps, grocery scales, grocery scanners, incorrectly labeled

Find the Path to Performance Excellence at 2014 Quest Conference

February 25, 2014

For organizations seeking insight toward improved performance and results, the annual Quest for Excellence® conference is the definitive showcase of best

NIST SBIR Program Soliciting Proposals

February 25, 2014

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), through its Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, invites small businesses to submit

NIST Invites Applications for the 2014 Standards Services Curricula Development Program

February 25, 2014

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is offering financial support for the development of curricula with standards and standardization

Sample Deposit on Piezoelectric Quartz Crystals

NIST Microanalysis Technique Makes the Most of Small Nanoparticle Samples

February 24, 2014

Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have demonstrated that they can make

Stirred, Then Shaken: NIST Atomtronic Study May Pave the Way for New Devices

February 19, 2014

While pursuing the goal of turning a cloud of ultracold atoms into a completely new kind of circuit element, physicists at the National Institute of Standards

NIST Requests Comments on its Cryptographic Standards Process

February 19, 2014

As part of a review of its cryptographic standards development process, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is requesting public comment

NIST Webcast on New Forensic Scientific Area Committees Set for Feb. 18, 2014

February 14, 2014

The NIST forensics science team is holding a public presentation and live webcast on its new Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) at the American

NIST Scientists to Present Forensic Science Research at AAFS

February 13, 2014

What's new in forensic science research? NIST scientists will be presenting recent research results – from fingerprint examination to biological evidence

NIST Releases Cybersecurity Framework Version 1.0

February 12, 2014

To help organizations charged with providing the nation's financial, energy, health care and other critical systems better protect their information and

NMR data showing the levels of reduced glutathione (GSH) and oxidized glutathione (GSSG) over time in yeast cells at rest (top) and under oxidative stress (bottom).

New NIST Method Evaluates Response to Oxidation in Live Cells

February 11, 2014

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a new method for accurately measuring a key process governing a wide

prototype receiver for laser communications

Clever NIST/JPL Technology Decodes More Information from Single Photons

February 11, 2014

It's not quite Star Trek communications—yet. But long-distance communications in space may be easier now that researchers at the National Institute of Standards

NIST to Hold Cryptographic Key Management Workshop March 4-5

February 11, 2014

A workshop aimed at improving federal cryptographic key management systems will be held at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)'s

Residues of an identical foam-fabric assembly in the current (left) and in the modified (right) smoldering ignition setup (45 min test duration)

NIST Study Suggests Ways to Improve Common Furniture Fire Test

February 10, 2014

The bench-scale test widely used to evaluate whether a burning cigarette will ignite upholstered furniture may underestimate the tendency of component materials

Statement from Willie May, Associate Director of Laboratory Programs concerning the Appointment of Patrick Gallagher to be the Next Chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh

February 10, 2014

"Pat Gallagher will be sorely missed at NIST. As Director of NIST for the last several years and a 20-year veteran of the organization, he has been a model of

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Funding Available for a New Center to Support Manufacturing in Florida

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Announces Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Request

JILA Physicists Discover 'Quantum Droplet' in Semiconductor

President Obama Announces Two New Public-Private Manufacturing Innovation Institutes and Launches the First of Four New Manufacturing Innovation Institute Competitions

How Well Did You Sequence that Genome?

Perspective: Weights and Measures Week 2014 — Making Sure the Marketplace Measures Up

Find the Path to Performance Excellence at 2014 Quest Conference

NIST SBIR Program Soliciting Proposals

NIST Invites Applications for the 2014 Standards Services Curricula Development Program

NIST Microanalysis Technique Makes the Most of Small Nanoparticle Samples

Stirred, Then Shaken: NIST Atomtronic Study May Pave the Way for New Devices

NIST Requests Comments on its Cryptographic Standards Process

NIST Webcast on New Forensic Scientific Area Committees Set for Feb. 18, 2014

NIST Scientists to Present Forensic Science Research at AAFS

NIST Releases Cybersecurity Framework Version 1.0

New NIST Method Evaluates Response to Oxidation in Live Cells

Clever NIST/JPL Technology Decodes More Information from Single Photons

NIST to Hold Cryptographic Key Management Workshop March 4-5

NIST Study Suggests Ways to Improve Common Furniture Fire Test

Statement from Willie May, Associate Director of Laboratory Programs concerning the Appointment of Patrick Gallagher to be the Next Chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh

Shape-Sifting: NIST Categorizes Bio Scaffolds by Characteristic Cell Shapes

NIST Presents an Infrastructure Plan to Strengthen Forensic Science Committees

NIST Awards Funding to Support Manufacturing in Nebraska and Alaska

A New Era for Atomic Clocks

Toward New Precision in Measuring the Neutron Lifetime

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