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NIST Unveils Prototype Video Imaging System for Remote Detection of Hidden Threats

September 30, 2013

By adapting superconducting technology used in advanced telescope cameras, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have built a

NIST Invites Comments on Structure of Forensic Science Guidance Groups

September 27, 2013

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking input on the structure of guidance groups that would promote scientific validity and

Initial Notification to Contractors - Potential Government Shutdown

September 26, 2013

Initial Notification to Contractors - Potential Government Shutdown

CU-Boulder and NIST Joint Institute Physicist Ana Maria Rey Wins 2013 MacArthur Fellowship

September 25, 2013

Ana Maria Rey, a theoretical physicist and a fellow of JILA, a joint institute of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University

Federal Transit Administration Announces Interagency Agreement To Strengthen the "Buy America" Program and Domestic Manufacturing

September 24, 2013

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced a new Interagency Agreement with the U.S. Department of Commerce's

Grants to Two States Will Support Improved Access to Services and Reduce Fraud

September 23, 2013

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded more than $2 million in grants to the states of Pennsylvania and Michigan to test new

NIST Awards $7.4 Million in Grants for Additive Manufacturing Research

September 19, 2013

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced the award of two grants totaling $7.4 million to fund research projects aimed at

Updated and Expanded Crime Scene Investigation, a Guide for Law Enforcement, Now Available

September 18, 2013

Investigators and first responders can find the latest recommendations on crime scene investigations in the newly updated Crime Scene Investigation, a Guide for

NIST Nose a Hit When They Smell It: A New Generation of Odor-Releasing Materials for Training Dogs

September 17, 2013

Traditionally, the training of bomb-sniffing dogs has been a hazardous job, but newly developed odor-releasing materials could take the risk out of that work

Dirty Job Made Easier: Microfluidic Technique Recovers DNA for IDs

September 17, 2013

A team of researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA, Alexandria, Va.) has demonstrated

NIST Awards Grants to Improve Online Security and Privacy

September 17, 2013

The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced more than $7 million in grants to support the National

New Center for Advanced Science, Innovation and Commerce Comes Online at Auburn

September 16, 2013

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) hosted a ceremony Friday, September 13 to dedicate the Mike Hubbard Center for

Cryptographic Standards Statement

September 10, 2013

Recent news reports have questioned the cryptographic standards development process at NIST. We want to assure the IT cybersecurity community that the

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Beyond Peer Review: NIST and Five Journals Find a Way to Manage Errors in Research Data

September 9, 2013

Traditional peer review is not enough to ensure data quality amid the recent boom in scientific research findings, according to results of a 10-year

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NIST Announces Award to Create New Manufacturing Support Center in Maryland

September 6, 2013

The Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) program, part of the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

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Federal ID Credential Security Standard Strengthens Authentication, Extends To Mobile Devices

September 5, 2013

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued an updated version of the standard specification Personal Identification Verification (PIV)

Limestone Powder Enhances Performance of 'Green' Concrete

September 3, 2013

Adding limestone powder to "green" concrete mixtures—those containing substantial amounts of fly ash, a byproduct of coal-burning power plants—can significantly

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Knowing Exposure Risks Important to Saving Structures from Wildfires

September 3, 2013

A recent study of one of California's most devastating wildland fires by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the U.S. Forest Service

Air Conditioner "Evolves" in Novel NIST Study

September 3, 2013

Played out on a computer over hundreds of generations, a survival-of-the-fittest programming method adapted by National Institute of Standards and Technology

Learn About Navigating the National Cybersecurity Education Interstate Highway at NIST, Sept. 17-19

September 3, 2013

The National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) is hosting its fourth annual "Shaping the Future of Cybersecurity Education Workshop" September 17-19

NIST October Workshop to Explore Intersection of Cloud Computing and Mobility

September 3, 2013

As part of its ongoing cloud computing forum and workshop series, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is hosting "The Intersection of

Two Experts Named to Earthquake Advisory Board

September 3, 2013

Two earthquake authorities from academia and the private sector have been appointed by Patrick Gallagher, Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and

NIST Ytterbium Atomic Clocks Set Record for Stability

August 22, 2013

A pair of experimental atomic clocks based on ytterbium atoms at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has set a new record for stability

New Explanation for Key Step in Anthrax Infection Proposed by NIST and USAMRIID

August 20, 2013

A new hypothesis concerning a crucial step in the anthrax infection process has been advanced by scientists at the National Institute of Standards and

NIST Study Advances Use of Iris Images as a Long-Term Form of Identification

August 20, 2013

A new report by biometric researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) uses data from thousands of frequent travelers enrolled in an

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