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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

Michael D. Schroeder to Receive NIST/NSA Security Award

April 1, 2008

Michael D. Schroeder, a pioneer researcher in computer security, will be presented with the 2008 National Computer Systems Security Award by the National

New Report Outlines Research Roadmap for Biomanufacturing

April 1, 2008

On-line process tools, improved sensor calibration and analytical and data analysis methods are among the technological challenges facing the biomanufacturing

NIST Third Interoperability Week April 28-May 2

April 1, 2008

For manufacturing engineers and linguists "interoperability" and "ontology" go together like horse and carriage—"you can't have one without the other." 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

Graph from the EtherNet/IP Performance Test Tool

Software Tackles Production Line Machine 'Cyclic Jitters'

April 1, 2008

Electronic commands passed from machine to machine over data networks increasingly drive today's precisely timed and sequenced manufacturing production lines

Illustration of wireless fingerprint identification technology

NIST Shows On-card Fingerprint Match Is Secure, Speedy

April 1, 2008

A fingerprint identification technology for use in Personal Identification Verification (PIV) cards that offers improved protection from identity theft meets

More Solid than Solid: A Potential Hydrogen-Storage Compound

April 1, 2008

One of the key engineering challenges to building a clean, efficient, hydrogen-powered car is how to design the fuel tank. Storing enough raw hydrogen for a

Bon MOT: Innovative Atom Trap Catches Highly Magnetic Atoms

April 1, 2008

A research team from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland has succeeded in cooling atoms of a rare-earth

NIST Finds 'Metafilms' Can Shrink Radio, Radar Devices

March 18, 2008

Recent research at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has demonstrated that thin films made of "metamaterials"—manmade composites

NIST Seeks Public Comment on New Technology Innovation Program Regulations

March 18, 2008

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking public comments on its proposed regulations (rule) for operating the

NIST Advisory Committee Issues 2007 Annual Report

March 18, 2008

The Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology (VCAT) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the agency's primary private-sector advisory

All Done With Mirrors: NIST Microscope Tracks Nanoparticles in 3-D

March 18, 2008

A clever new microscope design allows nanotechnology researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to track the motions of

NIST Team Proves Bridge from Conventional to Molecular Electronics Possible

March 18, 2008

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have set the stage for building the "evolutionary link" between the microelectronics of

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

Nanomaterials Show Unexpected Strength Under Stress

March 18, 2008

In yet another twist on the strangeness of the nanoworld, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of

A novel technique for controlling the orientation of nanostructures is to use disordered, roughened substrates.

Copolymers Block Out New Approaches to Microelectronics at NIST

March 18, 2008

In response to the electronics industry's rallying cry of "smaller and faster," the next breakthroughs in the electronics size barrier are likely to come from

Joint Research: Probing the Mysteries of a Surprisingly Tough Hydrogel

March 18, 2008

Some 46 million people suffer from arthritis in the United States alone. The worst cases require painful surgeries to drill holes in and reinforce joints. Now

NIST Acting Director Turner Testifies on FY 2009 Budget Request

March 18, 2008

On March 11, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Acting Director James Turner testified before the committees of the Senate and House on the

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

April Conferences Focus on Scanning Advances

March 18, 2008

Since the advent of the scanning electron microscope (SEM) in the 1930s, that instrument and its many and diverse descendents—including atomic force, scanning

Web Site Offers Easy Access to Life-Saving Fire Service Research

March 18, 2008

A new National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Web site offers easy access to reports of NIST fire investigations, summaries of research projects

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

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

High rise building with smoke coming out of upper windows. Two people in bucket trucks.

NIST Evaluates Firefighting Tactics In NYC High-Rise Test

March 18, 2008

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) fire protection engineers turned an abandoned New York City (NYC) brick high-rise into a seven-story fire

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