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NIST Issues Draft Guide for Automating Computer Security Verification

May 5, 2009

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued for public comment a draft publication describing a new method to automate the task of

Terahertz Waves Are Effective Probes for IC Heat Barriers

May 5, 2009

By modifying a commonly used commercial infrared spectrometer to allow operation at long-wave terahertz frequencies, researchers at the National Institute of

High Rise Fire Study Provides Insight Into Deadly Wind-Driven Fires

May 5, 2009

Fire researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have just published two reports providing details of how wind affects fires in

New Study: Home Energy Savings Are Made in the Shade

May 5, 2009

Trees positioned to shade the west and south sides of a house may decrease summertime electric bills by 5 percent on average, according to a recent study of

Micrograph of a prototype NIST detector that will be used to seek B-mode polarization, the signature of the rapid inflation of the universe after the Big Bang.

NIST Super-Sensors to Measure 'Signature' of Inflationary Universe

May 4, 2009

BOULDER, Colo.—What happened in the first trillionth of a trillionth of a trillionth of a second after the Big Bang? Super-sensitive microwave detectors, built

NIST Announces Smart Grid Workshop

April 22, 2009

WASHINGTON – The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will continue to help develop a smart electrical grid when it holds on April 28-29, in

trapped beryllium ions in a hexagonal single-plane crystal

NIST Develops Powerful Method of Suppressing Errors in Many Types of Quantum Computers

April 22, 2009

BOULDER, Colo.—Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a technique for efficiently suppressing errors in

Scanning electron microscope image of typical titania nanotubes for a photocatalytic cell to produce hydrogen gas from water.

Discovery of an Unexpected Boost for Solar Water-Splitting Cells

April 21, 2009

A research team from Northeastern University and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has discovered, serendipitously, that a residue of a

Researchers Give High Marks to New Technology for Fingerprint Identification

April 21, 2009

Overworked crime scene investigators can take heart at the results of recent tests at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) of new

Conference Offers Insight Into Exploration of Nano-sized Electronics

April 21, 2009

New methods for exploring the behavior of the high-performance electronics materials and devices that will shape the future of the electronics industry will be

FISMA Project Manager Named to ISSA Hall of Fame

April 21, 2009

Ron Ross, senior computer scientist and information security researcher at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been named to the

Two NIST Computer Security Professionals Named to 2009 Federal 100 List

April 21, 2009

The National Institute of Standards and Technology's Karen Scarfone and Matthew P. Barrett received the 2009 Federal 100 Award. Presented by Federal Computer

Sandia Lab Executive Joins NIST Advisory Group

April 21, 2009

Alton (Al) D. Romig, Jr., a senior executive at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, N.M., has been chosen to serve on the primary policy advisory body

NIST Metrology Day Celebrates Measurements in the Market

April 21, 2009

The next time you shop for frozen seafood, and the price per pound seems enticingly low, make sure that you are really getting a full 16 ounces of fish

Photo of NIST physicist Jun Ye with his strontium atomic clock

JILA/NIST Scientists Get a Grip on Colliding Fermions to Enhance Atomic Clock Accuracy

April 16, 2009

BOULDER, Colo.—Physicists have measured and controlled seemingly forbidden collisions between neutral strontium atoms—a class of antisocial atoms known as

NIST Announces Three-Phase Plan for Smart Grid Standards, Paving Way for More Efficient, Reliable Electricity

April 13, 2009

(See also Vice President Biden Outlines Funding for Smart Grid Initiatives (White House release, 4/16/09)) GAITHERSBURG, Md. – As part of the Obama

Nano Changes Rise to Macro Importance in a Key Electronics Material

April 7, 2009

By combining the results of a number of powerful techniques for studying material structure at the nanoscale, a team of researchers from the National Institute

World's First Nanofluidic Device with Complex 3-D Surfaces Built

April 7, 2009

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Cornell University have capitalized on a process for manufacturing integrated

X Marks the Spot: Ions Coldly Go Through NIST Trap Junction

April 7, 2009

Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a new ion trap that enables ions to go through an intersection while

NIST Launches YouTube Channel

April 7, 2009

As part of a U.S. government-wide effort to expand the amount of information available to the public about its programs, the National Institute of Standards and

NIST Issues Open and Transparent Methods for Testing Electronic Voting Systems

April 7, 2009

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has opened for public comment detailed new methods for testing future electronic voting systems'

NIST Awards Contract for Work on Smart Grid Interim Standards

April 7, 2009

As part of the Obama Administration's commitment to moving the nation toward energy independence, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has

Quantum Computers Will Require Complex Software to Manage Errors

April 7, 2009

Highlighting another challenge to the development of quantum computers, theorists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have shown that a

Overhead view of the NIST-Cornell 3-D nanofluidic device showing the different depth levels within the chamber as horizontal bands.

NIST-Cornell Team Builds World's First Nanofluidic Device with Complex 3-D Surfaces

March 31, 2009

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—Researchers at the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Cornell University have capitalized on a

2009 Technology R&D Competition to Address Civil Infrastructure, Manufacturing

March 26, 2009

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced a 2009 competition for multiyear research funding in two major areas

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