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Magnetic Tape Analysis "Sees" Tampering in Detail

July 20, 2007

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed an improved version of a real-time magnetic microscopy system that converts evidence of

New NIST Measurement Office Focuses on Innovation

July 20, 2007

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Director William Jeffrey has named Clare Allocca as the chief of NIST's new United States Measurement

Tailoring Computer Security for Industrial Controls

July 20, 2007

Electricity, power, water, communications, waste treatment—we call the facilities that supply these services our "critical" infrastructures because they truly

Evaluations Aim to Advance Translation Technology

July 20, 2007

Wartime military patrols and civilian encounters can be especially dangerous if neither group understands the other's language. To help American forces secure

spectroscopy image of electron interference in a section of graphene sheet

Speed Bumps Less Important Than Potholes for Graphene

July 20, 2007

For electrical charges racing through an atom-thick sheet of graphene, occasional hills and valleys are no big deal, but the potholes—single-atom defects in the

NIST Begins Technical Study of S.C. Warehouse Fire

July 20, 2007

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced that it is beginning a technical study of the June 18, 2007, fire at the Super Sofa

NIST Begins Technical Study of South Carolina Warehouse Fire

July 16, 2007

GAITHERSBURG, MD—The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced today that it is beginning a technical study of the

NIST Status Update on World Trade Center 7 Investigation

June 29, 2007

A team of scientists and engineers at the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) that is investigating the collapse of New

NIST/Industry Quality Measurement Data Standard

June 21, 2007

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers, together with colleagues from the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG), key manufacturing

Schematic of the monolayer self-assembly process studied by the NIST/NCSU team.

Catching Waves: Measuring Self-Assembly in Action

June 21, 2007

By making careful observations of the growth of a layer of molecules as they gradually cover the surface of a small silicon rectangle, researchers from the

NIST Fire Experts Examine Charleston Building Collapse

June 21, 2007

On June 19, 2007, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) sent four fire experts to Charleston, S.C., to gather information and examine the

NIST experiment to replicate an office fire

NIST WTC Recommendations Spur New Model Building Codes

June 21, 2007

Safer buildings—especially tall structures—that are more resistant to fire and more easily evacuated in emergencies are the goal of the first comprehensive set

Photo of a mounted fan outside of a building

Fans Clear High-Rise Stairwells of Smoke

June 21, 2007

High pressure fans that direct air flow up the stairway of a burning high-rise building can increase the effectiveness of firefighters and the survivability of

First Comprehensive Set of Model Code Changes Adopted Based on Recommendations from Commerce's NIST World Trade Center Investigation

June 20, 2007

GAITHERSBURG, Md.-Safer buildings-especially tall structures-that are more resistant to fire and more easily evacuated in emergencies are the goal of the first

Commerce Secretary Gutierrez Announces Selection of 2007-2008 Commerce Science and Technology Fellows

June 14, 2007

WASHINGTON, DC —Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez today announced that 16 individuals have been selected to participate in the Commerce Science and

Fluorescent Glass SRMs Are New Tool for Spectroscopy

June 8, 2007

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed two new calibration tools to help correct and validate the performance

Computer Guide May Boost Security Testing Efficiency

June 8, 2007

Providing strong security for complex federal information systems is a challenging job. But now there's a new version of a draft guide for assessing the

Three NIST Researchers Receive Flemming Awards

June 8, 2007

Three scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) were among the eight federal employees who received the Arthur S. Flemming Award

Building Retrofits Reduce Chem/Bio Hazards Risks

June 8, 2007

A new report from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) offers building owners and

An urban search and rescue robot moves across a rubble pile

Rescue Robot Tests To Offer Responders High-Tech Help

June 8, 2007

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) engineers are organizing the fourth in a series of Response Robot Evaluation Exercises for urban search

New Quantum Key System Combines Speed, Distance

June 8, 2007

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have built a prototype high-speed quantum key distribution (QKD) system, based on a new

Silicon Nanowires Upgrade Data-Storage Technology

June 8, 2007

Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), along with colleagues at George Mason University and Kwangwoon University in Korea

Schematic represents cryogenic packaging system

Long-Distance Record: 'Quantum Keys' Sent 200 Kilometers

June 1, 2007

Palo Alto, Calif. —Particles of light serving as "quantum keys"—the latest in encryption technology—have been sent over a record-setting 200-kilometer fiber

Micrograph of a complete nanowire LED with the end contact

New Fabrication Technique Yields Nanoscale UV LEDs

May 24, 2007

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in collaboration with scientists from the University of Maryland and Howard University

Fiftieth Anniversary of First Digital Image Marked

May 24, 2007

It was a grainy image of a baby—just 5 centimeters by 5 centimeters—but it turned out to be the well from which satellite imaging, CAT scans, bar codes on

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