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Layered Security: Carbon Nanotubes Promise Improved Flame-Resistant Coating

January 14, 2014

Using an approach akin to assembling a club sandwich at the nanoscale, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers have succeeded in

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Quantum Physics Could Make Secure, Single-Use Computer Memories Possible

January 14, 2014

Computer security systems may one day get a boost from quantum physics, as a result of recent research from the National Institute of Standards and Technology

First Members of New National Commission on Forensic Science Named

January 14, 2014

The U.S. Department of Justice and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have announced the appointment of 33 individuals to a newly created

NIST-MEP Supply Chain Optimization Program to Aid U.S. Manufacturers

January 14, 2014

After a successful pilot project held in five states, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership

NIST Stars in Media's Top Science and Technology Stories of 2013

January 14, 2014

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) advances in atomic clocks and telescope cameras made it into five magazines' lists of the top science and

U.S. Departments of Justice and Commerce Name Experts to First-Ever National Commission on Forensic Science

January 10, 2014

The U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced appointments to a

NIST Seeks Input in Advance of Request for Proposals to Support National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence

December 26, 2013

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) is inviting comments on a Partial Draft Request for Proposals (RFP) for a contractor to operate a

President Obama Honors Outstanding Early-Career Scientists

December 23, 2013

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers Gretchen Campbell, R. Joseph Kline, and Ana Rey were named today among the 102 recipients of

New NIST Tests Explore Safety of Nanotubes in Modern Plastics Over Time

December 17, 2013

Who cares about old plastic? Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) do, so that you won't have to years down the road, when

Wineland Elected Fellow of National Academy of Inventors

December 17, 2013

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Fellow and Nobel laureate David Wineland has been named a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI

2014 Cybersecurity Forum to Focus on Trusted Computing, Security Automation and Information Sharing

December 17, 2013

The 2014 Cybersecurity Innovation Forum, to be held January 28-30, 2014, at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Md., will focus on the existing threat

NIST Programs for Undergraduates, Teachers, Precision Measurements Announced

December 17, 2013

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is advertising available grants in a pair of programs aimed at undergraduate students and middle

Science and Technology Sampler: NIST Highlights from 2013

December 17, 2013

Milestones on the way to quantum computing. A landmark study of how communities can better prepare for tornadoes. Publication of a draft cybersecurity framework

Probing the Inner Secrets of Nanowires

December 11, 2013

Semiconductor nanowires (NWs) are vanishingly small: NWs from a recent batch made by scientists in PML's Quantum Electronics and Photonics Division measure

National Institute of Standards and Technology Presents 2013 Awards to Staff

December 11, 2013

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recognized current and former employees in an awards ceremony Dec. 11, 2013, at its

Trusted Identities to Secure Critical Infrastructure

December 9, 2013

Every week seems to bring news of yet another website hacked, user accounts compromised, or personal data stolen or misused. Just recently, many Facebook users

JILA Team Develops 'Spinning Trap' to Measure Electron Roundness

December 5, 2013

JILA researchers have developed a method of spinning electric and magnetic fields around trapped molecular ions to measure whether the ions' tiny electrons are

Welcome Guests: Added Molecules Allow Metal-Organic Frameworks to Conduct Electricity

December 5, 2013

Scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Sandia National Laboratories have added something new to a family of engineered

NIST Calibration Tools to Encourage Use of Novel Medical Imaging Technique

December 3, 2013

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed prototype calibration tools for an experimental medical imaging technique that offers

MEP Awards Grants to Help Manufacturers "Make it in America"

December 3, 2013

The Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) has awarded a total of $3.75 million in Make it in America grants to 10 MEP centers in nine states. The 3

Three NIST IT Staff Named To Top 15 "Forward-Thinking People in Government IT" List

December 3, 2013

Three employees in the Information Technology Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) were chosen as among top "forward-thinking

NIST Tornado Reports Urge New Standards for Saving Lives, Property

December 3, 2013

Nationally accepted standards for building design and construction, public shelters and emergency communications can significantly reduce deaths and the steep

NIST Readies Tests for DARPA Robotics Challenge in December

December 3, 2013

'Twill be nearly the night before Christmas, but at Florida's Homestead-Miami Speedway many a robotic creature will be stirring, while visions of a $2 million

NIST Announces New Center for Materials Research to Advance Manufacturing and Innovation

December 3, 2013

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced today that it has selected a consortium led by Northwestern University to establish a new

$25 Million NIST Award Represents Major Milestone for the Materials Genome Initiative

December 3, 2013

Officials at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced today an award of $25 million over five years to a Chicago-based consortium

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