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Protecting Computers at Start-Up: New NIST Guidelines

December 20, 2011

A new draft computer security publication from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) provides guidance for vendors and security

National Program Office for the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership Established at NIST

December 19, 2011

Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Director Patrick Gallagher today announced

Responses to NIST Federal Register Request for Information on How to Structure Proposed New Program: Advanced Manufacturing Technology Consortia (AMTech)

December 16, 2011

On July 22, 2011, NIST published a Request for Information (RFI) in the Federal Register inviting opinions from the public on how to structure a proposed new

Commerce Secretary John Bryson Lays Out Vision for Department of Commerce

December 15, 2011

U.S. Commerce Secretary John Bryson today laid out his vision for how the Department of Commerce can best partner with the business community to support the

NIST Announces Broad Call for Research Grant Proposals in Science and Engineering

December 13, 2011

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced that it is accepting proposals for funding for a broad range of potential research

NIST Special Publication Expands Government Authentication Options

December 13, 2011

A newly revised publication from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) expands the options for government agencies that need to verify the

UV Lithography: Taking Extreme Measures

December 9, 2011

Sometime soon, microchip fabricators will take the next major step in the relentless reduction of feature size, from the current minimum of 22 nm down to 10 nm

National Institute of Standards and Technology Recognizes Staff

December 7, 2011

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—Employees of the Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) were recognized in an awards ceremony Dec. 7

NIST Requests Funding Proposals for Projects in Precision Measurement

December 6, 2011

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is soliciting proposals for the next round of funding in its long-running Precision Measurement Grant

Flames from a living-room pour out the front door of a townhouse during a NIST test.

Study Finds Failure Points in Firefighter Protective Equipment

December 6, 2011

In fire experiments conducted in uniformly furnished, but vacant Chicago-area townhouses, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers

NIST FY 2012 Budget Signed Into Law

December 6, 2011

On Nov. 18, 2011, President Obama signed into law the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-55), which provides FY 2012

New NIST Web Site Features Fire Safety for the Holidays

December 6, 2011

Fire researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) remind us that proper care of a cut Christmas tree is important to retaining high

Elusive Ultrafine Indoor Air Contaminants Yield to NIST Analysis

December 6, 2011

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) spent 75 days on the job carrying out some very important homework—measurements in a

Two at NIST Are Named IEEE Fellows for 2011

December 6, 2011

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)'s George Arnold and John Suehle have been named fellows of the IEEE, one of the world's major

Powerful NIST Detectors on Hawaiian Telescope to Probe Origins of Stars, Planets and Galaxies

December 6, 2011

The world's largest submillimeter camera—based on superconducting technology designed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)—is now ready

New HIPAA Tool Helps Organizations Meet Security Requirements

November 22, 2011

A new tool, developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and offered for free, can help public and private organizations, large and

Tiny Levers, Big Moves in Piezoelectric Sensors

November 22, 2011

A team of university researchers, aided by scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), have succeeded in integrating a new, highly

NIST and Partners Seek Input on Safer Ambulance Designs

November 22, 2011

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking input from paramedics, emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and other interested parties on

A TEM image of annealed cobalt iron alloy

New Magnetic-Field-Sensitive Alloy Could Find Use in Novel Micromechanical Devices

November 22, 2011

Led by a group at the University of Maryland (UMd), a multi-institution team of researchers has combined modern materials research and an age-old metallurgy

Zvi Kelman, director of NIST's new Biomolecular Labeling Laboratory, works near the lab's five user stations.

Tags? We're It. NIST Opens New 'Biolabeling' Research Facility

November 22, 2011

With the recent opening of its new Biomolecular Labeling Laboratory, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has become one of a small handful

Ernest Ambler's notebook

Original NIST Campus in D.C. Designated 'Physics Historic Site'

November 22, 2011

The American Physical Society (APS) has designated the original campus of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) as a Physics Historic Site

NIST Improves Tool for Hardening Software Against Cyber Attack

November 22, 2011

Computer scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have dramatically enlarged a database designed to improve applications that

Romine Named Director of NIST's Information Technology Laboratory

November 22, 2011

Charles (Chuck) H. Romine became director of the Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on Nov. 21

NIST Posts Comments on Public Safety Communications Network

November 22, 2011

Commercial standards, created in an open forum and publically available, should be a key feature of a broadband communications network for the nation's

Four U.S. Organizations Honored with the 2011 Baldrige National Quality Award

November 22, 2011

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Commerce Secretary John Bryson today named four organizations—three health care operations and one nonprofit business—as recipients of the