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Pioneer NIST Computer Remembered on 60th Anniversary

June 23, 2010

Sixty years ago this week, the National Bureau of Standards (NBS, now known as the National Institute of Standards and Technology, or NIST) informed the nation...

NIST Fellow Applications Now Being Accepted

June 23, 2010

Applications for National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) measurement science and engineering fellowships—for graduate, post-doctoral and senior...

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NIST Team Advances in Translating Language of Nanopores

June 23, 2010

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) scientists have moved a step closer to developing the means for a rapid diagnostic blood test that can...

July 27 Stakeholder Meeting Addresses Cybersecurity and Innovation

June 23, 2010

As part of its initiative to ensure that the Internet continues to spawn growth and innovation, the Department of Commerce will hold a symposium on...

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Proposed Rules Would Allow Metric Only Labeling for Some Products

June 23, 2010

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued two publications calling for the amendment of labeling laws to allow the voluntary use of...

Depth Charge: Using Atomic Force Microscopy to Study Subsurface Structures

June 23, 2010

Over the past couple of decades, atomic force microscopy (AFM) has emerged as a powerful tool for imaging surfaces at astonishing resolutions—fractions of a...

NIST Helps Accelerate the Federal Government's Move to the Cloud

June 9, 2010

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been designated by Federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra to accelerate the federal...

NIST/JILA 'Dark Pulse Laser' Produces Bursts of ... Almost Nothing

June 9, 2010

In an advance that sounds almost Zen, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and JILA, a joint institute of NIST and the...

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Liposome-Hydrogel Hybrids: No Toil, No Trouble for Stronger Bubbles

June 9, 2010

People have been combining materials to bring forth the best properties of both ever since copper and tin were merged to start the Bronze Age. In the latest...

'Instant Acid' Method Offers New Insight into Nanoparticle Dispersal in the Environment and the Body

June 9, 2010

Using a chemical trick that allows them to change the acidity of a solution almost instantly, a team at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST...

NIST WTC Recommendations Are Basis for New Set of Revised Codes

June 9, 2010

Faster and more efficient emergency evacuations from buildings—especially tall structures—and better communications between first responders during an emergency...

Walls Falling Faster for Solid-State Memory

June 9, 2010

After running a series of complex computer simulations, researchers have found that flaws in the structure of magnetic nanoscale wires play an important role in...

Globe showing the 16 member countries of the Sistema Interamericano de Metrologia (SIM) Time Network

Time Is Money: SIM Time Network Has Far-Reaching Benefits

May 25, 2010

Clocks in the Americas and the Caribbean Islands are now ticking in unison thanks to the work of the Sistema Interamericano de Metrologia (SIM), a regional...

Robots Big and Small Showcase Their Skills at NIST Alaskan Events

May 25, 2010

Make room, Bender, Rosie and R2D2! Your newest mechanical colleagues are a few steps closer to reality, thanks to lessons learned during two robotics events...

Experimental hydrogel scaffolds prepared at NIST for culturing bone cells clearly show the dependence of bone mineralization on the stiffness of the gel.

Scaffold Gradients: Finding the Right Environment for Developing Cells

May 25, 2010

People often have strong opinions on the "right" firmness of mattresses for themselves, and, as it turns out, some cell types have similar preferences for their...

July Workshop Devoted to Improving Usability of Health Care IT

May 25, 2010

Improving the ease of use of information systems for the health care industry could significantly facilitate the adoption of technology that has great potential...

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NIST Scientists Gain New 'Core' Understanding of Nanoparticles

May 25, 2010

While attempting to solve one mystery about iron oxide-based nanoparticles, a research team working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)...

NIST to Sponsor Greenhouse Gas Emissions Workshop

May 25, 2010

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is sponsoring a workshop on June 2 and 3 to discuss technical barriers to our ability to accurately...

Two NIST Researchers Nominated for Service to America Medals

May 11, 2010

Two researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have been nominated for prestigious Service to America medals. The finalists are...

Meet Phannie, NIST's Standard 'Phantom' for Calibrating MRI Machines

May 11, 2010

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)—a widely used medical tool that relies on magnetic fields and radio waves to visualize the body's internal structures...

Comments Sought on Updated Guide for Assessing Federal IT Security Controls

May 11, 2010

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued the final draft of Special Publication 800-53A, Revision 1, Guide for Assessing Security...

NIST Physicist Named Outstanding Young Scientist of 2010 by Maryland Academy of Sciences

May 11, 2010

Ian Spielman, a physicist at the Joint Quantum Institute (JQI), a collaboration of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University...

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Pioneer NIST Computer Remembered on 60th Anniversary

NIST Fellow Applications Now Being Accepted

NIST Team Advances in Translating Language of Nanopores

July 27 Stakeholder Meeting Addresses Cybersecurity and Innovation

Proposed Rules Would Allow Metric Only Labeling for Some Products

Depth Charge: Using Atomic Force Microscopy to Study Subsurface Structures

NIST Helps Accelerate the Federal Government's Move to the Cloud

NIST/JILA 'Dark Pulse Laser' Produces Bursts of ... Almost Nothing

Liposome-Hydrogel Hybrids: No Toil, No Trouble for Stronger Bubbles

'Instant Acid' Method Offers New Insight into Nanoparticle Dispersal in the Environment and the Body

NIST WTC Recommendations Are Basis for New Set of Revised Codes

Walls Falling Faster for Solid-State Memory

Time Is Money: SIM Time Network Has Far-Reaching Benefits

Robots Big and Small Showcase Their Skills at NIST Alaskan Events

Scaffold Gradients: Finding the Right Environment for Developing Cells

July Workshop Devoted to Improving Usability of Health Care IT

NIST Scientists Gain New 'Core' Understanding of Nanoparticles

NIST to Sponsor Greenhouse Gas Emissions Workshop

Two NIST Researchers Nominated for Service to America Medals

Meet Phannie, NIST's Standard 'Phantom' for Calibrating MRI Machines

Comments Sought on Updated Guide for Assessing Federal IT Security Controls

NIST Physicist Named Outstanding Young Scientist of 2010 by Maryland Academy of Sciences

NIST Releases Successor to Venerable Handbook of Math Functions

Landmark Residential Fire Study Shows How Crew Sizes and Arrival Times Influence Saving Lives and Property

It's Electrifying: JILA Scientists Use Electric Fields to Control Chemical Reactions of Ultracold Molecules

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