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NIST Develops 'Dimmer Switch' for Superconducting Quantum Computing

April 27, 2010

Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed the first "dimmer switch" for a superconducting circuit linking a quantum

Graphic depicting how the ice fishing method determines the distance across a membrane nanopore.

Lollipops and Ice Fishing: Molecular Rulers Used to Probe Nanopores

April 27, 2010

Using a pair of exotic techniques including a molecular-scale version of ice fishing, a team of researchers working at the National Institute of Standards and

NIST Joins Task Force to Study Nexus Between Innovation and Privacy Policy

April 27, 2010

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has joined a Commerce-Department-wide Internet Policy Task Force to identify leading issues in the

Major Residential Fire Study to be Issued April 28

April 27, 2010

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will issue the results of a multi-institutional landmark national study on the effects of firefighter

USGv6 Stakeholders Meet to Discuss Testing Program and Updated Protocol

April 27, 2010

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is hosting a public meeting on May 20, 2010 at the NIST site in Gaithersburg, Md., to review a

two researchers in front of CT scanner with box of polymer ellipsoids

To Improve Lung Cancer Diagnosis, Good Medicine Is a Polymer Pill

April 27, 2010

Doctors may soon be able to diagnose lung cancer more effectively thanks to research performed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

2010 TIP Competition Focuses on Manufacturing Technologies

April 15, 2010

The U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced a new competition for high-risk, high-reward research

Knowing When Poultry Goes Foul

April 13, 2010

Mom's trusty nose may be good, but researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have gone her one better by designing an instrument

NIST engineer Sae Woo Nam working on a photo detector

NIST Detector Counts Photons With 99 Percent Efficiency

April 13, 2010

Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed the world's most efficient single photon detector, which is able to count

FISMA Project Manager Ron Ross Named to 2010 Federal 100 List

April 13, 2010

The National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) Ron Ross has received the 2010 Federal 100 Award. Presented by Federal Computer Week, the award

NIST Advisory Committee Issues 2009 Annual Report

March 30, 2010

The Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology (VCAT) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the agency's primary private-sector advisory

Diagram of an airbrush technique to create spray-on transistors

Paintable Electronics? NIST Studies Spray-On Manufacturing of Transistors

March 30, 2010

A multidisciplinary research team at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has found that an organic semiconductor may be a viable candidate

A quantum-mechanics-based simulation demonstrates how a new NIST instrument can delicately pull a chain of atoms apart.

NIST Researchers Holding Steady in an Atomic-Scale Tug-of-War

March 30, 2010

How hard do you have to pull on a single atom of--let's say--gold to detach it from the end of a chain of like atoms?* It's a measure of the astonishing

This atomic-force microscopy image shows wrinkling in a single-wall carbon nanotube membrane; the inset shows an optical reflection micrograph of the membrane without any strain.

NIST Scientists Address 'Wrinkles' in Transparent Film Development

March 30, 2010

A closer look at a promising nanotube coating that might one day improve solar cells has turned up a few unexpected wrinkles, according to new research

Three New Members Join NIST Advisory Group

March 30, 2010

Patrick Gallagher, director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), has named three distinguished experts from industry and academia to

NIST Racetrack Ion Trap is a Contender in Quantum Computing Quest

March 30, 2010

Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have built and tested a device for trapping electrically charged atoms (ions) that

Good Times! Get to Know Your Radio-Controlled Clock

March 30, 2010

"How accurate is a radio-controlled clock?" National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researcher Michael Lombardi asks and answers the question in a

Smoke Alarms + Sprinklers + Closed Doors = Lives Saved in Dorm Fires

March 30, 2010

Experimenting on a university dormitory that was scheduled to be torn down, fire researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have

Health Information Security Conference to Run May 11-12 in D.C.

March 30, 2010

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is co-hosting a conference to explore the current health information technology security landscape and

NIST Engineer Serving on Chilean Quake Research Team

March 16, 2010

Jeffrey Dragovich, a research structural engineer at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), has been deployed to Chile as a member of a

New Chair, Vice Chair Elected to NIST Policy Advisory Group

March 16, 2010

A new chair and vice chair have been elected to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology (VCAT), the

Baldrige Program Funds Four State Efforts to Teach Performance Excellence

March 16, 2010

The National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) Baldrige National Quality Program (BNQP) has announced that four state quality programs will receive

March Workshop at NIST to Focus on Preserving Our Digital Data

March 16, 2010

Experts on digital preservation are gathering at a workshop at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, Md., from March 29 to

NIST, Partners Develop Testing Infrastructure for Health IT Systems

March 16, 2010

Fully incorporating modern information technology into the healthcare system promises many benefits, including better quality care, less paperwork and fewer

Layered Graphene Sheets Could Solve Hydrogen Storage Issues

March 16, 2010

Graphene—carbon formed into sheets a single atom thick—now appears to be a promising base material for capturing hydrogen, according to recent research at the

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