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Study Highlights Diversity in Agency Technology Transfer Approaches
Release Date: June 30, 2011 A new report* sponsored by the U.S. Commerce Department (DOC)—the results of the first independent study of its kind in almost 10 years—describes both barriers and effective … more
Key Ingredient: Change in Material Boosts Prospects of Ultrafast Single-photon Detector
Release Date: June 30, 2011 By swapping one superconducting material for another, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have found a practical way to boost the efficiency of the world's … more
CNST Researchers Demonstrate Electro-Optic Modulation of Single Photons from a Quantum Dot
Release Date: June 29, 2011 In a recent article in Applied Physics Letters,* CNST researchers demonstrated how commercially available electro-optic modulators can be used to tailor the single photon output of quantum dots … more
A Quiet Phase: NIST Optical Tools Produce Ultra-low-noise Microwave Signals
Release Date: June 27, 2011 By combining advanced laser technologies in a new way, physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have generated microwave signals that are more pure and stable than … more
President Obama Launches Advanced Manufacturing Partnership
Release Date: June 24, 2011 Today President Obama announced a new initiative, the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership (AMP), a national effort bringing together industry, universities, and the federal government to invest in … more
John Cahn to Receive 2011 Kyoto Prize For Fundamental Contributions to Materials Science
Release Date: June 24, 2011 John Cahn, an emeritus senior fellow and materials scientist at the U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), was named today to receive the … more
Compact High-Temperature Superconducting Cable Wins 'R&D 100' Award
Release Date: June 22, 2011 A method developed by researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado at Boulder for making thin, flexible, high-temperature superconducting … more
CNST Team Calculates the Electronic Transport Properties of Graphene Stacks
Release Date: June 22, 2011 Anticipating forthcoming experiments, a CNST team has shown that few layer graphene stacks have favorable transport properties that could enable engineering of novel electronic devices.*& There … more
Nanowire-based Sensors Offer Improved Detection of Volatile Organic Compounds
Release Date: June 21, 2011 A team of researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), George Mason University and the University of Maryland has made nano-sized sensors that detect volatile organic … more
Branch Offices: New Family of Gold-Based Nanoparticles Could Serve as Biomedical 'Testbed'
Release Date: June 21, 2011 Gold nanoparticles are becoming the … well … gold standard for medical-use nanoparticles. A new paper* by researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology … more
Final Version of Industrial Control Systems Security Guide Published
Release Date: June 21, 2011 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued the final version of its Guide to Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Security (SP 800-82),* intended to help pipeline operators, … more
Baldrige Program Takes Performance Excellence on the Road
Release Date: June 21, 2011 Interested in improving your organization's excellence? Then sign up for one of the two 2011 Baldrige Regional Conferences. This year, they're being held in Missouri and Alabama. Senior … more
Researchers Share Useful Lessons Learned in Evaluating Emerging Technologies
Release Date: June 21, 2011 Most industry executives, military planners, research managers or venture capitalists charged with assessing the potential of an R&D project probably are familiar with the wry twist on … more
Calling for Comments on Cybersecurity, Innovations and the Internet Economy
Release Date: June 21, 2011 The Department of Commerce's Internet Policy Task Force is requesting comments on a report that proposes voluntary codes of conduct to strengthen the cybersecurity of companies that … more
CNST Offers Insights into Metallic Ferromagnetism Using Spin Polarized Electron Probes
Release Date: June 15, 2011 The CNST’s Daniel Pierce has provided an overview of three decades of applications of spin-polarized measurement techniques to understanding metallic ferromagnetism.& His insights … more
NIST Contributions to Smart Grid Highlighted in White House Report, Event
Release Date: June 13, 2011 A new White House policy document released today* highlights strategic roles that the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) plays in accelerating the modernization of the … more
Commerce Department Proposes New Policy Framework to Strengthen Cybersecurity Protections for Businesses Online
Release Date: June 8, 2011 Additional Contact: Gail Porter, 301-975-2762 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Commerce today released a report that proposes voluntary codes of conduct to strengthen the … more
CNST-led Team Calculates the Role of Buried Layers in Few-Layer Epitaxial Graphene
Release Date: June 8, 2011 A CNST-led collaboration with the University of Maryland and the University of Texas has computed how electrostatic interactions between electrons in different layers of few-layer graphene affect … more
NIST Tunes 'Metasurface' with Fluid in New Concept for Sensing and Chemistry
Release Date: June 7, 2011 Like an opera singer hitting a note that shatters a glass, a signal at a particular resonant frequency can concentrate energy in a material and change its properties. And as with 18th century … more
NIST 'Catch and Release' Program Could Improve Nanoparticle Safety Assessment
Release Date: June 7, 2011 Depending on whom you ask, nanoparticles are, potentially, either one of the most promising or the most perilous creations of science. These tiny objects can deliver drugs efficiently and enhance … more
NIST Contests in China Put Next-Gen Robot Technologies to the Test
Release Date: June 7, 2011 Robotic automation, microrobotics and robotic perception and recognition all advanced a few steps closer to their future applications in manufacturing, health care and other areas during the week … more
NIST/Industry Developed Temperature Tracking Device for Packages May Have Climate Metrology Applications
Release Date: June 7, 2011 National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers are working to reduce the uncertainty associated with climate-change measurements using a mobile temperature-sensing technology … more
National Conference on Weights and Measures Annual Meeting Set for July 17-21, 2011
Release Date: June 7, 2011 Preventing fraud at oil-change services and enabling consumers to make value comparisons when shopping for printer ink will be among the many issues discussed at this year's annual meeting of … more
Sixty-Nine Organizations Vie for the 2011 Baldrige Award
Release Date: June 7, 2011 Sixty-nine organizations have tossed their hats—and their strategies for success—into the ring for the 2011 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation's highest … more
New Baldrige DVD Gives You Performance Excellence on the Go!
Release Date: June 7, 2011 If you missed the 23rd Annual Quest for Excellence conference in April, 2011, or just want to continue learning about the best practices, proven strategies and real-world insights presented there, … more
Intellectual-Property Investor Joins NIST Advisory Group
Release Date: June 7, 2011 Patrick Gallagher, director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), has named Karen Kerr of Intellectual Ventures to serve on the Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology … more
Eye on Dallas--5 Questions with Freese and Nichols CEO Robert Pence: "Lots to Do" Post-Baldrige
Release Date: June 7, 2011 Read the article: Eye on Dallas -- 5 Questions with Freese and Nichols CEO Robert Pence: ‘Lots to Do’ Post-Baldrige. Freese and Nichols is a Texas-based multidiscipline … more
NIST researchers collected data following Joplin, Missouri, tornado
Release Date: June 6, 2011 A massive tornado, rated category EF5 (the most powerful on the Enhanced Fujita scale), hit Joplin, Mo., on May 22, 2011. According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Federal Emergency … more
Amendments to NIST HB 150, 3.4.1
Release Date: June 2, 2011 NVLAP has released&a new Policy Guide to publish revisions to NVLAP proficiency testing procedures as found in NIST Handbook 150, NVLAP Procedures and General Requirements, section 3.4.1. The … more
DIBBS Overview Webinar
Release Date: June 1, 2011 Dare Improve to a Better Business Strategy? PRESENTED BY: Kevin Scoles, Small Business Opportunity Specialist, DLA Land and Maritime Small Business Program Office DIBBS is the electronic … more
CNST Director Robert Celotta Elected Member-at-Large of the APS Forum on Industrial and Applied Physics
Release Date: June 1, 2011 CNST Director Robert Celotta has been elected as a Member-at-Large of the American Physical Society (APS) Forum on Industrial and Applied Physics (FIAP).& FIAP was formed in 1995 with the … more
CNST Researchers Develop Integrated Nanomechanical Sensor for Atomic Force Microscopy
Release Date: June 1, 2011 The atomic force microscope (AFM) is an important tool for nanoscale surface metrology. Typical AFMs map local tip-surface interactions by scanning a flexible cantilever probe over a surface. They … more
Mark Stiles Elected Vice-Chair of the American Physical Society Magnetism Group
Release Date: May 25, 2011 Mark Stiles, a NIST Fellow in the CNST Electron Physics Group, has been elected Vice-Chair of the American Physical Society (APS) Topical Group on Magnetism and its Applications (GMAG).& As … more
Defect in Graphene May Present Bouquet of Possibilities
Release Date: May 24, 2011 Flower-like defects in graphene can occur during the fabrication process. The NIST team captured images of one of the defects (figures a and c) using a scanning tunneling microscope. A … more
Defect in Graphene May Present Bouquet of Possibilities
Release Date: May 24, 2011 Flower-like defects in graphene can occur during the fabrication process. The NIST team captured images of one of the defects (figures a and c) using a scanning tunneling microscope. A … more
New Software Tool Helps Evaluate Natural Cooling Options for Buildings
Release Date: May 24, 2011 A new, free software tool from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) could prove to be a breath of fresh air for architects and designers of ventilation systems for … more
Care for a Spot of (Green) Tea? New NIST Reference Materials for Popular Diet Supplement
Release Date: May 24, 2011 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a suite of green tea reference materials to help manufacturers evaluate the composition of their products and assure … more
NIST, AIP to Make Semiconductor Research Freely Available Online
Release Date: May 24, 2011 A wealth of information on recent advances in semiconductor research is now available for free, thanks to an agreement between the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the … more
Broadening Uses Put MEMS Technology on the Map(s)
Release Date: May 24, 2011 Behind the smart phone's continuing transformation into the quintessential multipurpose tool is the rise and diversification of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), tiny machines that work … more
Three at NIST Win Flemming Award
Release Date: May 24, 2011 Three scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have been chosen to receive the Arthur S. Flemming award, recognizing distinguished service in the federal … more
What Change to the Civil Service System is Really Needed?
Release Date: May 19, 2011 by Timothy J. Clark A good first step is to start with a review of the performance management framework that is incorporated within the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Components of this … more
Pal's Sudden Service is a "Model of Efficiency"
Release Date: May 19, 2011 Read the article Model of Efficiency (go to page 24) in Operations Magazine about Pal's Sudden Service, a 2001 Baldrige Award recipient in the small business category. Pal’s is a … more
NIST 'Nanowire' Measurements Could Improve Computer Memory
Release Date: May 18, 2011 In this schematic image (top) and transmission electron micrograph, a silicon nanowire is shown surrounded by a stack of thin layers of material called dielectrics, which store … more
NIST Workshop Highlights Planned Consortium for Soft Material Manufacturing Research
Release Date: May 18, 2011 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is holding a special industry workshop on June 2 and 3, 2011, at the NIST laboratories in Gaithersburg, Md., to assess interest in forming … more
SOS RFI Comments Summary
Release Date: May 17, 2011 NIST’s SCO recently released a report summarizing responses to the RFI on Federal Agency Participation in Standardization Activities in Select Technology Areas issued on December 8, … more
NIST Workshop to Advance Usability in Electronic Health Records
Release Date: May 17, 2011 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is hosting a workshop on usability of electronic health records (EHR) on June 7, 2011, at NIST's campus in Gaithersburg, Md. "A … more
NIST Seeks Comments on Draft Guide to Cloud Computing
Release Date: May 12, 2011 The cloud computing research team at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is requesting public comments on a draft of its most complete guide to cloud computing to date. NIST … more
Silver Cycle: New Evidence for Natural Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles
Release Date: May 10, 2011 Nanoparticles of silver are being found increasingly in the environment—and in environmental science laboratories. Because they have a variety of useful properties, especially as … more
Marine Lab Research Tracks Pollutants in Dolphins and Beluga Whales
Release Date: May 10, 2011 Bottlenose dolphins* and beluga whales**, two marine species at or near the top of their respective food webs, accumulate more chemical pollutants in their bodies when they live and feed in waters … more
Drive Test: NIST Super-stable Laser Shines in Minivan Experiment
Release Date: May 10, 2011 In a step toward taking the most advanced atomic clocks on the road, physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have designed and demonstrated a super-stable laser … more
The Secret Behind NIST's New Gas Detector? Chirp Before Sniffing
Release Date: May 10, 2011 Trace gas detection, the ability to detect a scant quantity of a particular molecule—a whiff of formaldehyde or a hint of acetone—in a vast sea of others, underlies many … more
NIST's Charles Clark Named Co-Director of the Joint Quantum Institute
Release Date: May 10, 2011 Physicist Charles Clark of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been named a co-director of the Joint Quantum Institute (JQI), a research collaboration that includes NIST … more
NIST/JILA Physicist Jun Ye Elected to National Academy of Sciences
Release Date: May 10, 2011 Physicist Jun Ye, a Fellow of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and a Fellow of JILA, a joint institute of NIST and the University of Colorado Boulder, has been elected to … more
Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology Releases 2010 Biennial Report
Release Date: May 9, 2011 The NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST) is pleased to announce the publication of its 2010 Report. This Report updates the state of the CNST and highlights the 2009-2010 … more
New Calculations on Blackbody Energy Set the Stage for Clocks with Unprecedented Accuracy
Release Date: May 6, 2011 A team of physicists from the United States and Russia announced today* that it has developed a means for computing, with unprecedented accuracy, a tiny, temperature-dependent source of error in … more
Report of Dialogue on Measurements for Complex Fluid Formulation
Release Date: May 5, 2011 On May 3, 2011, the Complex Fluids Group and the Microrheometry Project hosted a meeting with manufacturers (in the United States and United Kingdom) to discuss measurement advances and needs in … more
Build Safety into the Very Beginning of the Computer System
Release Date: April 28, 2011 A new publication from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) provides guidelines to secure the earliest stages of the computer boot process. Commonly known as the Basic … more
Energy & Fuels highlights NIST paper
Release Date: April 27, 2011 Energy & Fuels highlights NIST paper Energy & Fuels is the premier journal for research in all areas of the chemistry of nonnuclear energy sources, including the properties and … more
Federal Laboratory Technology Transfer FY09 Summary Report
Release Date: April 27, 2011 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a summary report on technology transfer activities of the federal laboratories for fiscal year 2009. The report summarizes the … more
Good Eggs: NIST Nanomagnets Offer Food for Thought About Computer Memories
Release Date: April 26, 2011 Magnetics researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) colored lots of eggs recently. Bunnies and children might find the eggs a bit small—in fact, too small … more
Travel Hazards: Two Studies Start to Map Pollutant Threats to Turtles
Release Date: April 26, 2011 In a pair of studies—one recently published online* and the other soon-to-be published**— researchers at the Hollings Marine Laboratory (HML), a government-university collaboration in … more
NIST Prototypes Framework for Evaluating Sustainability Standards
Release Date: April 26, 2011 As manufacturers and other businesses step up efforts to cut waste, reduce energy use and improve the overall sustainability of their products and processes, the number of planet-friendly standards … more
Two Graphene Layers May Be Better Than One
Release Date: April 26, 2011 Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have shown that the electronic properties of two layers of graphene vary on the nanometer scale. The surprising new results … more
Understanding How Glasses 'Relax' Provides Some Relief for Manufacturers
Release Date: April 26, 2011 Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Wesleyan University have used computer simulations to gain basic insights into a fundamental problem in material science … more
NIST Seeks Improved Recovery of Samples from Biohazard Events
Release Date: April 26, 2011 It may not be as catchy a combination as "Miss Scarlet in the parlor with a revolver," but "polyester-rayon wipes in the field followed by saline-surfactant extraction and … more
White House Launches Plan to Create a Trusted 'Identity Ecosystem' for On-Line Commerce
Release Date: April 26, 2011 On April 15, the Obama Administration formally launched its National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC), a plan to work with the private sector to develop a private market for … more
NIST Offering Free Access to Standards for First Responders
Release Date: April 26, 2011 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Office of Law Enforcement Standards (OLES), in collaboration with the NIST National Center for Standards and Certification Information, has … more
Smart Grid Panel Agrees on Standards for Wireless Communication, Meter Upgrades
Release Date: April 26, 2011 The governing board of the Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP) has voted in favor of a new standard and a set of guidelines important for making the long-planned “smart” … more
New Manufacturing Innovations Blog Lifts Off
Release Date: April 26, 2011 The manufacturing experts at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership are now spreading the word on manufacturing innovation by blog. … more
Solar Cell Technology Opportunities: Looking To a Bright, Sunny Future
Release Date: April 26, 2011 What are the major technology challenges to future growth in the solar-cell industry? Where are the big-bang-for-the-buck R&D investment opportunities? These and other questions were put to … more
Qualcomm Executive Joins NIST Advisory Group
Release Date: April 26, 2011 Roberto Padovani View hi-resolution image Patrick Gallagher, director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), has named Roberto Padovani of Qualcomm Incorporated … more
2011 Examiner Training Kicks Off
Release Date: April 26, 2011 Tuesday April 26th will start the annual month long training period for the 2011 Board of Examiners. Week 1 will see a total of 120 Examiners pass through the classrooms at the National Institute … more
Solid State Lighting Proficiency Testing Fees
Release Date: April 25, 2011 Effective June 1, 2011, all new applicant labs applying for NVLAP accreditation to IES LM-79, or existing&NVLAP-accredited&laboratories requesting addition of IES LM-79&to&their … more
Smart Grid Panel Agrees on Standards and Guidelines for Wireless Communication, Meter Upgrades
Release Date: April 19, 2011 Gaithersburg, Md. – The governing board of the public-private Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP) has voted in favor of a new standard and a set of guidelines important for making … more
Administration Releases Strategy to Protect Online Consumers and Support Innovation and Fact Sheet on National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace
Release Date: April 15, 2011 WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Obama Administration released the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC), which seeks to better protect consumers from fraud and … more
New NIST SRM Helps Improve Diagnosis of Huntington's Disease
Release Date: April 12, 2011 A new Standard Reference Material (SRM) from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will help clinical genetics labs accurately diagnose Huntington’s disease, an … more
Free Online Tool Aids Decisions on Fire Sprinkler Systems for Homes
Release Date: April 12, 2011 For the many states, communities, new-home builders and prospective buyers now mulling over the pluses and minuses of installing residential fire suppression sprinklers, the National Institute of … more
Sharpened Focus: Improving the Numbers, Utility of Medical Imaging
Release Date: April 12, 2011 The idea of probing the body's interior with radiation stretches back to experiments with X rays in the 1800s, but more than a century later, images taken with radiological scans still are not … more
The Heat Is On: NIST Zeroes In On Energy Consumption of Ice Makers
Release Date: April 12, 2011 In tests of four different types of new refrigerators, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers found that ice makers increased rated energy consumption by 12 to 20 … more
Crowdsourcing Science History: NIST Digital Archives Seeks Help in Identifying Mystery Artifacts
Release Date: April 12, 2011 Do you hold the key to solving some gadget mysteries from the last century of U.S. science and technology? In its 110 years, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has made many … more
NIST/JILA Physicist Wins Optical Society's Meggers Award
Release Date: April 12, 2011 Steven Cundiff, a physicist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), has received the 2011 William F. Meggers Award from the Optical Society of America (OSA). The Meggers … more |
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