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Displaying news from July 01, 2008 To September 30, 2008
JILA Scientists Create First Dense Gas of Ultracold 'Polar' Molecules
Release Date: September 18, 2008 Scientists at JILA, a joint institute of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado at Boulder (CU-Boulder), have applied their expertise in ultracold … more
NIST Physicists are Finalists for Service to America Medals
Release Date: September 16, 2008 Two physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have been named finalists for the 2008 Service to America Medals, presented by the nonprofit Partnership for Public … more
NSF Physics Frontier Center Created at Joint Quantum Institute
Release Date: September 16, 2008 The National Science Foundation has awarded the Joint Quantum Institute $12.5 million over five years to create and operate a Physics Frontier Center (PFC) at the University of Maryland (UMD) … more
New Profile Lays Out Roadmap, Standards for Government Use of IPv6
Release Date: September 16, 2008 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published version 1 of a standards profile to support government agencies as they implement Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6). IPv6 is … more
Upgraded Vulnerability Database Enables Advances in Security Automation
Release Date: September 16, 2008 Facilitating efforts to automate important computer security tasks, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has upgraded the National Vulnerability Database (NVD), a comprehensive … more
NIST Seeks Suggestions for Future R&D Funding Areas
Release Date: September 16, 2008 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is soliciting suggestions on areas of critical national and societal needs that could be addressed by transformative new technologies. The … more
NIST and Partners Identify Tiny Gold Clusters as Top-Notch Catalysts
Release Date: September 16, 2008 For most of us, gold is only valuable if we possess it in large-sized pieces. However, the "bigger is better" rule isn't the case for those interested in exploiting gold's … more
Thirteen to Receive Baldrige Site Visits
Release Date: September 16, 2008 Starting in mid-October, teams of business, education, health care and nonprofit experts will visit 13 organizations as the final review stage for the 2008 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, … more
NIST Research Leads to Revisions in California Building Code
Release Date: September 16, 2008 This Virtual Cybernetic Building Test Bed is used to test the automated fault detection and diagnostics (FDD) technology. The commercial building HVAC control equipment is linked to … more
Information Update: September 16, 2008: NIST Takes Additional Steps to Strengthen Safety at Its Boulder Laboratories
Release Date: September 16, 2008 Boulder, Colo. -- Acting upon several internal and external investigations and reports, including a recent safety audit conducted with the assistance of the Department of Energy (DOE), the National … more
NIST Extends Deadline for TIP Proposals
Release Date: September 10, 2008 GAITHERSBURG, MD — The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced today that it is extending the deadline for submitting proposals to its Technology Innovation … more
Bottoms Up: Better Organic Semiconductors for Printable Electronics
Release Date: September 3, 2008 Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Seoul National University (SNU) have learned how to tweak a new class of polymer-based semiconductors to better … more
NIST Physicist Wineland Awarded 2007 National Medal of Science
Release Date: September 3, 2008 Physicist David J. Wineland of NIST Boulder Laboratories in Colorado Credit: NIST View hi-resolution image Physicist David J. Wineland of the National Institute of Standards and … more
Coming Soon! Baldrige Recipients Share Successes
Release Date: September 3, 2008 Senior leaders from the five organizations selected for the 2007 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, as well as representatives from past Award recipients, will share their best practices and … more
Biometric Consortium Conference 2008 Will Be Held Sept. 23-25
Release Date: September 3, 2008 The Biometric Consortium Conference 2008, to be held in Tampa, Fla., Sept. 23-25, will focus on biometric technologies for homeland security, identity management, border crossing, electronic … more
NIST To Host 4th Security Automation Conference and Workshop
Release Date: September 3, 2008 From Sept. 22-25, 2008, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will host a conference and accompanying workshops demonstrating the use of open standards to automate computer … more
New NIST Publication Series Addresses Design of Earthquake-Resistant Structures
Release Date: September 3, 2008 Where can you find some of the latest insights in designing earthquake-resistant buildings joined together with current information on building codes? As part of its support for the National … more
NIST Releases WTC 7 Investigation Report for Public Comment
Release Date: September 3, 2008 The fall of the 47-story World Trade Center building 7 (WTC 7) in New York City late in the afternoon of Sept. 11, 2001, was primarily due to fires, the National Institute of Standards and … more
NIST Studies How New Helium Ion Microscope Measures Up
Release Date: September 3, 2008 Just as test pilots push planes to explore their limits, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are probing the newest microscope technology to further improve … more
Students SURF for Graphene at NIST
Release Date: September 1, 2008 More than 120 science, mathematics and engineering college students and recent college graduates were given a chance to ride the next wave in cutting-edge science as part of the 2008 Summer … more
NIST Physicist David J. Wineland Awarded 2007 National Medal of Science
Release Date: August 25, 2008 BOULDER, Colo.—Physicist David J. Wineland of the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been awarded the 2007 National Medal of … more
NIST WTC 7 Investigation Finds Building Fires Caused Collapse
Release Date: August 21, 2008 Report and Recommendations for Improving Building Safety Released for Comment GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The fall of the 47-story World Trade Center building 7 (WTC 7) in New York City late in … more
Oxygen Data is a Best Seller for Atmospheric Research
Release Date: August 19, 2008 The paper currently holding the top spot for most downloaded paper in the Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy is the densely titled “Experimental intensity and lineshape parameters of the … more
Stop the Waste: Making Measurements Measure Up to Standards
Release Date: August 19, 2008 Information standards enable common activities. For instance, bring your laptop anywhere in the world and you will quickly and cheaply find a wireless Internet connection--due to the globally … more
NIST Requests Comments on Next Generation C/A Process for Information Systems
Release Date: August 19, 2008 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released for public review and comment a major revision to its security certification and accreditation (C&A) guidelines for … more
Candy-Coating Keeps Proteins Sweet
Release Date: August 19, 2008 Sugar-frosting isn’t just for livening up boring bran flakes; it can also preserve important therapeutic proteins. Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) … more
Light Touch: Controlling the Behavior of Quantum Dots
Release Date: August 19, 2008 Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Joint Quantum Institute (JQI), a collaborative center of the University of Maryland and NIST, have reported a new … more
NIST to Release Report and Recommendations from Investigation of World Trade Center Building 7
Release Date: August 18, 2008 *** Agency Will Hold Public Webcast on August 21 *** Gaithersburg, Md. -- The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will hold a media briefing and live … more
Information Update: August 14, 2008 Ultra-sensitive Tests Confirm No Significant Health Risks Expected from Plutonium Exposures
Release Date: August 14, 2008 Boulder, Colo. — Confirming earlier assessments, new results from ultrasensitive medical tests and related dose analyses indicate that none of the 29 personnel tested to date for internal … more
NIST Advisory Group Welcomes Berkeley Professor
Release Date: August 6, 2008 Ruzena Bajcsy, an electrical engineering and computer science professor at the University of California, Berkeley, has been chosen to serve on the primary private-sector policy advisory body of the … more
Three Experts Named to Earthquake Advisory Board
Release Date: August 6, 2008 Three new experts have been tapped to serve on the Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction (ACEHR) of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) by James Turner, deputy … more
Updated Information Security Performance Measurement Guide Published
Release Date: August 6, 2008 The quintessential guide to evaluating the effectiveness of security controls applied to information systems and information security programs has been updated to reflect recent security advances. … more
NIST, UMBI Host October Conference to Spur Bioscience Innovation
Release Date: August 6, 2008 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute (UMBI) will co-sponsor an international conference on “Accelerating … more
Vegas ‘Quantum Spookshow’ Demos On-the-Fly Encryption of Streaming Video
Release Date: August 6, 2008 Las Vegas shows often are on the cutting edge. Following this tradition, researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and their colleagues at the National University … more
NIST Debuts New Approach to Ad Hoc Networks for First Responders
Release Date: August 6, 2008 National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers successfully demonstrated a prototype approach to maintain two-way communications with first responders as they make their way in … more
Skipping Atomic-scale Stones to Study Some Chemistry Basics
Release Date: August 6, 2008 Thought experiment: a carbon dioxide molecule--think of a cheerleader's baton--comes slanting in at high speed over a dense liquid, strikes the surface and ricochets. How does it tumble? Fast … more
Improved Reaction Data Heat Up the Biofuels Harvest
Release Date: August 6, 2008 High food prices, concern over dwindling supplies of fossil fuels and the desire for clean, renewable energy have led many to seek ways to make ethanol out of cellulosic sources such as wood, hay … more
New Technique Reveals Hidden Properties of Ultracold Atomic Gases
Release Date: August 6, 2008 Physicists at JILA, a joint institute of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado at Boulder, have demonstrated a powerful new technique that reveals … more
New JILA Technique Reveals Hidden Properties of Ultracold Atomic Gases
Release Date: August 6, 2008 BOULDER, Colo.—Physicists at JILA, a joint institute of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado at Boulder, have demonstrated a powerful … more
Information Update: July 30, 2008 NIST Commits to Action for Strengthening Safety NIST Responds to Investigative Report, City of Boulder Regarding Safety Improvements
Release Date: July 30, 2008 Gaithersburg, Md. – Responding to shortcomings highlighted by a June 9 spill of plutonium at its Boulder, Colo., laboratory, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) … more
NIST Extends Proposal Deadline for Construction Grant Program
Release Date: July 28, 2008 GAITHERSBURG, MD -- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced today that it is extending the deadline of a solicitation for grant proposals for the construction of science … more
NIST Seeks New Members for Eight Advisory Committees
Release Date: July 22, 2008 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is requesting nominations of qualified individuals for its eight existing Federal Advisory Committees. Nominations for all committees will … more
Slippery Customer: A Greener Antiwear Additive for Engine Oils
Release Date: July 22, 2008 Titanium, a protean element with applications from pigments to aerospace alloys, could get a new role as an environmentally friendly additive for automotive oil, thanks to work by materials … more
DVD Showcases 2007 Baldrige Award Recipients
Release Date: July 22, 2008 A new set of eight videos on a single DVD can help organizations large and small learn about the outstanding management practices and successful strategies of the five recipients of the 2007 … more
How Secure Is Your Network? NIST Model Knows
Release Date: July 22, 2008 Data breaches are a recurring nightmare for IT managers responsible for securing not only their company’s confidential data, but possibly also sensitive information belonging to their … more
NIST Trumps the Clumps: Making Biologic Drugs Safer
Release Date: July 22, 2008 Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a technique to measure the formation of clumps of proteins in protein-based pharmaceuticals. This first … more
NIST Membrane Model May Unlock Secrets of Early-Stage Alzheimer’s
Release Date: July 22, 2008 Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and three collaborating institutions are using a new laboratory model of the membrane surrounding neurons in the brain to … more
Cool! Nanoparticle Research Points to Energy Savings
Release Date: July 22, 2008 Adding just the right dash of nanoparticles to standard mixes of lubricants and refrigerants could yield the equivalent of an energy-saving chill pill for factories, hospitals, ships, and others … more
Reports from Five Radiation Safety and Health Experts on the June 9 Plutonium Incident
Release Date: July 11, 2008 NIST is conducting an internal investigation into the causes of a June 9 incident in which a vial containing a 1/4 gram (1/100th ounce) of plutonium cracked, spilling the material. The … more
Information Update: July 10, 2008 No Significant Health Risks Expected from Plutonium Exposures
Release Date: July 10, 2008 Blue Ribbon Panel to Review NIST Health and Safety, Preliminary Review Identifies Factors Contributing to Incident BOULDER, Colo. – According to new dose analyses and lifetime risk … more
New NIST Pub Can Help IT Managers Assess Security Controls
Release Date: July 9, 2008 A new publication released by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on June 30 can help information system managers negotiate the often complex process of assessing security … more
Software Helps Developers Get Started with PIV Cards
Release Date: July 9, 2008 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed two demonstration software packages that show how Personal Identity Verification (PIV) cards can be used with Windows and … more
Wake-Up Call: Draft Security Pub Looks at Cell Phones, PDAs
Release Date: July 9, 2008 In recent years cell phones and PDAs—“Personal Digital Assistants”—have exploded in power, performance and features. They now often boast expanded memory, … more
R&D 100 Award for New NIST/UMD Neutron Detector
Release Date: July 9, 2008 NIST Lyman alpha neutron detector (LAND), shown with a U.S. dollar coin for scale. Credit: NIST View hi-resolution image A new ultrasensitive, high bandwidth neutron detector … more
NIST Assists in Solar Stake-Out to Improve Space Weather Forecasts
Release Date: July 9, 2008 The sun is about to undergo unremitting scrutiny. About six times each minute of every hour for at least five years, a soon-to-be launched NASA satellite will measure the sun's … more
Toothpick: New Molecular Tag IDs Bone and Tooth Minerals
Release Date: July 9, 2008 Enlisting an army of plant viruses to their cause, materials researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have identified a small biomolecule that binds specifically to … more
R&D Proposals Sought for New Sensing Technologies to Monitor Infrastructure
Release Date: July 9, 2008 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced today that it is seeking proposals for high-risk research projects to develop innovative technologies for inspecting, monitoring … more
New Program to Fund Monitoring, Inspection Technologies for Public Infrastructure
Release Date: July 9, 2008 The Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced today that it is seeking proposals for high-risk research projects to develop innovative … more
NIST Response to NRC Confirmatory Action Letter
Release Date: July 2, 2008 Statement from James M. Turner, Deputy Director, National Institute of Standards and Technology We take our responsibility for protecting our personnel's and the public's health and safety … more |
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