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Displaying news from August 07, 2012 To October 06, 2012
NIST Revises Software Patch Management Guide for Automated Processes
Release Date: October 5, 2012 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published for public comment a revised draft of its guidance for managing computer patches to improve overall system security for large … more
Researchers Determine Critical Factors for Improving Performance of a Solar Fuel Catalyst
Release Date: October 3, 2012 False-color scanning electron micrographs of cross-sectioned hematite films grown by sputter deposition and then annealed at two different temperatures.& The physical structure and the … more
NIST, Columbia Engineering Collaborate on Inexpensive DNA Sequencing Method
Release Date: October 2, 2012 Rapid, accurate genetic sequencing soon may be within reach of every doctor's office if recent research from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Columbia … more
NIST Selects Winner of Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA-3) Competition
Release Date: October 2, 2012 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced the winner of its five-year competition to select a new cryptographic hash algorithm, one of the fundamental tools of … more
Oct. 18 Colorado Workshop to Explore Plans For National Network for Manufacturing Innovation
Release Date: October 2, 2012 Boulder, Colo., will be the site of the fourth and final public workshop to gather input on the design of the proposed National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI), on Oct. 18, 2012, at the … more
NIST Special Publications 1200: New Means of Disseminating Lab Procedures
Release Date: October 2, 2012 When scientists and engineers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) want to tell their peers about experimental methods they have “road-tested” for … more
November Symposium Focuses on Forensics at NIST
Release Date: October 2, 2012 The link between the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and forensic science dates back to 1913 when the agency’s predecessor, the National Bureau of Standards, served … more
Third Annual NICE Workshop Adds a Virtual Cyber Threat Training and Competition Track
Release Date: October 2, 2012 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is offering a strong finale to National Cybersecurity Awareness month with its the third annual National Initiative for Cybersecurity … more
Three Experts Named to Earthquake Advisory Board
Release Date: October 2, 2012 Three earthquake authorities from academia and the private sector have been appointed by Patrick Gallagher, Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and Director of the National … more
New Way To Realize Pressure
Release Date: October 2, 2012 Glass-enclosed&cavity&for&prototype&pressure&device. In 1643, Evangelista Torricelli, in the course of solving a Tuscan plumbing problem, made the first barometer … more
Quantum Random Number Generator
Release Date: October 1, 2012 Schematic diagram of loophole-free Bell test, with time on the vertical axis and space on the horizontal axis. Two entangled photons are generated by a source. Each proceeds on a separate … more
Near-Field Scanning Microwave Microscope: Big at the Nanoscale
Release Date: September 28, 2012 The larger&of&the&two&alternating&images&above shows the topography of a nanowire bundle. The smaller image is the same bundle, but without the p-doped portion. The … more
Shaking Up Biomolecules with Light
Release Date: September 28, 2012 PML scientist Zeeshan Ahmed lowers a sample into the instrument chamber for analysis. In living organisms, biomolecules such as proteins are constantly in complex motion, bending and … more
PML central role in T-and-E standards
Release Date: September 27, 2012 Some of the kinds of radiation detectors affected by the new standards. PML researchers played a central role in the establishment of new testing and evaluation (T&E) standards … more
NIST Handbook 156 - 2012 Edition
Release Date: September 26, 2012 NIST Handbook 156 - Program Handbook for Engine Fuels, Petroleum and Lubricant Laboratories Introduction This handbook provides guidance on how to establish a management system for Fuel Quality … more
Five Pilot Projects Receive Grants to Promote Online Security and Privacy
Release Date: September 20, 2012 The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced more than $9 million in grant awards to support the National Strategy for Trusted … more
2013 Award Process Fees to Change
Release Date: September 20, 2012 The fees for the 2013 Baldrige Award cycle will increase in order to recover costs associated with administering the award process and to reduce the annual financial commitment needed from the … more
A Fast and Sensitive Nanophotonic Motion Sensor Developed for Silicon Microdevices
Release Date: September 19, 2012 False-color scanning electron micrograph of a nanophotonic motion sensor. Vertical motion of the silicon nitride ring (pink) changes an evanescent light field of the silicon disk optical … more
Manufacturing Day Gaining Momentum: More than 150 Manufacturers Participating
Release Date: September 19, 2012 Additional Contact: Patricia Lee Director of Marketing Fabricators & Manufacturers Association Intl. 815-227-8286 ROCKFORD, Ill., September 18, 2012 – Manufacturing companies … more
Register For Forensics@NIST
Release Date: September 19, 2012 & Online registration is now open for Forensics@NIST 2012, a three-day symposium on cutting-edge forensic science research being performed at NIST. The symposium will run from Wednesday, … more
New NCNR Guide Hall Opens, Expands NIST Resources for Neutron Research
Release Date: September 18, 2012 With the opening of the new guide hall addition at the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Center for Neutron Research (NCNR), neutron scientists will have nearly twice as … more
New NIST Screening Method Identifies 1,200 Candidate Refrigerants to Combat Global Warming
Release Date: September 18, 2012 Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a new computational method for identifying candidate refrigerant fluids with low "global warming potential" … more
New NIST Publication Provides Guidance for Computer Security Risk Assessments
Release Date: September 18, 2012 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a final version of its risk assessment guidelines that can provide senior leaders and executives with the information they … more
October Workshop to Consider Future of Information and Communication Technology Supply Chain Risk Management
Release Date: September 18, 2012 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will host a workshop at its Gaithersburg, Md., headquarters October 15 and16, 2012, to discuss ways NIST can focus its work to help federal … more
2013-2014 Criteria Coming Soon: Readers Can Expect Leading Practices, User-Friendly Changes, and Cost-Recovery Fees
Release Date: September 18, 2012 The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program is preparing to release by early 2013 three new versions of the Criteria for Performance Excellence. What changes will readers of the 2013–2014 … more
Jacob Taylor, NIST Physicist, Receives Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal for Public Service
Release Date: September 14, 2012 On September 13, 2012, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) physicist Jacob Taylor received a Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal (Sammies) for his advanced scientific … more
Home Sweet Lab: Computerized House to Generate as Much Energy as It Uses
Release Date: September 12, 2012 In a ribbon-cutting ceremony on September 12, 2012, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) unveiled a new laboratory designed to demonstrate that a typical-looking suburban home … more
Researchers Introduce New Method for Imaging Defects in Magnetic Nanodevices
Release Date: September 12, 2012 Top: Scanning electron micrograph of an array of magnetic nanodisks with a oval-shaped “defect” structure at center.& Middle: Ferromagnetic resonance force microscopy … more
The World's Most Stable Laser
Release Date: September 10, 2012 The world’s most stable laser – with frequency variation of no more than 2 parts in 10,000 trillion – has been developed and tested by an international collaboration … more
New NIST Strategic Roadmap Aims to Reduce the Nation's Preventable Fire Burden by a Third
Release Date: September 5, 2012 The United States already has one of the highest direct fire loss rates among developed nations, and progress in reducing this tremendous burden is slowing. Controlled experiment at … more
NIST ‘Hybrid Metrology’ Method Could Improve Computer Chips
Release Date: September 5, 2012 A refined method developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for measuring nanometer-sized objects may help computer manufacturers more effectively size up the myriad … more
New NIST Reference Material Could Aid Nanomaterial Toxicity Research
Release Date: September 5, 2012 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued a new nanoscale reference material for use in a wide range of environmental, health and safety studies of industrial … more
September Workshop to Explore the Measurement Needs of the Flexible Electronics Industry
Release Date: September 5, 2012 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in concert with the FlexTech Alliance, will hold a workshop on “Flexible Printed Electronics Metrology — The Status … more
Mars Robot, Curiosity, Tethered to NIST Measurements
Release Date: September 5, 2012 Sometimes the chain of measurement traceability—the unbroken series of links between a calibrated instrument and the official standard maintained by the National Institute of Standards … more
CNST Researchers Demonstrate Low-Noise, Chip-Based Optical Wavelength Converter
Release Date: September 5, 2012 Scanning electron micrograph of the cross-section of a silicon nitride waveguide designed for the low-noise frequency conversion with a simulation of the device's optical field profile … more
Lost and Found: Audiotape Surfaces of President Eisenhower's 1954 Dedication of NIST Boulder
Release Date: September 5, 2012 Almost exactly 58 years ago, President Dwight D. Eisenhower spoke at the 1954 dedication ceremony for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) campus in Boulder, Colo. Now you can … more
Twelve Companies Win NIST SBIR Awards
Release Date: September 5, 2012 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced nearly $2 million in Phase I and Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) awards to 12 U.S. businesses. These … more
NIST Announces 12 Small Business Innovation Research Awards
Release Date: August 31, 2012 WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced nearly $2 million in Phase I and Phase II Small Business Innovation … more
Excellence by the Dozen: 12 Organizations Vie for 2012 Baldrige Award
Release Date: August 31, 2012 Twelve U.S. organizations have reached the next step on the road to a possible silver anniversary Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation's highest recognition for organizational … more
PML on Mars: Far-out Thermal Calibration
Release Date: August 29, 2012 PML physicist Michal Chojnacky (right) demonstrates the method used to calibrate platinum resistance thermometers. At left is sensor designer Chris Albert. Sometimes the chain of … more
Simulating the Sun for Photovoltaic Research
Release Date: August 29, 2012 Collimated output of the solar simulator illuminates a small solar cell. Electrical probes are used to measure cell efficiency. PML researchers have devised a novel source of portable … more
Researchers Determine the Optimum Path for Tracking Fluorescent Nanoparticles Using a Laser
Release Date: August 29, 2012 NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology& researchers Gregg Gallatin and Andrew Berglund (now at Quantifind in Palo Alto, CA) have determined the optimum path in which to scan a laser … more
Disseminating the Kilogram, No Strings Attached
Release Date: August 24, 2012 Patrick Abbot inspects the upper (vacuum) section of the apparatus. The impending redefinition of the kilogram presents a weighty dilemma. Methods to be used to realize the redefined … more
Sept. 27 California Workshop to Explore Plans for National Network for Manufacturing Innovation
Release Date: August 21, 2012 The Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office (AMNPO), in partnership with state and national organizations, is inviting interested parties to the third in a series of regional workshops to … more
National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute Announced
Release Date: August 21, 2012 On August 15, 2012, the White House announced the launch of a new public-private institute for manufacturing innovation in Youngstown, Ohio. The new partnership, the National Additive Manufacturing … more
Security First: New NIST Guidelines on Securing BIOS for Servers
Release Date: August 21, 2012 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is requesting comments on new draft guidelines for securing BIOS systems for server computers. BIOS—Basic Input/output … more
NIST Co-Sponsors the 2012 Biometrics Consortium Conference
Release Date: August 21, 2012 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will co-sponsor the 2012 Biometric Consortium Conference (BCC 2012), September 18-21, 2012, at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, Fla. … more
Baldrige Program Celebrates 25 Years of Performance Excellence
Release Date: August 20, 2012 Not many 25-year-olds can boast that in their short lifetime they have helped thousands of organizations develop and maintain world-class operations, innovative management, efficient procedures, … more
We Can't Wait: Obama Administration Announces New Public-Private Partnership to Support Manufacturing Innovation, Encourage Investment in America
Release Date: August 16, 2012 Consortium of Businesses, Universities, and Community Colleges from Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania Co-Invest with Federal Government in a Manufacturing Innovation Institute WASHINGTON, DC … more
PML Uses Combined Optical Techniques to Provide Important Answers on Graphene Structures
Release Date: August 13, 2012 Nhan Nguyen demonstrates how he performs optical measurements on a graphene-insulator-semiconductor sample structure. That graphene is the hot new material in the world of future … more
CNST Releases the Summer 2012 Edition of The CNST News
Release Date: August 8, 2012 The NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST) is pleased to announce the release of the summer 2012 edition of The CNST News. This quarterly newsletter highlights recent … more
Shelling Out Evidence: NIST Ballistic Standard Helps Tie Guns to Criminals
Release Date: August 8, 2012 Thanks to a new reference standard developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), law enforcement agencies will have an easier time linking the nearly 200,000 cartridge … more
NIST's Speedy Ions Could Add Zip to Quantum Computers
Release Date: August 8, 2012 Take that, sports cars! Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) can accelerate their beryllium ions from zero to 100 miles per hour and stop them in just a few … more
Seeing the Light with NIST's New Noiseless Optical Amplifier
Release Date: August 8, 2012 Most devices that amplify light suffer from the same problem: making the image brighter also adds muddying distortion. Scientists working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology … more
NIST Shows New Device Could Improve Fiber-Optic Quantum Data Transmission
Release Date: August 8, 2012 Tests performed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) show that a new method for splitting photon beams could overcome a fundamental physical hurdle in transmitting … more
Long-Predicted Fluctuations in Cell Membranes Observed for First Time
Release Date: August 8, 2012 A long-standing mystery in cell biology may be closer to a solution thanks to measurements taken at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and France's Institut Laue-Langevin … more
NIST Focuses on Testing Standards to Support Lab on a Chip Commercialization
Release Date: August 8, 2012 Lab on a chip (LOC) devices—microchip-size systems that can prepare and analyze tiny fluid samples with volumes ranging from a few microliters (millionth of a liter) to sub-nanoliters … more
Updated NIST Guide is a How-To for Dealing With Computer Security Incidents
Release Date: August 8, 2012 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published the final version of its guide for managing computer security incidents. Based on best practices from government, academic … more
Steering Group for Identity Ecosystem Hosts First Meeting
Release Date: August 8, 2012 The Identity Ecosystem Steering Group Kickoff Meeting to support the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC) will be held Aug. 15 and 16, 2012, in Chicago, Ill. In April … more
Four at NIST Honored with Flemming Awards
Release Date: August 8, 2012 Four National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) employees were among the 12 recipients of the annual Arthur S. Flemming Award that recognizes outstanding service to the federal … more
Sponsorship Opportunities Available to Support Baldrige Program
Release Date: August 7, 2012 Organizations and individuals are being invited to help support the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program during its 25th-anniversary year by becoming sponsors of various initiatives and … more |
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