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Displaying news from January 01, 2006 To March 31, 2006
Urban Search and Rescue Robots Nationwide Deploy for Evaluation Exercise at Disaster City
Release Date: March 31, 2006 Ground, aerial and aquatic emergency response robots from across the country will face realistic urban search and rescue challenges April 4-6 at Disaster City near the Texas A&M University … more
Commerce Secretary Gutierrez Announces New Nanotechnology Center; Focus Is on Building Infrastructure for Nanomanufacturing
Release Date: March 20, 2006 DETROIT—U.S. Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez today in Detroit announced the launch of a state-of-the-art center for collaborative nanotechnology research at Commerce’s … more
Algorithm Advance Produces Quantum Calculation Record
Release Date: March 16, 2006 Two theoreticians from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Indiana University (IU) have published the most accurate values yet for fundamental atomic properties of a … more
Record-breaking Detector May Aid Nuclear Inspections (Tech Beat)
Release Date: March 16, 2006 Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have designed and demonstrated the world’s most accurate gamma ray detector, which eventually is expected to be … more
"Frequency Comb" Spectroscopy Proves to be Powerful Chemical Analysis Tool
Release Date: March 16, 2006 Boulder, Colo. -- Physicists at JILA have designed and demonstrated a highly sensitive new tool for real-time analysis of the quantity, structure, and dynamics of a variety of atoms and molecules … more
Record-breaking Detector May Aid Nuclear Inspections
Release Date: March 14, 2006 Boulder, Colo.—Scientists at the Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have designed and demonstrated the world’s most accurate … more
New Security Standard Is Key to Helping Federal Agencies Protect Information Systems
Release Date: March 14, 2006 WASHINGTON, D.C.—Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez today announced a new standard to help federal agencies improve their information technology security and comply with the Federal … more
Telecom Meeting to Focus on Emerging Networks
Release Date: February 16, 2006 Technology in today’s fast-moving telecommunications industry is all about convergence. The “next big thing” are the so-called Next Generation Networks (NGN). The idea … more
Kayser Is New Head of NIST Materials Lab
Release Date: February 16, 2006 Richard Kayser, a chemist with diverse technical and managerial experience, has been named director of the Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory (MSEL) at the National Institute of Standards … more
Kilmer Named Director of NIST’s MEP Program
Release Date: February 16, 2006 Roger D. Kilmer has been appointed director of the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) program at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Since 1993, Kilmer has … more
Boettinger Elected to Engineering Academy
Release Date: February 16, 2006 National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) metallurgist William J. Boettinger has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), an honor recognizing research accomplishments … more
Helping Small Manufacturers Do Business with Government
Release Date: February 16, 2006 A new Memorandum of Understanding aimed at helping small manufacturers better understand how to do business with federal, state and local governments was signed on Feb. 13, 2006, by Roger Kilmer, … more
Site Tracks Implementation of Trade Center Suggestions
Release Date: February 16, 2006 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has implemented a Web-based system (http://www.nist.gov/el/disasterstudies/wtc/wtc_recommendations.cfm) so that the public can track the … more
Commerce Department’s NIST to Focus on Research Initiatives for President’s Innovation Agenda
Release Date: February 6, 2006 Budget table GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is slated for $535 million for its laboratory research and … more
Fire Panel Changes Offer Real-Time Fire Status Data
Release Date: February 2, 2006 Fire panels, or “annunciators,” are electronic devices that display data on building conditions in one easily accessible location. When used by first responders during … more
NIST Issues Final Federal Biometric Specs
Release Date: February 2, 2006 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) yesterday issued the final publication describing how biometrics should be stored on Personal Identity Verification (PIV) cards. These … more
Helping Small Firms Run Large Supply Chains
Release Date: January 17, 2006 Big manufacturing jobs, especially those in the defense industry that involve management of extensive supply chains, often require resources and expertise that many believe are beyond the capacity … more
Simulation Program Predicts Resistivity in Nanodevices
Release Date: January 17, 2006 As nanoscale circuits continue to shrink, electrical resistivity increases in the wiring and limits the maximum circuit speed. A new simulation program developed by researchers at the National … more
NIST Names Hockert Chief of Weights and Measures
Release Date: January 17, 2006 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced Jan. 10 that Carol Hockert has been selected as the new chief of the NIST Weights and Measures Division. The division promotes … more
NIST Summer Research Jobs, Applications Due Feb. 15
Release Date: January 17, 2006 This summer the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will again provide about 125 full-time undergraduate research fellowships for college students majoring in physics, chemistry, … more
Updated Federal Guide on Cryptography Available
Release Date: January 17, 2006 In an increasingly open environment of interconnected computer systems and networks, security is essential to ensure that information remains confidential, is not modified or destroyed and is … more
Draft SOW for Structural Analysis of WTC 7
Release Date: January 4, 2006 NIST is interested in receiving technical comments about the scope of work and technical approach for The draft statement of work for structural analysis of WTC 7. Background This solicitation … more |
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