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NIST Researcher David Wineland Wins 2012 Nobel Prize in Physics
Release Date: October 16, 2012 David J. Wineland, a physicist at the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), has won the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physics. The honor is … more
New Reference Material to Help Get the Lead Out of Paints for Children's Products
Release Date: October 16, 2012 To help manufacturers adhere to new regulations intended to reduce the risk of lead poisoning in children, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed … more
NRI to Lead New Five-Year Effort to Develop Post-CMOS Electronics
Release Date: October 16, 2012 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced today the selection of the Nanoelectronics Research Initiative (NRI), a collaboration of several key firms in the semiconductor … more
Slip Sliding Our Way: At the Nanoscale, Graphite Can Turn Friction Upside Down
Release Date: October 16, 2012 If you ease up on a pencil, does it slide more easily? Sure. But maybe not if the tip is sharpened down to nanoscale dimensions. A team of researchers at the National Institute of Standards and … more
New Method Measures Movements of Tiny Devices-At Every Step
Release Date: October 16, 2012 Makers of minuscule moving machines—the kind being eyed for nanomanufacturing and assembly as well as other uses—do you know where your micro- and nanorobots really … more
New NIST Software Checks Performance of Biometrics Applications Against 2011 Standard
Release Date: October 16, 2012 A new software test suite developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) allows local and federal agencies and other users of the NIST's revised biometric standard to … more
Obama Administration Announces $20 Million for 10 Public-Private Partnerships to Support American Manufacturing and Encourage Investment in the US
Release Date: October 9, 2012 Investments will promote job creation and economic growth in local industry clusters in AZ, CA, MI, NY, OK, OR, PA, TN and WA WASHINGTON — The Obama administration today announced that … more
Congratulations to David Wineland! 2012 Nobel Laureate in Physics
Release Date: October 9, 2012 We are thrilled at the news that NIST's David Wineland has been awarded the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physics, along with Professor Serge Haroche of the Collège de France and Ecole Normale … more
NIST's David J. Wineland Wins 2012 Nobel Prize in Physics
Release Date: October 9, 2012 David J. Wineland, a physicist at the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), has won the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physics. The honor is … more
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 … 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 |
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