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CNST Collaboration Tunes Viscous Drag on Superhydrophobic Surfaces

November 30, 2011

By measuring the motion of a vibrating, porous membrane separating water and air, researchers from the NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology, the

NVLAP Healthcare IT Handbook Published

November 29, 2011

The National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) announces the release of NIST Handbook 150-31, Healthcare Information Technology Testing. This

Accuracy in Powder Diffraction IV

Mon, Apr 22 - Thu, Apr 25 2013

We are pleased to announce the location and dates for our next "Accuracy in Powder Diffraction" meeting. This meeting

NIST Improves Tool for Hardening Software Against Cyber Attack

November 22, 2011

Computer scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have dramatically enlarged a database designed to improve applications that

New HIPAA Tool Helps Organizations Meet Security Requirements

November 22, 2011

A new tool, developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and offered for free, can help public and private organizations, large and

Tiny Levers, Big Moves in Piezoelectric Sensors

November 22, 2011

A team of university researchers, aided by scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), have succeeded in integrating a new, highly

NIST and Partners Seek Input on Safer Ambulance Designs

November 22, 2011

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking input from paramedics, emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and other interested parties on

Zvi Kelman, director of NIST's new Biomolecular Labeling Laboratory, works near the lab's five user stations.

Tags? We're It. NIST Opens New 'Biolabeling' Research Facility

November 22, 2011

With the recent opening of its new Biomolecular Labeling Laboratory, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has become one of a small handful

A TEM image of annealed cobalt iron alloy

New Magnetic-Field-Sensitive Alloy Could Find Use in Novel Micromechanical Devices

November 22, 2011

Led by a group at the University of Maryland (UMd), a multi-institution team of researchers has combined modern materials research and an age-old metallurgy

NIST Posts Comments on Public Safety Communications Network

November 22, 2011

Commercial standards, created in an open forum and publically available, should be a key feature of a broadband communications network for the nation's

Romine Named Director of NIST's Information Technology Laboratory

November 22, 2011

Charles (Chuck) H. Romine became director of the Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on Nov. 21

Original NIST Campus in D.C. Designated 'Physics Historic Site'

November 22, 2011

The American Physical Society (APS) has designated the original campus of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) as a Physics Historic Site

Four U.S. Organizations Honored with the 2011 Baldrige National Quality Award

November 22, 2011

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Commerce Secretary John Bryson today named four organizations—three health care operations and one nonprofit business—as recipients of the

The Josephson Volt: NIST's First Quantum Electrical Standard

Fri, Dec 2 2011

The development of voltage standards based on superconductive tunnel junctions began with the 1962 prediction by Brian

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CNST Collaboration Controls Thermal Fluctuations with Spin Current

November 16, 2011

A team of researchers from the NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology, the University of Muenster, and West Virginia University have demonstrated

Fire Retardants and their Potential Impact on Fire Fighter Health

Wed, Sep 30 2009

Summary of the Building and Fire Research Laboratory meeting on Fire Retardants and their Potential Impact on Fire

APS Honors 'Historic Site' of NBS Physics Discovery

November 14, 2011

The American Physical Society (APS) has named the location of a 1956 breakthrough by NBS scientists as an "historic site." The lab in which NBS researchers

NIST's John Cahn Receives Kyoto Prize

November 10, 2011

KYOTO, JAPAN — November 10, 2011 — The non-profit Inamori Foundation (President: Dr. Kazuo Inamori) today presented its 27th Annual Kyoto Prizes, Japan's

December 15 & 16, 2011, TGDC Meeting

Thu, Dec 15 - Fri, Dec 16 2011

Public Meeting of the Technical Guidelines Development Committee. Topics to be discussed: UOCAVA Common Data Format

metRology for Microsoft Excel

The goal of the metRology for Microsoft Excel* software project is to provide a convenient user interface using Microsoft Excel for some of the specialized

Salmon swimming within a netted pen at a fish farm in Maine.

Fish Flu: Genetics Approach May Lead to Treatment

November 8, 2011

A research team at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has provided the first look at a genetic structure that may play a critical role in

Are Electron Tweezers Possible? Apparently So.

November 8, 2011

Not to pick up electrons, but tweezers made of electrons. A recent paper* by researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the

NIST Physicists Chip Away at Mystery of Antimatter Imbalance

November 8, 2011

Why there is stuff in the universe—more properly, why there is an imbalance between matter and antimatter—is one of the long-standing mysteries of cosmology. A

NICE Issues Cybersecurity Workforce Framework for Public Comment

November 8, 2011

The National Initiative on Cybersecurity Education (NICE) has published for public comment a draft document that classifies the typical duties and skill

Draft Roadmap for Cloud Computing Technology

November 8, 2011

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released for public comment a draft "roadmap" that is designed to foster federal agencies'

NIST Signs Agreement to Enhance Cybersecurity Education Programs

November 8, 2011

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has agreed to work with the Department of Education and a new organization, the National Cybersecurity

NIST to Help Speed Technology Transfer from Federal Labs

November 8, 2011

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will play a significant role in helping speed the transfer of federal research and development from

The New Era of Human 2.0 New Minds, New Bodies, and New Identities

Fri, Nov 18 2011

Society is at the threshold of a new age when machines will no longer be separate, lifeless mechanisms, but will instead

Government Issues Building Energy and Water Submetering Report

November 8, 2011

WASHINGTON, D.C.—A new interagency report recommends systematic consideration of new metering technologies that can yield up-to-date, finely grained snapshots

Measures of Building Resilience and Structural Robustness Project

Disaster resilience of a building or a community is the capability to quickly restore full functionality following an extreme event. Buildings play a critical