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The Results Are In . . . What Leaders and Employees Believe

August 2011 Periodically we ask Baldrige examiners to complete the Are We Making Progress? or Are We Making Progress as Leaders? survey for...

NIST Extends Response Period for Comments on Proposed New Advanced Manufacturing Program

September 23, 2011

To accommodate additional interested parties, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced a 30-day extension on a request seeking

CIB Presents: An International Workshop on Integrated Design & Delivery Solutions (IDDS)

Wed, Apr 18 2012

The International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB) one-day international workshop

Advanced Electronics Group

The Group seeks to develop the critical metrologies that will be needed in the future to understand the fundamental physics and enable advanced manufacturing of nanoscale devices at the 3 nm node and beyond.

Structure, Defects, and Scattering in Graphene

Since its discovery, graphene, a single atomic sheet of carbon atoms, has become a leading contender to be a key building-block material for future generations

Designing Advanced Scanning Probe Microscopy Instruments

A scanning probe microscope (SPM) in its simplest form uses a fine probe tip in proximity to a sample surface to measure a particular physical property. SPMs

NIST Gets HIP: a New method for testing optical imaging sensors

October 3, 2011

A new type of scene projector in development at PML will enable the performance of future optical and infrared imaging instruments to be evaluated by having

Probing Graphene Electronic Devices with Atomic Scale Measurements

The interest in using graphene as an electronic material arises in large part from the high speed with which electrons move through the material — approximately

Measuring the Magneto-Electronic Properties of Graphene on the Nanometer Scale

The electrons in graphene are confined to the two-dimensional atomic layer of carbon atoms that make up the material . Since graphene was first extracted from

Maryland Governor O'Malley Urges Investment in Cybersecurity Education

September 21, 2011

Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley addressed several hundred educators, IT experts, and others at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

CNST Research Explains How Phase Segregation Affects Efficiency in Organic Photovoltaics

September 21, 2011

Recent theoretical work conducted at the NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology explains the surprisingly small effect of macroscale phase segregation

Comprehensive Risk Assessment Guidance for Federal Information Systems Published

September 20, 2011

Risk assessment is the topic of the newest special publication from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Guide for Conducting Risk

PML Develops Graphene Fabrication Capability

October 3, 2011

Graphene – a single-layer planar sheet of carbon atoms bound in a "chicken-wire" lattice—has become the object of intense international research ever since its

IKA RV10 Rotary Evaporator with HB10 Bath

The product data sheet gives a full specification. The user manual gives full information on how to use the evaporator.

NIST Tests Provide Fire Resistance Data on World Trade Center Floor Systems

September 9, 2004

Fire Resistance Testing of WTC Floor System, Aug. 25, 2004, Presentation by S. Shyam Sunder (Note: Presentation is presented in .pdf.) Fire Resistance Testing

Barnstead/Thermolyne M48725 Platform Mixer/Rocker/Shaker

Barnstead/Thermolyne M48725 Platform Mixer/Rocker/Shaker. Please see manual.

Milli-Q 7000 Ultrapure Water System A121 E134

Milli-Q IQ 7000 Water Purification system

The Milli-Q ® IQ 7000 Water Purification system is the most advanced Milli-Q ® ultrapure water system. It's designed to make your work as pleasant and

Buehler Electromet 4 Polisher/Etcher

Polisher/Etcher Catalog Number: 70-1830-115 Please see the owner's manual for further information.

CNST Researchers Use Nanophotonics to More Efficiently Extract Photons from Single Semiconductor Quantum Dots

September 14, 2011

An international team of researchers led by the CNST has developed a new type of nanophotonic cavity that improves the efficiency of photon collection from

Response Robot Evaluation Exercise (#7)

Mon, Nov 14 - Fri, Nov 18 2011

Project Overview The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), with sponsorship from the Department of

Shaping Up: Controlling a Stem Cell's Form Can Determine Its Fate

September 13, 2011

"Form follows function!" was the credo of early 20th century architects making design choices based on the intended use of the structure. Cell biologists may be

Double Jeopardy: Building Codes May Underestimate Risks Due to Multiple Hazards

September 13, 2011

As large parts of the nation recover from nature's one-two punch—an earthquake followed by Hurricane Irene—building researchers from the National Institute of

U.S., Europe Collaborating on Smart Grid Standards Development

September 13, 2011

Today, the U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the European Union's (EU) Smart Grid Coordination Group (SG-CG)

Two New Publications Provide a Cloud Computing Standards Roadmap and Reference Architecture

September 13, 2011

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published two new documents on cloud computing: the first edition of a cloud computing standards

NIST Seeks Comments to Help Build Public Safety Communications Network

September 13, 2011

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking advice on possible key features of a new broadband communications network for the nation's

Four New Reports Update Security Content Automation Protocol

September 13, 2011

Bringing order and security to the patchwork quilt of computing environments in a large organization can be a daunting task. Software tools and technical

Seventh Annual IT Security Automation Conference Runs Oct. 31 – Nov. 2

September 13, 2011

The Seventh Annual IT Security Automation Conference, co-hosted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), will focus on the breadth and

Eleven for '11: Number of Organizations Announced for 2011 Baldrige Award Site Visits

September 13, 2011

The Panel of Judges for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation's highest recognition for organizational performance excellence, has selected 11

NIST to Host Workshop on Cryptography for New Technologies

September 13, 2011

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will host a workshop on cryptography for new technologies from Nov. 7-8, 2011, at the agency's

X-Ray Residual Stress

The diffractometer is part of the Residual Stress Program with the main purpose of measuring strains/stresses. Other possible applications are the measurement