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New Chair, Vice Chair Elected to NIST Policy Advisory Group

February 19, 2008

A new chair and vice chair have been elected to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology (VCAT), the

New NIST Video: Bill Phillips School Talk on the Science of Ultracold

February 19, 2008

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has produced a DVD of a presentation that Nobel laureate William Phillips, a physicist at NIST, gave

NIST Building Safety Efforts Mark Fifth Anniversary of R.I. Nightclub Fire

February 19, 2008

Five years ago on Feb. 20, 2003, pyrotechnics lit during a concert at The Station nightclub in West Warwick, R.I., started a rapidly spreading fire that caused

ZZnO nanowires to grow out of the circular copper substrate in all directions

Chemists Measure Copper Levels in Zinc Oxide Nanowires

February 19, 2008

Chemists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have been the first to measure significant amounts of copper incorporated into zinc oxide

NIST and PRO-TEC Officials at the Pro-Tec Manufacturing Facility in Leipsic, Ohio

High Tech in Rural America

August 26, 2011

That's right. Rural America is also high tech. From the plains of the heartland to the cattle lands of the West and the rolling hills of farmlands in the East

NIST Exhibits at 2011 National Educator's Workshop (NEW)

Sun, Oct 16 - Tue, Oct 18 2011

The National Educator's Workshop (NEW) series builds upon 26 years of annual workshops aimed at promoting science

Send for the Doctor--Surgery and Medical Care During the Civil War

Fri, Sep 9 2011

The lecture and slide show will focus on Dr. Edward Stonestreet's life and medical career as they related to the Civil

NIST Exhibits at 2011 SACNAS Conference

Thu, Oct 27 - Sun, Oct 30 2011

The Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) National ConferenceAs one of the

Kinder, Gentler Cell Capture Method Could Aid Medical Research

August 16, 2011

A research team at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has come up with a potential solution to a two-pronged problem in medical research

Worker looks over the disaster site at New York City's World Trade Center

New Website Offers Easy Access to NIST Disaster and Failure Study Data

August 16, 2011

For more than 40 years, scientists and engineers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have studied structural failures caused by natural

Greenhouse Gases: The Measurement Challenge

August 16, 2011

The continuing increase in the level of carbon dioxide and other "greenhouse gases" in the Earth's atmosphere has been identified as a cause for serious concern

May Named as NIST's Associate Director for Laboratory Programs

August 16, 2011

Willie E. May, a 40-year veteran of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been named to serve as the agency's Associate Director for

May, Locascio Honored as ACS Fellows

August 16, 2011

Two distinguished scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Willie E. May and Laurie E. Locascio, have been named fellows of the

Cloud Computing Forum & Workshop IV

Wed, Nov 2 - Fri, Nov 4 2011

NIST announces the Cloud Computing Forum & Workshop IV to be held on November 2, 3 and 4, 2011. This workshop will

NIST WTC 7 Investigation Finds Building Fires Caused Collapse

August 21, 2008

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The fall of the 47-story World Trade Center building 7 (WTC 7) in New York City late in the afternoon of Sept. 11, 2001, was primarily due to

NIST to Hold Public Meeting on WTC Investigation in NYC on February 12

February 12, 2004

Location: New York Marriott Financial Center Hotel, 85 West Street, New York, NY Meeting agenda The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and

NIST Details First-Person Data Collection Projects for WTC Investigation

September 17, 2003

At a press briefing in New York City today, the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) detailed its plans to collect first

NIST Seeks Comments on National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education Draft Strategic Plan

August 11, 2011

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today* issued for public comment a draft strategic plan for the National Initiative for Cybersecurity

Draft Statement of Work for Structural Analysis of WTC 7

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

Status Updated on Recovered World Trade Center Steel at NIST

September 17, 2002

The study of steel recovered from the site of the fallen World Trade Center towers and the WTC-7 building in New York City will be a critical component of the

April 2005 Public Briefing on NIST's World Trade Center Investigation

September 27, 2004

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will hold a public meeting starting at 1 p.m. (EST) on April 5, 2005, at the Crowne Plaza Times Square

Tests of a Typical WTC Floor System and Individual Steel Members

July 26, 2004

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) plans to sponsor a fire test of a World Trade Center (WTC) tower floor system as

NIST to Officially Launch World Trade Center Investigation

August 19, 2002

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will hold a press briefing to officially embark on a 24-month building fire and

Highlights of Revisions to WTC Investigation Plan Based on Public Comments

August 19, 2002

NIST requested and received public comments on the scope of its plan for the World Trade Center (WTC) Building and Fire Safety Investigation. Comments were

NIST Statement on Progressive/Disportionate Collapse Provisions

April 14, 2006

The United Kingdom has a progressive collapse standard Standards to avoid progressive collapse Large panel Construction since 1968. The standard lists two

CNST Researchers Observe Nanoscale Charge Transport in Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells

August 10, 2011

Researchers in the CNST have used photoconductive atomic force microscopy (PCAFM) to characterize the nanoscale structure of organic photovoltaic (OPV)

Statement by NIST Director Arden Bement on NIST's World Trade Center Evacuation and Safety Studies

April 9, 2003

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today outlined its plans to conduct a series of interviews that will provide key

Access to Information from Silverstein Properties

October 1, 2002

The information collected and documented by World Trade Center leaseholder Silverstein Properties on the events at the World Trade Center complex on Sept. 11

Status of Data Collection Efforts

July 21, 2004

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is basing its review, analysis, modeling, and testing work for the World Trade Center (WTC)

NIST Awards $2.7 Million to 18 U.S. Small Business Research Projects

August 10, 2011

Gaithersburg, Md. - The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced nearly $2.7 million in Phase 1 and Phase 2 Small Business Innovation