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Paul Dirac - The Strangest Man

Fri, Apr 27 2012

Paul Dirac, co-discover of quantum mechanics, was one of the greatest theoretical physicists of the twentieth century

Near-Earth Objects: finding them before they find us

Fri, Apr 13 2012

In the last few years, several known near-Earth asteroids shot closely past the Earth, while on October 6, 2008 a small

Riding the Waves: Harnessing Ocean Wave Energy through Research, Development, and Testing

Fri, Mar 23 2012

An extremely abundant and promising source of energy exists in the world's oceans. Ocean energy exists in the forms of

Temperature: Its Measurement and Control in Science and Industry, Volume 8, Proceedings of the 9th International Temperature Symposium

Mon, Mar 19 - Fri, Mar 23 2012

The International Temperature Symposium (ITS) on "Temperature: Its Measurement and Control in Science and Industry" is

The Role of Technology in the Outlook for Energy

Fri, Mar 16 2012

ExxonMobil is investing in technologies for improving energy efficiency, increasing energy supplies, and mitigating CO 2

A Demographic Look at the Near Future

Fri, Feb 10 2012

Looking at information gathered from the recent census together with other Census Bureau surveys, estimates and

Betting on Las Vegas: Designing Popular Slot Games

Fri, Feb 3 2012

The American public wagers some $800 billion in casinos each year, losing about $60 billion. The industry's #1 revenue

Where Do New Medicines Come From?

Fri, Jan 20 2012

Ever wondered how new drugs are discovered? Sometimes it's a case of serendipity. Sometimes it involves synchrotron

The Disappearing Spoon - True Tales of Madness, Love, and World History from the Periodic Table

Fri, Dec 16 2011

Why did Gandhi hate iodine (I, 53)? Why did the Japanese kill Godzilla with missiles made of cadmium (Cd, 48)? How did

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

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

Workshop on Cryptography for Emerging Technologies and Applications

Mon, Nov 7 - Tue, Nov 8 2011

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is hosting a workshop on Cryptography for Emerging

Edward Teller and the Other Martians of Science

Fri, Nov 4 2011

An extraordinary group of scientists in the last century included the aerodynamicist Theodore von Kármán, the physicists

Why (and How) Bayes' Rule Rules

Fri, Oct 21 2011

If you are not already thinking as a Bayesian, maybe you should be. Applied practically everywhere from DNA decoding to

Affordable Semi-Manufacturing: Implications for Microelectronics and Finding a New Patch into the Future

Fri, Sep 23 2011

Image provided by the speaker. Manufacturability and reliability of next generation devices is sure to be a challenge in

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

Graphene Materials in the Flatland

Tue, Jul 26 2011

The 2-dimensional material called graphene remained undiscovered until a few years ago. In fact, there exists a whole

The Avogadro Project A 25 Year Quest

Fri, May 20 2011

The Avogadro constant is an important input parameter for the international effort to redefine the kilogram on the basis

NIST's New Science and Engineering Research Tool DLMF

Fri, May 13 2011

Mathematics is the universal language of science and engineering but has yet to develop a universally-accepted method of

The Polyvalent Gold Nanoparticle Conjugate Material Synthesis, Biodiagnostics, and Intracellular Gene Regulations

Fri, Apr 29 2011

Over the past decade we have developed methods for modifying nanoparticles with oligonucleotides and explored how they

Diagnostics for Bone Disease Taking the High Road or the Low Road to Standardization

Fri, Apr 8 2011

Each year the incidence of osteoporosis-related fractures in women is greater than the incidence of heart attacks

Recombinant Proteins in Milk A Bioreactor That Eats Hay

Fri, Mar 25 2011

Anyone outside NIST wishing to attend must be sponsored by a NIST employee and receive a visitor badge. For more

Big Data, New Physics and Geospatial Super-Food

Fri, Mar 11 2011

As large collections of data come together, some very exciting and somewhat unexpected things happen. As data grow, the

Biomarkers & Personalized Medicine Research and Diagnostics

Fri, Feb 25 2011

SomaLogic is working to find biomarkers for human disease (in blood or other matrices) and to quantify thousands of

Ion Trap Technology (2011)

Wed, Feb 16 - Thu, Feb 17 2011

The capabilities of trapped ions have provided a broad basis for experimental realization of quantum information

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