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Associate Director for Laboratory Programs

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Hybrid Memory Device for Superconducting Computing

January 23, 2015

A team of NIST scientists has devised and demonstrated a novel nanoscale memory technology for superconducting computing that could hasten the advent of an

New Portable Vacuum Standard

January 23, 2015

A novel Portable Vacuum Standard (PVS) has been added to the roster of NIST's Standard Reference Instruments (SRI). It is now available for purchase as part of

Supercomputer Simulations Yield Method for Predicting Behavior of New Concrete Formulas

January 21, 2015

Just because concrete is the most widely used building material in human history doesn't mean it can't be improved. A recent study conducted by researchers from

Symposium to Focus on Future of Voting Systems

January 21, 2015

The Election Assistance Commission (EAC) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are sponsoring a two-day symposium to explore emerging

NIST Meeting: Cybersecurity Is a Key Ingredient In the Manufacturing Mix

January 20, 2015

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is bringing experts together to discuss the cybersecurity challenges faced by the rapidly developing

PML Scientists Discover a Better Metal Contact that Improves Two-Dimensional Transistor Performance

January 16, 2015

Two-dimensional (2D) materials* such as molybdenum-disulfide (MoS 2) are attracting much attention for future electronic and photonic applications ranging from

The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) Hosts Cybersecurity Consortium Members Following White House Announcement of $25 Million in Grants to 13 HBCUs

January 16, 2015

The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) Hosts Cybersecurity Consortium Members Following White House Announcement of $25

Vice President Biden Announces $25 Million in Funding for Cybersecurity Education at HBCUs

January 15, 2015

Vice President Biden Announces $25 Million in Funding for Cybersecurity Education at HBCUs - the Department of Energy will provide a $25 million grant over the

Liquids and Glasses Relax, Too. But Not Like You Thought.

January 15, 2015

A new insight into the fundamental mechanics of the movement of molecules recently published by researchers at the National Institute of Standards and

Mountaintop Sensor Finds High Methane over LA

January 14, 2015

From NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Jan. 13, 2015 A study using two years of observations from a novel mountaintop instrument finds that Los Angeles' annual

NIST Contributes to Media's Top Science Stories of 2014

January 7, 2015

Cool instruments—literally—made by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) contributed to the media's top science stories of 2014. More than a

4th NIST Disaster Resilience Workshop, San Diego, Feb. 18-19, 2015

January 6, 2015

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will host, on Feb. 18 and 19, 2015, its fourth regional workshop devoted to developing a first

New Collaborative Project Will Give Manufacturing Some New Digital Threads

January 6, 2015

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers and their industrial partners aim to add a new dimension to manufacturing capabilities. In a

NIST Announces Initial Members of Forensic Science Digital Evidence Subcommittee

December 22, 2014

Digital evidence plays a growing role in a wide variety of crimes as cell phones, computers, GPS and other digital devices carry increasing amounts of

Cybersecurity Center Invites Feedback on Securing Medical Devices

December 22, 2014

Hospitals are increasingly using networked technology to improve the accuracy and efficiency of medical care by connecting medical devices to a central system

Set up for X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy with Graphene Windows

Graphene Offers X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy a Window of Opportunity

December 22, 2014

X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) is one of the most sensitive and informative surface analysis techniques available. However, XPS requires a high vacuum

In Tests of Promising Flame Retardants, Opposites Pair Off—And the Challenger Wins

December 19, 2014

In a face-off between two promising flame retardants, the challenger—a nanomaterial that maintains a positive façade while sheltering a negative interior

CNST Releases the Fall 2014 Edition of the CNST News

December 18, 2014

The NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST) is pleased to announce the release of the Fall 2014 edition of The CNST News. This quarterly

Ultrasonic Thermometers for Medical Dosimetry

December 16, 2014

PML researchers are exploring whether ultrasound can be used as a faster, more efficient way to take three-dimensional images of radiation dose profiles in

NIST Issues New Revision of Guide to Assessing Information Security Safeguards

December 16, 2014

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released the final version of the 2014 update to its core guide to assessing the security and

NIST Sensor Could Improve One of Nano Research's Most Useful Microscopes

December 16, 2014

Spotting molecule-sized features—common in computer circuits and nanoscale devices—may become both easier and more accurate with a sensor developed at the

Cloud Metrics Could Provide the Goldilocks Solution to Which Cloud Vendor Is 'Just Right'

December 15, 2014

As government agencies and other organizations invest in cloud computing services, they are challenged to determine which cloud provider and service will best

Lighting the Path to Smaller, Tougher Thermometers

December 15, 2014

Two new prototypes for tiny chip-based thermometers are illuminating light's potential to revolutionize the way temperature is gauged. With further development

PML Outreach Promotes STEM Excitement

December 10, 2014

Michael Postek of PML's Semiconductor & Dimensional Metrology Division has been an instrumental part of an outreach to bring access to tabletop scanning

NIST Helps NTSB Solve 787 Battery Fire Puzzle

December 10, 2014

In January, 2013, an auxiliary power unit battery aboard a Japan Airlines Boeing 787 "Dreamliner" experienced a "thermal runaway event" resulting in fire and

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