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Associate Director for Laboratory Programs

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Upgrades to Sputter Tools

August 9, 2016

The Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology is upgrading the NanoFab’ s two Denton Vacuum sputtering systems: Sputter 1 and Sputter 2. Both tools will be

Grand Cyber Challenge

August 4, 2016

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Cyber Grand Challenge was held on August 4, 2016. For nearly twelve hours, seven teams were scored based

An Extraordinary Standard: New NIST Protein Could Spur Biopharmaceutical Innovation

July 28, 2016

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued one of the world's most intricate measurement standards: an exhaustively

NIST's Network-of-Things Model Builds Foundation to Help Define the Internet of Things

July 28, 2016

A new publication from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) provides a basic model aimed at helping researchers better understand the

NISTmAb: Portrait of an "Anchor Molecule"

July 28, 2016

Companies will continue to generate and maintain their own in-house standards for each specific monoclonal antibody therapeutic drugs, but the new NIST

Fort Collins, Colorado, Making Community Resilience a Reality Using NIST Guide

July 28, 2016

Guided in part by strategies and procedures developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for creating effective and affordable

New Model May Help Solve the Mystery of How Lithium Stabilizes Moods

July 27, 2016

New measurements may have lifted the veil on the vexingly elusive interactions through which lithium can moderate the manic highs and debilitating lows

Detecting Brain Waves with Atomic Vapor

July 26, 2016

It's really hard to hear what the brain is saying. Neural impulses -- currents of ions moving through channels between the brain's 100 billion neurons at a

This magneto-ionic thin film, made primarily of aluminum oxide, gadolinium oxide and cobalt, allows oxygen ions to travel up and down through spaces between the layers when pushed by an electric field.

NIST Reveals Valuable Fundamentals of a Stacked, Cracked Jack of All Trades

July 22, 2016

There is a crack in everything, Leonard Cohen sang; that's how the light gets in. Now a team led by scientists from the National Institute of Standards and

NICE released the second edition of its quarterly eNewsletter

July 21, 2016

NICE released the second edition of its quarterly eNewsletter series to provide subscribers information on academic, industry, and government developments

Illustration of prefilling a carbon nanotube with a desired chemical of known properties.

Simpler, Faster and Cheaper: A Full-filling Approach to Making Carbon Nanotubes of Consistent Quality

July 15, 2016

Just as many of us might be resigned to clogged salt shakers or rush-hour traffic, those working to exploit the special properties of carbon nanotubes have

With New CRADA, NIST Ups Its Measurement R&D In Support of Precision Medicine Diagnostics

July 14, 2016

NIST efforts to support accurate diagnostic testing so that cancer treatments can be tailored to the tumor DNA and other characteristics particular to

NIST Leads Federal Effort to Save Lives and Property from Windstorms

July 12, 2016

Congress recently designated the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to be the lead agency for the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program

The Changing Competitive Environment: Standards and the Digital Economy/IoT – Implications for Policy and Teaching

July 12, 2016

Date: September 8-9, 2016Location: Gutman Conference Center, Harvard University, Harvard Graduate School of Education, Appian Way and Brattle Street, Cambridge

A 3D topographic surface map of the base of a fired 9 mm bullet.

NIST 3D Ballistics Research Database Goes Live

July 7, 2016

It's a staple of the TV-crime drama: a ballistics expert tries to match two bullets using a microscope with a split-screen display. One bullet was recovered

Alex Galli monitors a profilometer using quality control software he implemented and configured during his internship at the CNST.

CNST: From internship to job

July 1, 2016

A year ago, Alex Galli graduated from the University of Kansas with an interest in nanotechnology but no experience in the field. Now he's employed in a

Colorado County Adopts NIST Community Resilience Guidelines

June 29, 2016

The Boulder County Collaborative, a partnership of Boulder County, Colorado, communities formed in response to the catastrophic floods that struck the region in

CNST: Lights, camera, action .... award!

June 29, 2016

Leniart and her crew, including a student reporter, visited the CNST last year, donning bunny suits to film process engineer Gerard Henein in the clean room

When efavirenz binds to CYP46A1 at the site shown, it increases the flexibility of the protein in the region around cholesterol.

Shape-Changing Enzyme Suggests How Small Doses of Anti-HIV Drug Might Treat Alzheimer's Disease

June 28, 2016

For a promising pathway to treating Alzheimer's patients, "aim here." That's what National Institute of Standards of Technology (NIST) researchers advised

NIST's Newest Watt Balance Brings World One Step Closer to New Kilogram

June 21, 2016

A high-tech version of an old-fashioned balance scale at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has just brought scientists a critical step

CNST's Nano-fare Draws a Crowd at the Maker Faire

June 21, 2016

At last weekend's National Maker Faire in Washington, D.C. ( http://www.udc.edu/wp/test/national-maker-faire ), tech-savvy tinkerers, crafters and educators

Department of Justice and National Institute of Standards and Technology Name Two Experts as New Members of National Commission on Forensic Science

June 16, 2016

DOJ Contact: Office of Public Affairs, 202-514-2007 WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Commerce's National Institute of

Associate Director for Laboratory Programs

News and Updates

Upgrades to Sputter Tools

Grand Cyber Challenge

An Extraordinary Standard: New NIST Protein Could Spur Biopharmaceutical Innovation

NIST's Network-of-Things Model Builds Foundation to Help Define the Internet of Things

NISTmAb: Portrait of an "Anchor Molecule"

Fort Collins, Colorado, Making Community Resilience a Reality Using NIST Guide

New Model May Help Solve the Mystery of How Lithium Stabilizes Moods

Detecting Brain Waves with Atomic Vapor

NIST Reveals Valuable Fundamentals of a Stacked, Cracked Jack of All Trades

NICE released the second edition of its quarterly eNewsletter

Simpler, Faster and Cheaper: A Full-filling Approach to Making Carbon Nanotubes of Consistent Quality

With New CRADA, NIST Ups Its Measurement R&D In Support of Precision Medicine Diagnostics

NIST Leads Federal Effort to Save Lives and Property from Windstorms

The Changing Competitive Environment: Standards and the Digital Economy/IoT – Implications for Policy and Teaching

NIST 3D Ballistics Research Database Goes Live

CNST: From internship to job

Colorado County Adopts NIST Community Resilience Guidelines

CNST: Lights, camera, action .... award!

Shape-Changing Enzyme Suggests How Small Doses of Anti-HIV Drug Might Treat Alzheimer's Disease

NIST's Newest Watt Balance Brings World One Step Closer to New Kilogram

CNST's Nano-fare Draws a Crowd at the Maker Faire

Department of Justice and National Institute of Standards and Technology Name Two Experts as New Members of National Commission on Forensic Science

The Director of NICE, Rodney Petersen, was recognized with an Award for Government Excellence in Cybersecurity

A Call for Developing—and Using—Consensus Standards to Ensure the Quality of Cell Lines

Physicists measured something new in the radioactive decay of neutrons

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Buildings and Construction
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Forensic Science
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Information technology
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Nanotechnology
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