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NIST has taken part in a new push to address a persistent and growing problem in physics: the value of G. The Newtonian constant of gravitation, used to
NIST scientists have pioneered a technology that may speed the arrival of long-awaited materials and devices including advanced high-temperature superconductors
Image-calibration technology designed and developed by scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in collaboration with the
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published the final version of the US Government Cloud Computing Technology Roadmap, Volumes I and
A few short years ago, the idea of a practical manufacturing process based on getting molecules to organize themselves in useful nanoscale shapes seemed
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has engaged nine experts in fields ranging from transportation and water infrastructure to societal
When studying extremely fast reactions in ultrathin materials, two measurements are better than one. A new research tool invented by researchers at Lawrence
James Olthoff, a 27-year veteran of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), has been named director of the agency's Physical Measurement
The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program is 1 of 12 public-sector organizations from throughout the United States recently selected to receive a 2014
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a laser-based imaging system that creates high-definition 3D maps of
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Michigan have demonstrated a technique based on the quantum
Designing a building that simply meets local code requirements is not necessarily the optimal way to do it when you consider all the long-term costs. Now
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)will hold the third in a series of regional workshops devoted to developing a community-centric
To celebrate Metric Week (Oct. 5-11), the National Institute of Standards and Technology would like to introduce you to the League of SI Superheroes. The League
The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program, the component of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) that manages the Malcolm Baldrige
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is about to hire a new director for the NIST Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership(MEP), a
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published its NIST Framework and Roadmap for Smart Grid Interoperability Standards, Release 3.0, a
An international team led by researchers from the NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology have discovered a new way to simultaneously image both the
Report on Education Technology - Skills & Jobs PCAST released a letter report to the President on Information Technology for Targeting Job-Skills Training and
In a rare case of having their cake and eating it too, scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and other institutions have
A NIST team is at work on what promises to be one of the world's most accurate methods for generating a specified number of photons, and has devised a method to
Would your laboratory or company benefit from having an easy method to track fluorescence microscopy performance? Can you compare your imaging results to those
The U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded a contract to operate its first Federally Funded Research and
The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced nearly $3 million in grants that will support projects