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The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science (OSAC) has released its September 2015 monthly newsletter to communicate program status
The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) at NIST has revised the draft white paper describing a "building block" that will help organizations
The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and several partners are launching a new effort to bring together
Theodore (Tod) Sizer has joined the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST's) Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology (VCAT), the agency's
It's not lightsaber time, not yet. But a team including theoretical physicists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has taken another
The U.S. Commerce Department today announced that 20 small businesses will receive $3.2 million in grants to spur American innovation and competiveness through
Quickly moving through security checkpoints by showing your hand to a scanner seems straight out of science fiction, but the National Institute of Standards and
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) seeks members for a new Community Resilience Panel, part of the institute's effort to reduce the heavy
Twelve high-performing organizations will receive site visits for the 2015 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (MBNQA), the nation's highest recognition for
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In today's increasingly complex manufacturing operations, Murphy's Law is only an unexpected hiccup away—anything from a data error to an errant vibration to a
The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) is requesting comments on a draft guide to help energy companies better control who has access to their
Watch the imprint of a tire track in soft mud, and it will slowly blur, the ridges of the pattern gradually flowing into the valleys. Researchers at the
You can breathe easy in the net-zero energy house at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). After 15 months of monitoring, researchers
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will host the 2015 Cybersecurity Innovation Forum on Sept. 9 to 11, 2015, at the Walter E. Washington
The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science (OSAC) is launching a monthly newsletter to communicate OSAC program status, activities
Forensic science service providers need access to a uniform set of standards that support scientifically sound and statistically valid test results, laboratory
Forensic science service providers need access to a uniform set of standards that support scientifically sound and statistically valid test results, laboratory
A new draft report by an interagency working group lays out objectives and recommendations for enhancing the U.S. government's coordination and participation in
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has formed an international alliance with about a dozen telecommunications companies and universities
Life may be as unpredictable as a box of chocolates, but ideally, you always know what you're going to get from a quantum dot. A quantum dot should produce one