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Comments Sought on NIST Guidelines for Structural Fire Resistance

March 10, 2009

A new draft report released for public comment by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) provides a comprehensive set of "best practice"

Safer Net Surfing Is Goal of NIST Domain Name Security Experts

March 10, 2009

When you type www.irs.gov—or the Web address of your bank or an e-commerce site—into your web browser, you want to be sure that no one is hijacking your request

NIST to Receive $610 Million Through Recovery Act

March 3, 2009

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will receive $610 million in funds as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The

Random Antenna Arrays Boost Emergency Communications

February 24, 2009

First responders could boost their radio communications quickly at a disaster site by setting out just four extra transmitters in a random arrangement to

Researchers Demonstrate Novel 'Quantum Data Buffering' Scheme

February 24, 2009

In a new demonstration of physicists' growing ability to control the "spooky" quantum dynamics phenomenon called entanglement, researchers from the National

Photo of researchers from France's National Scientific and Technological Institute and NIST with the SPHERE

NIST and French Lab to Study Weathering of Advanced Composites for Bridges and Piers

February 24, 2009

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has signed an agreement to collaborate with the French Laboratoire Central des Ponts et Chaussées

Illustration of preservatives surrounding and protecting complex molecules

Probing and Controlling 'Molecular Rattling' May Mean Better Preservatives

February 24, 2009

For centuries, people have preserved fruit by mixing it with sugar, making thick jams that last for months without spoiling. Now scientists at the National

Colorado Governor Ritter Honors NIST Internet Time Service

February 24, 2009

On Feb. 17, Governor Bill Ritter of Colorado presented the 2009 CO-LABS Governor's Awards for Research Impact to scientists from five federal research

New Report Summarizes Federal Tech Transfer Activities

February 24, 2009

Collaborative research agreements, invention licenses and several other technology transfer activities of the federal government trended upward between 2002 and

ComSci Fellowship Program Accepting Applications for 2009-2010

February 24, 2009

Senior federal employees who want a broader perspective on the development of the nation's science and technology policy are invited to apply for the Commerce

Updated Recommendations for Protecting Wireless, Remote Access Data

February 24, 2009

Telecommuting has freed many to work far from the confines of the office via laptop, but the price of working while sipping a latte at that sunny café is the

Nanotechnologists Gain Powerful New Materials Probe

February 24, 2009

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and The Johns Hopkins University have constructed a unique tool for exploring the

NIST/Maryland Researchers Demonstrate 'Quantum Data Buffering' Scheme

February 12, 2009

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—Pushing the envelope of Albert Einstein's "spooky action at a distance," known as entanglement, researchers at the Joint Quantum Institute

Finite Element Model and Color Mapping of Cranium

Toothsome Research: Deducing the Diet of a Prehistoric Hominid

February 10, 2009

In an unusual intersection of materials science and anthropology, researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and The George

New Reference Material Can Improve Testing of Multivitamin Tablets

February 10, 2009

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed a new certified reference material that can be an important quality assurance tool for

Conference to Focus on Anti-Counterfeiting, Consumer Protection

February 10, 2009

Representatives from business and government agencies concerned with intellectual property rights, particularly those concerning electronic devices, will gather

First Major Update to SP 800-53 Is Available for Public Comment

February 10, 2009

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued for public comment its first major update of Special Publication 800-53, the catalog of

Computer model of the predicted structure for the cyclic AMP receptor protein (CRP) found in Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Long-Sought Protein Structure May Help Reveal How 'Gene Switch' Works

February 6, 2009

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The bacterium behind one of mankind's deadliest scourges, tuberculosis, is helping researchers at the Commerce Department's National Institute

Live Fire Experiments Provide Data on the Effects of Fire Resources

February 5, 2009

ROCKVILLE, Md.—At a live demonstration of fire safety experiments today, a group of firefighting, public safety and scientific organizations described a

Taking the Stress Out of Magnetic Field Detection

January 27, 2009

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have discovered that a carefully built magnetic sandwich that interleaves layers of a

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New Reference Material for Hexavalent Chromium in Contaminated Soil

January 27, 2009

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued a new standard—a certified reference material—to aid in the detection and measurement of

The barely visible blue-green area at the top of this X-ray image of concrete with the NIST nanoadditive shows that very few chloride ions penetrate into the concrete.

Viscosity-Enhancing Nanomaterials May Double Service Life of Concrete

January 27, 2009

Engineers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are patenting a method that is expected to double the service life of concrete. The key

NIST Physicist Deborah Jin to Receive Sigma Xi's Top Honor

January 27, 2009

Physicist Deborah S. Jin, a Fellow of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and JILA, a joint institute of NIST and the University of

For Refrigeration Problems, a Magnetically Attractive Solution

January 27, 2009

Your refrigerator's humming, electricity-guzzling cooling system could soon be a lot smaller, quieter and more economical thanks to an exotic metal alloy

Simply Weird Stuff: Making Supersolids with Ultracold Gas Atoms

January 13, 2009

Physicists at the Joint Quantum Institute (JQI) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland have proposed a

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