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Insights into Polymer Film Instability Could Aid High Tech Industries

January 13, 2009

While exploring the properties of polymer formation, a team of scientists at the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) has made a fundamental

Single wall carbon nanotubes enclosed in bile acid shells self assembled into a sheaf of long ordered fibrils each composed of several nanotube rods.

'Two-Faced' Bioacids Put a New Face on Carbon Nanotube Self-Assembly

January 13, 2009

Nanotubes, the tiny honeycomb cylinders of carbon atoms only a few nanometers wide, are perhaps the signature material of modern engineering research, but

Candid portrait of Thomas Bruno using GC-MS on biofuel sample

New NIST Method Accelerates Stability Testing of Soy-Based Biofuel

January 13, 2009

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed a method to accelerate stability testing of biodiesel fuel made from soybeans and also

NIST researchers have developed a new technique to form nanotubes for use in gas sensing applications.

Super Sensitive Gas Detector Goes Down the Nanotubes

January 13, 2009

When cells are under stress, they blow off steam by releasing minute amounts of nitrogen oxides and other toxic gases. In a recent paper, researchers at the

Bertocci, Kirchhoff Honored as AAAS Fellows

January 13, 2009

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) alumni researchers Ugo Bertocci and William H. Kirchhoff were recently elected as 2008 fellows of the

Sorting Diamonds from Toothbrushes: New Guide to Protecting Personal Information

January 13, 2009

Thefts of personally identifiable information (PII), such as social security and credit card account numbers, are increasing dramatically. Adding to the

Technology Innovation Program to Fund New Infrastructure Research

January 13, 2009

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced nine awards for new research projects to develop advanced sensing technologies that

New Tool Gives Researchers a Glimpse of Biomolecules in Motion

January 13, 2009

The ability of biomolecules to flex and bend is important for the performance of many functions within living cells. However, researchers interested in how

NIST Seeks Small Business Vendors for Facility-Related Projects

January 13, 2009

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will hold an information session for small businesses interested in learning about opportunities for

NIST Technology Innovation Program Announces New R&D Projects To Develop Infrastructure Monitoring and Inspection Technologies

January 6, 2009

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced nine awards for new research projects to develop advanced sensing

Guest researcher John Jendzurski prepares the NIST electromagnetic phantom for passage through the walk-through metal detector behind it.

Electromagnetic Phantom Exorcises Specters of Metal Detector Tests

December 23, 2008

In the comics, the Phantom is a masked crimefighter who protected the innocent from pirates, hijackers and other evildoers. While not as dashing or exciting as

JILA Story Makes Physics 'Top Ten' List

December 23, 2008

The creation of the first high-density gas of ultracold molecules by scientists at JILA, a joint institute of the National Institute of Standards and Technology

Typical low-k film test for material toughness using the new NIST technique.

Cracking a Tough Nut for the Semiconductor Industry

December 23, 2008

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a method to measure the toughness—the resistance to fracture—of the thin

NIST Guides Genetic Genealogy Labs Toward Improved Accuracy

December 23, 2008

Anyone who has watched crime dramas on TV knows that forensic scientists can use DNA "profiling" to identify people from evidence gathered at a crime scene

Electronic Methods Potentially Secure for Sending Blank Ballots Overseas; Serious Issues Remain for Receiving Votes

December 23, 2008

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—Electronic technologies could be deployed immediately and reliably to augment slower postal mail for distributing ballots to U.S. citizens

Two NIST Physicists Win 2007 PECASE Honors

December 23, 2008

Two physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have won Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the

NIST Posts 51 Entries for New Hash Algorithm Competition

December 23, 2008

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced the first-round candidates for its open cryptographic competition to select a new state

NIST Seeks White Papers on Critical National Needs

December 23, 2008

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is interested in detailed pitches for critical national and societal needs that could be the basis for

Wherefore a Leap Second?

December 23, 2008

The spin of the Earth is slowing down. Not by much; only about 0.002 seconds a day (it varies), relative to our modern definition of the second. The varying

Dressed to Kill: From Virus to Vaccine

December 9, 2008

In a pioneering effort, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Queensland in Australia have successfully

Carbon Nanofibers Cut Flammability of Upholstered Furniture

December 9, 2008

Carbon, the active ingredient in charcoal, is normally not considered a fire retardant, but researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology

Nine NIST Staff Become New APS Fellows

December 9, 2008

Nine staff members of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have been elected new fellows of the American Physical Society, the largest

Belgium to Host First Conference for New Hash Algorithm Competition

December 9, 2008

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced the first conference on an open cryptographic competition to select a new "hash"

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Sevenfold Accuracy Improvement for 3-D 'Virtual Reality' Labs

December 9, 2008

Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed software that improves the accuracy of the tracking devices in its

Seventy-One Staff Members Earn Departmental Bronze and Other NIST Awards

December 3, 2008

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently presented 71 staff members with the Departmental

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