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BOULDER, Colo.—Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have "teleported" or transferred quantum information carried in light
The prospect of a "hydrogen economy" – in which vehicles powered by fuel cells would travel the nation's roadways emitting nothing from their tailpipes but
Many people who have heard of gallium nitride (GaN) know it as the semiconductor used in bright light-emitting diodes for flashlights and energy-efficient light
The U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) will award $27 million to organizations in nine states to operate centers
The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced it will award nearly $3.7 million for three pilot
Unmanned vehicles, "intelligent" buildings, your cell phone, the fitness bracelet on your wrist—all of these are cyber-physical systems (CPS). Today the
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
If every state in the nation adopted up-to-date residential building energy efficiency codes—only 10 states have done so—the energy savings realized over a
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
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
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
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released the final version of its " Secure Hash Algorithm-3" standard, a next-generation tool for
MBDA Contact: Velicia D. Woods, 202-482-0491 The U.S. Department of Commerce has established a new partnership between the Minority Business Development Agency