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In Tests of Promising Flame Retardants, Opposites Pair Off—And the Challenger Wins

December 19, 2014

In a face-off between two promising flame retardants, the challenger—a nanomaterial that maintains a positive façade while sheltering a negative interior

Innovating to Protect our Waterways

December 17, 2014

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy is today announcing that a coalition of Federal agencies, including the Environmental Protection Agency

Ultrasonic Thermometers for Medical Dosimetry

December 16, 2014

PML researchers are exploring whether ultrasound can be used as a faster, more efficient way to take three-dimensional images of radiation dose profiles in

NIST Sensor Could Improve One of Nano Research's Most Useful Microscopes

December 16, 2014

Spotting molecule-sized features—common in computer circuits and nanoscale devices—may become both easier and more accurate with a sensor developed at the

NIST Issues New Revision of Guide to Assessing Information Security Safeguards

December 16, 2014

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released the final version of the 2014 update to its core guide to assessing the security and

Lighting the Path to Smaller, Tougher Thermometers

December 15, 2014

Two new prototypes for tiny chip-based thermometers are illuminating light's potential to revolutionize the way temperature is gauged. With further development

Cloud Metrics Could Provide the Goldilocks Solution to Which Cloud Vendor Is 'Just Right'

December 15, 2014

As government agencies and other organizations invest in cloud computing services, they are challenged to determine which cloud provider and service will best

Defining Operational Excellence One Person at a Time

December 12, 2014

When you're striving for excellence, it helps to have an example. It's much easier to work hard on something when you've seen others succeed despite obstacles

NIST Enables Precision Time-stamping of Financial Transactions

December 10, 2014

NASDAQ, a leading stock exchange for technology markets, has announced the launch of a precision time-stamping service for tens of billions of dollars of

NIST Helps NTSB Solve 787 Battery Fire Puzzle

December 10, 2014

In January, 2013, an auxiliary power unit battery aboard a Japan Airlines Boeing 787 "Dreamliner" experienced a "thermal runaway event" resulting in fire and

Secretary of Commerce Pritzker at the 2014 NIST awards ceremony

National Institute of Standards and Technology Presents 2014 Awards to Outstanding Employees

December 10, 2014

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—Today, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recognized current and former employees for their efforts to push the

NIST Tests: Firefighters Portable Radios May Fail at Elevated Temperatures

December 9, 2014

New test results from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) confirm that portable radios used by firefighters can fail to operate properly

NIST Study 'Makes the Case' for RFID Forensic Evidence Management

December 4, 2014

Radio frequency identification (RFID) tags—devices that can transmit data over short distances to identify objects, animals or people—have become increasingly

NIST-Funded Researcher Wins Honor for Food Safety Test

December 4, 2014

News article courtesy the University of Maryland A. James Clark School of Engineering University of Maryland (UMD) Fischell Department of Bioengineering

Uniform Nanowire Arrays for Science and Manufacturing

December 2, 2014

Defect-free nanowires with diameters in the range of 100 nanometers (nm) hold significant promise for numerous in-demand applications including printable

Better Cargo Inspection Standards at Border Crossings

December 2, 2014

As part of an Interagency Agreement between NIST and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), PML's Radiation Physics Division recently completed a series of

NIST Awards $2.5 Million in Grants to MEP Centers for Pilot Business-to-Business Networks

December 2, 2014

The U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded $2.5 million in grants to 10 Hollings Manufacturing Extension

Low Error-Rate Detector System for Telecommunications

December 2, 2014

NIST scientists have devised an experimental photon-detection system for communications with error rates far below even the most ideal conventional designs

NIST Report and Video Detail Dynamics of Deadly Chicago House Fire

December 2, 2014

A new National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) computer-modeling study of a 2012 Chicago house fire reveals the conditions that unleashed a surge

Reliable RNA Analysis Now Easier with NIST 'Dashboard' Tool

December 2, 2014

A new, innovative "dashboard" from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) won't help you drive your car, but it will help enable reproducible

Ensuring Quality: NIST Suggests New Purity Test for Biotech Products

December 2, 2014

To avoid contaminating their experiments, biomedical researchers want to know that the scientific products they buy are pure. But how pure does something need

Researchers Take First Pictures of Baby Nanotubes

December 1, 2014

Single-walled carbon nanotubes are loaded with desirable properties. In particular, the ability to conduct electricity at high rates of speed makes them

Research in Images: Cutaway View of Nanoparticles in a Neural Cell

November 26, 2014

NIST's Precision Imaging Facility (PIF) in Boulder, Colo., provides a variety of advanced tools for precisely measuring the structure and chemical composition

Computing with Single Atoms

November 26, 2014

As features on silicon microchips continue to shrink, the final frontier of miniaturization is a transistor on the scale of a single atom – a technology that

Five NIST Scientists Win APS Awards

November 25, 2014

Five scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have won major awards from the American Physical Society, the nation's largest

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