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Residues of an identical foam-fabric assembly in the current (left) and in the modified (right) smoldering ignition setup (45 min test duration)

NIST Study Suggests Ways to Improve Common Furniture Fire Test

February 10, 2014

The bench-scale test widely used to evaluate whether a burning cigarette will ignite upholstered furniture may underestimate the tendency of component materials

Statement from Willie May, Associate Director of Laboratory Programs concerning the Appointment of Patrick Gallagher to be the Next Chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh

February 10, 2014

"Pat Gallagher will be sorely missed at NIST. As Director of NIST for the last several years and a 20-year veteran of the organization, he has been a model of

Images of the same basic cell type grown on two different bioscaffolds

Shape-Sifting: NIST Categorizes Bio Scaffolds by Characteristic Cell Shapes

February 7, 2014

Getting in the right shape might be just as important in a biology lab as a gym. Shape is thought to play an important role in the effectiveness of cells grown

NIST Presents an Infrastructure Plan to Strengthen Forensic Science Committees

February 7, 2014

NIST forensic science experts presented a plan for a new Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) at the first meeting of the National Commission on

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NIST Awards Funding to Support Manufacturing in Nebraska and Alaska

February 6, 2014

The National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) has announced two funding awards that will

NIST's first atomic beam clock

A New Era for Atomic Clocks

February 4, 2014

A revolution is under way in timekeeping. Precision timekeeping based on atomic clocks already underpins much of our modern technology—telecommunications

Toward New Precision in Measuring the Neutron Lifetime

February 3, 2014

A team of PML scientists and collaborators* has achieved a five-fold reduction in the dominant uncertainty in an experiment that measured the mean lifetime of

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Preparing the Next Generation of Female Physicists

February 3, 2014

"If the profession of physics is to thrive, we must make it our goal to achieve a scientifically literate society, a population that understands and values the

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Surface Detail: Oscillator to Explore Secrets of Mass Variation

January 30, 2014

It might seem that when the world agrees on a new definition of the kilogram based on a fixed value of a physical constant, as is expected soon, no one will

NIST Director Recognized by the National Safety Council

January 29, 2014

The National Safety Council has named Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and NIST Director Patrick Gallagher one of 2014's "CEOs Who 'Get

Photo collage of truck and VOTERS data

NIST March Meeting Showcases Advanced Technologies to Help Manage the Nation's Infrastructure

January 29, 2014

Tiny, self-powered sensors that can be embedded in bridge structures and networked wirelessly to continuously monitor the structure's health. Little fly-by-wire

Deborah Jin standing on the staircase at JILA

JILA/NIST Fellow Deborah Jin to Receive 2014 Comstock Prize in Physics

January 29, 2014

Physicist Deborah Jin of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been named the recipient of the 2014 Comstock Prize in Physics. The

Scanning electron micrograph of Gardnerella vaginalis bacteria

NIST Cell Membrane Model Studied as Future Diagnostic Tool

January 29, 2014

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and in Lithuania have used a NIST-developed laboratory model of a simplified cell

Rita Colwell Joins NIST Advisory Committee

January 29, 2014

Rita R. Colwell has joined the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology (VCAT), the agency's primary private

Senator Mikulski Tours Lightweighting Lab

Mikulski Tours Auto Lightweighting Center at NIST

January 28, 2014

Guest blog post by Patrick Gallagher, Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and NIST Director Doubling automobile fuel economy by 2025

It's About Time—But Also Much More

January 23, 2014

DOC Guest Blog by JILA and University of Colorado Student Ben Bloom with JILA/NIST Fellow Jun Ye. JILA is a joint institute of NIST and the University of

experimental atomic clock

JILA Strontium Atomic Clock Sets New Records in Both Precision and Stability

January 22, 2014

Heralding a new age of terrific timekeeping, a research group led by a National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) physicist has unveiled an

President Obama Announces New Public-Private Manufacturing Innovation Institute

January 15, 2014

WASHINGTON, DC – The President today will announce new steps with the private sector to strengthen the manufacturing sector, boost advanced manufacturing, and

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Helping the Judicial System Understand Laser Strikes on Aircraft

January 14, 2014

Joshua Hadler and colleagues in PML's Quantum Electronics and Photonics Division have devised a simple, accurate measurement system that can help law

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Layered Security: Carbon Nanotubes Promise Improved Flame-Resistant Coating

January 14, 2014

Using an approach akin to assembling a club sandwich at the nanoscale, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers have succeeded in

keys illustration to denote a new "one-shot" memory device

Quantum Physics Could Make Secure, Single-Use Computer Memories Possible

January 14, 2014

Computer security systems may one day get a boost from quantum physics, as a result of recent research from the National Institute of Standards and Technology

First Members of New National Commission on Forensic Science Named

January 14, 2014

The U.S. Department of Justice and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have announced the appointment of 33 individuals to a newly created

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NIST-MEP Supply Chain Optimization Program to Aid U.S. Manufacturers

January 14, 2014

After a successful pilot project held in five states, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership

NIST Stars in Media's Top Science and Technology Stories of 2013

January 14, 2014

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) advances in atomic clocks and telescope cameras made it into five magazines' lists of the top science and

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U.S. Departments of Justice and Commerce Name Experts to First-Ever National Commission on Forensic Science

January 10, 2014

The U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced appointments to a