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As part of the Obama Administration's commitment to moving the nation toward energy independence, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has
Highlighting another challenge to the development of quantum computers, theorists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have shown that a
GAITHERSBURG, Md.—Researchers at the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Cornell University have capitalized on a
GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced a 2009 competition for multiyear research funding in two major areas
Most of the time, we use the stairs in buildings—especially in high-rise structures—only as a back-up for faster elevators and escalators, but during a fire or
The sonar on submarines may get far more sensitive ears in the near future thanks to a mysterious compound developed by the military. Developed over a decade
Forget dancing angels, a research team from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado (CU) has shown how to
For fiscal year 2009, which ends on Sept. 30, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has received $819 million in appropriations, an increase
In a tour de force of measurement science, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed and issued for sale a new
A new draft report released for public comment by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) provides a comprehensive set of "best practice"
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
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
First responders could boost their radio communications quickly at a disaster site by setting out just four extra transmitters in a random arrangement to
In a new demonstration of physicists' growing ability to control the "spooky" quantum dynamics phenomenon called entanglement, researchers from the National
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has signed an agreement to collaborate with the French Laboratoire Central des Ponts et Chaussées
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
Collaborative research agreements, invention licenses and several other technology transfer activities of the federal government trended upward between 2002 and
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
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
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and The Johns Hopkins University have constructed a unique tool for exploring the
GAITHERSBURG, Md.—Pushing the envelope of Albert Einstein's "spooky action at a distance," known as entanglement, researchers at the Joint Quantum Institute
In an unusual intersection of materials science and anthropology, researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and The George
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed a new certified reference material that can be an important quality assurance tool for