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NIST Technology Called Upon to Clean Up Chernobyl Disaster Site

August 17, 2010

A modified version of the RoboCrane®, a unique floating platform developed by manufacturing research engineers at the National Institute of Standards and

From Hydrogen Fuel Stations to Bean Counters, NIST Weights and Measures Works to Meet Market Needs

August 17, 2010

State regulators, meter manufacturers and hydrogen gas producers concerned with developing markets for hydrogen fuel; farmers seeking to more precisely plan

Alabama Governor Bob Riley and MEP Director Roger Kilmer join partners of the Alabama Technology Networks' Alabama E3 Initiative for the project's kickoff celebration

Economy, Energy and Environment: Going Green in the Black

July 21, 2010

The Economy, Energy, and Environment (E3) Initiative, a collaborative effort involving five federal agencies, state and local governments, utilities, and

NIST Nanoscale Dimensioning Technique Wins R&D 100 Award

July 21, 2010

A radical, new method developed at NIST that transforms the humble, ubiquitous and inexpensive optical microscope into a powerful three-dimensional nanoscale

juice cartons showing different kinds of labeling

Proposed Rules Would Allow Metric Only Labeling for Some Products

June 23, 2010

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued two publications calling for the amendment of labeling laws to allow the voluntary use of

Walls Falling Faster for Solid-State Memory

June 9, 2010

After running a series of complex computer simulations, researchers have found that flaws in the structure of magnetic nanoscale wires play an important role in

NDE Methods for Evaluating Ancient Coins Could be Worth Their Weight in Gold

May 25, 2010

Demonstrating that chemistry sometimes can inform history, researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Colorado College and

moiré patterns created by overlaid sheets of graphene to determine how the lattices of the individual sheets were stacked in relation to one another and to find subtle strains in the regions of bulges or wrinkles in the sheets.

Seeing Moiré in Graphene

April 27, 2010

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Georgia Institute of Technology have demonstrated that atomic scale moiré

National Conference on Weights and Measures 95th Annual Meeting Agenda Released

April 27, 2010

The National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM) will hold their annual meeting in St. Paul, Minn., from July 11-15, 2010. The theme of this year's annual

New MEP Advisory Board White Paper Assesses the Present and Future of American Manufacturing

April 13, 2010

A new white paper prepared by the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Board discusses the state of domestic manufacturing and the characteristics

Proper Vaccine Refrigeration Vital to Putting Disease on Ice

January 26, 2010

Every year, billions of dollars worth of vaccines are shipped to thousands of medical providers across the country, and every year doctors must dispose of tens

What Were They Drinking? Researchers Investigate Radioactive Crock Pots

January 12, 2010

Radioactive toothpaste, suppositories, makeup: Would-be inventors seeking to capitalize on the discovery of radioactivity in the late 19th century produced a

NIST Researchers Put a New Spin on Atomic Musical Chairs

December 1, 2009

Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Naval Research Laboratory have developed a new way to introduce magnetic

NIST on Facebook and Twitter

December 1, 2009

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) now has a fan page on the popular social networking site, Facebook, and the microblogging service

37 Employees Earn DOC Awards

November 20, 2009

The U.S. Department of Commerce has presented 37 local employees of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) with Gold and Silver Medal Awards

Manufacturing Extension Partnership to Host Growth Training Programs for Businesses in Appalachian Region

October 21, 2009

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The West Virginia Manufacturing Extension Partnership (WVMEP), in cooperation with the U.S. Commerce Department's MEP office, will offer

Transmission Electron Micrograph for SRM 1877 -- Beryllium Oxide Powder

New Beryllium Reference Material for Occupational Safety Monitoring

September 22, 2009

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in collaboration with private industry and other government agencies, have produced a

SRM 2905, Trace Particulate Explosive Simulants

New NIST Trace Explosives Standard Slated for Homeland Security Duty

September 8, 2009

Security personnel need to be able to find explosive materials and persons who have been in contact with them. To aid such searches, the National Institute of

Newly Improved NIST Reference Material Targets Infant Formula Analysis

August 25, 2009

Chemists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have issued a new certified reference material--a standardized sample backed by NIST--for

Up-Scale: Frequency Converter Enables Ultra-High Sensitivity Infrared Spectrometry

August 25, 2009

In what may prove to be a major development for scientists in fields ranging from forensics to quantum communications, researchers at the National Institute of

Bio-Imaging Technology Transfer and Commercialization Showcase

August 25, 2009

On Oct. 6, 2009, the Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO) will sponsor a technology transfer and commercialization showcase for bio-imaging

With Three New Reference Materials, NIST Gets the Dirt on Soil

August 25, 2009

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued three new certified reference materials for soil. Intended for use as controls in testing

NIST Releases Vitamin D Standard Reference Material

July 14, 2009

Responding to concerns about the quality and accuracy of methods used by testing laboratories to measure levels of vitamin D in the body, scientists at the

NIST Issues Human Milk and Blood Serum SRMs for Contaminant Measurements

June 30, 2009

Responding to scientists' need to measure organic contaminants in human body fluids, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has recently made

Terahertz Waves Are Effective Probes for IC Heat Barriers

May 5, 2009

By modifying a commonly used commercial infrared spectrometer to allow operation at long-wave terahertz frequencies, researchers at the National Institute of