Latest National Institute of Standards and Technology Stories

It's not reruns of "The Jetsons", but researchers working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a new microscopy technique that uses a process similar to how an old tube television produces a picture—cathodoluminescence—to image nanoscale features. Combining the best features of optical and scanning electron microscopy, the fast, versatile, and high-resolution technique allows scientists to view surface and subsurface features potentially as small as...

DENVER, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- With recent news of the Omnibus Ruling for HIPAA, more organizations will likely pay closer attention to protecting personal health information (PHI) or suffer the consequence. This could also be a good time for businesses to consider complying with the standards from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130226/LA66164LOGO) Axion Health, a SaaS company who provides web-based...

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Chances are you know how many miles your car logs for each gallon or tankful of gas, but you probably have only a foggy idea of how much energy your house consumes, even though home energy expenditures often account for a larger share of the household budget. This disparity in useful energy data is just one of several information gaps that must be bridged as the United States transitions towards residences that generate as much...

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Detecting greenhouse gases in the atmosphere could soon become far easier with the help of an innovative technique developed by a team at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), where scientists have overcome an issue preventing the effective use of lasers to rapidly scan samples. The team, which recently published its findings in the journal Nature Photonics, says the technique also could work for other jobs that...

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Radio communications can be unreliable in underground tunnels and other large, complicated structures, posing a safety hazard for emergency responders. New tests of wireless emergency safety equipment by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have defined the challenges more precisely and suggest how emergency communications might be improved. In a series of experiments conducted in New York City, an epicenter of...

Portable electric generators retrofitted with off-the-shelf hardware by the University of Alabama (UA) emitted significantly lower levels of carbon monoxide (CO) exhaust, according to the results of tests conducted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Compared with standard portable generators, CO emissions from the prototype machines were reduced by 90 percent or more, depending on the specific hardware used...

Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Kansas State University have demonstrated a spray-on mixture of carbon nanotubes and ceramic that has unprecedented ability to resist damage while absorbing laser light. Coatings that absorb as much of the energy of high-powered lasers as possible without breaking down are essential for optical power detectors that measure the output of such lasers, which are used, for example, in military equipment for defusing...

Secures Critical Data with DOD Grade U.S.-Developed Suite B Cryptography ALISO VIEJO, Calif., April 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, announced it has achieved National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) algorithmic certification on its U.S.-developed EnforcIT(TM) Cryptography Suite of National Security Agency (NSA) Suite B algorithms....

Cyber Security Research Alliance Initiates Next Step to Define Key Research Topics with Government, Academia, and Industry to Address Cyber Security Vulnerabilities GAITHERSBURG, Md., April 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading industry, government, and academic cyber security experts convened at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for a workshop to establish a research agenda to address threats and vulnerabilities across multiple domains for a wide array of...

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) The challenge of making concrete greener—reducing its sizable carbon footprint without compromising performance—is just like the world's most ubiquitous manufactured material—hard! But, according to a new report from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the potential engineering performance, energy-efficiency and environmental benefits make it a challenge worth tackling. Many factors determine the...