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NIST Measurement Tool on Target for Fast-Growing MEMS Industry
By: NIST 05/01/2013


The market for miniature, hybrid machines known as MEMS, which are microelectromechanical systems, is diversified, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has introduced a long-awaited measurement tool that will help designers, manufacturers, and customers see eye-to-eye on eight dimensional and material property measurements that are key to device performance.

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Reliably Wireless in Urban Topography
By: NIST 04/18/2013


Given recent events--the Boston Marathon bombings and the huge fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas--the editors thought it would be interesting to highlight the recent efforts by NIST and others to improve the communications technology used by emergency responders, a huge problem during the response for 9/11.
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Landmark NIST Study Evaluates Crew Sizes in High-Rise Fires
By: NIST 04/18/2013


When responding to fires in high-rise buildings, firefighting crews of five or six members—instead of three or four—are significantly faster in putting out fires and completing search-and-rescue operations, according to a multiphase study carried out by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in cooperation with five other organizations.

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NIST Microscope Measures Nanomagnet Property Vital to ‘Spintronics’
By: NIST 03/15/2013

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a new microscope able to view and measure an important but elusive property of the nanoscale magnets used in an advanced, experimental form of digital memory. The new instrument already has demonstrated its utility with initial results that suggest how to limit power consumption in future computer memories.

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SBIR Program Soliciting Proposals to Solve Cybersecurity and Manufacturing Challenges
By: NIST 02/06/2013

(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), through its Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, invites small businesses to propose solutions to specific challenges in the fields of cybersecurity and manufacturing.

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NIST Accepting Proposals for Fundamental Measurement Grants
By: NIST 01/28/2013


The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is soliciting proposals to support significant research in the field of fundamental measurement or the determination of fundamental constants.

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NIST Workshop Seeks Manufacturers’ Ideas on Using Multipurpose Robots
By: NIST 01/09/2013

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) wants to help turn manufacturing robots into dexterous, nimble-fingered machines—affordable mechanical helpers that can easily handle different types of objects and flexibly assist human workers at even small U.S. factories.

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NIST and Forest Service Create Hazard Scale for Wildland Fires
By: NIST 12/07/2012

Two federal agencies have teamed to create the first-ever system for linking accurate assessments of risk from wildland fires to improved building codes, standards, and practices that will help communities better resist the threat.

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Registration Open for Design Review of National Manufacturing Innovation Network
By: NIST 12/04/2012

The first public workshop devoted to reviewing and refining the suggested design for a new National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI), an initiative proposed by President Obama, will be held Jan. 16, 2013, at the Davidson Center for Space Exploration in Huntsville, Alabama.

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NIST Releases Annual Report on Federal Technology Transfer
By: NIST 11/28/2012

With new treatments for disease, test suites that safeguard computers, and even expertise to rescue miners trapped thousands of feet underground, federal laboratories have a wealth of technologies and know-how that can give U.S. companies a competitive edge and improve quality of life.

These science and technology resources were developed in response to national challenges, but they also can be valuable assets for private industry and academia as well as other government agencies.

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