Fluidic Metasurface Offers New Concept for Sensing and ChemistryNIST develops composite circuit board that can reflect, store, or transmit energy
Tue, 06/14/2011 - 06:00
A metasurface or metafilm is a 2-D version of a metamaterial, popularized recently in technologies with seemingly unnatural properties, such as the illusion of invisibility. Metamaterials have special properties not found in nature, often because of… Sixty-Nine Applicants Vie for 2011 Baldrige AwardNew DVD features plenary with executives of former winning organizations
Thu, 06/09/2011 - 15:27
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Sixty-nine organizations have tossed their hats—and their strategies for success—into the ring for the 2011 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation’s highest recognition for organizational performance… 2011 Nadcap Supplier SurveyFifth issuance of a the global aerospace supplier survey
Thu, 06/09/2011 - 12:46
(NIST: Gaithersberg, MD) -- Performance Review Institute (PRI) has announced the launch of the 2011 Nadcap Supplier Survey. The survey will be open for responses on June 20, 2011. All accredited suppliers are encouraged to complete the survey… Care for a Spot of (Green) Tea?New NIST reference materials available for popular diet supplement
Thu, 05/26/2011 - 13:56
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a suite of green tea reference materials to help manufacturers evaluate the composition of their products and assure researchers of the accuracy of analytical methods for… The Secret Behind NIST’s New Gas Detector?Chirp before sniffing
Mon, 05/16/2011 - 06:00
Trace gas detection, the ability to detect a scant quantity of a particular molecule—a whiff of formaldehyde or a hint of acetone—in a vast sea of others, underlies many important applications, from medical tests to air pollution detectors to… Webinar: Document Traceability and Calibration IntervalsJuly 21, 2011
Mon, 04/25/2011 - 11:32
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- On Thursday, July 21, 2011, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will host a webinar, “Documenting Traceability and Calibration Intervals.” Georgia Harris, of NIST’s Weights and Measures Division (WMD… NIST Digital Archives Seeks Help in Identifying Mystery ArtifactsCheck out old measuring instruments at the online artifact museum
Wed, 04/13/2011 - 10:31
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Do you hold the key to solving some gadget mysteries from the last century of U.S. science and technology? During its 110 years, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has made many innovations in… A Measurement First: ‘Noise Thermometry’ System Measures Boltzmann ConstantSimpler technique could help revamp world’s scientific measurement system
Thu, 04/07/2011 - 06:00
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have for the first time used an apparatus that relies on the “noise” of jiggling electrons to make highly accurate measurements of the Boltzmann… NIST Electromechanical Circuit Sets Record Beating Microscopic ‘Drum’Device may help process information and measure motion at quantum scale
Mon, 03/14/2011 - 06:00
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated an electromechanical circuit in which microwaves communicate with a vibrating mechanical component 1,000 times more vigorously… NIST Expert Software “Lowers the Stress” on Materials ProblemsObject-Oriented Finite element analysis helps designers understand how stress acts on complex materials
Mon, 03/07/2011 - 10:04
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Before you can build that improved turbojet engine, before you can create that longer lasting battery, you have to ensure all the newfangled materials in it will behave the way you want—even under conditions as harsh…
