ROME – U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is urging the U.S. Department of Commerce to support the Griffis Institute’s (GI) request for federal funding to support research to develop and implement new cyber security standards and guidelines.

American National Standards Institute Homeland Security Standards Panel (ANSI-HSSP) Workshop on CBRNE Standards has been rescheduled to take place on September 11, 2012 in Arlington, VA. Workshop will offer overview of national strategy for chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosives (CBRNE) standards as well as status of related work being done in federal government. There will ...

Botnet activity is on the rise, and to help understand this problem, NIST is hosting day-long workshop on May 20, 2012, titled Technical Aspects of Botnets. Event will bring stakeholders together to discuss current state of technology and how best to prevent, detect, and mitigate botnets. Participants will explore technologies, tools, and resources that are currently used against botnets and ...

Tacony Manufacturing has been honored by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) as Manufacturer of the Week. Each week, a manufacturer is recognized through the “Make it in America” campaign and Tacony was selected for its efforts in being a driving force in American-made, quality products.

(Phys.org) -- Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have published their first archival paper based on data from the institute’s new hydrogen test facility. The paper examines the embrittling effect of pressurized hydrogen gas on three different types of pipeline steel, an important factor for the design of future hydrogen transportation and delivery systems.

The Semiconductor Industry Association, which represents the top U.S. chipmakers, lauded bipartisan approval in the U.S. Congress to boost funding for both the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

RALEIGH, N.C., LIBERTY LAKE, Wash., ALPHARETTA, Ga., TOKYO and REDWOOD CITY, Calif., May 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Elster (ELT), Itron, Inc. (ITRI), Landis+Gyr, the National Institute of Information ...

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have worked out a way to produce light pulses that - in a way -  travel faster than the speed of light. read more

( National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) ) NIST researchers have developed a prototype bioreactor that both stimulates and evaluates tissue as it grows, mimicking natural processes while eliminating the need to stop periodically to cut up samples for analysis.

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed and published a new protocol for communicating with biometric sensors over wired and wireless networks—using some of the same technologies that underpin the web.

When it comes to the food used to raise fish in aquaculture "farms," it seems that you may get what you pay for. In a new study, researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) looked at the health effects of raising farmed fish on a diet incorporating less than the usual amount of fishmeal—a key but ...

Using a refined technique for trapping and manipulating nanoparticles, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have extended the trapped particles' useful life more than tenfold.

The American National Standards Institute is driving an effort to develop technical specs for electric vehicle technology and related efforts like battery development and an interoperable charging infrastructure. View the full article HERE .

( National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) ) Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have built a quantum simulator that can engineer interactions among hundreds of quantum bits (qubits) -- 10 times more than previous devices. As described in the April 26 issue of Nature, the simulator has passed a series of important benchmarking tests and scientists are ...

Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have built a quantum simulator that can engineer interactions among hundreds of quantum bits (qubits) -- 10 times more than previous devices. As described in the April 26 issue of Nature, the simulator has passed a series of important benchmarking tests and scientists are poised to study problems in material science that are ...

Baldrige Performance Excellence Program, managed for 25 years by NIST in collaboration with private sector, has announced that it is transitioning to new business model that will move program from federal government funding to self-sustaining operation. New business model focuses on expanding markets, strategic partners, and customer relationships, with goal of long-term sustainability and ...

According to 2011 annual report by Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology, NIST is the agency best positioned to support U.S. advanced manufacturing agenda. Report highlights NIST's significant progress in major programmatic and operational activities, including standards policy, measurement services, safety, and NIST reorganization. It also endorses NIST's strategic planning process and ...

People on the Move spotlights trailblazers in standardization, highlighting their latest achievements, advancements, and contributions to the standards community. The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA), an organizational member of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), has announced the appointment of Louis A. Finkel as executive vice president of government affairs. Mr. Finkel ...

LAS VEGAS, April 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --  Vanguard Integrity Professionals today announced that Ron Ross, a fellow at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and leading expert in information ...

The American National Standards Institute on Monday issued its standardization road map, designed to pinpoint gaps that might impede the adoption of electric vehicles.