A Force Multiplier for Forensic Investigators

Washington, DC - A window is broken. A home is burglarized. Investigators identify a suspect and find a sliver of what appears to be glass embedded in his shoe. In the forensics lab, examiners determine, using advanced microscopy and chemical analysis, that the characteristics of that sliver match those of the broken glass in the burgled home.

Vice President Joe Biden’s Call with Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili of Georgia

Washington, DC - Vice President Joe Biden spoke with Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili of Georgia to congratulate him on his party's victory in Georgia's parliamentary elections. The Vice President commended Georgia's democratic leadership in the region. He also reiterated U.S. support for Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders and condemned Russia's ratification of a "treaty" with Abkhazia on setting up a joint armed force.  

NIST Collaboration Heats Up Exotic Topological Insulators

Washington, DC - Fashion is changing in the avant-garde world of next-generation computer component materials. Traditional semiconductors like silicon are releasing their last new lines. Exotic materials called topological insulators (TIs) are on their way in. And when it comes to cool, nitrogen is the new helium.

Sales Lead Generators Fined and Barred from Violating FTC’s Telemarketing Sales Rule

Washington, DC - A collection of entities known as Consumer Education Group operating out of California and Colorado, has settled Federal Trade Commission charges that, between late 2013 and 2015, it made millions of illegal telemarketing calls to consumers on the national Do Not Call (DNC) Registry -- including pre-recorded robocalls -- as part of a campaign to generate sales leads for third-parties.

FTC Approves Modified Final Order Preserving Competition among Supermarkets in Seven States

Washington, DC - Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a modified final order settling charges that the $28 billion merger of Koninklijke Ahold  and Delhaize Group, which together own five well-known U.S. grocery store chains, would likely be anticompetitive.