http://www.nist.gov The National Institute of Standards and Technology http://www.nist.gov/pml/improving-safety-measures-and-measures-of-safety-for-world-metrology-day-2012.cfm Thu, 17 May 2012 18:44:16 GMT World Metrology Day celebrates the signing of the Treaty of the Meter on May 20, 1875. By signing the treaty, representatives from 17 nations, including the United States, recognized the importance of worldwide uniformity of measurements ... fe84a50c-50a0-e111-b429-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/csd/dss-041712.cfm Tue, 17 Apr 2012 19:46:46 GMT The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced proposed changes to a standard that specifies how to implement digital signatures, which can be used to ensure the integrity of electronic documents, such as wills ... 02d614fc-c588-e111-b9c7-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/director/sco/workshop-032012.cfm Tue, 20 Mar 2012 19:42:00 GMT The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is hosting a free public workshop on best practices in federal conformity assessment activities Wednesday, April 11, 2012, at NISTamp's Gaithersburg, Md., site. amp"Conformity ... f812cabb-c472-e111-b9c7-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/mml/oil-030612.cfm Tue, 06 Mar 2012 21:05:51 GMT The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a new certified reference material to support the federal governmentamp's Natural Resources Damage Assessment (NRDA) in the wake of the April 2010 Deepwater Horizon ... b830dc21-d067-e111-b9c7-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/smartgrid/framework-022812.cfm Tue, 28 Feb 2012 20:34:19 GMT An updated roadmap for the Smart Grid is now available from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), which recently finished reviewing and incorporating public comments into the NIST Framework and Roadmap for Smart Grid ... 6cabf273-4b62-e111-b9c7-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/director/vcat/vcat-blog-013112.cfm Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:23:58 GMT Office of Science and Technology Blog Post by U.S. Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra and NIST Director Patrick GallagherStandardsamp-agreed upon parameters such as the size and shape of electrical outlets, the number of threads per ... 8fea0dba-e84c-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/el/smartgrid-012412.cfm Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:28:59 GMT Taking a step closer to ensuring that new electrical devices will be ready to plug into the nations next-generation power grid, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)s Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP) recently ... 43a87dae-9746-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/mml/polymers/cnt-122011.cfm Tue, 20 Dec 2011 20:41:13 GMT The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued the worldamp's first reference material for single-wall carbon nanotube soot. Distantly related to the soot in your fireplace or in a candle flame, nanotube-laden soot ... db9f05e7-4a2b-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/smartgrid/grid-102511.cfm Tue, 25 Oct 2011 15:53:03 GMT An expanded list of standards, new cybersecurity guidance and product testing proposals are among the new elements in an updated roadmap for Smart Grid interoperability released today* for public comment by the National Institute of ... cb58d957-21ff-e011-9fed-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/director/sco/world-standards-week2011.cfm Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:27:55 GMT Imagine a world where shoe sizes were not standardized, or where golf balls came in a variety of sizes and weights. What if your favorite CDs didnamp't fit in your friendamp's CD player? None of these things are problems today, thanks to ... 0de4a6a0-70f6-e011-9fed-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/cloud/roadmap-101311.cfm Thu, 13 Oct 2011 16:20:36 GMT The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will unveil the public draft of its U.S. Government Cloud Computing Technology Roadmap at the Cloud Computing Forum ampamp Workshop IV that it will host Nov. 2-4, in Gaithersburg, ... 85b932e4-b6f5-e011-9fed-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/smartgrid/smartgrid-061311.cfm Mon, 13 Jun 2011 16:19:47 GMT A new White House policy document released today* highlights strategic roles that the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) plays in accelerating the modernization of the nations electric infrastructure, bolstering ... d9e1a2a3-d895-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/oles/emergency-042611.cfm Tue, 26 Apr 2011 20:00:04 GMT The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Office of Law Enforcement Standards (OLES), in collaboration with the NIST National Center for Standards and Certification Information, has launched an Internet pilot project to ... c7e86cac-3f70-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/smartgrid/grid-042611.cfm Tue, 26 Apr 2011 19:43:11 GMT The governing board of the Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP) has voted in favor of a new standard and a set of guidelines important for making the long-planned amp"smartamp" electricity grid a reality. The two documents address ... 5fed4f52-3d70-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/mml/biochemical/srm-041211.cfm Tue, 12 Apr 2011 21:01:28 GMT A new Standard Reference Material (SRM) from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will help clinical genetics labs accurately diagnose Huntingtonamp's disease, an inherited degenerative brain disorder that usually ... 3f0c43f6-4765-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/el/fire-041211.cfm Tue, 12 Apr 2011 20:46:54 GMT For the many states, communities, new-home builders and prospective buyers now mulling over the pluses and minuses of installing residential fire suppression sprinklers, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has ... 2f2c6ee9-4565-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div682/xray-041211.cfm Tue, 12 Apr 2011 20:14:55 GMT The idea of probing the bodys interior with radiation stretches back to experiments with X rays in the 1800s, but more than a century later, images taken with radiological scans still are not considered reliable enough to, for example, ... bf76aa79-4165-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div686/constant-033011.cfm Wed, 30 Mar 2011 20:39:28 GMT Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have for the first time used an apparatus that relies on the amp"noiseamp" of jiggling electrons to make highly accurate measurements of the Boltzmann constant, an ... 59c0b7b6-0d5b-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div686/htc-033011.cfm Wed, 30 Mar 2011 18:57:01 GMT Collage of images from NIST museum of voltage standards.Credit: NIST photos arranged by Kelly TalbottView hi-resolution imageOn April 8, 2011, the scientific community will celebrate the centenni 78ffb573-ff5a-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/director/sco/20110315_education.cfm Tue, 15 Mar 2011 21:16:17 GMT In just a few months, millions of young adults will graduate from college and step into productive careers in the global economy. Meanwhile, those already involved in standardization, particularly in the engineering and technology ... 35f3e05d-494f-e011-b470-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/director/sco/standards-education-030411.cfm Fri, 04 Mar 2011 14:38:49 GMT Washington, D.C., March 3, 2011: In just a few months, millions of young adults will graduate from college and step into productive careers in the global economy. Meanwhile, those already involved in standardization, particularly in the ... 2eedb10f-6d46-e011-8a7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/wmd/20110301_wmd_webinar.cfm Tue, 01 Mar 2011 21:54:03 GMT A reliable and trustworthy system of weights and measures is vital for economic activity. Maintaining that system requires constant vigilance, and thats where the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Weights and Measures ... 9486005b-4e44-e011-8a7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/director/sco/frn-accreditor-health-it.cfm Wed, 09 Feb 2011 13:55:20 GMT Application Due Date Is March 10, 2011Applications are now being accepted for accreditation bodies seeking to become the sole authorized accreditor of health IT certification bodies.The 30-day application window is now open for ... b273e1a1-5334-e011-8a7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/releases/standards_010711.cfm Fri, 07 Jan 2011 15:55:49 GMT On Jan. 4, President Obama signed the America COMPETES Act, which supports an array of strategies for maintaining Americas leadership in science and technology. Among the Acts important provisions is one encouraging the National ... 17e9598b-761a-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div685/telescope_010511.cfm Wed, 05 Jan 2011 20:57:18 GMT Is the expansion of the universe accelerating for some unknown reason? This is one of the mysteries plaguing astrophysics, and somewhere in distant galaxies are yet-unseen supernovae that may hold the key. Now, thanks to a telescope ... 18b86e58-0e19-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div686/20101026_volt.cfm Tue, 26 Oct 2010 20:21:14 GMT Extending its 26-year tradition of innovative quantum voltage standards, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have begun shipping a new 10-volt standard to users around the world. The programmable ... be5adafc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/wmd/20101026_si.cfm Tue, 26 Oct 2010 19:41:34 GMT Taking the first steps of what would be a major historical advance in the science of measurement, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is participating in a worldwide effort to recommend major revisions to the ... ac5adafc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/el/fire_research/cigarette_092810.cfm Tue, 28 Sep 2010 18:13:08 GMT Cigarettes are the most frequent cause of fatalities from residential fires in the United States. So, it might seem surprising to learn that a cigarette that burns stronger than others has been used for decades by manufacturers of home ... d655dafc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/wmd/metric_092810.cfm Tue, 28 Sep 2010 15:53:28 GMT Every day is a metric day at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). But that wonamp't stop the agency from celebrating Metric Week, held annually the week of Oct. 10amp-the tenth day of the tenth ... b255dafc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/director/sco/gsi_091410.cfm Tue, 14 Sep 2010 14:12:16 GMT Those looking for the latest product standards-related news, regulatory developments, events and workshops around the world now can turn to the new Global Standards Information (GSI) Web site (http:gsi.nist.gov). Launched on Sept. 1, ... ac68c7fc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/el/building_materials/blast_062310.cfm Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:22:08 GMT With summer travel season hard upon us, specialists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have helped create two new standards* designed to increase safety as we rush from gate to gate in crowded mass transit ... da5cc7fc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/el/msid/ssp_portal.cfm Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:27:03 GMT c95bdafc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/el/msid/smir.cfm Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:27:03 GMT 440af9c5-c63a-e011-8a7f-0019b9c8c923