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Quality Management Proves To Be a Sound Investment, Says NIST

February 3, 1995

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology said today that investing in quality management can result in an impressive payoff.

NCNR 50 Year Symposium

Thu, Dec 7 - Fri, Dec 8 2017

Purpose To celebrate the achievements and illustrious lifetime of the NCNR. Description The NIST Bureau of Standards

2017 nSoft Annual Meeting

Thu, Oct 26 2017

The 2017 Annual meeting of the NIST nSoft Consortium was held on October 25-26, 2017 at the NIST Center for Neutron

NIST Exhibits at the 2017 NOBCChE Conference

Tue, Oct 31 2017

NIST will exhibit at the National Organization for Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical

NIST Exhibits at the 2017 SACNAS Conference

Thu, Oct 19 - Sat, Oct 21 2017

NIST will exhibit at the 2017 SACNAS Conference Booth Number 1224 2017 SACNAS is a conference like no other

NIST Technical Publication Policy (WERB)

All technical manuscripts with NIST authors or coauthors are subject to NIST policies, which include passing an internal review process and...

Baldrige Program Seeks Candidates for 2018 Baldrige Executive Fellows Program

September 28, 2017

The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program is seeking qualified candidates for the 2018 Baldrige Executive Fellows Program, a one-year, nationally ranked

Digital identity for individuals

Your digital identity Digital identity is your online persona. You may have one digital identity for email and another for online banking...

Lighting a Path to 'Smarter' Homes, Roads, and Bridges

September 27, 2017

If you’re worried about carbon monoxide poisoning, you might purchase a detector for your home. But what if your house itself could sense carbon monoxide and

ICSP to Hold Open Seminar on Voluntary Standards in Government

December 14, 1993

The Office of Management and Budget Circular No. A-119, "Federal Participation in the Development and Use of Voluntary Standards," encourages government use of

President Clinton Presents National Quality Award To Eastman Chemical, Ames Rubber

December 14, 1993

President Clinton today presented the nation's top award for excellence in quality management—the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award—to two U.S. companies

NIST Develops Tests to Determine Fire Safety of Cigarettes

December 16, 1993

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have developed two tests that can be used to measure the likelihood that a cigarette will

NIST Offers Expanded Database on Properties of Alternative Refrigerants

January 5, 1994

A newly expanded database on the physical properties of alternative refrigerants will help U.S. industry convert from chemicals that are thought to harm the

Partners Wanted To Help Create "Virtual Library"

January 7, 1994

The National Institute of Standards and Technology is seeking industrial and academic partners to join a cooperative research consortium to develop technology

Wozny Named New Head Of NIST Manufacturing Lab

January 14, 1994

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has announced that Michael J. Wozny is the new director of the technology agency's Manufacturing Engineering

U.S.-Russian Trade to Benefit from International Lab Accreditation Program

January 31, 1994

In an effort to expand trade between the United States and Russia, the Commerce Department`s National Institute of Standards and Technology today announced that

NIST Announces Voluntary Escrowed Encryption Standard To Promote Secure Telecommunications

February 4, 1994

The Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced today the approval of a voluntary standard that can be used by

NIST Calls for Partners in Developing Key Escrowing Hardware

February 4, 1994

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced today an opportunity to join a cooperative research consortium for

Defense Conversion Funds Make Iowa Manufacturing Technology Center A Reality

February 16, 1994

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Ronald H. Brown and Congressman Neal Smith (D-Iowa), Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and

U.S., Canada Renew Laboratory Accreditation Agreement To Spur International Trade

February 22, 1994

The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Standards Council of Canada today renewed an agreement to help

NIST, Industry Partners Form Consortium To Help Building Systems Communicate

March 1, 1994

Nine control system manufacturers and one software company have joined the National Institute of Standards and Technology in a cooperative research and

Commerce Acts on Industry's Call for Semiconductor Measurement Assistance

March 2, 1994

U.S. Commerce Secretary Ronald H. Brown today announced that the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is entering into an

Gaithersburg Campus Master Plan Public Information Meeting

May 11, 2017

Thank you. I’m pleased to be here to discuss our process for creating a 20-year master plan for NIST’s Gaithersburg campus. For anyone who’s not familiar...

Commerce Acts on Industry's Call for Semiconductor Measurement Assistance

March 2, 1994

U.S. Commerce Secretary Ronald H. Brown today announced that the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is entering into an

NIST and DOE Offer U.S.-Based Precision Measurement Service to Industry

March 2, 1994

Once available only from foreign laboratories, a precision measurement service for manufacturers of automobiles, aircraft, farm equipment, and other large

Shield for Radiation Therapy Developed in Dental Program at NIST

March 16, 1994

A dental researcher at the National Institute of Standards and Technology has invented a new shielding material and method for protecting healthy body tissues

Federal Funds Available for State Technology Programs from NIST

March 17, 1994

The Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology today announced funding is available for state projects to plan, coordinate and, in

Improved Infrared Chemical Analysis Possible With New NIST Invention

March 28, 1994

A new device and technique recently patented by a National Institute of Standards and Technology scientist may lead to dramatic improvements in infrared

NIST Names ASQC as Partner in Administering Baldrige Quality Award

March 31, 1994

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has selected the American Society for Quality Control as its contractor to help administer the Malcolm

71 Companies in the Running for 1994 Baldrige Quality Award

April 18, 1994

The National Institute of Standards and Technology announced today that 71 companies have applied for the 1994 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. They

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