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NIST Scientists Help Visitors to the Smithsonian's Science in American Life Exhibition Learn About Lasers and Enzymes

April 18, 1994

How far away is the moon? How fast does light travel? How do detergent enzymes trounce laundry stains? Visitors to the Smithsonian's National Museum of

National Conformity Assessment Program Established To Promote International Trade

April 25, 1994

The U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology has established the National Voluntary Conformity Assessment System Evaluation

Software Innovations Announced For NIST/EPA/NIH Mass Spectral Database

April 25, 1994

Two important software innovations have been made to the NIST/EPA/NIH Mass Spectral Database, a major international resource for analytical chemists and

U.S.-Russia Standards Group To Promote International Trade

April 25, 1994

U.S. and Russian participants at the third meeting of the Intergovernmental U.S./Russian Business Development Committee's Standards Working Group in Moscow, May

U.S.-Canada Agree to Recognize Test Results for Weighing and Measuring Devices

May 16, 1994

Weights and measures officials in the United States and Canada have agreed to mutual recognition of test results and examinations of weighing and measuring

New Facility Opens as Part of 65-Year-Old Partnership to Improve Quality of Construction Materials

May 18, 1994

Government and construction industry officials today dedicated a new facility at the National Institute of Standards and Technology to help improve the quality

Price Verification Tops Technical Program At NCWM 79th Annual Meeting

May 20, 1994

The 79th Annual Meeting of the National Conference on Weights and Measures, July 17-21, 1994, in San Diego, Calif., will feature a special technical session on

NIST Announces "Digital Signature" Standard For Computer Security

May 20, 1994

The Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology has announced approval of a Digital Signature Standard, which will allow federal

Building 245 Renovation Groundbreaking

July 20, 2017

[ As delivered.] Welcome to the much-anticipated groundbreaking for the renovation of NIST’s Radiation Physics Building, aka, Building 245. I want to thank...

NIST Announces Accreditation for Calibration Labs Based on International Standards

May 31, 1994

The National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program at the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology now will accept applications

Neutron Instrument Template

Content in main (left) panel to be created by instrument scientist Sample content: Content by instrument...

Quality Experts from Business, Health Care and Education Needed for 1995 Baldrige Quality Award Board of Examiners

June 2, 1994

The National Institute of Standards and Technology is seeking quality experts from all sectors of American business, as well as from non-profit health care and

Neutron Scattering Lengths List

All of this data was taken from the Special Feature section of neutron scattering lengths and cross sections of the elements and their...

Statement in Response to Blaze Key Escrow Paper

June 2, 1994

The draft paper by Matt Blaze* describes several techniques aimed at circumventing law enforcement access to key escrowed encryption products based on

New Version of Protein Crystal Database Includes NASA Space Experiments

June 3, 1994

A newly expanded database on crystal growth conditions of biological macromolecules is now available to help structural biology programs of the pharmaceutical

Expansion of Manufacturing Extension Center to Benefit NYC Small and Medium-Size Businesses

June 16, 1994

U.S. Commerce Secretary Ronald H. Brown today toured a New York City machine tool company to highlight a manufacturing outreach program that is expanding to

Brown, Cuomo Launch Expanded Technology Services For N.Y. Businesses

June 17, 1994

U.S. Commerce Secretary Ronald H. Brown and New York Governor Mario M. Cuomo today officially launched the New York Manufacturing Extension Partnership, an

Consortium to Help U.S. Paint Industry Get Better Products to Market Faster

June 30, 1994

Three paint manufacturers and the Federal Highway Administration, a large user of paint products, have joined the National Institute of Standards and Technology

Agreement Between U.S. and Japan Spawns Innovative International Optoelectronics Program for Computing

July 12, 1994

The United States and Japan have agreed on the last critical step before realization of a joint program to further the design and development of the advanced

ACMD Seminar: Embedded functions in combinatorial testing: Progress in automating test design

George Sherwood Founder and CEO of Testcover.com Wednesday, October 11, 2017, 15:00 - 16:00 Building 101, Lecture Room D Gaithersburg...

ACMD Seminar: Uncertainty Quantification and Inversion of Large Models

Prof. Tony O'Hagan Emeritus Professor of Statistics, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Sheffield Tuesday, October...

IoT Cybersecurity Colloquium

Thu, Oct 19 2017, 9:00am - 3:00pm EDT

Note: Captioning will be available by 10/29/17. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

TIGR-NIST Announce Distinguished Speakers Series Titled "DNA, Genetics and Biotechnology"

July 20, 1994

Leaders in genetics and biomedical research will discuss how revolutions in these fields are impacting science, health care, business and society in a special

Brown, Daley Sign Agreement to Launch New Center for Delivering Manufacturing Services to Chicago Businesses

July 22, 1994

U.S. Commerce Secretary Ronald H. Brown and Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley today signed a letter of partnership to officially dedicate the Chicago Manufacturing

PC Database Available for Predicting Thermochemical Performance of Materials

July 22, 1994

Chemical manufacturers, material suppliers, and researchers in science and industry now have an easy-to-use computer program for help in predicting the

NIST Seeks Project Proposals For 1996 Precision Measurement Grants

August 2, 1994

The National Institute of Standards and Technology is seeking project proposals for two research grants for fiscal year 1996 in the field of precision

New NIST Medical-Industrial Radiation Facility Will Help Develop New Technologies, Establish Standards

August 12, 1994

A new facility at the National Institute of Standards and Technology is now available to ensure accurate radiation measurements in medicine and serve as a new

NIST Physicists Measure Coldest Temperature Ever

August 15, 1994

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—If it's too hot outside, a visit to the National Institute of Standards and Technology might provide some relief. Physicists here recently

Tissue Engineering Workshop To Consider Commercialization Opportunities

September 12, 1994

Biomedical engineers, biomaterials researchers and medical device developers are among those who can benefit from a one-day tissue engineering workshop at the

New NIST Solar Device May One Day Keep Americans In Hot Water

September 13, 1994

Researchers at the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology have invented a novel solar water heating system that is believed to be

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