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NIST To Fund Miami Valley Manufacturing Extension Center

August 22, 1996

The Clinton Administration today announced that the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology will provide $850,000 in funding for

Nine Companies Selected For Baldrige Quality Award Site Visits

August 26, 1996

Teams of quality experts will visit nine companies starting Sept. 2, 1996, as part of the application process for the 1996 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality

Manufacturing Extension Network Now Offering Services In All 50 States, Puerto Rico

September 5, 1996

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology today announced 18 awards for new or expanded manufacturing extension programs as part

NIST To Fund Delaware Manufacturing Alliance

September 20, 1996

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology will provide $450,000 in funding for the Delaware Manufacturing Alliance, U.S. Under

Medical Device Community Teams with NIST to Identify Best Wear-Resistant Materials for Implants

September 25, 1996

Six manufacturers of orthopedic medical devices are joining the National Institute of Standards and Technology in a cooperative effort to identify the best test

IEEE Technical Award - Darine Haddad

For technical leadership in constructing the NIST watt balance and leading a measurement campaign to determine Planck’s constant to 34 parts

2014 PECASE - Gretchen Campbell

A Fellow of the NIST/University of Maryland Joint Quantum Institute, Gretchen Campbell was recognized for pioneering research in

Requirements for Laboratory Accreditation Bodies

The Laboratory Accreditation Body (AB) shall: be physically located in the United States, be a signatory, in good standing, to a mutual...

Award Goes to NJ Center to Improve Competitiveness of Smaller Food Manufacturers

October 3, 1996

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology today announced a grant to the Center for Advanced Food Technology at Rutgers

Two Awards to Help MEP Centers Better Manage Human Resources, Evaluate Benefits to Communities Served

October 7, 1996

Two awards announced today by the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology will help affiliates of the nationwide Manufacturing

Four U.S. Companies Named Today as Winners of the 1996 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award

October 16, 1996

President Clinton and Commerce Secretary Mickey Kantor today announced the winners of the 1996 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award in recognition of their

NIST Assumes Leadership Role in International Laboratory Accreditation

October 16, 1996

Representatives from accrediting bodies in 44 nations have elected a standards and conformity assessment official from the Commerce Department's National

President Clinton Announces Winners of the 1996 Baldrige Quality Awards

October 16, 1996

The President today announced the winners of the 1996 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Dana Commercial Credit Corporation of Toledo, Ohio; ADAC

MEP Centers to Develop Environmental Assistance Networks in 16 States

October 17, 1996

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology today announced that 16 affiliates of its Manufacturing Extension Partnership will

1998 Arthur L. Schawlow Prize in Laser Science - Bill Phillips

Phillips was chosen "for pioneering experiments in laser cooling and trapping, including the first demonstrations of Zeeman cooling, the

Smoky Mountains Go Solar with Joint Venture to Test NIST Water Heater in Tennessee

October 24, 1996

A novel solar water heating system developed by the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology is now hard at work in Great Smoky

NIST To Fund New York Manufacturing Extension Partnership

November 7, 1996

The Clinton Administration today announced that the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology will provide $4.9 million in funding

NIST To Fund North/East Pennsylvania Manufacturing Extension Partnership

November 7, 1996

The Clinton Administration today announced that the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology will provide $1.6 million in funding

NIST To Fund Tennessee Manufacturing Extension Partnership

November 7, 1996

The Clinton Administration today announced that the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology will provide $1.8 million in funding

NIST To Fund Oklahoma Alliance For Manufacturing Excellence

November 14, 1996

The Clinton Administration today announced that the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology will provide $1.5 million in funding

MEP Centers Get Boost In Addressing Smaller Manufacturers' Information Technology Needs

November 19, 1996

Small and medium-sized manufacturers soon will find it easier to resolve their information technology needs through a network of resources being established for

New Directory of U.S. Standards Activities Now Available

November 25, 1996

A new edition of the directory of Standards Activities of Organizations in the United States (SP 806) has been published by the Commerce Department's National

Synthetic Auto Exhaust Helps Car Makers Go With The Flow

December 3, 1996

Why would an environmentally concerned federal agency synthesize auto exhaust? Scientists at the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and

U.S. Companies May Apply Now For The 1997 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award

December 6, 1996

The National Institute of Standards and Technology is inviting applications from American companies for the 1997 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. The

New Laboratory To Boost Computer, Network Use With Tests For Information Technology

December 9, 1996

U.S. industries and companies that produce information technology as well as those who count on it for reliable health care, efficiency in small businesses

Twelve Awards Made for Notices of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs)

September 1, 2017

The U.S Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) has made 12 awards as part of two

Even Better than DNA Origami

September 1, 2017

DNA is the stuff of life, but it is also the stuff of nanotechnology. Because molecules of DNA with complementary chemical structures recognize and bind to one

2015 Maria Goeppert Mayer Award Recipient - Gretchen Campbell

Campbell was chosen for "her pioneering contributions to the study of superfluidity in atomic-gas Bose-Einstein condensates, realizing

2015 I.I. Rabi Prize in Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics - Ian Spielman

Spielman was cited for "the development of quantum simulations using ultra-cold atoms, creation of synthetic electromagnetic fields

2006 Career Achievement Medal - Bill Phillips

Phillips was cited for having "launched an entirely new subfield of atomic, molecular and optical physics," as well as being the first

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