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NIST Physicist William Phillips Wins 1997 Nobel Prize in Physics

October 15, 1997

William D. Phillips, a leading researcher in ultra-low temperature atomic physics at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, today was named a co...

New Study Reports ATP Can Significantly Accelerate New Technology Development

October 23, 1997

The Commerce Department's Advanced Technology Program is having a significant impact in accelerating the pace of technology development, according to a new...

TGDC Meeting - September 11 & 12, 2017

Mon, Sep 11 - Tue, Sep 12 2017

EAC and NIST are pleased to announce the upcoming meeting of the TGDC on September 11-12, 2017, at the U.S. Election

2015 Fulbright fellowship - Glenn Solomon

NIST has a long-standing program in quantum information science that includes creating coherence in quantum dots — a type of nanostructure — that can lead to everything from single photon sources to the core components of quantum computer — a so...

Jay Hendricks Named 2015 Fellow of the American Vacuum Society

For exceptional contributions to vacuum science and for developing new and revolutionary vacuum standards and methods through promoting excellence in vacuum measurement as well as being a mentor to early career scientists and engineers.

Gretchen Campbell

Gretchen Campbell Receives 2015 Young Scientist Prize

For her outstanding contributions in toroidal Bose-Einstein condensates and its application to “atomtronic” circuits.

scanning electron micrograph of a single phononic-crystal cell

New Design Lets Micro-Clock Resonators Ring Like a Bell

August 30, 2017

You can’t hear most of them, but the world is running on different kinds of mechanical oscillations. For example, inside the average electronic wristwatch is a...

NIST Renews Award For Improved Manufacturing Technology For Internal-Combustion Engines To Extrude Hone, Ford, GM

November 3, 1997

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology has announced that it will renew a multiyear research award under the Advanced...

NIST Renews Award To 3-D Pharmaceuticals For Technologies To Study Key Cellular Proteins

November 3, 1997

The Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology has announced that it will renew a multiyear research award under the Advanced...

NIST Renews Award To Praxair Surface Technologies Inc. For Advanced Ceramic Coatings Technology

November 3, 1997

The Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology has announced that it will renew a multiyear research award under the Advanced...

NIST Renews Award To Budd Company For Research On Improved Manufacturing Methods For Thermoset Composites

November 3, 1997

The Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology has announced that it will renew a multiyear research award under the Advanced...

NIST Renews Award To General Electric Co. For Development Of Advanced Ceramic Coating Technology For Turbine Engines

November 3, 1997

The Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology has announced that it will renew a multiyear research award under the Advanced...

NIST Renews Award To Mycogen Corp. To Develop Technology To Produce Commercial Lipids From Yeast

November 3, 1997

The Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology has announced that it will renew a multiyear research award under the Advanced...

NIST Renews Award To Abrasive Technology Aerospace Inc. For Superabrasive Grinding Technology

November 3, 1997

The Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology has announced that it will renew a multiyear research award under the Advanced...

NIST Renews Award To South Carolina Research Authority For Advanced Healthcare Information Technology

November 3, 1997

The Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology has announced that it will renew a multiyear research award under the Advanced...

NIST Renews Award To Sun Company And Rohm And Haas For Research On Breakthrough Catalyst Technology

November 3, 1997

The Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology has announced that it will renew a multiyear research award under the Advanced...

NIST And USFA Strengthen Fire-Fighting

November 5, 1997

American fire prevention and firefighting efforts took a step forward today when the Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology and...

NIST To Continue Funding For Lake Erie Manufacturing Center

November 10, 1997

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology is providing $740,420 to fund the Lake Erie Manufacturing Extension Partnership, Toledo...

NIST To Continue Funding For Idaho Manufacturing Center

November 10, 1997

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology is providing $456,000 to fund Idaho TechHelp for its second year of operation. TechHelp...

Good For Your Health, Good For Your Wallet

November 12, 1997

U.S. taxpayers are getting more than they pay for from a federal research program designed to ensure accuracy in measurements of radioactive drugs for...

NIST To Continue Funding For Alabama Manufacturing Center

November 19, 1997

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology is providing $2.6 million to fund the Alabama Technology Network, Birmingham, for its...

NIST To Continue Funding For Arizona Manufacturing Center

November 19, 1997

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology is providing $2.6 million to fund the Industry Network Corporation for its third year...

NIST To Continue Funding For Delaware Valley Manufacturing Center

November 19, 1997

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology is providing $1.9 million to fund the Delaware Valley Industrial Resource Center...

NIST To Continue Funding For Illinois Manufacturing Extension Center

November 19, 1997

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology is providing $3.1 million to help fund the Illinois Manufacturing Extension Center for...

NIST To Continue Funding For West Virginia Manufacturing Center

November 19, 1997

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology is providing $529,932 to fund the West Virginia Manufacturing Extension Partnership for...

NIST To Continue Funding For Northwest Wisconsin Manufacturing Center

November 20, 1997

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology is providing $320,000 to fund the Northwest Wisconsin Manufacturing Outreach Center...

5522: Calibration Certificate Evaluation

Thu, Feb 1 2018

This 2.5 hour webinar will introduce concepts necessary to successfully implement ISO/IEC 17025 compliant calibration

5515: Fundamentals of Metrology

Mon, Feb 12 - Fri, Feb 16 2018

The Fundamentals of Metrology seminar introduces participants to the concepts of measurement systems, units, measurement

5514: Fundamentals of Metrology

Mon, Feb 5 - Fri, Feb 9 2018

The Fundamentals of Metrology seminar introduces participants to the concepts of measurement systems, units, measurement

Quantum Photonics in Monolithic Semiconductors for Practical Applications

Thu, Sep 21 2017, 9:30 - 10:30am EDT

This talk will describe a technology that enables the utilization of second order nonlinearities, χ(2) in monolithic

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