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5523: Volume Metrology Seminar

Mon, Jun 4 - Fri, Jun 8 2018

This 5 day OWM volume metrology seminar is designed to enable metrologists to apply fundamental measurement concepts to

Price Check II Shows Scanner Accuracy Has Improved Since 1996

December 16, 1998

A survey conducted by the Federal Trade Commission, the Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and weights and measures...

Baldrige Guide to Performance Excellence for Business Gets New Look, Format for 1999

January 11, 1999

While you won't find it at your local bookstore or on a "Top 10 Bestseller" list, the Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence is one of the nation's most...

IBM’s Brown Named as New NIST Deputy Director

January 22, 1999

National Institute of Standards and Technology Director Ray Kammer has announced the appointment of Karen H. Brown as the agency’s new deputy director. Brown...

‘Baldrige Index’ Outperforms S&P 500 for Fifth Year

February 4, 1999

The "Baldrige Index" once again has outperformed the Standard & Poor’s 500 by more than 200 percent, according to the Commerce Department’s National Institute...

President Clinton Today Presents 1998 Baldrige Quality Award to Three U.S. Companies

February 4, 1999

In a ceremony in Washington, D.C., President Clinton and Commerce Secretary William M. Daley today presented the 1998 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award to...

Baldrige Performance Excellence Guide Can Help Education Institutions Learn How to Improve

January 22, 1999

Criteria designed to help education institutions improve their services and overall performance are available now from the Commerce Department’s National...

Baldrige Performance Excellence Guide Can Help Health Care Organizations Improve Their Operations

January 22, 1999

Criteria designed to help health care organizations improve their services and overall performance are available now from the Commerce Department’s National...

NIST Computer Program Spurs Decision to Set Leaking Cargo Ship Afire

February 12, 1999

A computer program developed by fire scientists at a federal laboratory played a key role in the decision last night to ignite a huge explosion on a cargo ship...

Secretary Daley Declares 1999 as the Year of the Small Manufacturer

February 16, 1999

U.S. Secretary of Commerce William Daley has proclaimed 1999 as the Year of the Small Manufacturer in recognition of the enormous contribution small...

NIST-Led Y2K Help Center for Small Business Is Open for Business

February 25, 1999

Small manufacturers and other small businesses looking for free help in dealing with the year 2000 computer problem can contact the just-opened Y2K Help Center...

NIST Releases Software to Promote Secure e-Commerce Products

February 25, 1999

The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Information Technology Laboratory today released software to assist industry in building more secure...

NGA Supports ‘Year of the Small Manufacturer’

February 26, 1999

Commerce Secretary William Daley today applauded the National Governors Association for their approval of a resolution supporting 1999 as the Year of the Small...

NIST Improves Accuracy of Radioactive Seeds Used to Treat Prostate Cancer

March 1, 1999

Men who opt to treat their prostate cancer with implanted radioactive seeds rather than surgery or external beam radiation now can be assured that their...

NIST, Partners to Tackle Test-Related Barriers Impeding U.S., Global Commerce

March 1, 1999

The Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology will meet, on March 19, with government and private-sector experts to begin devising...

New Chemistry Laboratory Is First Step Toward 21st Century NIST

March 8, 1999

The Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology took its first step into the 21st century with today’s dedication of the new Advanced...

Experiments at NIST Launch New Field of Physics: Non-Linear Atom Optics

March 17, 1999

Physicists at the Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology have opened a new field of physics with experiments demonstrating for the...

Illustration with four photos: solar field, power tower, highway and ambulance with a lock graphic in the middle

NIST, DHS Join Forces to Create Cybersecure Communities Around the Globe

August 24, 2017

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will jointly sponsor the 2018 Global City Teams...

A New Spin on Antiferromagnetic Magnons

Thu, Oct 19 2017, 10:30 - 11:30am EDT

Antiferromagnetic (AFM) magnonics, long a topic of academic interest, has undergone a renaissance in recent years. The

‘New Kit Helps Small Businesses Get a Jump on Y2K Bug’, Says Commerce Secretary Daley

March 22, 1999

With everything from a self-assessment checklist to upgraded software, a new "Y2K Jumpstart Kit" developed under a Commerce Department program now is available...

Daley Applauds National Benefits of Advanced Technology Program Detailed in New Report

March 29, 1999

The expected economic benefits from the Advanced Technology Program far outweigh program costs, according to a new report issued today by the Commerce...

NIST Will Lead Study on Dangers of Fire Smoke

April 22, 1999

The Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Fire Protection Research Foundation announced a research initiative to study...

Polyester Blend Aids in Scientific Pursuit of Future Composites

May 4, 1999

Scientists at the Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology today announced that they have taken a major step toward the manufacture...

California to Receive $1.5 Million to Help Small Companies Deal with the Y2K Bug

May 12, 1999

Commerce Secretary William Daley announced today that two manufacturing extension centers in California will receive a total of more than $1.5 million in...

NIST Seeks Comments on Draft Handbook for Checking Net Contents of Packaged Goods

May 27, 1999

The National Institute of Standards and Technology is revising the handbook used to check the accuracy of net content labeling on packaged goods sold in the...

Fifty-Two Businesses, Education, Health Care Organizations Try for Nation's Top Award for Excellence

June 16, 1999

Fifty-two U.S. organizations, including four large manufacturers, 11 service companies, 12 small businesses, and, for the first time, 16 education and nine...

Gerald T. Frazer Receives Arthur S. Flemming Award

June 10, 1999

Gerald T. Fraser, a physicist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology and resident of Montgomery Village, Md., today received the Arthur S...

Minnesota Technology Inc. to Receive $358,000 to Help Small Companies Deal with the Y2K Bug

June 7, 1999

Commerce Secretary William Daley announced today that Minnesota Technology Inc. will receive a total of $358,000 in federal funding to help small manufacturers...

NIST to Develop Housing Technology Tools

June 17, 1999

The Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology is partnering in a private/public effort as part of a Clinton Administration initiative...

Yuda "Y2K" Está Disponible en Español para los Pequeños Negocios

June 24, 1999

English Version El Secretario de Comercio William M. Daley anunció hoy que ayuda gratis y un software de facíl manejo están disponibles en español para ayudar...

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