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Ringing in a New Way to Measure and Modulate Trapped Light

December 22, 2015

Researchers working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a novel way to noninvasively measure and map how and where

Chief Facilities Management Officer (CFMO)

Andy Wright is the Acting Chief Facilities Management Officer (CFMO) and Director of the Office of Facilities and Property Management (OFPM)...

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Mixing Modern Materials? NIST Math App Helps You Manage Your Mashup

December 22, 2015

Imagine you're baking a special cake, one in which the shape of each mote of spice mixed into the batter can have a profound effect on your dessert's color, its

NIST Issues Notice of Intent to Fund New Manufacturing Innovation Institutes

December 22, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced today it has issued a Notice of Intent to fund

NIST Participates in Hannover Messe 2016 as the U.S. Serves as the Official Partner Country

Mon, Apr 25 - Fri, Apr 29 2016

A World of Opportunity - All at One Trade Show Hannover Messe is the world's largest trade show for industrial

Future Information Processing: From Materials to Systems

Fri, Dec 18 2015

It is becoming increasingly clear that in future information processing applications, synergistic innovations in

OSAC December 2015 Newsletter

December 18, 2015

The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science (OSAC) has released its December 2015 monthly newsletter to communicate program status

Applicant's Conference for 2016-NIST-NSTIC-01 National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace State Pilots Cooperative Agreement Program

Thu, Jan 7 2016

The NSTIC NPO has just announced a 2016 pilot program initiative with a special focus on digital services at the state

Complex Microbial Systems Group

Microbes play a critical role in health, agriculture, public safety, alternative energy, manufacturing and the environment. These applications demand reliability of identification, discrimination, and quantification of microbes at a level of speed and accuracy that is unprecedented.

Baldrige Performance Excellence Program

The Baldrige Program is the nation's only public-private partnership dedicated to improving the performance, resilience, and long-term success of U.S. businesses and other organizations. Experience how Baldrige can enable your organization to prepare, adapt, innovate, and thrive in today’s ever

NIST Handbook 130 Price Verification

Fri, Apr 8 2016

This 1 day seminar will provide inspectors with an understanding and application knowledge of the NIST Handbook 130

2016 Baldrige Sponsorship Opportunities Are Available!

December 15, 2015

Organizations and individuals are invited to help support the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program by becoming Baldrige sponsors, who support a range of

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NFL, Under Armour, GE & National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Announce Five Winners of Head Health Challenge III

December 15, 2015

NEW YORK – The National Football League (NFL), Under Armour (NYSE:UA), GE (NYSE: GE), and the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and

National Institute of Standards and Technology Presents 2015 Awards to Outstanding Employees

December 14, 2015

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recognized current and former employees for their research, administrative and

NIST's Cryogenic Flow Measurement Facility at Boulder, CO

The Once and Future Cryogenic Flow Facility

December 14, 2015

As recently as a few months ago, somebody who needed an internationally recognized calibration for a flow meter that operates with very low-temperature fluids

Synthesis of bimetallic iron-nickel nanoparticles for oxygen evolution and methanol oxidation catalysis under alkaline conditions for fuel cells

Fri, Dec 11 2015

The electrochemical oxidation of alternative fuels, such as methanol and ethanol, for alkaline fuel cells often relies

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NIST Seeks Comments on Cybersecurity Framework Use, Potential Updates and Future Management

December 10, 2015

*Feb. 9, 2016, update: The deadline for this RFI has been extended to Feb. 23, 2016. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking

Harris Named to NCST Advisory Committee; NIST Seeks Additional Members

December 8, 2015

James R. Harris, president, J.R. Harris and Co. (Denver, Colo.), has been appointed by Willie E. May, under secretary of commerce for standards and technology

Quantifying the environmental contributions to mass change

Since the inception of the SI system of units, physical mass artifacts have been disseminated in order to realize the unit of the kilogram, essential to a broad

First Code Improvements Adopted Based on NIST Joplin Tornado Study

December 7, 2015

Protecting schools and their associated high-occupancy buildings from the most violent tornadoes is the goal of the first approved building code changes based

NIST and CHORUS Launch Pilot Project to Support NIST's Public Access Plan

December 3, 2015

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and CHORUS, a nonprofit organization that advances public

Next Generation Electricity Storage: Beyond Lithium Ion Batteries

Tue, Jun 21 2016

The Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR) pursues high performance, low cost beyond lithium ion electricity

Measuring Nanoscale Features with Fractions of Light

December 2, 2015

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers are seeing the light, but in an altogether different way. And how they are doing it just might

IREX VI homepage

December 1, 2015: In the two years since the IREX VI report, a number of criticisms were published by researchers at U. of Notre Dame. NIST...

Baldrige Advisory Board Convenes Today with Three New Members

December 1, 2015

The 12-member Board of Overseers of the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program (BPEP) is meeting today on the campus of the National Institute of Standards and

Handbook 133 - Checking the Net Contents of Packaged Goods - Basic

Mon, Apr 4 - Thu, Apr 7 2016

This 4 day seminar will focus on the requirements and basic test procedures for packages labeled by weight. This will

OSAC Scientific Area Committees Public Status Reports & Open Discussions

Mon, Feb 22 - Tue, Feb 23 2016

NIST's Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) will hold its public meetings in Las Vegas, Nevada on Monday

Leadership Behaviors That Count (and Can Benefit All Organizations)

August/September 2015 Introduction As the following diagram of the Baldrige framework indicates, the basis of the Baldrige Criteria for...

5409: Southwestern Assurance Program (SWAP)

Mon, Oct 3 - Thu, Oct 6 2016

This is an annual training session for metrologists from Southwestern Assurance Program (SWAP). NIST Handbook 143

5410: MidAmerica Measurement Assurance Program (MidMAP)

Mon, Oct 17 - Thu, Oct 20 2016

This is an annual training session for metrologists from MidAmerica Measurement Assurance Program (MidMAP). NIST

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