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Reproducibility in Biological Sciences

Fri, Mar 20 2015

Scientific advances are predicated on new knowledge that is robust and reliable, and that serves as a solid foundation

POSTPONED UNTIL APRIL 24--Satellites, Mathematics and Drones - fighting poachers in Africa and Asia

Fri, Mar 6 2015

Tom Snitch leads a team at the University of Maryland's Institute for Advanced Computer Studies that has created the

Four U.S. Organizations Honored With 2014 Baldrige National Quality Award

November 12, 2014

Honorees Include Two Texas Health Care Organizations WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker today announced that four U.S. organizations are...

Draining Five Gallon Test Measures and Provers

Thu, Nov 20 2014

This 1 hour webinar will reinforce the concepts of properly draining 5 gallon test measures and provers. These concepts

Cyber Security: Your Mother Was Right, Sharing is Good, And NIST Has Some Help on How

November 10, 2014

Time is not your friend when your information systems are under cyber attack, but sharing threat information before, during, and after an attack with a trusted...

NIST ITL Invited Lecture Series in Usable Privacy: Global Privacy Perspectives

Mon, Dec 1 2014

On December 1, 2014, NIST will host a panel discussion on Global Privacy Perspectives featuring: Ann Cavoukian

Privacy in the Digital Age - Lecture Series

Privacy in the Digital Age: A New Frontier Invited Lecture Series in Usable Privacy To better understand how privacy is changing, the NIST...

A 55-Year Journey in Science--From NBS to NIST and beyond

Fri, Feb 6 2015

In this special Black History Month Colloquium, Dr. Jackson will chronicle his journey in science, from his early

NIST History Colloquium--The H-Bomb, the Moon, and Beyond-History of the NBS Cryogenic Division

Fri, Jan 9 2015

Cryogenics, the science of extremely cold temperatures, has been a part of the NBS/NIST research portfolio ever since

Underperforming? Energy Efficiency of HVAC Equipment Suffers Due to Poor Installation

November 7, 2014

The push for more efficient air conditioners and heat pumps aims to trim the 30 percent share of residential electrical energy use devoted to cooling and...

Draining Five Gallon Test Measures and Provers

Tue, Nov 18 2014

This 1 hour webinar will reinforce the concepts of properly draining 5 gallon test measures and provers. These concepts

Harary Appointed Director of NIST Engineering Lab

November 5, 2014

Howard Harary has been appointed director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) Engineering Laboratory, which develops the measurement...

Document Control and Record Keeping

Thu, Mar 26 2015

This 2 hour webinar will introduce the fundamentals of Laboratory Management System Document Control and Record Keeping

Internal Auditing Best Practices

Thu, Oct 22 2015

This 2 hour webinar will consider internal auditing techniques and best practices that are used by a metrology

Train the Trainer: Training Summit

Tue, Feb 24 - Thu, Feb 26 2015

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Office of Weights and Measures will hold a Training Summit

Novel Sodium-Conducting Material Could Improve Rechargeable Batteries

November 4, 2014

Rechargeable battery manufacturers may get a jolt from research performed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and several other...

2014 Cybersecurity Education Meeting Emphasizes Presidential Ready to Work Initiative

November 4, 2014

The National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education ( NICE) is hosting its fifth annual workshop November 5-6, 2014, in Columbia, Md. The theme is "Ready to...

HyTrust Executive Joins NIST Advisory Committee

November 4, 2014

Hemma Prafullchandra, chief technology officer and senior vice president of products at HyTrust, has been named to the National Institute of Standards and...

UMD and NIST Announce the Creation of the Joint Center for Quantum Information and Computer Science

October 31, 2014

The University of Maryland (UMD) and the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced today the creation of the...

NIST Awards Six Curricula Development Cooperative Agreement Grants to Advance Standards Education

October 30, 2014

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded six grants totaling over $400,000 to support the integration of standards education into...

Vacancy Announcement: Director for Manufacturing Extension Partnership

October 29, 2014

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is hiring for a new director for the NIST Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP), a...

Contract Review - Cancelled

Thu, Mar 19 2015

This 2 hour webinar will introduce the fundamentals of contract review that are necessary to meet customer expectations

402 Members Named to Forensic Science Standards Organization

October 29, 2014

The U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced today the final appointments to the Organization for Scientific...

Learn How to Apply for the 2015 Baldrige Award Now

October 28, 2014

Application forms and guidance are now available online for the 2015 Baldrige Award. The prestigious, Presidential award honors high-performing organizations in...

Lightweight Cryptography Workshop 2015

Mon, Jul 20 - Tue, Jul 21 2015

There are several emerging areas in which highly constrained devices are interconnected, typically communicating

Building Better Body Armor: PML Provides Standards for US Army

October 28, 2014

NIST's Dimensional Metrology Group (DMG) in PML's Semiconductor and Dimensional Metrology Division is in the final stages of completing a three-phase task for...

NIST Handbook 130 Price Verification

Wed, Feb 18 - Thu, Feb 19 2015

This 2 day seminar will provide inspectors with an understanding and application knowledge of the NIST Handbook 130

World's First Photonic Pressure Sensor Outshines Traditional Mercury Standard

October 29, 2014

For almost 400 years, mercury gauges have prevailed as the most accurate way to measure pressure. Now, within weeks of seeing "first light," a novel pressure...

Trouble with a Capital 'G'

October 27, 2014

NIST has taken part in a new push to address a persistent and growing problem in physics: the value of G. The Newtonian constant of gravitation, used to...

NIST researcher Xiaoyu (Alan) Zheng is setting up a chisel toolmark measurement using a 3D confocal microscope

Evidence Says: December Symposium Showcases Forensics at NIST

October 22, 2014

Forensic science research goes back a long way at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)—more than a century. In fact, the agency served as...

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