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Intel Executive Joins NIST Advisory Committee

May 29, 2012

Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Director Patrick Gallagher has selected

NIST Earns Honor for Work Supporting Information Exchange Across Supply Chains

May 29, 2012

The Open Application Integration Group (OAGi), a U.S.-based, nonprofit consortium, has recognized the Systems Integration Division at the National Institute of

CNST Releases the Spring 2012 Edition of The CNST News

May 25, 2012

The NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST) is pleased to announce the release of the spring 2012 edition of The CNST News. This quarterly

Metrics for Manipulation and Enhancements of Forensic Images

Latent fingerprints are, by definition, left unintentionally and are obtained using diverse physical and chemical techniques. It follows that the initial

BIG DATA Workshop

Wed, Jun 13 - Thu, Jun 14 2012

In the March 2012 unveiling of the BIG DATA Initiative, Dr. John P. Holdren, Assistant to the President and Director of

NIST Exhibits at the International Manufacturing Technology Show 2012

Mon, Sep 10 - Sat, Sep 15 2012

The International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) is the largest manufacturing technology show in the Western

NIST engineer Kate Remley holds two Personal Alert Safety System (PASS) devices with wireless alarm capability.

Improving Safety Measures and Measures of Safety for World Metrology Day 2012

May 17, 2012

World Metrology Day celebrates the signing of the Treaty of the Meter on May 20, 1875.* By signing the treaty, representatives from 17 nations, including the

New Commitments Support Administration's Materials Genome Initiative

May 14, 2012

Today, at a White House event, leaders from industry, academia, national labs, and government announced more than a dozen new commitments to advance the

NIST Forensic Measurement Challenge

May 14, 2012

Recently, NIST announced the availability of $2.5 million for funding criminal justice applications that use new scientific discoveries. Thirty-six proposals

Spin Polarized Supercurrents Optimized with a Simple Flip

May 11, 2012

Researchers from Michigan State University, the NIST Center for Neutron Research, and the NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology have discovered the

Webinar - State Laboratory Annual Submission Process

Thu, Nov 1 2012

For State Laboratory weights and measures staff to review annual submission requirements for laboratory Recognition. At

New Point for Dew Point

May 10, 2012

Peter Huang of the Sensor Science Division's Temperature and Humidity group has devised a new humidity generator that enables dew-point measurements up to 98 °C

Manufacturing: Key to an Innovation-Based Economy

May 9, 2012

Scientists, industry leaders and public officials came together this week for a dialogue on innovation at The Atlantic's "From Inspiration to Innovation Summit

Experts to Discuss Botnet Challenges, Steps for Prevention at May 30 Workshop

May 9, 2012

Botnet activity is on the rise around the globe, and to help understand this problem the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is hosting a free

Roger Kilmber speaking at the Manufacturing Innovation 2012 conference

Manufacturers Learn Keys to Success at MEP's Manufacturing Innovation 2012

May 8, 2012

We are finally the 'in' thing," said Roger Kilmer, director of NIST's Manufacturing Extension Partnership to the more than 800 manufacturers and industry

Webinar - Control Charts Using PMAP Software

Fri, Jun 22 2012

At the end of this session, participants will be able to identify the essential requirements and information that are

Webinar - Basic Measurement Assurance

Fri, Jun 22 2012

Participants will be able to describe their measurement assurance system during a Management Review; review example

New Vacuum Calibration System: Better, Faster, and Cheaper

May 8, 2012

In the vacuum business, less is more—except when it comes to accuracy. Industries that depend on high-quality, carefully monitored vacuum for sensitive

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Gaithersburg

Intel Executive Joins NIST Advisory Committee

NIST Earns Honor for Work Supporting Information Exchange Across Supply Chains

CNST Releases the Spring 2012 Edition of The CNST News

Metrics for Manipulation and Enhancements of Forensic Images

BIG DATA Workshop

NIST Exhibits at the International Manufacturing Technology Show 2012

Improving Safety Measures and Measures of Safety for World Metrology Day 2012

New Commitments Support Administration's Materials Genome Initiative

NIST Forensic Measurement Challenge

Spin Polarized Supercurrents Optimized with a Simple Flip

Webinar - State Laboratory Annual Submission Process

New Point for Dew Point

Manufacturing: Key to an Innovation-Based Economy

Experts to Discuss Botnet Challenges, Steps for Prevention at May 30 Workshop

Manufacturers Learn Keys to Success at MEP's Manufacturing Innovation 2012

Webinar - Control Charts Using PMAP Software

Webinar - Basic Measurement Assurance

New Vacuum Calibration System: Better, Faster, and Cheaper

NIST Contributes to Discovery of Novel Quantum Spin-Liquid

Revised Draft FIPS 201–2 Workshop

A User-Centered Approach to Designing Electronic Health Records

Interagency Manufacturing Office Asks for Ideas on Design of Proposed Innovation Network

Comments Requested on Strategies to Mitigate Risk in the Federal ICT Supply Chain

Teaching the Next Generation of Scientists: PML Reaches out at USA Science and Engineering Festival

National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) Workshop

Petroleum Volume: Getting Calibrations in the Can

Encrypting Software/Data for Transmission to NIST

Measurement Science and Standards in Forensic Firearms Analysis Conference

Researchers Find Reducing Fishmeal Hinders Growth of Farmed Fish

First Light: NIST Researchers Develop New Way to Generate Superluminal Pulses