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Demonstration Network Planned for Public Safety 700 MHz Broadband

December 15, 2009

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) have announced plans to

Xiao Tang of NIST's Information Technology Laboratory holding up an optical fiber channel

ITL Quantum Information Program

Quantum science and engineering has the potential to revolutionize 21st century technology in much the same way that lasers, electronics, and computing did in

2009 Turkish Academy of Sciences - Miral Dizdar

Dr. Miral Dizdar has been elected to the Turkish Academy of Sciences as a principal member. For more on his research.

U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology Invests up to $71 Million in New Manufacturing, Infrastructure Research and Development

December 15, 2009

The U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced up to $71 million in funding through its Technology

Board of New Smart Grid Panel 'Boots Up'— Key Position Filled and Next Steps Assigned

December 14, 2009

GAITHERSBURG, Md.— The three-week-old Smart Grid Interoperability Panel's (SGIP's) governing board appointed Steve Widergren, a principal engineer at Pacific

aperture area measurement (AAM) instrument

Optical Aperture Area and Coordinate Measurement Facility

NIST has established an absolute aperture area measurement facility primarily intended for area calibrations of defining apertures used in radiometric

David Wineland and Dietrich Leibfried wear goggles and stand in front of equipment

NIST Demonstrates Data 'Repair Kit' for Quantum Computers

December 1, 2004

A practical method for automatically correcting data-handling errors in quantum computers has been developed and demonstrated by physicists at the National

Ninety-Six Earn NIST Awards

December 7, 2004

Ninety-six employees of the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards (NIST) were honored with the Departmental Bronze Medal and other NIST awards

ITL Staff Members Receive Tech Transfer Award

December 15, 2009

Raghu Kacker of the ITL Mathematical and Computational Sciences Division, Rick Kuhn of the ITL Computer Security Division, Jeff Yu Lei of the University of

Commerce, Big 3 U.S. Auto Makers Form New Partnership to Improve Manufacturing Competitiveness of U.S. Automotive Industry

December 9, 2004

Senior executives of the U.S. Department of Commerce's Technology Administration and the U.S. automotive industry today signed a memorandum of agreement

BUDGET KEY DATES

December 15, 2009

Budget Key Dates

OWM Training and Events

NIST Office of Weights and Measures (OWM) provides a variety of in-person and virtual training and encourages laboratory and legal...

OSTP Report Assesses Status of NIST Neutron Center, Other U.S. Facilities

June 27, 2002

A new report issued by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy finds that neutron probes are becoming increasingly indispensable research tools

Flame Retardant Exposure Linked to House Dust

December 29, 2004

Common house dust may be an important source of a potentially dangerous class of chemicals called polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), according to an

Memorandum of Understanding between the Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration (FIMA) of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

March 29, 2002

I. BACKGROUND Every year, millions of Americans face disaster, and its terrifying consequences. Natural perils of extreme winds, fires, earthquakes, floods

NIST, FEMA Strengthen Disaster Response and Research Capabilities

March 29, 2002

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) today announced the signing

Optical medical imaging

The Optical Medical Imaging project was established to advance the application of optical imaging in surgical, clinical, and medical practices. Our goal is to

Twenty-One Receive High Honors from Commerce Department for Work at NIST

September 25, 2002

Commerce Secretary Don Evans has honored 21 local employees of the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) with Gold and

Can Nanotubes Be Engineered to Superconduct? Study Suggests Promising New Avenues for Nanotube Research

September 20, 2002

Superconducting nanotubes may lie on the technology horizon, suggests a theoretical study recently published by researchers from the Commerce Department's

NIST Issues Guidelines to Protect First Responders Exposed to Chemical, Biological, Radiological or Nuclear Agents

September 19, 2002

A new report issued today by the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is the first comprehensive set of basic procedures

NIST Team Reports Method to Characterize New Insulating Materials for Microelectronics

August 20, 2002

Researchers from the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) reported today they have developed methods for characterizing

Robert McMichael Elected Fellow of the American Physical Society

December 14, 2009

The CNST's Robert McMichael has been elected Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS). His fellowship citation notes his "broad contributions to the

Micro- and nano-optomechanical systems

Light can interact with mechanical systems in interesting and useful ways, not only probing the mechanical motion with spectacular sensitivity, but also driving

Sixty-Four Staff Members Earn Departmental Bronze and Other NIST Awards

December 8, 2009

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has presented 64 local staff members with the Departmental

2009 American Nuclear Society - Rolf Zeisler

Dr. Zeisler received the 2009 Radiation Science and Technology award for his contributions in advancing and applying neutron activation

Public/Private Advance Focuses the Search for New Materials to Print Next-Generation Microchips

July 19, 2002

New methods reported today by researchers from the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the IBM T.J. Watson Research

Aperture area measurements

Measurements of radiometric and photometric quantities such as irradiance, [W m -2], require defining apertures with known area. An optical coordinate measuring

Vice President Biden addresses the audience at the ceremony for the 2008 Baldrige award winners.

Vice President Biden and Commerce Secretary Locke Present Baldrige Award to Three Organizations

December 2, 2009

Go to Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke's Remarks at Baldrige Quality Awards On Dec. 2, 2009, Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Commerce Department Secretary

Vice President Biden, Secretary Locke to Present 2008 Baldrige Awards

December 1, 2009

What: Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke will present three U.S. organizations with the 2008 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality

Five U.S. Organizations Honored for Innovation and Performance Excellence with the 2009 Baldrige National Quality Award

December 7, 2009

WASHINGTON, D.C.—President Barack Obama and Commerce Secretary Gary Locke today announced that five organizations are the recipients of the 2009 Malcolm

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