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NIST AMD Procurement Industry Day/Business Fair

Wed, Jul 8 2009

To allow vendors to market their capabilities and products to the NIST community and learn how to do business with the

DOC/NIST Invites Vendors to Participate an Industry Day/Business Fair

June 19, 2009

(Gaithersburg, MD)--The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a federal agency within the Department of Commerce (DOC), will hold an industry

AIAG Honors Peter Denno with Outstanding Achievement Award

October 9, 2009

The Automotive Industry Action (AIAG) awarded Peter Denno the Outstanding Achievement Award for substantial contribution and leadership on behalf of the

Commerce Secretary Gutierrez Joins President Bush in Announcing 2008 Baldrige National Quality Awards

November 25, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez joined President George W. Bush in announcing the 2008 recipients of the Malcolm Baldrige National

Neutron Trapping Demonstrated for First Time at NIST

January 5, 2000

Scientists have demonstrated for the first time that they can confine neutrons, one of the basic particles of matter, in a three-dimensional magnetic trap, an

TEDCO/TCM Tech Transfer Showcase: Opening Doors to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Nanoelectronics, Nanofabrication, and Nanometrology Technologies

April 10, 2008

On Tuesday, April 8, 2008, NIST presented some of its novel technologies developed at the NIST Labs in the nanoelectronics, nanofabrication, and nanometrology

NIST Presents Microfluidics Technologies for Commercial Adoption

Tue, Oct 9 2007

A technology transfer and federal marketplace event. Learn about the process for licensing NIST inventions; engage in

NIST Launches New Information Technology Security Effort

October 2, 2001

The Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today awarded $5 million total in funding for nine research grants that will

Quantum Physics Theory

Theoretical work relevant to the determination of values of the fundamental constants, tests of bound-state quantum electrodynamics (QED), and methods of

Manufacturing Extension Partnership to Host Growth Training Programs for Businesses in Appalachian Region

October 21, 2009

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The West Virginia Manufacturing Extension Partnership (WVMEP), in cooperation with the U.S. Commerce Department's MEP office, will offer

Nano-Optics, Plasmonics, and Advanced Materials Workshop

Mon, Apr 19 - Thu, Apr 22 2010

This workshop will bring together invited speakers from leading research groups working at the intersection of these

NIST Presents Its Microfluidics Technologies For Commercial Adoption

October 12, 2007

A TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND FEDERAL MARKETPLACE EVENT NIST Presents Its Microfluidics Technologies For Commercial Adoption On Tuesday, October 9, 2007, NIST

Is Your Microrobot Up for the (NIST) Challenge?

October 27, 2009

The scientists and engineers who introduced the world to tiny robots demonstrating soccer skills are creating the next level of friendly competition designed to

Reference Transmittance Spectrophotometer (RTS)

The Reference Transmittance Spectrophotometer (RTS) is the national reference instrument for regular spectral transmittance measurements of non-fluorescent

Blueprint for Industry Change Aims to Improve Construction Productivity

October 20, 2009

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued a new publication aimed at strengthening the U.S. construction industry's efficiency and

Biochemical 'On-Switch' Could Solve Protein Purification Challenge

October 20, 2009

Drugs based on engineered proteins represent a new frontier for pharmaceutical makers. Even after they discover a protein that may form the basis of the next

The White Stuff: Marine Lab Team Seeks to Understand Coral Bleaching

October 20, 2009

With technology similar to that used by physicians to perform magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans, researchers from six institutions--including the National

Synthetic Cells Shed Biological Insights While Delivering Battery Power

October 20, 2009

Trying to understand the complex workings of a biological cell by teasing out the function of every molecule within it is a daunting task. But by making

Scientists Create NICE Solution to Pneumonia Vaccine Testing Problems

October 20, 2009

Medical clinics the world over could benefit from new software created at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), where a team of scientists

International System of Units (SI)

The International System of Units (SI) provides definitions of units of measurement that are widely accepted in science and technology and which set measurement

NIST and ITA Launch New Online Service to Give U.S. Companies 'Heads Up' on Export Regulations

October 11, 2001

Two U.S. Department of Commerce agencies, the National Institute of Standards and Technology and International Trade Administration, today launched Export Alert

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

November 9, 2001

Commerce Secretary Don Evans has presented 23 employees of the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology and six former employees

Bement Confirmed by Senate As 12th NIST Director

November 30, 2001

The U.S. Senate today confirmed Arden L. Bement Jr. as director of the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology. The position of

Commerce Department Announces Winner of Global Information Security Competition

October 2, 2000

A worldwide competition to develop a new encryption technique that can be used to protect computerized information ended today when Secretary of Commerce Norman

Commerce Secretary Announces New Standard for Global Information Security

December 4, 2001

Commerce Secretary Announces New Standard for Global Information Security (News Release) AES Questions and Answers Oct 2, 2000, News Release on Selection of AES

Nationwide Network of Manufacturing Experts Issue Top 10 New Year's Resolutions for Small Business Manufacturers

December 14, 2001

The Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP), a program of the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), is

AIAG Honors NIST/EL with Chairman's Award

October 16, 2009

October 9, 2009 -- The Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG), presented the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) with its highest honor, the

Eswaran Subrahmanian AAAS Fellow

For distinguished contribution to design theory and methodology and its implications for design support systems & for bridging theory

SME Fellow

Albert J. Wavering III is the acting deputy director of National Institute of Standards & Technology's Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory

Extended Shutdown Planned for 2011

October 13, 2009

The NCNR expansion project is proceeding on a schedule that will require a 10½ month shutdown of the reactor beginning around March 2011.

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