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United States and Republic of Korea Sign Standards Agreement to Enhance Trade and Commerce

May 9, 2000

Secretary William M. Daley and Republic of Korea Minister of Commerce, Industry and Energy Kim Young-ho today signed an agreement that will establish a new...

Help for Small Manufacturers in Making Plants

March 23, 2000

Smaller manufacturers now will have access to "lean manufacturing" training previously available only to large companies, thanks to a recently formed...

'Baldrige Index' Outperforms S&P 500 by Almost 5 to 1

February 25, 2000

Although you will not find it listed in the financial section of the newspaper, the "Baldrige Index" has once again outperformed the Standard & Poor's 500-this...

Acquisition Management Division

The mission of the Acquisition Management Division is to provide high quality, well documented and timely contractual services in support of the NIST scientific mission.

NIST Links to State Weights and Measures Labs in New MEASUREnet-gov

January 21, 2000

Consumers and businesses can look forward to improved accuracy in the system of weights and measures thanks to MEASUREnet-gov, a new effort at the National...

Taner Yildirim wins the Special Award of Turkish Science Organization

October 30, 2009

Dr. Taner Yildirim, a physicist at the NCNR, has won the prestigious Special Award for 2009 from Tubitak, the Scientific and Technological Research Council of...

NIST Begins Technical Study of South Carolina Warehouse Fire

July 16, 2007

GAITHERSBURG, MD—The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced today that it is beginning a technical study of the...

33 Local Employees Earn DOC Awards

November 13, 2007

The U.S. Department of Commerce has presented 33 local employees of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) with Gold and Silver Medal Awards...

Message from the President to the Recipients of the 2007 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award

November 20, 2007

Congratulations to the 2007 recipients of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Hard work, innovation, and the entrepreneurial spirit reflect the values...

Presidential Award for Excellence Honors Five U.S. Organizations

November 20, 2007

WASHINGTON, D.C.—President George W. Bush and Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez today announced that five organizations are the recipients of the 2007...

Innovative Nanotechnologies Available for Commercialization Showcased by the National Institute of Standards and Technology

April 8, 2008

GAITHERSBURG, Md. – More than 200 entrepreneurs and business executives learned today how they can capitalize on cutting-edge nanotechnologies developed in the...

NIST to Release Report and Recommendations from Investigation of World Trade Center Building 7

August 18, 2008

Gaithersburg, Md. -- The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will hold a media briefing and live public webcast on Aug...

NIST Extends Deadline for TIP Proposals

September 10, 2008

GAITHERSBURG, MD — The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced today that it is extending the deadline for submitting proposals to its...

Vijay Srinivasan Elected as ASME Fellow

September 28, 2009

Vijay Srinivasan was elected a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). This award is to acknowledge Dr. Srinivasan's distinguished dual...

NCI and NIST Propose Online Community To Speed Up Development of Nanotech Standards

November 12, 2008

Federal government and U.S. industry scientists are forging ahead with plans to establish an international online forum for collaboration that aims to...

Seventy-One Staff Members Earn Departmental Bronze and Other NIST Awards

December 3, 2008

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently presented 71 staff members with the Departmental...

NIST Seeks Small Business Vendors for Facility-Related Projects

January 13, 2009

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will hold an information session for small businesses interested in learning about opportunities for...

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...

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