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Gaithersburg

First Comprehensive Set of Model Code Changes Adopted Based on Recommendations from Commerce's NIST World Trade Center Investigation

June 20, 2007

GAITHERSBURG, Md.-Safer buildings-especially tall structures-that are more resistant to fire and more easily evacuated in emergencies are the goal of the first

106 Local Residents Earn DOC, NIST Awards

December 9, 2003

In ceremonies held on Dec. 5, 2003, at the U.S. Department of Commerce (DoC), Commerce Secretary Don Evans presented 47 local area staff members of the National

Commerce Secretary Gutierrez Announces Selection of 2007-2008 Commerce Science and Technology Fellows

June 14, 2007

WASHINGTON, DC —Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez today announced that 16 individuals have been selected to participate in the Commerce Science and

NIST Nanoscale Science and Technology Center Now Accepting Proposals

May 1, 2007

University, industry, government and other researchers who need access to state-of-the-art and beyond-state-of-the-art facilities to study a wide range of

NIST Issues Guidelines for Ensuring RFID Security

April 26, 2007

Gaithersburg, MD – Retailers, manufacturers, hospitals, federal agencies and other organizations planning to use radio frequency identification (RFID)

Commerce's NIST and Montgomery County Public Schools Partner to Strengthen Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education

April 19, 2007

Statement from Maryland Senator Barbara Mikulski on the NIST-MCPS Agreement GAITHERSBURG, MD—The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and

Fifteen Named to Earthquake Hazards Reduction Advisory Committee

February 28, 2007

William Jeffrey, director of the Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), has named 15 distinguished academic, industry

NIST Report Addresses Scientific and Technical Measurement Challenges Key to Sustaining U.S. Innovation

February 12, 2007

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—A new report based on an analysis of more than 700 scientific and technical measurement challenges facing U.S. industry today, calls on the

Governor Ehrlich Announces Technology Partnership with the National Institute of Standards and Technology

December 18, 2003

GAITHERSBURG, MD (December 18, 2003) - Governor Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. today announced that the State of Maryland signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)

Commerce's NIST Coordinates Study of Structural Damage from Gulf Hurricanes

October 13, 2005

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced today that it has deployed the first of three teams

Spectral irradiance and radiance responsivity calibrations using uniform sources (SIRCUS)

SIRCUS is a reference facility for the calibration of detectors and radiometers for spectral irradiance responsivity and spectral radiance responsivity across

NIST Urges Implementation of Recommendations from World Trade Center Investigation Final Towers Report Released Today at Congressional Hearing

October 26, 2005

WASHINGTON, D.C.— William Jeffrey, director of the U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), today called on the

Nonprofits Can Apply for Baldrige Quality Award in 2007

December 6, 2005

GAITHERSBURG, MD—Starting in 2007, nonprofit organizations—including charities, trade and professional associations, and government agencies—will be eligible to

September PerMIS Workshop Takes Measure of Intelligent System Performance

July 28, 2009

Intelligent machines of the future will turn custom designs into finished products quickly and efficiently, save lives in catastrophes, and minimize

Shake, Rattle, No Roll: Construction Guide for Earthquake-Resistant Buildings

July 28, 2009

A guide for designing buildings using steel moment frames to resist earthquakes has been published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

cross-section of an organic photovoltaic cell

NIST Scientists Study How to Stack the Deck for Organic Solar Power

July 28, 2009

A new class of economically viable solar power cells—cheap, flexible and easy to make—has come a step closer to reality as a result of recent work at the

NIST Grant to University of Maryland Steps Up the Agency's Nanotechnology Efforts

July 6, 2006

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland have joined in a $1.5 million

Commerce's NIST Sending Experts to Examine Missouri Building Collapse

June 27, 2006

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced today that it is immediately sending two structural

NIST Reports Stricter Adherence to Standards and Codes, Recognition of Storm Surge as Keys to Minimizing Structural Damage from Hurricanes

June 9, 2006

Performance of Physical Structures in Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita: A Reconnaissance Report (NIST Technical Note 1476) (7 mb .pdf file, requires Acrobat

NIST Provides Funding to Help Small Manufacturers in Hurricane Devastated Regions of the Gulf Coast

May 23, 2006

ORLANDO, Fla.--The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced grants totaling $4.5 million to five

New IEEE Technical Committee on "Performance Evaluation and Benchmarking of Robotic and Automation Systems" Co-founded by ISD Staff

July 9, 2009

The IEEE Robotics and Automation Society approved formation of a new Technical Committee entitled "Performance Evaluation and Benchmarking of Robotic and

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Gaithersburg

First Comprehensive Set of Model Code Changes Adopted Based on Recommendations from Commerce's NIST World Trade Center Investigation

106 Local Residents Earn DOC, NIST Awards

Commerce Secretary Gutierrez Announces Selection of 2007-2008 Commerce Science and Technology Fellows

NIST Nanoscale Science and Technology Center Now Accepting Proposals

NIST Issues Guidelines for Ensuring RFID Security

Commerce's NIST and Montgomery County Public Schools Partner to Strengthen Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education

Fifteen Named to Earthquake Hazards Reduction Advisory Committee

NIST Report Addresses Scientific and Technical Measurement Challenges Key to Sustaining U.S. Innovation

Governor Ehrlich Announces Technology Partnership with the National Institute of Standards and Technology

Commerce's NIST Coordinates Study of Structural Damage from Gulf Hurricanes

Spectral irradiance and radiance responsivity calibrations using uniform sources (SIRCUS)

NIST Urges Implementation of Recommendations from World Trade Center Investigation Final Towers Report Released Today at Congressional Hearing

Nonprofits Can Apply for Baldrige Quality Award in 2007

September PerMIS Workshop Takes Measure of Intelligent System Performance

Shake, Rattle, No Roll: Construction Guide for Earthquake-Resistant Buildings

NIST Scientists Study How to Stack the Deck for Organic Solar Power

NIST Grant to University of Maryland Steps Up the Agency's Nanotechnology Efforts

Commerce's NIST Sending Experts to Examine Missouri Building Collapse

NIST Reports Stricter Adherence to Standards and Codes, Recognition of Storm Surge as Keys to Minimizing Structural Damage from Hurricanes

NIST Provides Funding to Help Small Manufacturers in Hurricane Devastated Regions of the Gulf Coast

New IEEE Technical Committee on "Performance Evaluation and Benchmarking of Robotic and Automation Systems" Co-founded by ISD Staff

New Security Standard Is Key to Helping Federal Agencies Protect Information Systems

'Microfluidic Palette' May Paint Clearer Picture of Biological Processes

Radionuclide Half-Life Measurements

Office of Weights and Measures

Color rendering of light sources

Vision science

International Effort Takes Critical Steps to Accelerate Growth of Global Biofuels Market

NIST Votes for U.S. Conditional Approval of Office Open XML Standard

The CNST Welcomes Eight New Staff Members