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2021-2022 Baldrige Excellence Framework (Education and Health Care Versions) Now Available

January 19, 2021

The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program has released the 2021–2022 Baldrige Excellence Framework (Education) and the 2021-2022 Baldrige Excellence Framework...

2020 Distinguished Associate Award - Son T. Le

For developing novel, best-in-class electronic biosensors being used to test and quantify therapeutics developed at NIH for Alzheimer's disease.

2020 Distinguished Associate Award - Charles Waduwarage Perera

For developing an SI-traceable self-calibrating system for radioactivity measurement services which reduces the need to handle radioactive sources.

2020 Distinguished Associate Award - Csilla Szabo-Foster

For enabling rapid and accurate x-ray analysis of materials and higher nuclear security through sensor breakthroughs and world's best reference data.

To Each Mammal, Its Milk

May 7, 2019

Milk — it’s what distinguishes mammals from the rest of the animal kingdom. It’s also an incredibly complex substance

A scientist in lab coat and rubber gloves places a large clear bag of marijuana on a weighing scale.

NIST Study Will Help Labs Distinguish Between Hemp and Marijuana

January 14, 2021

Hemp and marijuana both come from the Cannabis plant. But legally, they are very different. If cannabis has less than 0.3% THC — for tetrahydrocannabinol, the...

U.S. Metric Study Report

In 1968, Congress authorized the Secretary of Commerce to make a study to determine the advantages and disadvantages of increased use of the...

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Optical Polarization Metrology

This program aims to improve the metrology of optical polarization by developing new measurement methods and theoretical understanding of polarization phenomena

MFGTech Resources

Research Activities Involving Human Subjects, Human Tissue, Data or Recordings Involving Human Subjects Including Software Testing

Winter 2020-21 NICE eNewsletter Available

January 11, 2021

The Winter 2020-21 NICE eNewsletter is available now. The NICE eNewsletter is published quarterly to provide information on academic, industry, and government...

2019-2020 Baldrige Excellence Framework (Health Care)

Proven Leadership and Management Practices for High Performance Purchase your copy today. This leadership and performance management...

2019-2020 Baldrige Excellence Framework (Education)

Proven Leadership and Management Practices for High Performance Purchase your copy today. This leadership and performance management...

Advanced Manufacturing Technology Roadmap (MFGTech) Program Funding Opportunity

CLOSED Below summarizes the funding opportunity, refer to the posted NOFO for more details. What is this funding opportunity? NIST is...

NICE Framework in Focus: Leeza Garber, Esq.

This Framework in Focus interview was featured in the Winter 2020-21 NICE eNewsletter . Leeza Garber, Esq. Title/Organization: Privacy &...

NIST Publishes a Beginner’s Guide to DNA Origami

January 8, 2021

In a technique known as DNA origami, researchers fold long strands of DNA over and over again to construct a variety of tiny 3D structures, including miniature...

NICE Webinar: The Credentialing Economy and What It Means for Cybersecurity Skills

Tue, Jan 19 2021, 2:00 - 3:00pm EST

The PowerPoint slides used during this webinar can be downloaded here. Download the Continuing Education Units form

The New NIST Fire Calorimetry Database Is Available to Answer Your Burning Questions

January 7, 2021

This news article is reproduced from a blog post that originally appeared in the NIST TAKING MEASURE Just a Standard Blog on December 16 th, 2020. By: Matthew...

Assessing Pyrrhotite in Concrete

Damage to concrete structures in residential and commercial construction in central Connecticut have been attributed to the iron sulfide mineral pyrrhotite

Irena Bojanova was Selected as Recipient of the 2020 IEEE TCCLD Outstanding Service Award

For founding the IEEE Technical Committee on Cloud Computing (TCCLD) and for overall leadership service to IEEE and the world.

Dr. Marlon Walker Receives the 2020 NOBCChE Presidential Award

Dr. Marlon Walker of the NIST MEP Extension Services Division received the 2020 National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE) Presidential Award. This award was given to Dr. Walker “for...

Doug Montgomery Honored in the 2020 New Internet IPv6 Hall of Fame

For leading the USGv6 Program at NIST that provides the technical infrastructure (i.e., standards profiles, product test programs, test and measurement tools, and security guidance) necessary to drive the US Government’s adoption of IPv6 technologies...

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