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Upgrade To Improve Time Signal's Coverage

July 2, 1996

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology has announced plans to upgrade its radio station WWVB, which broadcasts standard time...

NIST To Fund Southwestern Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center

June 26, 1996

Washington—The Clinton Administration today announced that the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology will provide $1.6 million in...

Three States Receive Grants as Step to Build Manufacturing Extension Programs

June 25, 1996

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology today announced four cost-shared grants to build manufacturing assistance and...

NIST To Fund Georgia Manufacturing Extension Alliance

June 14, 1996

Washington—The Clinton Administration today announced that the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology will provide $3.8 million in...

ESSAY: Making the R&D Connection

June 1, 1996

from Arati Prabhakar, director, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce Within the 35 percent of the U.S. science and technology...

Schroedinger's Cat in an Atomic Cage

May 23, 1996

They say, "You can't have your cake and eat it, too." They say, "You can't be in two places at one time." "They" may be wrong, however, since scientists...

1996 NVLAP Directory Lists Test And Calibration Labs Meeting International Standards

May 8, 1996

To help improve U.S. trade, the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program at the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology...

NIST Seeks Proposals For New Manufacturing Extension Centers

May 6, 1996

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology announced in today's Federal Register that it is inviting not-for-profit organizations...

29 U.S. Businesses Try for the Nation's Top Award for Business Excellence, Quality Achievement

April 26, 1996

Twenty-nine U.S. companies, including 13 large manufacturers, six service companies and 10 small businesses, have submitted applications for the 1996 Malcolm...

Manufacturing Assistance Now Just a Phone Call or Click Away

April 22, 1996

Whether it's dialing an easy-to-remember telephone number or clicking a mouse to surf the Internet, small and medium-sized manufacturers looking for assistance...

Brandt Named to Quality Award Board of Overseers

April 22, 1996

William K. Brandt, managing partner of Impact Planning Group, Greenwich, Conn., and an adjunct professor of marketing at Columbia University, has been appointed...

Engine Fuels Law to be Changed to Protect Consumers from False Claims

April 19, 1996

Weights and measures officials in the National Conference on Weights and Measures are expected to adopt revisions to the Uniform Engine Fuels, Petroleum...

Sixteen Awards Will Help MEP Centers Nationwide Improve Services To Smaller Manufacturers

April 17, 1996

Sixteen awards announced today by the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology will help build the core capabilities of centers...

Advances in Sprinkler and Water Mist Fire Suppression Systems Tested

March 12, 1996

Firefighters and fire researchers today witnessed demonstrations of prototype fire sprinkler and water mist systems with the potential to suppress home fires...

'Superfit' Greatly Reduces Major Source Of CMM Errors

February 27, 1996

Researchers at the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology have developed a computer model that greatly increases the accuracy of...

NIST/Space Shuttle Tests Could Enhance Space Station Safety

February 22, 1996

A NIST experiment aboard the space shuttle Columbia launched today could help keep tomorrow's space station and its astronauts safe from fire. The experiment...

New NIST Facility Will Improve Accuracy of Radiation Measurements in Mammography

February 20, 1996

Women undergoing mammography exams at accredited U.S. facilities soon will have much improved assurance of receiving proper X-ray exposures thanks to a new...

Four Pilot Projects To Help Smaller Manufacturers Identify Innovative Financing, Credit Options

February 13, 1996

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology is funding four pilot projects to help smaller manufacturers better understand...

Physicists Get Hot New Results With Cold Atoms

February 12, 1996

Using some of the coldest atoms in the universe, physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have been able to observe exotic phenomena...

Upgrades At NIST Cold Neutron Research Facility Benefit Advanced Materials Research

January 26, 1996

Upgrades at the Cold Neutron Research Facility of the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology in Gaithersburg, Md., are enabling...

Florida Sunshine Tests Underway For Computerized Photovoltaic Water Heater

January 25, 1996

A National Institute of Standards and Technology-built photovoltaic residential hot water heater that uses computer technology to maximize the conversion of...

New Year to Arrive Late Again This Year: Leap Second to be Added on Dec. 31

December 13, 1995

As it has many times before, the new year will get off to a late start when it is delayed for exactly one second to allow the world's atomic clocks to be...

Software to Tap Database to Help Builders Match Environmental Concerns with Economic Performance

November 2, 1995

Environmentally sensitive and cash-conscious BEES soon could be helping designers and architects plan better buildings. BEES, an acronym for "Building for...

NIST Announces 17 Projects to Support Environmental Assistance to Smaller Manufacturers

October 31, 1995

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology today announced 17 projects to receive cost-shared funding to help the nation's smaller...

More Accurate Pricing 'In Store' For Consumers

October 30, 1995

The combined work of government and the private sector has resulted in a new examination procedure for price verification in the nation's marketplace, an effort...

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