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NIST Boulder Lab Building Renamed for Katharine Blodgett Gebbie

December 15, 2015

BOULDER, Colo.—Two landmarks merged on Dec. 10, 2015, when the most advanced laboratory building at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)...

National Institute of Standards and Technology Presents 2015 Awards to Outstanding Employees

December 14, 2015

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recognized current and former employees for their research, administrative and...

NIST and CHORUS Launch Pilot Project to Support NIST's Public Access Plan

December 3, 2015

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and CHORUS, a nonprofit organization that advances public...

NIST Announces Winners of Its First-Ever App Challenge

November 18, 2015

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced the winners of the Reference Data Challenge, the agency's first-ever...

NIST and Maryland TEDCO Partner to Encourage Entrepreneurship

November 18, 2015

GAITHERSBURG, Md. - The U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Maryland Technology Development Corporation...

NIST to Support Cybersecurity Jobs "Heat Map" to Highlight Employer Needs and Worker Skills

October 27, 2015

WASHINGTON, DC – As part of the U.S. Department of Commerce's "Skills for Business" initiative, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is...

NIST Awards Funding to Advance Standards Education

October 6, 2015

The U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded seven grants totaling more than $490,000 to universities in...

On Manufacturing Day, NIST and NSF Launch New Consortium to Support Advanced Manufacturing

October 2, 2015

The U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) announced today that the...

Theodore Sizer of Bell Labs Joins NIST Advisory Committee

September 8, 2015

Theodore (Tod) Sizer has joined the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST's) Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology (VCAT), the agency's...

U.S. Commerce Department Gives Small Businesses $3.2 Million for Innovation Research

September 4, 2015

The U.S. Commerce Department today announced that 20 small businesses will receive $3.2 million in grants to spur American innovation and competiveness through...

NIST to Host First App Challenge to Improve Data Access

July 27, 2015

Researchers looking for information on the properties of methane at high temperatures or the isotopic composition of an element know they can rely on standard...

NIST Seeks Comments on Plan to Simplify Access to Its Research Data and Publications

July 8, 2015

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) generate data and author publications that lead to advances in diverse fields such as...

Energy Savings Performance Contract Protects Environment—and Saves Taxpayers up to $7 million

July 6, 2015

On June 30, 2015, the Census Bureau's National Processing Center in Jeffersonville, Indiana awarded a $120 million Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC) to...

Transmission electron microscope (TEM) tomography provides a nanoscale, 3D visualization of the structure of a templated block copolymer.

A Call for Nanotechnology-Inspired Grand Challenges

June 18, 2015

NIST is a participant in the National Nanotechnology Initiative. The Office of Science and Technology Policy has issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking...

International Symposium on Forensic Science Error Management Announces Brandon Mayfield and Steven Wax as Keynote Speakers

June 9, 2015

#NISTForensics We are pleased to introduce our two keynote speakers for the first-ever International Symposium on Forensic Science Error Management, an event...

NIST Director Willie May with Their Majesties King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of The Netherlands

NIST Director Willie May Comments on the Global City Teams Challenge Expo

June 2, 2015

In a new blog post, Willie E. May, Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and Director, National Institute of Standards and Technology...

The League of SI Superheroes is Running Out of Time!

May 29, 2015

The League of SI Superheroes is back! Working from their not-terribly-secret HQ at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the cartoon heroes...

Two NIST Experts Named Service to America Medal Finalists

May 6, 2015

Two National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers have been named finalists for 2015 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals, which...

Senate Confirms May as 15th NIST Director

May 5, 2015

Washington, D.C. – On May 4, 2015, the U.S. Senate confirmed Willie E. May as the second Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and the 15th...

NIST Seeks Community Input on Disaster Resilience Planning Guide

April 28, 2015

Guest blog post by Willie May, Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and Acting NIST Director. When disaster strikes, communities...

NIST and NSF Partner to Launch Industry-University Consortium to Provide Input on National Advanced Manufacturing Research and Development Priorities

April 22, 2015

The U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) announced today that they will...

NIST Acting Director Willie May at the CYBER Conference

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