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A new report from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) shows that investment in measurement science has and will continue to have a...
Broadway stars have understudies. Now, an increasingly popular radioactive isotope has its own stand-in. Developed in part by researchers at the National...
A team of computer scientists and mathematicians from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Texas, Arlington is...
A hermetically sealed glass and aluminum encasement built by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will protect the first world map to label...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed an imaging system that quickly maps the mechanical properties of materials—how stiff or...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in cooperation with the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), has established a new accreditation...
Millions of satellite television and radio users in North Africa and the Middle East can now see and hear the precise time of day, thanks to technical...
Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have made the first direct measurements of the infinitesimal expansion and collapse of...
A hermetically sealed glass and aluminum encasement built by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will protect the first world map to label...
Forty-five local employees of the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) were honored with awards in ceremonies held Dec. 5...
Fifty local employees of the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) were honored with the Departmental Bronze Medal in...
Thirteen local employees of the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) were honored with the Departmental Bronze Medal and...
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a mechanical fatigue process that eventually leads to cracks and...
Engineers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed and tested a laser-based ranging system to assess the performance of...
Nanowires grown at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have a mechanical "quality factor" at least 10 times higher than reported values...
Using laser light to stir an ultracold gas of atoms, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Joint Quantum Institute...
WASHINGTON, D.C.—President George W. Bush and Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez today announced that five organizations are the recipients of the 2007...
Congratulations to the 2007 recipients of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Hard work, innovation, and the entrepreneurial spirit reflect the values...
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...
This week, scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have joined colleagues around in the world in congratulating Albert Fert of...
In response to numerous inquiries from academia, industry, and other government labs, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently...
Each year the Baldrige National Quality Program recruits experts from businesses, education organizations, health care providers, nonprofits and other groups to...
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers Kathryn L. Beers and Joshua C. Bienfang have been awarded the Presidential Early Career Awards...
As this year's holiday season approaches, your credit card transactions may be a little more secure thanks to standards adopted by the payment card industry...
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and George Mason University have demonstrated what is probably the world's smallest...