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The Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology is partnering in a private/public effort as part of a Clinton Administration initiative
Fifty-two U.S. organizations, including four large manufacturers, 11 service companies, 12 small businesses, and, for the first time, 16 education and nine
Gerald T. Fraser, a physicist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology and resident of Montgomery Village, Md., today received the Arthur S
B. Carol Johnson, a physicist at the National Institute of Standards and Technologyand resident of Gaithersburg, today received the Arthur S. Flemming Award
The State of Maine and the federal government joined forces today on an innovative technology initiative to benefit the economy in Maine and the nation. Maine
Commerce Secretary William Daley today announced that President Clinton has signed into law a series of amendments to the Fastener Quality Act which make the
Commerce Secretary William Daley announced today that Minnesota Technology Inc. will receive a total of $358,000 in federal funding to help small manufacturers
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is revising the handbook used to check the accuracy of net content labeling on packaged goods sold in the
The Cryptographic Module Validation Program run by the U.S. and Canadian governments achieved a significant milestone today as it issued the program's 50th
Commerce Secretary William Daley announced today that two manufacturing extension centers in California will receive a total of more than $1.5 million in
Scientists at the Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology today announced that they have taken a major step toward the manufacture
The Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Fire Protection Research Foundation announced a research initiative to study
Mathematical models that simulate the performance of a specific type of electronic device are providing important benefits to society, including decreased
With everything from a self-assessment checklist to upgraded software, a new "Y2K Jumpstart Kit" developed under a Commerce Department program now is available
Physicists at the Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology have opened a new field of physics with experiments demonstrating for the
Atoms in a Bose-Einstein condensate can be manipulated with light to form a highly directional atom laser, physicists at the Commerce Department’s National
The Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology took its first step into the 21st century with today’s dedication of the new Advanced
The Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology will meet, on March 19, with government and private-sector experts to begin devising
Men who opt to treat their prostate cancer with implanted radioactive seeds rather than surgery or external beam radiation now can be assured that their
A report submitted to Congress from the Commerce Department this week recommends that the Fastener Quality Act of 1990 be significantly amended so that coverage
Commerce Secretary William Daley today applauded the National Governors Association for their approval of a resolution supporting 1999 as the Year of the Small
The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Information Technology Laboratory today released software to assist industry in building more secure
Small manufacturers and other small businesses looking for free help in dealing with the year 2000 computer problem can contact the just-opened Y2K Help Center