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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Commerce Secretary Donald L. Evans released a report today to reduce standards-related trade barriers and called for broader collaboration
Scientists expect to gain important information about the sun's effect on the Earth's atmosphere and climate from sophisticated instruments—all calibrated by
New methods reported today by researchers from the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the IBM T.J. Watson Research
Ground Broken for World's Premier Measurement Research Facility (News Release) Advanced Measurement Laboratory brochure Advanced Measurement Laboratory Web site
The National Institute of Standards and Technology, an agency of the Commerce Department's Technology Administration, is soliciting proposals for the services
Secretary William M. Daley and Republic of Korea Minister of Commerce, Industry and Energy Kim Young-ho today signed an agreement that will establish a new
Researchers from the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology and Bell Laboratories of Lucent Technologies have teamed to produce a
Consumers and businesses can look forward to improved accuracy in the system of weights and measures thanks to MEASUREnet-gov, a new effort at the National
Measurement-related questions and disputes, including those that can hinder global commerce, soon may be resolved with a click of a computer mouse thanks to a
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
A survey conducted by the Federal Trade Commission, the Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and weights and measures
The United States and 11 other nations have embarked on a pioneering effort that leverages the Internet and cyberspace collaborations to advance and harmonize
Aves D. Thompson, chief of operations in the Alaska Division of Measurement Standards and Commercial Vehicle Enforcement, will be installed as chairman of the
As an initial step toward removing any measurement-related barriers to trade between the United States and the European Union—and eliminate "double testing" of
Many industrial managers and engineers know that the accuracy of their temperature measurements has a big impact on the quality of their products or the
For everyone who made a New Year's resolution to be more on time for meetings and events in 1998, there's good news from the Commerce Department's National
Proposed improvements in the standard that retailers must follow when they voluntarily offer unit pricing information for making value comparisons (between
Though your summer this year may seem all too short, it will actually be the longest one since 1994. There will be exactly one extra second, a little bonus
Just how black is the black in that flat-panel display? Until recently, manufacturers and users of high-contrast electronic displays, such as those used in
Officials from Egypt and the United States are working together to foster cooperation in standards and metrology activities in support of a major governmental
Weights and measures officials in the National Conference on Weights and Measures are expected to adopt revisions to the Uniform Engine Fuels, Petroleum
Researchers at the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology have built a novel tool for surveying, subdividing and helping to