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NIST Launches Consortium to Support Development of Quantum Industry

September 28, 2018
GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has signed a cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) with SRI International to lead a consortium focused on quantum science and engineering. SRI International is a nonprofit,...
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NIST’s Electro-Optic Laser Pulses 100 Times Faster Than Usual Ultrafast Light

September 27, 2018
Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have used common electronics to build a laser that pulses 100 times more often than conventional ultrafast lasers. The advance could extend the benefits of ultrafast science to new applications such as imaging of biological...
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New NIST Instrument Will Give Scientists a Window on Change at the Nanoscale

September 26, 2018
It looks more like a long water main pipe than a microscope, but a new custom-built instrument at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will give scientists new ability to glimpse moment-by-moment changes in materials on the crucial nanometer scale. The tool’s name is almost as...

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Taking Measure

Provides a behind-the-scenes look at NIST’s research and programs, covering a broad range of science and technology areas.

Quantum Information Science: Making the Leap
Forensic Science is in My DNA
It All Adds Up: Being a NIST NRC Postdoc in Applied Mathematics

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This blog from NIST's Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) program is a collection of discussions on key issues for U.S. manufacturers.

Marine Welding Training Program Grows Skilled Workforce
Puerto Rico Company Leads the Way in Quality
It's Cool to Be a Manufacturing Engineering Major Again

Blogrige

The official blog of the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program, which educates organizations in performance excellence management and administers the Baldrige Award.

Let the Soap and Water Flow (Maybe!)
“The Baldrige Framework Is Borderless!”
Small Business Sees Environmental Excellence as Part of its Own Performance Excellence

I Think, Therefore IAM

Updates from the Trusted Identities Group Blog.

Don’t leave us to our own devices! Seeking feedback on draft NISTIR for IoT cybersecurity and privacy
What We’ve Heard: Aggregating (Even More!) Stakeholder Feedback
Cybersecurity, NIST, and the RSA Conference: what you need to know