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NIST Director Kammer to Retire at Year's End

December 15, 2000

Ray Kammer, director of the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology since 1997, announced today that he will be retiring from the

Frederick Resident Receives Award for Strengthening NIST Ties with Industry

November 30, 2000

The National Institute of Standards and Technology, an agency of the Commerce Department's Technology Administration, has presented its 2000 William P. Slichter

Breakthroughs in Thin-Film Magnetic Devices Earn NIST Stratton Award for Robert D. McMichael

November 30, 2000

The National Institute of Standards and Technology, an agency of the Commerce Department's Technology Administration, has presented its 2000 Samuel Wesley

Team Baldrige Honored for Fostering Performance Excellence

November 30, 2000

The National Institute of Standards and Technology, an agency of the Commerce Department's Technology Administration, has presented the George A. Uriano Award

Collins Receives Rosa Award for Outstanding Standards Achievements

November 30, 2000

The National Institute of Standards and Technology, an agency of the Commerce Department's Technology Administration, has presented its 2000 Edward Bennett Rosa

NIST Presents Jacob Rabinow Applied Research Award to Fuller, Roosen and Langer

November 30, 2000

Edwin R. Fuller, Jr., Andrew R. Roosen, and Stephen A. Langer, have received the 2000 Jacob Rabinow Applied Research Award from the National Institute of

Two NIST Scientists Honored for Their Diversity Efforts

November 30, 2000

Kathryn M. Butler, and Nelson P. Bryner, have received the 2000 Equal Employment Opportunity/Diversity Award from the National Institute of Standards and

Local Residents Honored with NIST Crittenden Award

November 30, 2000

Seven Maryland employees of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, an agency of the Commerce Department's Technology Administration, have been

Gaithersburg Man Honored for Distinguished Science Writing

November 30, 2000

Neil M. Zimmerman, has received the 2000 Edward Uhler Condon Award from the National Institute of Standards and Technology, an agency of the Commerce Department

40 Local Residents Earn NIST Bronze Medal Awards

November 30, 2000

For contributions ranging from creating a national assistance program on electronic business for smaller manufacturers to helping settle a 15-year international

Two Manufacturers, a Water Treatment Company and a Bank Win 2000 Baldrige Awards

November 21, 2000

President Clinton and Commerce Secretary Norman Mineta today announced two manufacturers, a water treatment company, and a bank as winners of the 2000 Malcolm

White House Statement—2000 Baldrige Awards

November 21, 2000

THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press Secretary The President today announced the winners of the 2000 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Four organizations

NIST's Jin and Keller Honored With PECASE Awards

October 24, 2000

Physicists Deborah Jin and Mark W. Keller of NIST's Boulder, Colo., Laboratories were awarded on Oct. 24, 2000, the Presidential Early Career Awards for

NIST Advanced Technology Program Launches 54 New Technology R&D Projects

October 4, 2000

Commerce Secretary Norman Y. Mineta today announced the selection of 54 new industrial research projects chosen for cost-shared support under the Commerce

Commerce Department Announces Winner of Global Information Security Competition

October 2, 2000

A worldwide competition to develop a new encryption technique that can be used to protect computerized information ended today when Secretary of Commerce Norman

NIST Demonstrates New Reading Device for the Blind

September 25, 2000

The National Institute of Standards and Technology today unveiled a new Braille reader that may soon bring the benefits of electronic books to the blind. An

NIST to Hold E-Book Conference

September 18, 2000

Interest in electronic books is soaring in the wake of best-selling novelist Stephen King's decision to publish his own e-book via the Internet earlier this

Eighteen Local Residents Receive High Honors from Commerce Department

September 14, 2000

Commerce Secretary Norman Mineta has presented 18 local employees of the National Institute of Standards and Technology with Gold and Silver Medal Awards—the

Silver Medal Awarded to Developers of Bran

September 13, 2000

Seven current and former members of the U.S. Department of Commerce's Boulder Laboratories shared in a Silver Medal award from the Department for their roles in

New National Standards Strategy Can Advance U.S. Technology Interests, NIST Director Tells Congress

September 13, 2000

Pointing to prospective benefits for U.S. industry and consumers, the director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology told a congressional

NIST-Built Urban Ruin Put Search-and-Rescue Robots to the Test

July 27, 2000

For the sake of science, robotics researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, an agency of the Commerce Department's Technology

NIST Fire Research Seeks a Safer Night's Sleep for All

July 17, 2000

Engineers at the Building and Fire Research Laboratory (BFRL) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, an agency of the Commerce Department's

NIST, NACLA Sign Agreement, Aim for Smoother, Simpler Laboratory Accreditation System

July 13, 2000

TORONTO—A milestone in the development of a national system for laboratory accreditation was reached today with the signing of a memorandum of understanding

New Commerce Department Magnetic Microscope Helps Retrieve Information From Damaged or Altered Tapes

July 13, 2000

Audio cassettes, video tapes, credit cards and computer disks all store valuable information using very small magnetic tracks. Sometimes, these tracks are

Industry-Government Partnership Funds New Energy-Saving and Building Technologies

June 23, 2000

The Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Commerce today announced grants totaling nearly $1.1 million for six industry projects

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