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Cornell Wins NSF Award

April 21, 1997

The National Science Foundation has announced that Eric A. Cornell, a physicist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, is the 1997 winner of the

NIST Extends Implementation Date For Fastener Quality Act Until May 1998

April 18, 1997

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology has announced through a notice in today's Federal Register that the implementation date

Commerce Department Requests Comments on Possible Changes to Strengthen Advanced Technology Program

April 4, 1997

The Commerce Department's Technology Administration is requesting information from interested parties on ways to strengthen the department's Advanced Technology

NIST Astronaut's Shuttle Research Seeks Better Understanding of Combustion

April 2, 1997

Gregory T. Linteris, a 39-year-old engineer at the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology, will be conducting experiments in outer

Commerce's NIST to Host Year 2000 Symposium

March 20, 1997

To highlight the urgency of fixing a potentially disastrous problem in many of the nation's computer systems, the Commerce Department's National Institute of

To Make a Fine Point, New NIST Instrument Analyzes Microscope Tips

March 18, 1997

A new research facility at the National Institute of Standards and Technology accepts tips six at a time, in fact. But the tips are not of the monetary variety

Prabhakar Leaving NIST; Hebner Now Acting Director

March 12, 1997

Arati Prabhakar, director of the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology, announced today that she will be leaving government

ATP Announces New Projects In Electronics, Biotechnology, Energy and Polymer Recycling

March 6, 1997

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology today announced eight new research projects, cost-shared with U.S. industry under the

New Guidelines May Soon Mean More Buildings Protected By Earthquake Shock Absorbers

March 3, 1997

Slide to the left, slide to the right and don't fall down. No, it's not a new dance, but a building with shock absorbers—a feature that could someday save more

Onoda Joins NIST

February 19, 1997

George Y. Onoda has joined the Ceramics Division of the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory in

Advanced Technology Program Opens Four Competitions Including New Tissue Engineering Program

February 12, 1997

A new effort focusing on the rapidly growing field of tissue engineering is among four Advanced Technology Program competitions announced today by the Commerce

One More Time: Latest NIST Stock Study Shows Quality Pays

February 10, 1997

Although you won't hear it quoted on the nightly business news or find it listed in the financial section of your newspaper, the "Baldrige Index" is a winner

New Consortium To Assist Ceramic Processing Industry

February 10, 1997

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology is forming the Ceramic Processing Characterization Consortium to strengthen the

FY 1998 Budget Proposes Funding to Establish Education, Health Care Quality Awards

February 7, 1997

Education and health care organizations would have their own award categories as part of President Clinton's fiscal year 1998 budget proposal for the Malcolm

President's FY 1998 Budget Seeks $702 Million for Technology Administration to Foster Long-Term Economic Growth

February 6, 1997

President Clinton's fiscal year 1998 budget request for the Commerce Department's Technology Administration is $701.7 million, Commerce Secretary William Daley

New NIST Measurement Technique Gives Industry "Clearer View" of Better Flat-Panel Displays

January 24, 1997

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

NIST Cast Iron Standard Is Gold To Steel Industry For 90 Years

January 14, 1997

As scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology well know, standards come and go. Since its start in 1901, NIST (then known as the National

NIST Begins Process to Develop Advanced Encryption Standard

January 2, 1997

The National Institute of Standards and Technology today launched a participatory process with American industry to develop an Advanced Encryption Standard. The

Advanced Technology Program Opens Competitions in Key Technology Fields

December 23, 1996

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology today announced the opening of Advanced Technology Program competitions for R&D; awards

New Laboratory To Boost Computer, Network Use With Tests For Information Technology

December 9, 1996

U.S. industries and companies that produce information technology as well as those who count on it for reliable health care, efficiency in small businesses

U.S. Companies May Apply Now For The 1997 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award

December 6, 1996

The National Institute of Standards and Technology is inviting applications from American companies for the 1997 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. The

Eleven Local Residents Receive High Honors From Commerce Department

December 5, 1996

Commerce Secretary Mickey Kantor has presented 11 local residents and one organizational unit at the National Institute of Standards and Technology with Gold

Advanced Technology Program Requests Proposals For 1997 General Competition

December 5, 1996

The Commerce Department today announced the opening of a general competition for new R&D; awards under the department's Advanced Technology Program

Synthetic Auto Exhaust Helps Car Makers Go With The Flow

December 3, 1996

Why would an environmentally concerned federal agency synthesize auto exhaust? Scientists at the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and

New Breakthrough Cryogenic X-ray Microcalorimeter Improves Microanalysis Tenfold

December 3, 1996

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology has developed a revolutionary new X-ray micro- calorimeter that offers tremendous

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