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New Partnership to Enhance Quality of Information Security

August 22, 1997

In a move to assist U.S. information security technology producers in achieving international competitiveness, the Commerce Department's National Institute of

Commerce Secretary Announces Changes to Strengthen Advanced Technology Program

July 10, 1997

U.S. Secretary of Commerce William M. Daley today announced a series of policy changes and initiatives to further strengthen the department's Advanced

New Measurement Capabilities to Support Next Generation of Microchips

June 24, 1997

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Energy Department's Sandia National Laboratories and the private sector's SEMATECH

Unit Pricing Changes to Benefit Customers and Retailers are Among the Issues at July Weights and Measures Conference

June 3, 1997

Proposed improvements in the standard that retailers must follow when they voluntarily offer unit pricing information for making value comparisons (between

New NIST 'Webbook' Offers Collection of Chemistry Data Online

May 30, 1997

Envisioned to replace bulky reference books and trips to research libraries, NIST’s new compilation of chemical and physical data, the NIST Chemistry WebBook

Another Leap Second is at Hand

May 27, 1997

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

NIST to Consider Revised Digital Signature Standard for Federal Agencies

May 13, 1997

In a move intended to broaden the choices federal agencies have when securing information, the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and

NIST Fellow William D. Phillips Elected to National Academy of Science

May 13, 1997

William D. Phillips, a leading researcher in laser cooling of atoms at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, was elected to the National Academy

New Technique Helps Scientists Chemically Image Biological and Synthetic Materials

May 5, 1997

Scientists have long relied on infrared spectroscopy as an analytical tool to identify the chemical components of an unknown sample. Likewise, they have used a

Participants Invited to Join Second U.S. Delegation to ASEAN Standards Meeting

April 28, 1997

Representatives from industry; federal agencies; and standards, testing and certification organizations are invited to join a U.S. delegation to a second

Twenty-Six U.S. Businesses Try For 1997 Baldrige Quality Award

April 22, 1997

Twenty-six U.S. companies, including nine large manufacturers, seven service companies and 10 small businesses, have submitted applications for the 1997 Malcolm

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

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