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The sponsor application process closes February 27. Organizations and individuals are invited to help support the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program by
President Obama Speaks at the White House Summit on Cybersecurity and Consumer Protection The President visits Stanford University to speak at the White House
NIST researchers have demonstrated the autonomous computer-controlled assembly of atoms into perfect nanostructures using a low temperature scanning tunneling
Forensic scientists interested in watching the first public meetings of the Organization of Scientific Area Committees will be able to see them online via a
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is launching a competition for a fourth round of grants to pilot online identity verification systems
Plug-in electric vehicles make up a growing share of the nation's rolling stock and are prompting increased demand for the electrical equivalent of the corner
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a technique for mapping deformation in metals that can recover
Several recent articles in national journals support the validity of the Baldrige approach across several sectors, including health care and manufacturing.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued proposed updates to its Guide to Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Security (NIST Special
The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) is seeking collaborators on an effort to help energy companies improve the security of the networked
Whether they're analyzing fingerprints at a murder scene or digital clues on a criminal's cell phone, forensic laboratories use research, standards and data
Michael Garvey, president and CEO of M-7 Technologies, an engineering, manufacturing and research organization, has joined the primary advisory committee for
The U.S. Department of Commerce today released details of the President's budget request for fiscal year 2016 for the National Institute of Standards and
In an effort to help shoppers everywhere get the best value for their money, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have
While the mysterious, unseen forces magnets project are now (mostly) well-understood, they can still occasionally surprise us. For instance, thin films of
A little detective work by nuclear physicists has uncovered hidden uncertainties in a popular method for precisely measuring radioactive nuclides, often used to
The Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP), a program of the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
A new computer-based fire-dynamics study by researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has helped to clarify the circumstances and
To understand diseases like Parkinson's, the tiniest of puzzles may hold big answers. That's why a team including scientists from the National Institute of
NEW YORK (January 29, 2015) – The NFL, GE (NYSE:GE) and Under Armour (NYSE:UA), today announced that they have joined with the U.S. Department of Commerce's
For the first time in half a century, NIST's 4.45-million newton (equivalent to one million pounds-force) deadweight machine – the largest in the world – is
The Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC), which coordinates the development of standards and guidelines for the forensic science community under
A new publication from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) provides guidance for organizations to improve security as employees move to
Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a novel method to rapidly and accurately calibrate gas flow meters, such