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Measurements of the intensity of light at different wavelengths can be made more accurately now, thanks to a new, simple method for correcting common instrument
Sometimes seeing a shadow can be as good or better than seeing the real thing. A new measurement method developed by researchers working at the National
Sensors that detect and count single photons, the smallest quantities of light, with 88 percent efficiency have been demonstrated by physicists at the National
WASHINGTON, D.C—An initiative to "roadmap" the nation's future measurement needs was announced today by the Commerce Department's National Institute of
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and HDR Inc. will accept an award on March 29 for "high honors" in R&D Magazine's 2005 Lab of the Year
London, Feb. 14, 2005—It's time to replace the 115-year-old kilogram artifact as the world's official standard for mass, even though experiments generally
A practical method for automatically correcting data-handling errors in quantum computers has been developed and demonstrated by physicists at the National
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Commerce Secretary Donald L. Evans released a report today to reduce standards-related trade barriers and called for broader collaboration
Scientists expect to gain important information about the sun's effect on the Earth's atmosphere and climate from sophisticated instruments—all calibrated by
New methods reported today by researchers from the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the IBM T.J. Watson Research
Ground Broken for World's Premier Measurement Research Facility (News Release) Advanced Measurement Laboratory brochure Advanced Measurement Laboratory Web site
The National Institute of Standards and Technology, an agency of the Commerce Department's Technology Administration, is soliciting proposals for the services
Secretary William M. Daley and Republic of Korea Minister of Commerce, Industry and Energy Kim Young-ho today signed an agreement that will establish a new
Researchers from the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology and Bell Laboratories of Lucent Technologies have teamed to produce a
Consumers and businesses can look forward to improved accuracy in the system of weights and measures thanks to MEASUREnet-gov, a new effort at the National
Measurement-related questions and disputes, including those that can hinder global commerce, soon may be resolved with a click of a computer mouse thanks to a
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is revising the handbook used to check the accuracy of net content labeling on packaged goods sold in the
A survey conducted by the Federal Trade Commission, the Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and weights and measures
The United States and 11 other nations have embarked on a pioneering effort that leverages the Internet and cyberspace collaborations to advance and harmonize
Aves D. Thompson, chief of operations in the Alaska Division of Measurement Standards and Commercial Vehicle Enforcement, will be installed as chairman of the
As an initial step toward removing any measurement-related barriers to trade between the United States and the European Union—and eliminate "double testing" of
Many industrial managers and engineers know that the accuracy of their temperature measurements has a big impact on the quality of their products or the
For everyone who made a New Year's resolution to be more on time for meetings and events in 1998, there's good news from the Commerce Department's National