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Scientists expect to gain important information about the sun's effect on the Earth's atmosphere and climate from sophisticated instruments—all calibrated by
A newly released, congressionally mandated report from the Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) concludes that federal
The National Institute of Standards and Technology, an agency of the Commerce Department's Technology Administration, has presented its 2000 Edward Bennett Rosa
Pointing to prospective benefits for U.S. industry and consumers, the director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology told a congressional
New York and Washington, D.C., June 16, 2000: The American National Standards Institute (ANSI), coordinator of the U.S. voluntary consensus standards system
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
An investment that paid off 100-fold would make anyone glad. U.S. taxpayers can feel better than that about an even higher return on their investment in
New values for the fundamental constants of nature are now available from the National Institute of Standards and Technology, an agency of the Commerce
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
Men who opt to treat their prostate cancer with implanted radioactive seeds rather than surgery or external beam radiation now can be assured that their
The Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology will meet, on March 19, with government and private-sector experts to begin devising
Washington, D.C.—The U.S. economy will suffer unless American companies, standards-developing organizations and government agencies join together to realize a
"The United States needs an effective national standards strategy if we are to compete effectively in the global market," Raymond Kammer, director of the
Analytical chemists now can take advantage of improved accuracy and a 75 percent expansion of the National Institute of Standards and Technology's popular mass
The National Institute of Standards and Technology today announced draft guidelines to accredit commercial vendors to evaluate drinking and wastewater analysis
The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Energy Department's Sandia National Laboratories and the private sector's SEMATECH
Representatives from industry; federal agencies; and standards, testing and certification organizations are invited to join a U.S. delegation to a second
The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology is forming the Ceramic Processing Characterization Consortium to strengthen the
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
A new edition of the directory of Standards Activities of Organizations in the United States (SP 806) has been published by the Commerce Department's National
Representatives from accrediting bodies in 44 nations have elected a standards and conformity assessment official from the Commerce Department's National