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Schroedinger's Cat in an Atomic Cage

May 23, 1996

They say, "You can't have your cake and eat it, too." They say, "You can't be in two places at one time." "They" may be wrong, however, since scientists

U.S. Officials Sought for Standards Delegation to ASEAN Trade Meetings

May 10, 1996

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

1996 NVLAP Directory Lists Test And Calibration Labs Meeting International Standards

May 8, 1996

To help improve U.S. trade, the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program at the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology

NIST Seeks Proposals For New Manufacturing Extension Centers

May 6, 1996

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology announced in today's Federal Register that it is inviting not-for-profit organizations

Report To Congress Shows ATP Industry-Government Partnerships Foster Innovative Technologies, Spur Broad-Based Economic Growth

April 26, 1996

A comprehensive report on the progress and results of the Commerce Department's Advanced Technology Program submitted today to Congress "offers concrete

29 U.S. Businesses Try for the Nation's Top Award for Business Excellence, Quality Achievement

April 26, 1996

Twenty-nine U.S. companies, including 13 large manufacturers, six service companies and 10 small businesses, have submitted applications for the 1996 Malcolm

Manufacturing Assistance Now Just a Phone Call or Click Away

April 22, 1996

Whether it's dialing an easy-to-remember telephone number or clicking a mouse to surf the Internet, small and medium-sized manufacturers looking for assistance

Brandt Named to Quality Award Board of Overseers

April 22, 1996

William K. Brandt, managing partner of Impact Planning Group, Greenwich, Conn., and an adjunct professor of marketing at Columbia University, has been appointed

Engine Fuels Law to be Changed to Protect Consumers from False Claims

April 19, 1996

Weights and measures officials in the National Conference on Weights and Measures are expected to adopt revisions to the Uniform Engine Fuels, Petroleum

Sixteen Awards Will Help MEP Centers Nationwide Improve Services To Smaller Manufacturers

April 17, 1996

Sixteen awards announced today by the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology will help build the core capabilities of centers

Russian and NIS Food and Packaging Experts to Receive Standards Training in the United States

April 4, 1996

Food processing and packaging experts from Russia and the New Independent States are participating in an eight-week training program on food processing started

Standards Expert Joins U.S. Embassy In Mexico City

March 26, 1996

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology has recommended Henry V. Oppermann to the U.S. Commercial Service for the position of

Standards Expert Joins U.S. Embassy In Argentina

March 26, 1996

Based on a recommendation from the National Institute of Standards and Technology to the Commercial Service at the U.S. Department of Commerce, Ileana Martinez

President's FY 1997 Budget Seeks $836 Million to Regain 'Economic Momentum' Fostered by Technology Administration

March 18, 1996

President Clinton's fiscal year 1997 budget request for the Commerce Department's Technology Administration is $835.5 million. Led by the Office of the Under

Advances in Sprinkler and Water Mist Fire Suppression Systems Tested

March 12, 1996

Firefighters and fire researchers today witnessed demonstrations of prototype fire sprinkler and water mist systems with the potential to suppress home fires

NIST Expands Veel PC Program on Spectral Data for Transient Molecules

March 4, 1996

A major resource for physical scientists, environmental researchers, combustion engineers, and others in science and industry seeking a better understanding of

Carlson Named To NIST's Private-Sector Advisory Board

March 1, 1996

Dwight D. Carlson, founder and vice chairman of Perceptron Inc., has been appointed by Arati Prabhakar, director of the Commerce Department's National Institute

'Superfit' Greatly Reduces Major Source Of CMM Errors

February 27, 1996

Researchers at the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology have developed a computer model that greatly increases the accuracy of

NIST/Space Shuttle Tests Could Enhance Space Station Safety

February 22, 1996

A NIST experiment aboard the space shuttle Columbia launched today could help keep tomorrow's space station and its astronauts safe from fire. The experiment

NIST Names John R. Rumble Jr. To Head Standard Reference Data Program

February 20, 1996

Standard Reference Data program manager John R. Rumble Jr. has been named to head the SRD Program at the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards

New NIST Facility Will Improve Accuracy of Radiation Measurements in Mammography

February 20, 1996

Women undergoing mammography exams at accredited U.S. facilities soon will have much improved assurance of receiving proper X-ray exposures thanks to a new

Four Pilot Projects To Help Smaller Manufacturers Identify Innovative Financing, Credit Options

February 13, 1996

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology is funding four pilot projects to help smaller manufacturers better understand

Commerce Secretary Brown Releases New Study Indicating ATP Meeting Near-Term Goals, Fostering Technology Growth

February 12, 1996

The Commerce Department's Advanced Technology Program is succeeding in its near-term goal of fostering and accelerating the development of promising, but high

Physicists Get Hot New Results With Cold Atoms

February 12, 1996

Using some of the coldest atoms in the universe, physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have been able to observe exotic phenomena

NIST Physicists Use Light To Make Ultrasmall Nanostructures

February 12, 1996

Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology are using light to fabricate some of the smallest manmade metallic structures on Earth. Their

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