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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
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
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
The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology is funding four pilot projects to help smaller manufacturers better understand
The Commerce Department's Advanced Technology Program is succeeding in its near-term goal of fostering and accelerating the development of promising, but high
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
Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology are using light to fabricate some of the smallest manmade metallic structures on Earth. Their
Upgrades at the Cold Neutron Research Facility of the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology in Gaithersburg, Md., are enabling
The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology today announced four new industry-sponsored projects that will receive cost-shared
A National Institute of Standards and Technology-built photovoltaic residential hot water heater that uses computer technology to maximize the conversion of
A new NIST database for personal computers provides materials researchers in industry, federal laboratories and universities with rapid access to carefully
Air-speed instrument manufacturers and users are forming a new industrial consortium with the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and
Researchers at the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology have built a novel tool for surveying, subdividing and helping to
As it has many times before, the new year will get off to a late start when it is delayed for exactly one second to allow the world's atomic clocks to be
Franklin R. Guenther of FREDERICK, Md., and William D. Dorko of GAITHERSBURG, Md., both research chemists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has presented the William P. Slichter Award to David A. Didion, Piotr A. Domanski and Mark A. Kedzierski of
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has recognized two employees for superior efforts in creating and maintaining a safe working environment.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has accorded its Allen V. Astin Measurement Science Award to E. Clayton Teague of GAITHERSBURG, Md., for his
Eight employees at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have been recognized for outstanding achievements in providing support to the institute's
Hratch G. Semerjian, director of the Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, today received the NIST
Stephen E. Stein, a research chemist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, today received the institute's Applied Research Award for technical
Electronic engineers, materials scientists, designers and others engaged in the development and manufacture of microelectronic products are invited to submit
A new manufacturing-research facility aimed at refining and extending the raw capabilities of an emerging and potentially revolutionary class of prism-shaped
To help promote U.S. competitiveness in domestic and global markets, the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology is seeking