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The Office of Management and Budget Circular No. A-119, "Federal Participation in the Development and Use of Voluntary Standards," encourages government use of
The National Institute of Standards and Technology, has honored two local residents for their pioneering neutron studies of the bonding and dynamics of hydrogen
The William P. Slichter Award, presented for the second year, recognizes outstanding achievements by staff members of the National Institute of Standards and
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has presented the institute's Safety Award to Lester A. Slaback, Jr., of Gaithersburg, Md. The award
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has presented the Edward Bennett Rosa Award to Dennis J. Reeder and Kristy L. Richie. Both researchers, who
Two area residents, W. Tyler Estler, a supervisory physicist from Germantown, Md., and Yun Hsia Queen, a chemical engineer from Adamstown, Md., jointly share
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has presented the Bronze Medal Award, the highest honorary recognition available from the institute to 33
Laurie Locasio-Brown, a biomedical engineer from Silver Spring, Md., and Steven J. Choquette, a research chemist from Gaithersburg, Md., jointly received the
A new device invented at the National Institute of Standards and Technology will help radiologists improve image quality in mammography, one of medicine's most
A new device invented at the National Institute of Standards and Technology will help radiologists improve image quality in mammography, one of medicine's most
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, along with colleagues at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, have
A new publication describing more than 250 different research projects, grants and industry outreach programs, services and research facilities at the Commerce
Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have successfully demonstrated a rapid new process for fabricating infinitesimally small
A mercury-free, direct filling alternative for conventional dental amalgams is being developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The new
Commerce Secretary Ronald H. Brown and U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Erskine Bowles announced today an agreement to establish Small Business
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has named an interagency panel to review open systems network requirements and recommend policies on the use
In response to nationwide public concern about price accuracy in retail stores, the National Conference on Weights and Measures has established a Working Group
Commerce Department Secretary Ronald H. Brown and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Carol Browner have announced a cooperative pilot project to help
The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology will hold a public meeting on Oct. 19 to discuss procedures for getting industry ideas
The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology is seeking project proposals for two research grants for fiscal year 1995 in the field
Failed turbine blades, fouled silicon chips, faltering superconductors. Blame them on hydrogen. Hydrogen poses problems when too much of it gets into processed
In an effort to improve acceptance of U.S. products in foreign markets, the National Institute of Standards and Technology is requesting comments on proposed
The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology has announced a request for comments on a proposed rule establishing a National
A DNA Profiling Standard developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology to ensure accuracy in forensic DNA analysis—the "DNA typing" technique
Everyone wants to measure ozone, or so it seems. Scientists are continually monitoring the ozone hole in the upper atmosphere. Weather reports often caution