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NIST 3D Laser Scanner Standard Expected SoonLeading scanner manufacturers involved in development of draft standard
Mon, 06/26/2017 - 13:33
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- It’s no surprise that tiny precision objects, such as the parts inside your smartphone, must be measured with laser technology in order to fit together and work properly. But some of the largest structures people depend…
Thu, 06/01/2017 - 12:01
How do jumbo-jet designers develop resilient materials for modern airframes, while still bringing in their projects on time and on budget? Before they prototype a new material, they depend heavily on computer simulations to indicate how it will… A New Gold Standard for Measuring Industrial Materials
Wed, 05/17/2017 - 16:29
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have produced and precisely measured a spectrum of X-rays using a new, state-of-the-art machine. The instrument they used to measure the X-rays took 20 years to develop, and… NIST, Partners ‘Cutting the Cord’ From Factory Communication NetworksUnderstanding how RF platforms work in industrial settings
Tue, 03/07/2017 - 12:01
Providing wireless communications in a factory, plant, or other industrial environment these days means more than just helping employees talk with each other while they work. By eliminating physical connections such as wires and cables from a… African-American History Month: From Shortstop to SpreadsheetsVernon Dantzler wrote one of the earliest spreadsheet programs
Thu, 02/23/2017 - 12:02
To any of his sports-fan colleagues, NIST mathematician and computer programmer Vernon Dantzler might have been somewhat of a celebrity. Dantzler had been a professional baseball player, and a star shortstop in the Texas circuit of the Negro… NIST Announces the 2017 Baldrige Examiner Training ExperienceLearn the same methods and techniques used by examiners; network with examiners and Baldrige staff members
Wed, 02/22/2017 - 12:00
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program is offering (for a fee) a limited number of seats for their 2017 examiner training course through its Baldrige Examiner Training Experience (BETE) program. BETE attendees learn… New Standard Helps Optical Trackers Follow Moving Objects Precisely Provides a set of metrics and procedure to assess how well trackers work in any situation
Wed, 12/14/2016 - 10:37
Throwing a perfect strike in virtual bowling doesn’t require your gaming system to precisely track the position and orientation of your swinging arm. But if you’re operating a robotic forklift around a factory, manipulating a mechanical arm on an… NIST Guide Helps Small Businesses Improve Cybersecurity Explains basic steps businesses can take to better protect their information systems
Wed, 11/30/2016 - 17:45
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Small-business owners may think that they are too small to be victims of cyber-hackers, but Pat Toth knows otherwise. Toth leads outreach efforts to small businesses on cybersecurity at the National Institute of… Four U.S. Organizations Receive Nation’s Highest Honor for Performance Excellence 2016 Baldrige Award goes to small businesses and healthcare providers
Fri, 11/18/2016 - 00:00
The U.S. Commerce Secretary, Penny Pritzker, has named four organizations as the 2016 recipients of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation’s highest presidential honor for sustainable excellence through visionary leadership,… NIST Unveils Forensic Technique to Measure Mechanical Properties of Evidence
Thu, 11/17/2016 - 10:33
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- You may have seen it on CSI: The star examines hair from a crime scene and concludes its color or texture looks like the defendant’s hair, or maybe his dog’s. Case closed.
But looks can be deceiving, as well as vague…
