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NIST ‘Hybrid Metrology’ Method Could Improve Computer ChipsScientists have devised a precise, less expensive method of measuring what sits on a chip
Wed, 09/12/2012 - 14:20
A refined method developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for measuring nanometer-sized objects may help computer manufacturers more effectively size up the myriad tiny switches packed onto chips’ surfaces. The method,… New Measurement Capabilities Advance Fire PreventionNIST strategic road map aims to reduce U.S. fire burden by one-third
Wed, 09/12/2012 - 12:19
The United States already has one of the highest direct fire loss rates among developed nations, and progress in reducing this tremendous burden is slowing.
Fires claim more than 3,000 lives a year, injure more than 90,000 firefighters and… PML Goes to Mars: Far-Out Thermal CalibrationSensors help turn radioactive plutonium into power
Tue, 09/11/2012 - 12:27
Sometimes the chain of measurement traceability—the unbroken series of links between a calibrated instrument and the official NIST standard—can get pretty long. But 250 million kilometers is remarkable, even for the National Institute of Standards… Excellence by the DozenTwelve organizations vie for 2012 Baldrige Award
Wed, 09/05/2012 - 11:37
Twelve U.S. organizations have reached the next step on the road to possibly achieving a silver anniversary Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. The Baldrige Award is the nation’s highest recognition for organizational performance excellence.… NIST Announces 12 Small Business Innovation Research AwardsCompetitive funding program encourages companies to commercialize new technologies
Tue, 09/04/2012 - 12:47
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced nearly $2 million in Phase I and Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) awards to 12 U.S. businesses. These awards provide funding to help companies develop… Baldrige Celebrates Its 25th AnniversaryHonoring its past while building an even better future
Tue, 08/21/2012 - 11:32
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program is building an even better future as a national steward of validated management practices; even better operations, systems, and processes for the thousands of organizations that… Dimensional Metrology Standards Consortium to Demo New StandardNearing completion, the QIF standard will reduce information processing costs and quality losses
Thu, 08/16/2012 - 16:14
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- At the September 2012 International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) in Chicago, the Dimensional Metrology Standards Consortium (DMSC) and eight software vendors will demonstrate standards-based workflow of… Shelling Out EvidenceNIST ballistic standard helps tie guns to criminals
Thu, 08/09/2012 - 10:48
Thanks to a new reference standard developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), law enforcement agencies will have an easier time linking the nearly 200,000 cartridge cases recovered annually at U.S. crime scenes to… New Baldrige Collaborative Assessment AnnouncedPartner with examiner teams without requiring a written application or extensive preparation
Tue, 08/07/2012 - 10:44
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program announces the opportunity to participate in the pilot of an exciting new assessment service.
The Baldrige Collaborative Assessment is designed to help organizations improve… NIST Measurement Advance Could Speed Innovation in Solar DevicesTeam combines LEDs to measure wavelength-dependent quantum efficiency of solar devices
Thu, 07/26/2012 - 09:03
A new versatile measurement system devised by researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) accurately and quickly measures the electric power output of solar energy devices, capabilities useful to researchers and…
