Content by NIST
Chipping Away at the Mystery of Antimatter Imbalance Still no solution, but NIST physicists have narrowed the possibilities
Fri, 11/11/2011 - 12:13
Why there is stuff in the universe—or more properly, why there is an imbalance between matter and antimatter—is one of the long-standing mysteries of cosmology. A team of researchers working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (… Redefining the SI Base UnitsMetrology is poised to undergo a profound change
Tue, 11/08/2011 - 17:19
The international General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) has approved a plan to redefine four of the seven base units of the International System of Units (SI) in terms of fixed values of natural constants. The initiative would make… Laser Frequency Comb on a ChipNIST’s compact laser frequency comb could go places
Mon, 10/31/2011 - 11:54
During the past decade, laser frequency combs—extraordinarily precise tools for measuring frequencies (or colors) of light—have helped propel advances in timekeeping, trace-gas detection, and related physics research.
Although typical lasers… Baldrige Award Recipient Hospitals Significantly Outperform Their PeersRecipients six times more likely to be counted among 100 Top Hospitals
Fri, 10/28/2011 - 12:23
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- A new report has found that health care organizations that have won Baldrige National Quality Awards for performance excellence or been considered for a Baldrige Award site visit outperform other hospitals in nearly… NIST Congratulates Colleague on Nobel Chemistry PrizeDan Shechtman’s research and persistence completely changed the thinking of scientists
Mon, 10/17/2011 - 12:25
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) colleagues of Dan Shechtman, Ph.D., joined others in the scientific community in congratulating him on winning the 2011 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Shechtman made his astonishing discovery of a… Baldrige Book Helps Organizations Gain 20/20 ForesightWhy read it? Because 20/20 hindsight is easy but 20/20 foresight is not.
Mon, 10/03/2011 - 11:56
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- While most of us would say that hindsight is 20/20, the folks at the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program believe just the opposite for organizations that want to survive and thrive now and for years to come. To… Metric Week Begins Oct. 9, 2011A reminder of the system’s importance in commerce and STEM careers
Mon, 10/03/2011 - 11:38
Counting the seconds until Metric Week (Oct. 9–15, 2011) begins? That’s the spirit! Seconds are the metric unit of time. You also could figure your distance in meters (the metric unit of length) from the National Institute of Standards and… U.S., Europe Collaborating on Smart Grid Standards DevelopmentPlan is to ease renewable energy sources, electric vehicles into the power system
Wed, 09/21/2011 - 09:00
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- the U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the European Union's (EU) Smart Grid Coordination Group (SG-CG) jointly announced their intention to work together on smart grid… Researchers Expand Capabilities of Miniature Analyzer for Complex SamplesMicrofluidic system, electrophoresis, and pressure-driven flow isolate components
Fri, 09/02/2011 - 10:44
It’s not often that someone can claim that going from a positive to a negative is a step forward, but that’s the case for a team of scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and private industry.
In a recent paper… Survey of Baldrige Examiners Reveals Current Perceptions of Performance“Are We Making Progress?” helps focus on improvement and communication efforts
Tue, 08/30/2011 - 11:49
Management and nonmanagement personnel across a broad cross-section of U.S. organizations see eye to eye on mission, customer focus, and commitment to success but differ significantly in their views on how to best measure quality of work and…
