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Baldrige Fellows Selects 14 Executives for Initial ClassElected fellows help promote performance excellence and study the effect of systems thinking on organizations
Tue, 08/03/2010 - 16:08
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The Baldrige Fellows, an executive development program centered on forming relationships with and learning from Baldrige National Quality Award recipient organizations and their senior executives, recently announced the… Company News: NIST Nanoscale Dimensioning Technique Wins R&D 100 AwardInnovative through-focus scanning optical microscopy has potential to save millions of dollars
Fri, 07/23/2010 - 15:54
Ravikiran Attota, a lead researcher in NIST’s Precision Engineering Division, won an R&D 100 Award for his development of through-focus scanning optical microscopy (TSOM), which has applications that cut across a range… Events: 2010 Baldrige Regional ConferencesTwo days of learning and networking with Baldrige Award recipients
Wed, 07/21/2010 - 17:22
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- For more than a decade, the Baldrige Regional Conferences have been a valuable forum for recipients of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award to showcase their exceptional performance practices. This year, the… Baldrige Program Wants Your Suggestions for ImprovementBe an active part of the most important performance excellence program
Wed, 07/07/2010 - 07:54
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Have you ever wanted to suggest changes or improvements to the Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence? Do you have ideas for improving the Baldrige Award process, examiner training, or other key Baldrige program… “Dark Pulse” Laser Produces Bursts of… Almost NothingNIST foresees laser’s application for infrared-based communications and measurements.
Mon, 06/14/2010 - 06:00
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- In an advance that sounds almost Zen, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and JILA, a joint institute of NIST and the University of Colorado at Boulder, have demonstrated a new type… Eighty-Three Organizations Seek the 2010 Baldrige AwardHealth care applicants top the list.
Mon, 06/07/2010 - 13:43
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Eighty-three organizations are in the running for the 2010 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation’s highest recognition for organizational performance excellence through innovation and improvement.… Event: Baldrige Regional Conferences to Showcase Best PracticesTwo September events offer plenary sessions and presentations by award recipients.
Tue, 06/01/2010 - 16:12
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The 2010 Baldrige Regional Conferences are set for Sept. 14 in Newport Beach, California, at the Newport Beach Marriott Hotel and Spa; and Sept. 28 in Nashville, Tennessee, at the Franklin Marriott Cool Springs. The… NDE Methods for Evaluating Ancient Coins Could be Worth Their Weight in GoldX-ray fluorescence and lead isotope analysis is used to fingerprint ores used in the coin production.
Wed, 05/26/2010 - 16:20
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Demonstrating that chemistry sometimes can inform history, researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Colorado College, and Mount Saint Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, Maryland, have… NIST Releases Successor to Venerable Handbook of Math FunctionsA comprehensive set of tools useful for specialists who work with mathematical modeling and computation.
Wed, 05/12/2010 - 15:36
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released the Digital Library of Mathematical Functions (DLMF) and its printed companion, the NIST Handbook of Mathematical Functions (Cambridge University… Teams Gearing Up for Two NIST Robotic Competitions in AlaskaLet the Virtual Manufacturing Automation Competition and the Mobile Microrobotics Challenge begin!
Thu, 05/06/2010 - 17:20
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The recruitment period is over. The competitors have been selected. Let the games begin! The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced that 11 university teams will square off May 2–6 in two…
