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Updated NIST Master Plan Sent to Capital Planning CommissionThe document lists planned and possible future additions and improvements to the Gaithersburg campus.
Wed, 09/30/2009 - 04:30
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Planned and potential expansions and new facilities across campus, the addition of 400–500 kilowatts in power from solar panels, and increasing the already heavy use of alternative transportation by employees to a daily… Gallagher Nominated to be 14th NIST Director
Mon, 09/28/2009 - 14:18
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- On Sept. 10, the White House announced President Barack Obama’s intention to nominate physicist Patrick Gallagher to be the 14th director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Gallagher, 46, is… Diamonds Could be Used as Microscale MRI ProbesIt may be possible to probe individual drug molecules and living cells.
Sat, 09/26/2009 - 11:00
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Diamonds, it has long been said, are a girl’s best friend. But a research team including a physicist from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has recently found1 that the gems might turn out to be a… NIST’s New Nano-Ruler Sets Some Very Small MarksHow many zeros are in nano?
Wed, 09/23/2009 - 16:00
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued a new ruler and even for an organization that routinely deals in superlatives, it sets some records. Designed to be the most accurate commercially… Fifteen to Receive Site Visits as Next Step Toward 2009 Baldrige AwardThe 2009 Baldrige Award recipients are expected to be announced in late November.
Wed, 09/23/2009 - 13:00
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The panel of judges for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation’s highest recognition for organizational performance excellence, has selected 15 organizations for the final review stage for the 2009 award… Product News: 17 Years of Baldrige Scoring Data Now AvailableSee how you stack up.
Wed, 09/09/2009 - 15:42
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Baldrige National Quality Program recently published “blinded” (anonymous) scoring data on 1,033 applicants for the Baldrige National Quality Award during… Prototype NIST Method Detects and Measures Elusive HazardsPrototype method is more sensitive than conventional techniques.
Wed, 09/09/2009 - 15:27
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- A chemist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has demonstrated a relatively simple, inexpensive method for detecting and measuring elusive hazards such as concealed explosives and toxins,… NIST Airframe Tests Help Ensure Better Shielding for Flight InstrumentsHelps determine if and where shielding is needed to protect vital electronic instrumentation from malfunction or damage
Thu, 08/27/2009 - 11:18
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD ) -- Airline travelers are used to being instructed to turn off computers and cell phones during takeoffs and landings as a precaution against interfering with the plane’s navigational equipment, but outside sources of high-… Frequency Converter Enables Ultra-High Sensitivity IR SpectrometryHighly sensitive, low-cost technique measures light in the near-infrared range.
Tue, 08/25/2009 - 13:59
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- In what may prove to be a major development for scientists in fields ranging from forensics to quantum communications, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a new, highly… Multi-Laboratory Study Sizes Up Nanoparticle SizingUpdated guideline for measuring the size of nanoparticles in solutions
Wed, 08/12/2009 - 13:02
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- As a result of a major interlaboratory study, the standards body ASTM International has been able to update its guidelines for a commonly used technique for measuring the size of nanoparticles in solutions. The study,…
