Fine-Tuning a Gigapixel Camera to Track SupernovaeTelescope calibration may help explain universe’s expansion
Tue, 01/11/2011 - 05:00
Is the expansion of the universe accelerating for some unknown reason? This is one of the mysteries plaguing astrophysics, and somewhere in distant galaxies are yet-unseen supernovae that may hold the key. Now, thanks to a telescope calibrated by… Vice President Biden Hands Baldrige Award to Five Organizations U.S. Commerce Department Secretary Gary Locke also presented the award
Mon, 12/20/2010 - 08:33
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Commerce Department Secretary Gary Locke presented five U.S. organizations with the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation’s highest honor for organizational innovation and… NIST’s New Scanning Probe Microscope is SupercoolThe most advanced ultra-low temperature scanning probe microscope in the world
Thu, 12/09/2010 - 05:00
The discoveries of superconductivity, the quantum Hall effect, and the fractional quantum Hall effect were all the result of measurements made at increasingly lower temperatures. Now, pushing the regime of the very cold into the very small, a team… First Set of 2011– 2012 Baldrige Criteria Now OnlineRevisions include an “intelligent risk-taking” section and use of social media
Tue, 12/07/2010 - 05:00
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program has announced that the 2011–2012 Criteria for Performance Excellence for businesses and nonprofit organizations are now available to download. The criteria serve as the… Baldrige Needs the Best of the Best as ExaminersExaminers act as “ambassadors” for the Baldrige program and performance excellence
Wed, 12/01/2010 - 14:44
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Provide a valuable service to your country. If you’re an expert from a business, education, health care, or nonprofit organization, and possess knowledge and experience in leadership, strategic planning, customer service… Quartz Crystal Microbalances Enable New Microscale Analytic TechniqueTests the purity of only a few micrograms of material
Mon, 11/29/2010 - 04:30
A new chemical analysis technique developed by a research group at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) uses the shifting ultrasonic pitch of a small quartz crystal to test the purity of only a few micrograms of material.… Updated Computer System Testing Tool Speeds Process, Reduces Costs NIST’s free Advanced Combinatorial Testing System undergoing further study with Lockheed Martin
Wed, 11/24/2010 - 05:00
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have released an updated version of a computer system testing tool that can cut costs by more efficiently finding flaws.
Catching software “… Seven U.S. Organizations Receive 2010 Baldrige National Quality AwardThree small businesses chosen for the first time in a single year
Tue, 11/23/2010 - 12:43
(NIST: Washington, D.C.) -- U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke has named seven organizations as recipients of the 2010 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation’s highest presidential honor for performance excellence through innovation,… Laser Optics, Atomic Force Microscopy Track BiomoleculesNew technique reduces contamination and damage hazards while speeding up search
Mon, 11/15/2010 - 05:00
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Researchers are characterizing a new technique as a neat solution to the “needle in a haystack” problem of nanoscale microscopy, but it’s more like using a flashlight to find a coffee table in the dark instead of walking… ‘Sí’ on the New SI: NIST Backs Proposal for Revamping Measurement UnitsWatt balance experiment contributes to a definition of the kilogram based on physical constants
Tue, 11/02/2010 - 05:30
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Taking the first steps of what would be a major historical advance in the science of measurement, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is participating in a worldwide effort to recommend major…
