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… Event: NIST To Celebrate World Metrology Day with Symposium on InnovationMay 20 in Gaithersburg, Maryland
Thu, 05/06/2010 - 17:15
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- “Accurate measurement is at the heart of physics, and in my experience, new physics begins at the next decimal place,” Steven Chu, now the U.S. Secretary of Energy, said at the 125th anniversary of the Metre Convention… AtlantiCare: 2009 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award RecipientCommitted to building a healthy community
Wed, 05/05/2010 - 12:12
The following is a profile of one of the 2009 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Winners. The Baldrige Award is the nation’s highest award for quality and is administered by the Department of Commerce through the National Institute of… VACSP: 2009 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Recipient“Our commitment to quality is integral to the way we conduct our operations, treat our employees, and honor our commitments to customers.”
Mon, 04/26/2010 - 08:30
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Cooperative Studies Program (VACSP) Clinical Research Pharmacy Coordinating Center (the Center) is a federal government organization that supports multicenter clinical trials targeting current health issues…