NIST

An agency within the U.S. Department of Commerce

Founded in 1901, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is a nonregulatory federal agency within the U.S. Department of Commerce. With headquarters in Gaithersburg, Maryland, NIST’s mission is to promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards, and technology in ways that enhance economic security and improve our quality of life.

Wed, 10/29/2025 - 12:03
NIST and Intel Get Critical (Dimensions) With X-rays Measuring the increasingly small features on next-generation computer chips
Tue, 11/03/2015 - 15:00
Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Intel have reported success in using an X-ray scattering technique to accurately measure features on a silicon chip to within fractions of a nanometer, or about the…
Hydrogen Storage Formulation Patented NIST team is a step closer to a viable, 300-mile range hydrogen fuel cell
Wed, 10/14/2015 - 12:52
The prospect of a “hydrogen economy”—in which vehicles powered by fuel cells would travel the nation’s roadways emitting nothing from their tailpipes but wisps of water vapor—was making headlines 12 years ago. In his 2003 State of the Union…
Baldrige Program Seeks Candidates for 2016 Baldrige Executive Fellows Program Application deadline is Dec. 15, 2015
Tue, 10/13/2015 - 15:03
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Once known only as the creator of the nation’s highest award for organizational performance excellence, the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program now offers executive leadership development training that is…
Baldrige Foundation Finds a Spot in Combined Federal Campaign Federal employees can now donate to the foundation
Wed, 09/30/2015 - 13:02
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- For the first time in its history, the Baldrige Foundation has been accepted in the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC). The CFC is the official workplace-giving campaign of the federal government. The mission of the CFC is…
Excellence by the Dozen 12 organizations move closer to the Baldrige Award
Thu, 09/17/2015 - 12:25
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Twelve high-performing organizations have been selected to receive site visits for the 2015 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation's highest recognition for organizational performance excellence. Winners of…
What’s the Prognosis? NIST report details new method for breakdown-free production
Mon, 09/14/2015 - 16:19
In today’s increasingly complex manufacturing operations, Murphy’s Law is only an unexpected hiccup away—anything from a data error to an errant vibration to a dulled cutting tool can undermine production. In a future with fully effective sensing…
NIST’s Method to Spot Quantum Dots Could Help Create Nanophotonic Devices The trick is in finding the dots
Wed, 09/09/2015 - 16:00
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Life may be as unpredictable as a box of chocolates, but ideally, you always know what you’re going to get from a quantum dot. A quantum dot should produce one, and only one, photon—the smallest constituent of light—each…
Baldrige Tests Positive for Superior Patient Experience A systems approach to excellence ‘as the patient sees it’
Wed, 08/26/2015 - 10:01
A newly released study comparing 34 U.S. healthcare organizations that received the Baldrige National Quality Award with their 153 geographically closest competitors found that the Baldrige Award recipients matched or exceeded their competitors’…
Baldrige Helps Health Care Organizations Provide Superior Patient Experience Award recipients match or exceed competitors’ measures of healthcare quality
Mon, 08/10/2015 - 10:24
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The newly released study, “Healthcare Performance Excellence: A Comparison of Baldrige Award Recipients and Competitors,” comparing 34 U.S. healthcare organizations that received the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality…
Nonprofit for Veterans Uses Baldrige Framework New case study reveals innovative improvement strategies for governmental organizations
Thu, 08/06/2015 - 14:32
(NIST: Gaithersberg, MD) -- Depicting how an innovative government organization might use the Baldrige Excellence Framework , the 2015 Baldrige Case Study: The Casey Comprehensive Care Center for Veterans represents a fictitious organization within…