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.

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Registration Open for 24th Annual Quest for Excellence Conference April 16–18, 2012 in Washington, D.C.
Fri, 04/06/2012 - 16:09
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The 2012 Quest for Excellence Conference is the definitive showcase of best practices from the recipients of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation’s highest honor for performance excellence and…
Help Design the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation Connect research discoveries and tomorrow’s technologies with U.S. manufacturers
Wed, 04/04/2012 - 11:36
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The first of a planned series of regional workshops to design a proposed $1 billion federal initiative, the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI), will be held on April 25, 2012, at the Rensselaer…
Foundation Approves Baldrige Funding Through 2015 Foundation expresses confidence in ongoing development of Baldrige Enterprise's business and financial model
Wed, 04/04/2012 - 11:05
(NIST) -- Consistent with its purpose, the Foundation for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Inc. voted last week to commit funds to sustain the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program (BPEP) through fiscal year 2015. The foundation…
Nanoscale Magnetic Media Diagnostics Using Rippling Spin Waves Detects defects in magnetic structures as small as 0.1 micron
Tue, 04/03/2012 - 14:59
Memory devices based on magnetism are one of the core technologies of the computing industry, and engineers are working to develop new forms of magnetic memory that are faster, smaller, and more energy efficient than today’s flash and SDRAM memory.…
Baldrige’s Transition to a Sustainable, Enterprise Model National quality program is transitioning away from federal funding
Tue, 03/27/2012 - 13:07
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- A self-sustaining business model based on income generation, and supplemented with support from the Foundation for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award and other nonoperating income, is the new environment for the…
NIST April Workshop to Examine Federal Conformity Assessment Practices Wed. April 11, 2012, in Gaithersburg, MD
Thu, 03/22/2012 - 12:30
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is hosting a free public workshop on best practices in federal conformity-assessment activities Wed., April 11, 2012, at NIST’s Gaithersburg, Maryland, site.…
Nanopower: Avoiding Electrolyte Failure in Nanoscale Lithium Batteries Size of electrolytes affects battery performance, say NIST researchers
Wed, 03/21/2012 - 11:11
It turns out you can be too thin—especially if you’re a nanoscale battery. Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); the University of Maryland, College Park; and Sandia National Laboratories built a series of…
NIST Measurements May Help Optimize Organic Solar Cells Cost less to produce than conventional cells, cover larger areas, and recycle more easily
Mon, 03/12/2012 - 10:22
Organic solar cells may be a step closer to market because of measurements taken at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), where a team of scientists has developed a better fundamental…
Baldrige Award Ceremony is Bonus for Attendees at Quest for Excellence An invitation to attend the ceremony/reception for 2010 and 2011 Baldrige Award recipients
Fri, 03/09/2012 - 12:38
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Register for the 24th annual Quest for Excellence conference and you’ll get something extra: an invitation to attend the ceremony and reception honoring the 2010 and 2011 recipients of the Malcolm Baldrige National…
Experts Recommend Measures to Reduce Human Error in Fingerprint Analysis Including prerequisite skills, training, testing, certification of examiners
Wed, 02/29/2012 - 11:53
A new report by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Department of Justice’s National Institute of Justice (NIJ) has documented 149 potential sources of human error in the analysis of crime scene fingerprints. The study…