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
“Dark Pulse” Laser Produces Bursts of… Almost Nothing NIST 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 Award Health 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 Practices Two 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 Gold X-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 Functions A 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 Alaska Let 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 Innovation May 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 Recipient Committed 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…
2009 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Recipient: Honeywell Honeywell’s customer satisfaction has been at or above 95 percent for the past four years.
Tue, 04/20/2010 - 16:05
Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies (FM&T) LLC is a management and operations contractor with the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) at its Kansas City, Missouri, plant, and several locations on or around Kirtland…