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’s LIDAR May Offer Peerless Precision in Remote Measurements Pinpoints multiple objects with nanometer precision up to 100 kilometers away
Mon, 06/08/2009 - 01:00
(NIST: Gaithersburg, Maryland) -- By combining the best of two different distance measurement approaches with a super-accurate technology called an optical frequency comb, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)…
NIST Seeks Proposals for $35 Million in Grants for Measurement Science NIST will award up to 60 grants of up to $1.5 million.
Wed, 06/03/2009 - 11:53
(NIST: Gaithersburg, Maryland) -- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced today that it will award up to $35 million in grants and cooperative agreements for measurement science and engineering research. Approximately 20…
Seventy Apply for 2009 Baldrige Award Applicants include 42 health care organizations.
Tue, 06/02/2009 - 16:48
Baldrige award medallion. (NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Seventy organizations have taken the first step toward the 2009 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation’s highest…
Three-Phase Plan for Smart Grid Standards
Mon, 04/20/2009 - 13:36
(NIST: Gaithersburg, Maryland) -- The U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced a three-phase plan to expedite development of key standards for a smart grid, a nationwide network that uses…
Improved Quality Control for Plastics Industry
Thu, 03/19/2009 - 11:23
(NIST: Gaithersburg, Maryland) -- In a tour de force of measurement science, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed and issued for sale a new test material for calibrating quality control equipment…
October Conference to Spur Bioscience Innovation
Tue, 08/12/2008 - 22:00
(NIST: Gaithersburg, Maryland) -- The National Institute of Standards and Technology and the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute (UMBI) will cosponsor an international conference on “Accelerating Innovation in 21st Century Biosciences:…
Baldrige Improvement Day(s) Call for Comments
Mon, 06/23/2008 - 22:00
(NIST: Gaithersburg, Maryland) -- The Baldrige National Quality Program strives to continuously improve all aspects of the program to deliver greater value to its customers and stakeholders and to improve the effectiveness of our processes. To that…
Tracking Nanoparticles in 3-D
Wed, 04/09/2008 - 22:00
Heart of the orthogonal tracking microscope system developed at NIST is this nanoparticle solution sample well etched in silicon. Careful orientation of the silicon crystal makes it possible to chemically etch angled sides in…
NIST Report on U.S. Innovation Tags Measurement Challenges The USMS assessment will focus first on semiconductors, autos, and software
Wed, 03/14/2007 - 22:00
  (National Institute of Standards and Technology, Washington, D.C.) -- A new report from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), An Assessment of the United States Measurement System: Addressing Measurement Barriers to Accelerate…