Thinking Outside the CuvetteTo measure the dimensions of the skinny glass container, NIST’s PML scientists get creative
Tue, 02/16/2016 - 11:26
Let’s say you’re a biotechnologist working to develop new medicines or a better test for forensic analysis. You might find yourself frequently using absorbance spectroscopy, a technique that allows researchers to identify even small amounts of a… Cold Hard Facts of MetrologyTemperature control vital to vaccine viability
Mon, 02/01/2016 - 16:37
Flu season typically peaks between December and February, but by the time the winter holidays roll around, many of us will have already waited in line at area clinics, grocery stores, and pharmacies to get our annual flu shot. The Centers for… NIST Launches National Competition to Make Robots More AgileIf you wanted to cross-train a robot, this is the place to start
Wed, 01/27/2016 - 13:39
Manufacturers, robot suppliers, and researchers, here’s your chance to get in on the ground floor of an upcoming national competition intended to help make robots more handy and nimble on the factory floor.
The National Institute of Standards and… The Wait Is OverAccurate, portable calibration for laser trackers is here
Tue, 01/12/2016 - 13:20
A collaboration between NIST researchers and a private-sector firm has led to the development of a commercial device to fill a critical need in industry: calibration of laser tracking systems.
Laser trackers are state-of-the-art instruments… Robot Adds New Twist to NIST Antenna Measurements and CalibrationsCROMMA: high-precision, configurable scanning at millimeter wavelengths
Tue, 12/22/2015 - 12:42
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been pioneering antenna measurement methods for decades, but a new robot may be the ultimate innovation, extending measurements to higher frequencies while characterizing antennas faster… Opening Soon: World-Class Facility for Infrared CalibrationsThe facility’s unmatched capabilities are 10 years in the making
Wed, 12/02/2015 - 10:28
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is about to open the world’s most accurate facility for calibrating infrared (IR) detectors. What makes this possible is an extremely precise reference scale based on NIST’s newly developed… Fundamental Constants: The Latest—and the Last?The more things change, the more some things have to stay the same
Tue, 12/01/2015 - 10:37
In a world of incessant change, some things have to stay the same. One is the set of values for the fundamental physical constants—such as the speed of light or the charge of the electron—that underlie precision measurements in industry, science,… NIST and Intel Get Critical (Dimensions) With X-raysMeasuring 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 PatentedNIST 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 ProgramApplication 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…
