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NIST Launches New Website to Educate Industry About Alternatives to Mercury Thermometers

June 12, 2012 Office

As part of a larger effort to reduce the amount of mercury, a potent neurotoxin, in the environment, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has launched a new website to help industry scientists […]

Two New Advanced Laboratories Open at NIST Boulder and JILA

April 17, 2012 Office

Two new advanced laboratory buildings for high-precision science and measurements have officially opened in Boulder, Colo., providing upgraded facilities to support technology innovation and economic growth as well as the training of future scientists.

NIST Releases Reference Material for Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes

December 20, 2011 Office

From NIST Tech Beat: December 20, 2011 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued the world’s first reference material for single-wall carbon nanotube soot. Distantly related to the soot in your fireplace […]

The Constants They Are A Changin’

July 20, 2011 Office

NIST News, July 19, 2011 – The electromagnetic force has gotten a little stronger, gravity a little weaker, and the size of the smallest “quantum” of energy is now known a little better. The National […]

NIST Super-stable Laser Shines in Minivan Experiment

May 24, 2011 Office

From NIST Tech Beat: May 10, 2011 In a step toward taking the most advanced atomic clocks on the road, physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have designed and demonstrated a […]

A Measurement First: NIST ‘Noise Thermometry’ System Measures Boltzmann Constant

March 30, 2011 Admin

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have for the first time used an apparatus that relies on the “noise” of jiggling electrons to make highly accurate measurements of the Boltzmann constant, […]

Obama Administration’s Budget Request for NIST Includes Critical Science and Technology Investments to Advance U.S. Innovation and Boost Economic Recovery

February 14, 2011 Admin

February 13, 2011, Washington, D.C. – Announced today, President Barack Obama’s fiscal year (FY) 2012 budget submitted to Congress for the U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) proposes a funding level […]

End of an Era: NIST to Cease Calibrating Mercury Thermometers

February 2, 2011 Admin

Beginning March 1, 2011, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will no longer provide calibration services for mercury thermometers. The cessation of the mercury thermometer calibration program marks the end of an era […]