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NIST Office of Weights & Measures Receives ‘Continuing Education’ Accreditation

June 21, 2013 Office

From NIST Tech Beat: June 20, 2013 Contact: Mark Esser 301-975-8735 The International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) has awarded the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)Office of Weights and Measures (OWM) an “Authorized Provider” accreditation. IACET […]

NIST Goes the Distance for the Olympics

June 27, 2012 Office

In yet another Olympian feat of measurement, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently calibrated a tape that will be used to measure out the distance of this summer’s Olympic marathon—a […]

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, […]