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Baldrige Program Seeks Examiners: Apply by January 6Be part of an elite group of more than 400 professionals from around the United States
Tue, 12/17/2019 - 12:41
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- There is still time to apply for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Board of Examiners for the 2020 Award cycle. The Examiner Application will be open until 6:00 pm, EST on Monday, January 6, 2020.
Baldrige…Wed, 10/07/2020 - 12:01
A shoddily tailored suit or a shrunken T-shirt may not be the most stylish, but wearing them is unlikely to hurt more than your reputation. An ill-fitting robotic exoskeleton on the battlefield or factory floor, however, could be a much bigger…Some Animals Owe Their Lives to Kind Shelter Staff—and the Baldrige Criteria
Thu, 10/02/2014 - 15:22
In June 2012, Professor Ron Schulingkamp’s MBA students at Loyola New Orleans College of Business had a noble goal: help reduce the euthanasia rate in their parish animal shelter.
To accomplish that goal, the students introduced the Jefferson…New Standard Helps Optical Trackers Follow Moving Objects Precisely
Mon, 11/28/2016 - 16:49
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Throwing a perfect strike in virtual bowling doesn’t require your gaming system to precisely track the position and orientation of your swinging arm. But if you’re operating a robotic forklift around a factory,…Improved fire Alarm Systems for Safer Buildings
Tue, 09/03/2013 - 17:44
A new ISO standard on the design and installation of fire detection and alarm systems will help save lives and protect property and the environment.
The purpose of such systems is to be able to detect a fire inside or outside a structure as early…Mon, 04/01/2024 - 09:50
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and its collaborators have delivered a small but mighty advancement in timing technology: compact chips that seamlessly convert light into microwaves. This chip could improve GPS, the quality…Lack of Effective Timing Signals Could Hamper ‘Internet of Things’ Development
Tue, 03/24/2015 - 10:31
(NIST: Gaithersgurg, MD) -- Our fast-approaching future of driverless cars and “smart” electrical grids will depend on billions of linked devices making decisions and communicating with split-second precision to prevent highway collisions and power…