Manufacturing: Key to an Innovation-Based EconomyAt recent summit, government and industry leaders discussed how all sectors could support R&D
Tue, 05/15/2012 - 13:26
(NIST: Gaithersbug, MD) -- Scientists, industry leaders, and public officials came together this week for a dialogue on innovation at The Atlantic’s “From Inspiration to Innovation Summit,” held at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in… Getting Calibrations in the CanHow NIST keeps track of the 3 billion liters of gas flowing daily through America
Tue, 05/15/2012 - 11:23
The volume of oil and oil products moving through America’s pipelines, waterways, roads, and rails borders on the unimaginable.
“Look at it this way,” says John Wright, a project leader in the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)… Commerce Secretary John Bryson Presents Baldrige Award to 11 OrganizationsSmall businesses and health care groups among recipients
Tue, 04/24/2012 - 15:59
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- On April 15, 2012, U.S. Commerce Department Secretary John Bryson presented 11 U.S. organizations with the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation’s highest honor for organizational innovation and performance… Two Advanced Laboratories Open at NIST Boulder and JILASix-year collaboration brought the project in on time and on budget
Thu, 04/19/2012 - 15:49
Two new advanced laboratory buildings for high-precision science and measurements have officially opened in Boulder, Colorado, providing upgraded facilities to support technology innovation and economic growth as well as the training of future… JILA Team Demonstrates ‘New Way of Lasing’ ‘Superradiant’ laser is more powerful and stable than conventional types
Wed, 04/11/2012 - 10:42
Physicists at JILA, a joint institute of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado at Boulder (CU), have demonstrated a novel “superradiant” laser design, which has the potential to be 100 to 1,000… Registration Open for 24th Annual Quest for Excellence ConferenceApril 16–18, 2012 in Washington, D.C.
Fri, 04/06/2012 - 16:09
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The 2012 Quest for Excellence Conference is the definitive showcase of best practices from the recipients of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation’s highest honor for performance excellence and… Help Design the National Network for Manufacturing InnovationConnect research discoveries and tomorrow’s technologies with U.S. manufacturers
Wed, 04/04/2012 - 11:36
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The first of a planned series of regional workshops to design a proposed $1 billion federal initiative, the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI), will be held on April 25, 2012, at the Rensselaer… Foundation Approves Baldrige Funding Through 2015Foundation expresses confidence in ongoing development of Baldrige Enterprise's business and financial model
Wed, 04/04/2012 - 11:05
(NIST) -- Consistent with its purpose, the Foundation for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Inc. voted last week to commit funds to sustain the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program (BPEP) through fiscal year 2015.
The foundation… Nanoscale Magnetic Media Diagnostics Using Rippling Spin WavesDetects defects in magnetic structures as small as 0.1 micron
Tue, 04/03/2012 - 14:59
Memory devices based on magnetism are one of the core technologies of the computing industry, and engineers are working to develop new forms of magnetic memory that are faster, smaller, and more energy efficient than today’s flash and SDRAM memory.… Baldrige’s Transition to a Sustainable, Enterprise ModelNational quality program is transitioning away from federal funding
Tue, 03/27/2012 - 13:07
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- A self-sustaining business model based on income generation, and supplemented with support from the Foundation for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award and other nonoperating income, is the new environment for the…
