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Displaying news from July 01, 2000 To September 30, 2000
NIST Demonstrates New Reading Device For the Blind
Release Date: September 25, 2000 The National Institute of Standards and Technology today unveiled a new Braille reader that may soon bring the benefits of electronic books to the blind. An agency of the U.S. Commerce … more
NIST to Hold E-Book Conference
Release Date: September 18, 2000 Interest in electronic books is soaring in the wake of best-selling novelist Stephen King's decision to publish his own e-book via the Internet earlier this year. Representatives of all … more
Eighteen Local Residents Receive High Honors from Commerce Department
Release Date: September 14, 2000 Commerce Secretary Norman Mineta has presented 18 local employees of the National Institute of Standards and Technology with Gold and Silver Medal Awards—the two highest honor awards … more
Silver Medal Awarded to Developers of Bran
Release Date: September 13, 2000 Seven current and former members of the U.S. Department of Commerce's Boulder Laboratories shared in a Silver Medal award from the Department for their roles in developing BRAN, a high-speed … more
New National Standards Strategy Can Advance U.S. Technology Interests, NIST Director Tells Congress
Release Date: September 13, 2000 Pointing to prospective benefits for U.S. industry and consumers, the director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology told a congressional subcommittee today that a new … more
NIST Fire Research Seeks a Safer Night's Sleep for All
Release Date: July 17, 2000 Engineers at the Building and Fire Research Laboratory (BFRL) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, an agency of the Commerce Department's Technology Administration, have … more |
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