Princeton/NIST Collaboration Puts Wheels on the Quantum Bus
Release Date: 10/19/2012

In yet another step toward the realization of a practical quantum computer, scientists working at Princeton and the Joint Quantum Institute (JQI) … more

NIST Researcher David Wineland Wins 2012 Nobel Prize in Physics
Release Date: 10/16/2012

David J. Wineland, a physicist at the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), has won the 2012 … more

New Reference Material to Help Get the Lead Out of Paints for Children's Products
Release Date: 10/16/2012

To help manufacturers adhere to new regulations intended to reduce the risk of lead poisoning in children, researchers at the National Institute … more

Innovations in Measurement Science: FY13 Projects
October 19, 2012

The NIST Innovations in Measurement Science (IMS) Program - formerly called Competence - provides funds to explore high-risk, leading-edge … more

CIRMS 2012
October 22-25, 2012

The 21st Annual Meeting of the Council on Ionizing Radiation Measurements and Standards will focus on confidence obtained through the traceability … more

Administrators Workshop
October 22-26, 2012

To provide training to Weights and Measures Program Administrators. Training will be based on NIST Handbook 155 - Weights and Measures Program … more