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NIST Advisory Committee Welcomes New Member
Release Date: 02/05/2015

Michael Garvey, president and CEO of M-7 Technologies, an engineering, manufacturing and research organization, has joined the primary advisory … more

New Best Practices Guide Shows Unit Pricing Is a Great Deal
Release Date: 02/03/2015

In an effort to help shoppers everywhere get the best value for their money, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology … more

Flip Out! Noncommittal Material Could Make For Hypersensitive Magnetic Direction Detector
Release Date: 02/03/2015

While the mysterious, unseen forces magnets project are now (mostly) well-understood, they can still occasionally surprise us. For instance, thin … more

Conferences and Events
A 55-Year Journey in Science--From NBS to NIST and beyond
February 6, 2015

  In this special Black History Month Colloquium, Dr. Jackson will chronicle his journey in science, from his early experiences at the National … more

Fundamentals of Metrology
February 9-13, 2015

The Fundamentals of Metrology seminar will introduce the participant to the concepts of measurement systems, units, measurement uncertainty, … more

Future of Voting Systems Symposium II
February 9-10, 2015

The Election Assistance Commission (EAC) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will sponsor a two-day symposium to explore … more