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Displaying news from January 01, 1999 To December 31, 1999
NIST-F1 Cesium Fountain Clock
Release Date: December 29, 1999 There's nothing like the joy of receiving a precision timepiece as a holiday gift. Thanks to the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology, the whole world can share that … more
Eleven Local Residents Receive High Honors from Commerce Department
Release Date: December 7, 1999 Commerce Secretary William Daley today presented 11 local employees of the National Institute of Standards and Technology with Gold and Silver Medal Awards— the two highest honor awards … more
New Values for Natural Constants Available on NIST Web Site
Release Date: December 6, 1999 New values for the fundamental constants of nature are now available from the National Institute of Standards and Technology, an agency of the Commerce Department’s Technology … more
International Measurement Database Goes Online
Release Date: December 2, 1999 Measurement-related questions and disputes, including those that can hinder global commerce, soon may be resolved with a click of a computer mouse thanks to a new international database of … more
Uriano Award Presented to Three Local Residents
Release Date: December 1, 1999 Three National Institute of Standards and Technology employees have received the George A. Uriano Award for outstanding achievements in building or strengthening the agency’s extramural … more
Team from Two Labs Receives NIST Astin Measurement Science Award
Release Date: December 1, 1999 A team of researchers from two laboratories at the National Institute of Standards and Technology has received the 1999 Allen V. Astin Measurement Science Award for successfully implementing an … more
Two NIST Scientists Honored for Education Efforts
Release Date: December 1, 1999 Marc F. Desrosiers, and Paul D. Lett, today received the Equal Employment Opportunity/Diversity Award from the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Desrosiers, a research chemist, and … more
1999 NIST Crittenden Awards
Release Date: December 1, 1999 Six local employees of the National Institute of Standards and Technology were honored today with the Eugene Casson Crittenden Award. The award, established in 1967, recognizes superior achievement … more
Dixson and Fu Receive NIST Applied Research Award
Release Date: December 1, 1999 Ronald G. Dixson, and Joseph N. Fu, today received the Applied Research Award from the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Dixson, a physicist, and Fu, a materials research engineer, … more
NIST-MEP Help Center Will Offer Around-the-Clock Y2K Help to Small Businesses
Release Date: December 1, 1999 The Y2K Help Center for Small Business will be open 24 hours a day starting on Dec. 30, 1999, through Jan. 7, 2000, to offer free Y2K assistance to small businesses during the year 2000 date … more
35 Local Residents Earn NIST Bronze Medal Awards
Release Date: December 1, 1999 For contributions ranging from creating an international database of measurement comparisons to developing a training program on lean manufacturing, 35 employees and one organization of the … more
Laytonsville Man Honored for Distinguished Science Writing
Release Date: December 1, 1999 John R.D. Copley, today received the Edward Uhler Condon Award from the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Copley is a physicist in the NIST Materials Science and Engineering … more
Advanced Technology Program Announces 2000 Competition
Release Date: November 29, 1999 The Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology today announced a new competition for fiscal year 2000 to co-fund new, innovative R&D projects under the … more
President Clinton Announces 1999 Baldrige Award Winners
Release Date: November 23, 1999 THE WHITE HOUSE STATEMENT Office of the Press Secretary The President today announced the 1999 winners of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Four organizations - STMicroelectronics, … more
Two Manufacturers, Two Service Companies Win 1999 Baldrige Awards
Release Date: November 23, 1999 President Clinton and Commerce Secretary William M. Daley today announced two manufacturers and two service companies as winners of the 1999 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the … more
Secretary Daley Urges Vigilance on Y2K Problem
Release Date: November 22, 1999 Secretary of Commerce William M. Daley today urged American businesses to redouble their efforts to test for year 2000 computer problems that are hidden away in a variety of machines other than … more
New Web Site Puts Atomic Time on Your Computer
Release Date: October 14, 1999 The official U.S. time in any U.S. time zone now can be obtained from the new Internet web site, www.time.gov, maintained by the Boulder Laboratories of the National Institute of Standards and … more
Global Accord To Strengthen Measurement Links Across Borders
Release Date: October 14, 1999 Representatives of the United States and 37 other nations agreed today to launch a system for assessing the accuracy and reliability of measurements made worldwide, aiding efforts to resolve … more
United States and European Union Go 'Measure-for-Measure' for Free Trade
Release Date: October 5, 1999 Brussels, Belgium—The National Institute of Standards and Technology, an agency of the Commerce Department's Technology Administration, and the Commission of the European Communities … more
'Baldrige Index' Outperforms S&P 500 for Fifth Year
Release Date: February 4, 1999 The "Baldrige Index" once again has outperformed the Standard & Poor’s 500 by more than 200 percent, according to the Commerce Department’s National Institute … more |
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