...ResponstoiMes: The Department of Commerce has designated the International Trade Administration (ITA) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) (formerly the National Bureau of Standards (NBS)) to carry out departmental responsibilities with respect to the WTO and other trade agreements....

...the twenty-fifth issue of a quarterly publication providing information on the technical work of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) (formerly The National Bureau of Standards) Center for Electronics and Electrical Engineering. The issue of the CEEE Technical Progress Bulletin...

...zinc selenide from different manufacturers. 1. INTRODUCTION Refractometry was an active program at The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), formerly The National Bureau of Standards (NBS) , from the early 1900s until 1980 when the program was discontinued because of a lack of support....

...activities in this complex program are fully coordinated. We also have arranged for support from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) (formerly the National Bureau of Standards) and the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS), and established an informal advisory group...

...technology transfer activities between the Gaithersburg, Maryland, and Boulder, Colorado, sites of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), formerly the National Bureau of Standards. 2. NIST Policies and Actions Pursuant to Technology Transfer Act of 19$$ The Technology Transfer Act...

...to DOE and to provide technical assistance and grants to further develop promising inventions. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), formerly the National Bureau of Standards, conducts evaluations through its Office of Energy-Related Inventions. Promising inventions identified...

...Por example, within the Department of Commerce, authority has been delegated to the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) , formerly the National Bureau of Standards, for all arrangements within the scope of that organization's program responsibility. The Director has...

...trace element analytical chemistry and biological trace element research. Presently he is with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST; formerly The National Bureau of Standards) as the principal investigator of an international project on the daily dietary intakes of minor and...

...Laboratories A conference on Accreditation of Construction Materials Testing Laboratories was held at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) (formerly the National Bureau of Standards) on 14-15 May, 1986 [3]. It was attended by 84 individuals representing 67 organizations. The conference...

...Background and Summary of Legislation For fiscal year 1989, PL 100-519 authorizes $158,039,000 for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), formerly the National Bureau of Standards (NBS); $1,000,000 for a newly established Technology Administration managed by an Under Secretary of...