NIST Seeks Project Proposals for 1995 Precision Measurement Grants

News Release: Everyone wants to measure ozone, or so it seems. Scientists are continually monitoring the ozone hole in the upper atmosphere. Weather reports often caution city dwellers about high ozone levels on hot summer days.

News Release: The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology has announced a request for comments on a proposed rule establishing a National Voluntary Conformity Assessment Systems Evaluation Program. NVCASE will improve the acceptance of U.S. products in international markets such as the European Community, based on U.S. approvals.

News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology is requesting comments on its proposed revisions to the regulations governing the agency's Advanced Technology Program. The proposed rule changes, published in the Aug. 2 Federal Register, are intended to streamline the handling of research proposals under the ATP and bring the ATP regulations into accord with changes required under the American Technology Preeminence Act of 1992.

News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology announced today a proposed voluntary escrowed encryption standard that will help improve the security and privacy of telephone communications while meeting law enforcement needs.

News Release: California inventor Norman Fawley had a great idea for a new technology. Fawley believed that adding resin-impregnated glass filaments to aluminum could increase the metal's ability to withstand pressure. Cylinders produced with this material might make it safe and practical to use natural gas as a vehicle fuel.

News Release: One day in the not-too-distant future, your doctor likely will be able to dip a pen-sized electronic device in a few drops of blood and provide an instant report on your blood sugar, cholesterol, iron and various other blood chemistry levels. Equally important, an environmental engineer at a toxic waste site undergoing remediation will be able to determine immediately whether it is safe and free of contaminants.

News Release: The U.S. Department of Commerce is requesting nominations for the 1994 National Medal of Technology. Applications must be submitted by Aug. 31, 1993.

News Release: Engineers, scientists, metrologists and technical experts in industry, universities and government with experience in calibrations and laboratory management are needed by the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology to conduct on-site assessments of laboratories that perform calibration testing services.