National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

  • Magazine Article
  • TBMG-27184
Published July 01, 2017 by Tech Briefs Media Group in United States
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) was founded in 1901, and is now part of the U.S. Department of Commerce. Based in Gaithersburg, MD, it was established to remove a major challenge to U.S. industrial competitiveness at the time — a second-rate measurement infrastructure that lagged behind the capabilities of the United Kingdom, Germany, and other economic rivals.