National Institute of Standards and Technology Law and Legal Definition
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is the federal technology agency within the U.S. Department of Commerce. The NIST works with industry to develop and apply technology, measurements, and standards.
The NIST is the first federal physical science research laboratory in the U.S. It was founded in 1901. And, between 1901 and 1988, the NIST was known as the National Bureau of Standards (NBS). The NIST aims to promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards, and technology in ways that enhance economic security and improve quality of life.
The scientists and technical staff at NIST have made many valuable contributions in areas such as: image processing; DNA diagnostic "chips"; smoke detectors; and automated error-correcting software for machine tools. It has also worked and created an impact in areas that include: atomic clocks, X-ray standards for mammography, scanning tunneling microscopy, pollution-control technology, and high-speed dental drills.
Legal Definition list
- National Institute of Justice
- National Institute of Food and Agriculture
- National Institute of Corrections (NIC)
- National Institute Of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- National Institute of Aging
- National Institute of Standards and Technology
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
- National Institute on Drug Abuse
- National Institutes of Health
- National Insurance Crime Bureau
- National Intelligence
Related Legal Terms
- 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Development Act of 2003
- 3-A Sanitary Standards and Accepted Practice
- 3-Way Incandescent Lamp
- 480th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing
- 70th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing
- 998 Offer
- Abandon
- Abandon [Shipping]
- Abandoned Infant
- Abandoned Mark
