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Resolving Some Selected Issues of A National Materials Policy

Description: This report details the findings from the Second Conference on National Materials Policy, held July 30th-August 4th, 1972. Contains addresses made to the conference, task forces including central government planning and coordination, opportunities and responsibilities facing the private industry in the materials field, international cooperation and competition in materials, research and evaluation, the effective application and management of knowledge, economic opportunities and constraints in … more
Date: February 1973
Creator: The Science Policy Research Division. Congressional Research Service
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology: An Appropriations Overview

Description: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a mandate to increase the competitiveness of U.S. firms and provide the measurement, calibration, and quality assurance techniques that underpin U.S. commerce. Congressional debate has focused on the merits of NIST's external R&D programs directed toward increased private sector commercialization, including the now terminated Advanced Technology Program (ATP) and the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP). This report discusses th… more
Date: August 20, 2008
Creator: Schacht, Wendy H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology: An Overview

Description: This report discusses the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) that has a mandate to increase the competitiveness of U.S. companies. NIST research also provides the measurement, calibration, and quality assurance techniques that underpin U.S. commerce.
Date: February 13, 2006
Creator: Schacht, Wendy H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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