Gaithersburg, MD, February 23, 2004. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced the availability of its new, comprehensive 2004 Standard Reference Materials Catalog. NIST supplies industry, academia, government, and other users with over 1,300 reference materials of the highest quality and metrological value.

These standards are currently available for use in industrial materials production and analysis, environmental analysis, forensics, health measurements, and basic measurements in science and metrology.

Standard Reference Materials (SRMs) have been used by NIST as vehicles for transferring measurement science and technology, through channels of industry and commerce, to the nation at large. As such, SRMs are crucial reference points in the establishment of a comprehensive measurement system for the entire nation.

This system has met the needs of U.S. industry and commerce for nearly one hundred years and continues to evolve to satisfy more demanding measurement requirements as well as increasing demands on quality and traceability.

The Standard Reference Materials Catalog lists these reference materials with carefully assigned values for chemical composition and physical properties.

To receive a copy of the Standard Reference Materials Catalog contact NIST at 301-975-6776, visit www.nist.gov/srm or email srminfo@nist.gov .

Laser Focus World

Mon Feb 23 09:21:00 CST 2004