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NIST Recovery Plan Approved

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GAITHERSBURG, Md., May 20, 2009 – The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has received Congressional approval on its recovery plan to create jobs, strengthen the economy and encourage innovation. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) was first signed into law by President Barack Obama on Feb. 17, 2009. Under the ARRA, NIST, which is under the Commerce Department, was granted $580 million in direct appropriations, along with an additional $30 million transferred from other federal agencies, to invest in construction projects, grants, scientific equipment and research...Read full article

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    Published: May 2009
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    The technology of generating and harnessing light and other forms of radiant energy whose quantum unit is the photon. The science includes light emission, transmission, deflection, amplification and detection by optical components and instruments, lasers and other light sources, fiber optics, electro-optical instrumentation, related hardware and electronics, and sophisticated systems. The range of applications of photonics extends from energy generation to detection to communications and...
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