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NIST Moonlight Data Will Help Satellites Get a More Accurate Look at Earth Tue, 20 May 2025 12:00:00 GMT Reliable measurements of the light from our planet can help industries from agriculture to meteorology to mining. Read More
New Atomic Fountain Clock Joins Elite Group That Keeps the World on Time Mon, 28 Apr 2025 12:00:00 GMT NIST scientists have published results establishing a new atomic clock, NIST-F4, as one of the world’s most accurate timekeepers. Read More
NIST Updates Critical Wildfire Evacuation and Sheltering Guidance Thu, 24 Apr 2025 12:00:00 GMT The ESCAPE report redefines how to save lives in the face of fast-moving wildfires. Read More
NIST’s Curved Neutron Beams Could Deliver Benefits Straight to Industry Thu, 17 Apr 2025 12:00:00 GMT In a physics first, a team including scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has created a way to make beams of neutrons travel in curves. These Airy beams (named for English scientist George Airy), which the team Read More
NIST Updates Privacy Framework, Tying It to Recent Cybersecurity Guidelines Mon, 14 Apr 2025 12:00:00 GMT Targeted changes to content and structure respond to stakeholder needs and make the document easier to use. Read More
Champlain Towers South Investigation Team Provides Update to Structural Engineers Fri, 11 Apr 2025 12:00:00 GMT This outreach will help ensure that the team’s findings and recommendations lead to improvements to codes, standards and practices that can prevent similar tragedies from occurring in the future. Read More
Rare Crystal Shape Found to Increase the Strength of 3D-Printed Metal Mon, 07 Apr 2025 12:00:00 GMT NIST researchers have found special atomic patterns called quasicrystals in 3D-printed aluminum alloys. Read More
NIST Releases Reference Material to Aid Gut Microbiome Research Mon, 17 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMT Researchers hope this material will help usher in a new era of diagnostics and treatments involving the gut microbiome. Read More
NIST Researchers Develop Material for Measuring Arsenic in Shellfish Thu, 13 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMT NIST’s new standard reference material will help ensure that geoduck clams and other shellfish are safe to eat. Read More
NIST Selects HQC as Fifth Algorithm for Post-Quantum Encryption Tue, 11 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMT The new algorithm will serve as a backup for the general encryption needed to protect data from quantum computers developed in the future. Read More
NIST Finalizes Guidelines for Evaluating ‘Differential Privacy’ Guarantees to De-Identify Data Thu, 06 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMT Using differential privacy can help organizations glean useful insights from databases while protecting individuals’ data. Read More
NIST Report to Congress Provides Update on Champlain Towers South Investigation Wed, 05 Feb 2025 12:00:00 GMT The report notes that the team has completed all experimental work on the physical evidence from the building’s structural elements. Read More
New Atom-Based Thermometer Measures Temperature More Accurately Thu, 23 Jan 2025 12:00:00 GMT This atomic thermometer provides accurate measurements “out of the box” because it relies on the basic principles of quantum physics. Read More
Novel ‘Quantum Refrigerator’ Is Great at Erasing Quantum Computer’s Chalkboard Thu, 09 Jan 2025 12:00:00 GMT Quantum computers need a "clean" workspace, and a team including scientists at NIST has found a way to make one. Read More
NIST Database Can Help Increase Recycling of Textiles and Clothing Tue, 07 Jan 2025 12:00:00 GMT Picture this: You have a bag of heavily used clothes that can no longer be donated taking up space in your closet, so you drop it off at your local recycling center. But what happens to that bag of clothes? You might assume that the clothes would get Read More
Study Highlights Need for Standardized Measurement Methods in Gene Therapy Mon, 06 Jan 2025 12:00:00 GMT Scientists looked at multiple techniques used to measure the modified viruses deployed in some gene therapy research and treatments. Read More
Biden-Harris Administration Awards Semiconductor Research Corporation Manufacturing Consortium Corporation $285M for New CHIPS Manufacturing USA Institute for Digital Twins, Headquartered in North Carolina Fri, 03 Jan 2025 12:00:00 GMT Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced that CHIPS for America awarded the Semiconductor Research Corporation Manufacturing Consortium Corporation (SRC) $285 million to establish and operate a CHIPS Manufacturing USA institute headquartered Read More
NIST Develops Genetic Material for Validating H5N1 Bird Flu Diagnostic Tests Thu, 02 Jan 2025 12:00:00 GMT To bolster the nation’s preparedness for a pandemic, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed a synthetic, nonhazardous genetic material to support the development and validation of diagnostic tests for the H5N1 virus Read More
PFAS Found in Firefighter Gloves, Hoods and Wildland Gear Tue, 17 Dec 2024 12:00:00 GMT The amount of PFAS in each sample varied greatly, so it may be possible to design gear that reduces exposure. Read More
3 NIST Researchers Receive Presidential Rank Awards Thu, 05 Dec 2024 12:00:00 GMT All three were awarded the “Distinguished Rank,” the highest category of Presidential Rank Awards. Read More
NIST Transfers Evidence From Champlain Towers South to Miami-Dade Police Department Thu, 21 Nov 2024 12:00:00 GMT The National Construction Safety Team has reached an important milestone in its investigation into the 2021 partial collapse of Champlain Towers South. Read More
FACT SHEET: U.S. Department of Commerce & U.S. Department of State Launch the International Network of AI Safety Institutes at Inaugural Convening in San Francisco Wed, 20 Nov 2024 12:00:00 GMT San Francisco, California – Today the U.S. Department of Commerce and U.S. Department of State are co-hosting the inaugural convening of the International Network of AI Safety Institutes, a new global effort to advance the science of AI safety and Read More
Melissa Midzor Named Director of NIST’s Communications Technology Laboratory Mon, 18 Nov 2024 12:00:00 GMT The lab focuses on advancing communications technology through research and development in core network technologies, next-generation wireless systems, public safety communications, smart infrastructure and spectrum sharing. Read More
AI Can ‘Hear’ When a Lithium Battery Is About to Catch Fire Thu, 14 Nov 2024 12:00:00 GMT NIST researchers have trained AI to detect the telltale sound even in noisy environments. Read More
NIST Awards $15 Million to ASTM International to Establish Standardization Center of Excellence Tue, 15 Oct 2024 12:00:00 GMT The new center will support U.S. engagement in international standardization for critical and emerging technologies. Read More
NIST Announces 2024 Baldrige Awards for Performance Excellence Thu, 10 Oct 2024 12:00:00 GMT The Baldrige Award was redesigned earlier this year to focus on organizational resilience. Read More
Smart New Laser Technology Can Monitor Greenhouse Gases Faster, More Sensitively Wed, 09 Oct 2024 12:00:00 GMT New laser technology, known as free-form dual-comb spectroscopy, quickly measures gases of interest by homing in on the most information-rich parts of a sample. Read More
NIST Awards Up to $1.5 Million to Support Development of Regenerative Medicine Standards Curricula Tue, 08 Oct 2024 12:00:00 GMT The awardees will create training programs on the standards, protocols and measurements underpinning the field. Read More
NIST Awards $6 Million to Carnegie Mellon University to Establish an AI Cooperative Research Center Tue, 24 Sep 2024 12:00:00 GMT The CMU/NIST AI Measurement Science & Engineering Cooperative Research Center will seek to advance AI risk management practices and evaluation approaches through stakeholder partnerships. Read More
Biden-Harris Administration Announces First CHIPS Commercial Fabrication Facilities Award with Polar Semiconductor, Establishing Independent American Foundry Tue, 24 Sep 2024 12:00:00 GMT Today, as part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced its first award under the CHIPS Incentives Program’s Funding Opportunity for Commercial Fabrication Facilities of up to $123 Read More
NIST Awards $3 Million for Community-Based Cybersecurity Workforce Development Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:00 GMT The grants of roughly $200,000 each will go to organizations that are working to address the nation’s shortage of skilled cybersecurity employees. Read More
NIST Funds Climate Measurements Center of Excellence at the University of Vermont Fri, 20 Sep 2024 12:00:00 GMT The agreement includes an award of $2.7 million appropriated by Congress for this purpose. Read More
New Smoke Alarms Are Better at Detecting Fires but Still Beep for Bacon Wed, 18 Sep 2024 12:00:00 GMT NIST research in a kitchen fire laboratory shows that updated smoke detectors still produce nuisance alarms during cooking. Read More
NIST Provides Update on Champlain Towers South Investigation Thu, 12 Sep 2024 12:00:00 GMT Work continues to determine cause of the 2021 tragedy and to develop science-based recommendations to improve building safety. Read More
NIST’s Long Phan and Marc Levitan Receive Service to America Medal Tue, 10 Sep 2024 12:00:00 GMT The award recognizes their efforts to develop standards and building codes to make structures resistant to tornadoes. Read More
Now Live: Living Cells Can Be Seen With Infrared Light Mon, 09 Sep 2024 12:00:00 GMT NIST researchers use new method to measure biomolecules in live cells. Read More
New Report Highlights Economic Value of Neutron Science to U.S. Industry Thu, 05 Sep 2024 12:00:00 GMT Research using neutron beams provides an economic return far larger than the cost of building and operating neutron facilities, according to an economic impact analysis. Read More
Major Leap for Nuclear Clock Paves Way for Ultraprecise Timekeeping Wed, 04 Sep 2024 12:00:00 GMT These clocks could lead to improved timekeeping and navigation, faster internet speeds, and advances in fundamental physics research. Read More
U.S. AI Safety Institute Signs Agreements Regarding AI Safety Research, Testing and Evaluation With Anthropic and OpenAI Thu, 29 Aug 2024 12:00:00 GMT GAITHERSBURG, Md. — Today, the U.S. Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute at the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced agreements that enable formal collaboration on AI safety research Read More
Tiny New Lasers Fill a Long-Standing Gap in the Rainbow of Visible-Light Colors, Opening New Applications Wed, 28 Aug 2024 12:00:00 GMT Researchers have created orange, yellow and green lasers tiny enough to fit on a chip. Read More