Enjoy reading through the 40 articles below!
| Title | Published | Summary | Link to Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NIST Researchers Develop Photonic Chip Packaging That Can Withstand Extreme Environments | Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT | The advance could allow these technologies to operate in deep-space probes, inside nuclear reactors, in ultrahigh vacuum systems, and at temperatures both near absolute zero and in scorchingly hot industrial settings. | Read More |
| NIST Helps Fingerprint Examiners With New Data and Software Release | Mon, 23 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT | The new tools are an annotated collection of 10,000 fingerprints and a software program that can sort fingerprints according to their quality. | Read More |
| NIST Submits Annual Report to Congress Summarizing FY 2025 Progress on National Construction Safety Team Investigations | Thu, 19 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT | The report includes an overview of work completed on the Champlain Towers South investigation. | Read More |
| 2 Health Care Organizations Will Receive 2025 Baldrige National Quality Awards | Thu, 19 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT | The award highlights organizations that focus on resilience. | Read More |
| Announcing the "AI Agent Standards Initiative" for Interoperable and Secure Innovation | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT | The Initiative will ensure that the next generation of AI is widely adopted with confidence, can function securely on behalf of its users, and can interoperate smoothly across the digital ecosystem. | Read More |
| NIST Releases New Forensic Genetic Reference Material to Help Crime Laboratories Analyze Challenging Cases | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT | The reference material is the first to include mixtures of high-quality and degraded DNA from different individuals. | Read More |
| NIST Allocates Over $3 Million to Small Businesses Advancing AI, Biotechnology, Semiconductors, Quantum and More | Tue, 10 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT | NIST is allocating funding to eight small businesses in seven states under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. | Read More |
| Space: The Final Frontier for Standards | Mon, 09 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT | Seven NIST reference materials, including house dust and freeze-dried human liver tissue, have been flown to the International Space Station. | Read More |
| CAISI Issues Request for Information About Securing AI Agent Systems | Mon, 12 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMT | The Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI) at the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published a Request for Information (RFI) seeking insights from industry, academia, and the security | Read More |
| NIST Launches Centers for AI in Manufacturing and Critical Infrastructure | Mon, 22 Dec 2025 12:00:00 GMT | NIST has expanded its collaboration with the nonprofit MITRE Corporation as part of its efforts to ensure U.S. leadership in artificial intelligence. | Read More |
| NIST Physicists Bring Unruly Molecules to the Quantum Party | Thu, 18 Dec 2025 12:00:00 GMT | Molecules can serve as versatile building blocks for quantum technologies, but they are much harder to control than atoms. | Read More |
| Securing Smart Speakers for Home Health Care: NIST Offers New Guidelines | Wed, 17 Dec 2025 12:00:00 GMT | Cybersecurity and privacy risks can threaten patient confidentiality. | Read More |
| Draft NIST Guidelines Rethink Cybersecurity for the AI Era | Tue, 16 Dec 2025 12:00:00 GMT | New guidelines can help an organization determine ways to incorporate AI into its operations while mitigating cybersecurity risks. | Read More |
| Department of Commerce Announces Transition of Baldrige Performance Excellence Program | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 12:00:00 GMT | Beginning with the 2026 award cycle, the Alliance for Performance Excellence and the Baldrige Foundation will take on most operations for the program. | Read More |
| What Time Is It on Mars? NIST Physicists Have the Answer. | Mon, 01 Dec 2025 12:00:00 GMT | This calculation is necessary for future space navigation and communication networks. | Read More |
| Building a Sustainable Metals Infrastructure: NIST Report Highlights Key Strategies | Thu, 20 Nov 2025 12:00:00 GMT | Making metals processing more sustainable and resilient will support U.S industrial innovation and competitiveness. | Read More |
| CAISI Evaluation of DeepSeek AI Models Finds Shortcomings and Risks | Tue, 30 Sep 2025 12:00:00 GMT | The Center for AI Standards and Innovation at NIST evaluated several leading models from DeepSeek, an AI company based in the People’s Republic of China. | Read More |
| NIST Engineers Design 5 New Ways to Connect Concrete Pieces for More Resilient Buildings | Mon, 29 Sep 2025 12:00:00 GMT | One of the biggest challenges with precast concrete is connecting the concrete pieces at a job site. | Read More |
| NIST Issues Broad Agency Announcement for Proposals to Advance Microelectronics Technologies | Wed, 24 Sep 2025 12:00:00 GMT | The CHIPS for America funding opportunity will support critical research, prototyping and commercial solutions that advance microelectronics technology in the United States. | Read More |
| NIST Awards More Than $3 Million to Support Cybersecurity Workforce Development Across 13 States | Wed, 17 Sep 2025 12:00:00 GMT | There are currently more than 514,000 cybersecurity job openings in the U.S. | Read More |
| In Quantum Sensing, What Beats Beating Noise? Meeting Noise Halfway. | Wed, 10 Sep 2025 12:00:00 GMT | A team including scientists at NIST may have found a new way of dealing with noise at the microscopic scales where quantum physics reigns. | Read More |
| Champlain Towers South Investigation Nears Completion of Technical Work | Tue, 09 Sep 2025 12:00:00 GMT | Investigators share likely failure scenarios, advance indicators of building’s distress. | Read More |
| NIST’s ‘Living Reference Material’ Could Accelerate R&D of Lifesaving Biological Drugs | Mon, 08 Sep 2025 12:00:00 GMT | The NIST reference material, called NISTCHO, will help the biopharmaceutical industry develop new drugs more quickly and ensure that they are safe and effective. | Read More |
| Some Air Cleaners Release Harmful By-Products. Now We Have a Way to Measure Them. | Tue, 02 Sep 2025 12:00:00 GMT | Many types of air cleaners can generate small amounts of air pollution. Until now, there was no standard way to measure these negative by-products. | Read More |
| NIST Revises Security and Privacy Control Catalog to Improve Software Update and Patch Releases | Wed, 27 Aug 2025 12:00:00 GMT | The catalog revision is part of NIST’s response to a recent executive order on strengthening the nation’s cybersecurity. | Read More |
| New Technique for Measuring DNA Damage Could Improve Cancer Therapy and Radiological Emergency Response | Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:00:00 GMT | The technology, which may someday be as portable as a smartphone, promises faster and more accurate measurements of radiation exposure, potentially saving lives in critical situations. | Read More |
| NIST Researchers Develop More Accurate Formula for Measuring Particle Concentration | Wed, 20 Aug 2025 12:00:00 GMT | The new method will be useful in various fields, including nanomedicine, food science, environmental science and advanced manufacturing. | Read More |
| NIST Guidelines Can Help Organizations Detect Face Photo Morphs, Deter Identity Fraud | Mon, 18 Aug 2025 12:00:00 GMT | Face morphing software, which combines photos of different people into a single image, is being used to commit identity fraud. | Read More |
| NIST Awards Over $1.8 Million to Small Businesses Advancing AI, Semiconductors, Additive Manufacturing and More | Mon, 18 Aug 2025 12:00:00 GMT | The winning projects were competitively selected following a call for innovative proposals that address technical needs related to NIST’s research areas. | Read More |
| NIST Finalizes ‘Lightweight Cryptography’ Standard to Protect Small Devices | Wed, 13 Aug 2025 12:00:00 GMT | Four related algorithms are now ready for use to protect data created and transmitted by the Internet of Things and other electronics. | Read More |
| NIST to Provide Updates on Construction Safety Team Investigations in September Advisory Committee Meeting | Wed, 06 Aug 2025 12:00:00 GMT | The public meetings will include updates on NIST’s investigations into the impacts of Hurricane Maria and the partial collapse of the Champlain Towers South. | Read More |
| New NIST Reference Material to Strengthen Quality Control for Biological Drugs | Thu, 31 Jul 2025 12:00:00 GMT | Impurities in these drugs can cause undesirable immune responses in patients and can significantly drive up costs for drug manufacturers. | Read More |
| NIST Consortium and Draft Guidelines Aim to Improve Security in Software Development | Wed, 30 Jul 2025 12:00:00 GMT | NIST is soliciting comments from the public on the draft until Sept. 12, and the agency is planning a virtual event to showcase the project and gather feedback on Aug. 27. | Read More |
| NIST Makes First Detection of Cannabis in Breath From Edibles | Thu, 24 Jul 2025 12:00:00 GMT | Currently there are no reliable roadside tests to determine when a person consumed cannabis or how intoxicated they are as a result. | Read More |
| NIST’s Alex Maranghides Receives Service to America Medal | Thu, 17 Jul 2025 12:00:00 GMT | The award recognizes Maranghides for 25 years of work investigating devastating wildfires in the United States and creating actionable guidelines on how to save lives and property. | Read More |
| NIST Releases Trove of Genetic Data to Spur Cancer Research | Wed, 16 Jul 2025 12:00:00 GMT | NIST and collaborating institutions have released extensive data about the genome of pancreatic cancer cells. | Read More |
| NIST Shares Preliminary Findings From Hurricane Maria Investigation | Mon, 14 Jul 2025 12:00:00 GMT | As NIST’s National Construction Safety Team nears the end of its investigation, it has released a video update that highlights significant milestones and preliminary findings. | Read More |
| NIST Ion Clock Sets New Record for Most Accurate Clock in the World | Mon, 14 Jul 2025 12:00:00 GMT | This new result contributes to the international effort to define the second with a much greater level of accuracy than before, enabling new scientific and technological advances. | Read More |
| New NIST Method Precisely Measures Radioactivity in Tiny Samples | Tue, 08 Jul 2025 12:00:00 GMT | This development could support improved cancer treatments, nuclear fuel reprocessing for advanced reactors and other fields. | Read More |
| Bioinspired Materials Can Take a Punch | Tue, 24 Jun 2025 12:00:00 GMT | Scientists develop new impact-resistant material based on the exoskeleton of the mantis shrimp. | Read More |