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SAMAD. (System for AM Metal Alloy Development )

System for AM Metal Alloy Development (SAMAD)

To accelerate the design of new alloys for additive manufacturing and to investigate alternate processing methods, a custom built laser powder-blown directed

OSAC's Wildlife Forensic Biology Subcommittee Develops Process Map

September 19, 2025

The Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) for Forensic Science’s Wildlife Forensic Biology Subcommittee has developed a process map that captures

NanoFab Tool: ThermoFisher Helios 5 FX Dual Beam Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) and Focused Ion Beam (FIB)

The ThermoFisher Helios 5 FX dual-beam microscope combines a monochromated field emission scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM) with an advanced focused ion

ACMD Seminar: Machine Learning for Scientific Data Analysis and Visualization

Han-Wei Shen Professor, Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering, The Ohio State University Tuesday, Sep 23, 2025, 3:00-4:00 PM ET (1:00-2:00...

A semiconductor rendering at center with seven boxes, each illustrating: chemical kinetics & degree of cure; cure kinetics mapping; chemorheology & viscoelasticity; cure & hygrothermal induced warpage; cure & hygrothermal induced stress; extent of reaction & composition; and viscoelasticity mapping.

The “Soft Side” of Chips: NIST Advances Polymer Science for Semiconductor Packaging

September 10, 2025

After powering five decades of innovation, Moore’s Law is faltering. Here’s how the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is helping the

NanoFab Tool: SPTS Omega LPX Deep Silicon Etcher

The SPTS Omega LPX deep silicon etcher is an inductively coupled plasma (ICP) etching system used for etching deep features in silicon. The tool uses a fast

In Quantum Sensing, What Beats Beating Noise? Meeting Noise Halfway.

September 10, 2025

A team including scientists at NIST may have found a new way of dealing with noise at the microscopic scales where quantum physics reigns.

Standard Platinum Resistance Thermometer Calibration Laboratory (SPRTCL)

The Standard Platinum Resistance Thermometer Calibration Laboratory (SPRTCL) is responsible for the development, maintenance, realization and dissemination of

A microscopic image of NISTCHO cells that are stained blue and green on a black background..

NIST’s ‘Living Reference Material’ Could Accelerate R&D of Lifesaving Biological Drugs

September 8, 2025

The NIST reference material, called NISTCHO, will help the biopharmaceutical industry develop new drugs more quickly and ensure that they are safe and effective

CSF 2.0 Webinar Series: Deep-Dive into the CSF 2.0 Govern Function to Improve Cybersecurity

Tue, Oct 7 2025, 2:00 - 3:00pm EDT

One of the major updates to CSF 2.0 is the creation of the Govern Function, highlighting the importance of ensuring

Honoring Dr. Laura Sinclair - 2024 Arthur S. Flemming Awardee

NIST CTL Scientist Honored with 2024 Arthur S. Flemming Award

September 2, 2025

The National Institute of Standards and Technology Communications Technology Laboratory (NIST CTL) is proud to announce that Dr. Laura Sinclair has been

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Autonomous Formulation Lab

The Autonomous Formulation Lab (AFL) at NIST links AI-driven experimental planning with robotic experimental platforms and in-situ small-angle scattering (SANS

Computational Materials For Qualification And Certification (CM4QC)

A collaboration of aviation companies, research and regulatory government agencies, and universities that are developing a strategy for incorporating

Some Air Cleaners Release Harmful By-Products. Now We Have a Way to Measure Them.

September 2, 2025

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.

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2025 - Editors Best Original Paper Award---Linhua Tian, Paul DeRose, and Lili Wang

Linhua Tian, Paul DeRose, and Lili Wang of the NIST Material Measurement Laboratory are co-authors, along with NIH researchers*, on a

A laptop screen displays the words “software update” with a progress bar.

NIST Revises Security and Privacy Control Catalog to Improve Software Update and Patch Releases

August 27, 2025

The catalog revision is part of NIST’s response to a recent executive order on strengthening the nation’s cybersecurity.

ACMD Seminar: Towards Optimization of Monoclonal Therapeutic Drug Delivery Using a 3D Model of Cancer Immune Interaction

Jordana O'Brien Postdoctoral Researcher, Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University at Buffalo Tuesday, Sep 9, 2025, 3:00-4:00 PM ET (1:00...

Cloud Usability Framework

Below are reports related to the Cloud Usability Framework Framework for Cloud Usability December 22, 2015 Authors: Brian C. Stanton, Mary F...

ACT-R Publications

An ACT-R Model of Elliptical Endpoint Error Distributions in a Mobile Touchscreen 2-D Fitts Law Task Published: 10/14/2014 Authors: Kristen...

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