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NanoFab Tool: SUSS HMX Square 9 Automatic Mask Develop Cr-etch

The SUSS HMX square system is a single photomask, automated wet chemical processing tool. It first uses a TMAH-based developer to dissolve lithographically

NanoFab Tool: ReynoldsTech Resist Strip Fume Hood

The ReynoldsTech solvent-based chemical hood is used for the removal of photoresist from wafers and photomask substrates. The two chemical baths utilize NMP

Alexander Maranghides Recognized as 2025 IFSJ Influencer

For over 30 years of large-scale testing experience and two decades of Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) fire reconstructions. He has led all

ACMD Seminar: Functional Formulations of Multi-Reference Alignment and Multi-Target Detection

Mikhail Sweeney Ph.D. Candidate, Dept. of Mathematics, University of Utah Tuesday, January 13, 2026, 3:00-4:00 PM ET (1:00-2:00 PM MT) In...

Dustin Cook Receives the 2025 Early Career Award in Engineering

For innovative research, technical leadership, and national-level engagement in the development of functional recovery building codes and

Measurements and Standards for AI-Ready Biological Data: Unlocking Protein Function

The success of AlphaFold2 and similar AI models in predicting protein structure from sequence has demonstrated the transformative impact of AI in biotechnology

ACMD Seminar: Effective Mechanics of Thin Films in the Origami Limit

Samuel Wallace Ph.D. Candidate, Dept. of Mathematics, Rutgers University Tuesday, December 16, 2025, 3:00-4:00 PM ET (1:00-2:00 PM MT) In...

2026 IEEE Fellow - Stephan Schlamminger

For contributions to determining the Planck constant, enabling the 2019 redefinition of the SI.

Department of Commerce and NIST Announce CHIPS Research and Development Letter of Intent with xLight, Inc. for Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography

December 1, 2025

WASHINGTON – The Department of Commerce’s CHIPS Research and Development Office, part of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), announced

2025 APS Fellow - Joseph A Dura

For pioneering in-situ and in-operando neutron reflectometry to probe interfacial structures of importance to energy storage, including the

Searching for Sterile Neutrinos

November 24, 2025

In an effort to solve several fundamental mysteries about the cosmos, physicists have been searching for more than two decades for a proposed elementary

Sparks shoot off as a laser cutting head slices a metal pipe into thin circles.

Building a Sustainable Metals Infrastructure: NIST Report Highlights Key Strategies

November 20, 2025

Making metals processing more sustainable and resilient will support U.S industrial innovation and competitiveness.

System and Decision Science for Plastics

Increasing plastic circularity requires an understanding of supply chains, economics, and manufacturing systems. The following outlines NIST...

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2025 - ChemLuminary Award---Chris Stafford, Chris Soles, Et Al.

Chris Stafford and Chris Soles (NIST Material Measurement Laboratory) and Dhriti Nepal (Air Force Research Laboratory) were selected for the

A group of four individuals stand on a stage, posing for a photo with an award.

2025 - ChemLuminary Award---PoWER Team

The PoWER: Polymer Women Empowerment & Research team was selected for the ChemLuminary Award “Most Unique Project funded by a Division

2025 IEEE SA Emerging Technology Award - IEEE N42.59 Working Group

For the development of the first imaging performance standard for millimeter-wave systems for security screening of humans.

1906 Award - Jack Glover

In recognition for his effective leadership of SC 45B/WG 17, as well as his role as project leader of IEC 62463:2024, Radiation protection

Collage of three headshots: Ashley Beasley Green, David Bunk, and Melissa Phillips

2025 - Award in Recognition of Technical and Scientific Excellence---Ashley Beasley Green, David Bunk, and Melissa Phillips

Ashley Beasley Green, David Bunk, and Melissa Phillips of the NIST Material Measurement Laboratory received the Award in Recognition of

Gaithersburg

NanoFab Tool: SUSS HMX Square 9 Automatic Mask Develop Cr-etch

NanoFab Tool: ReynoldsTech Resist Strip Fume Hood

Alexander Maranghides Recognized as 2025 IFSJ Influencer

ACMD Seminar: Functional Formulations of Multi-Reference Alignment and Multi-Target Detection

Dustin Cook Receives the 2025 Early Career Award in Engineering

Measurements and Standards for AI-Ready Biological Data: Unlocking Protein Function

ACMD Seminar: Effective Mechanics of Thin Films in the Origami Limit

2026 IEEE Fellow - Stephan Schlamminger

Department of Commerce and NIST Announce CHIPS Research and Development Letter of Intent with xLight, Inc. for Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography

2025 APS Fellow - Joseph A Dura

Searching for Sterile Neutrinos

Building a Sustainable Metals Infrastructure: NIST Report Highlights Key Strategies

System and Decision Science for Plastics

2025 - ChemLuminary Award---Chris Stafford, Chris Soles, Et Al.

2025 - ChemLuminary Award---PoWER Team

2025 IEEE SA Emerging Technology Award - IEEE N42.59 Working Group

1906 Award - Jack Glover

2025 - Award in Recognition of Technical and Scientific Excellence---Ashley Beasley Green, David Bunk, and Melissa Phillips

OSAC Redefines Structure, Authorities, and Processes for Greater Impact

Research Topics

Improving Composition Analysis and Sorting of Plastics

System for AM Metal Alloy Development (SAMAD)

MMSD Staff Release 2025 Version of SRD31, Phase Equilibria Diagrams (PED)

OSAC's Wildlife Forensic Biology Subcommittee Develops Process Map

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

ACMD Seminar: Machine Learning for Scientific Data Analysis and Visualization

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

NanoFab Tool: SPTS Omega LPX Deep Silicon Etcher

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

Standard Platinum Resistance Thermometer Calibration Laboratory (SPRTCL)