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Additive Manufacturing Consortia

Summary The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has and participates in various additive manufacturing (AM) consortia. To...

IEG: Discussion Groups

Description (as of October 2024): The IEG Discussion Groups are ongoing, monthly, online discussions of topics of interest to IEG...
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NIST Wins Multiple CyberScoop 50 Awards

NIST’s Cherilyn Pascoe and the Post Quantum Cryptography Standards project team have been selected as winners of the 2024 CyberScoop 50 Awards . The winners

U.S. Plastic Recycling Economy

As discussed in NIST AMS 100-64 , plastic is often thought of as unnatural; however, polymers are abundant in nature (Freinke 2011). In fact...

Digital Twin Economics

A digital twin is a computer model of a physical system, such as a machine or building, that has the potential for high accuracy, precision...

Our Team

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Additive Manufacturing (AM) Team is comprised of three laboratories: Engineering...
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A House Ahead of Its Time

A decade in, NIST’s superefficient house continues to generate results and advance building science.
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Open-Source Wireless Testbed

The NIST Open-Source Wireless Testbed supports research on 5G and next generation networks. The testbed focus is on the deployment of open-source Radio Access

Careers in Manufacturing

The “Careers in Manufacturing” infographic highlights why to choose a career in manufacturing, the top five manufacturing industries...