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NIST Takes T2 to Puerto Rico to Help Drive Economic Development

November 20, 2019

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Members of the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Technology Partnerships Office (TPO) traveled to San Juan, Puerto...

NIST on a Chip

NIST has embarked on a revolutionary program that will bring cutting-edge measurement-science technology and expertise

Former Advisory Board Member: Kevin Heller

Resigned from the Board September 2021

2019 Fellow of the Royal Chemical Society - Yaw Obeng

2019 Fellow of the Royal Chemical Society, Awarded August 2019

2019 American Vacuum Society Early Career Award - Wei-Chang (David) Yang

American Vacuum Society (AVS) Nanometer-Scale Science and Technology Division Early Career Award. Columbus, Ohio, October 2019.

2019 IEEE Fellow - Kin Ping (Charles) Cheung

for contributions to plasma process-induced damage in integrated circuits

5630: Basic Uncertainty Concepts

Thu, Mar 5 2020

This 2 hour webinar provides a very basic introduction to uncertainty calculations and reporting using the 8-step

2019 Highly Cited Researcher: Ian Spielman

Researchers are selected for their exceptional performance in one or more of 21 broad fields (those used in Web of Science Group's Essential Science Indicators, or ESI) or across several fields.

NIST Guidance on Federal Conformity Assessment Activities (15 CFR Part 287)

Date Published: 09/29/2020 Questions: Email questions to 15CFR287 [at] nist.gov (15CFR287[at]nist[dot]gov) Announcement The National Institute of Standards and Technology...

CHRNS CANDOR - White-Beam Reflectometer

Read more about CHRNS CANDOR - White-Beam Reflectometer

The CHNRS Chromatic Analysis Neutron Diffractometer or Reflectometer (CANDOR) instrument is a cold white beam neutron reflectometer used to study surface and interface science across

NICE NSF HELP

NICE General Help Page TRIPLE AXIS: NICE NSF help page documenting polarized beam operation on the BT7 instrument PHADES: NICE NSF help page...

Fly Me (Partway) to the Moon

November 19, 2019

Last week, scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the United...

Something new from the Technology Partnerships Office

November 19, 2019

Patenting NIST technologies serves as a gateway to the commercialization of NIST innovations. Patents promote NIST’s critical mission, “To promote U.S...

NIST Tools for Cannabis Laboratory Quality Assurance

NIST has developed an integrated measurement services program for forensic and cannabis testing laboratories to help ensure the quality of routine analysis

NIST Adventures in Standards game

The Standards Coordination Office at NIST has developed a game that contains good and not so good behaviors often exhibited in standards...

NIST’s Collaborative Approach to Growing and Sustaining the Nation’s Cybersecurity Workforce

November 19, 2019

Thank you, Randy, for that introduction. Welcome to each of you to this 10th Conference of the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education! This is an...

Dozens of cars waiting in a queue in front of a building with large letters reading, "U.S. Border Inspection Station."

Stopping Fentanyl at the Border: Can Chemical Detectors Help?

November 21, 2019

Large quantities of the synthetic drug fentanyl flow into the country at ports of entry along the Southwest border, according to the Drug Enforcement Agency. As...

Stem Cells and AI: Better Together

November 18, 2019

One day in the future when you need medical care, someone will examine you, diagnose the problem, remove some of your body’s healthy cells, and then use them to...

NIST Smart Cities and Communities Framework Series

Background: When considering smart technologies, cities and communities seek best practices for achieving standards-based solutions that are...

Mary Greeley Medical Center employees bringing patient into emergency care.

Six Health Care, Nonprofit and Education Organizations Win Baldrige Awards for Performance Excellence

November 14, 2019

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Commerce announced today that six organizations will be presented with the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Baldrige...

A man facing six computer screens sees six different sets of search results, with each listed item color-coded.

To Measure Bias in Data, NIST Initiates ‘Fair Ranking’ Research Effort

November 14, 2019

A new research effort at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) aims to address a pervasive issue in our data-driven society: a lack of...

What a Switch! NIST-Led Team Develops Tiny Low-Energy Device to Rapidly Reroute Light in Computer Chips

November 14, 2019

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and their colleagues have developed an optical switch that routes light from one...

NIST Seeking Input on Updates to NICE Cybersecurity Workforce Framework

November 19, 2019

The National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE), led by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), is planning to update the NICE...

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Alan Migdall Named OSA Fellow

For significant contributions to quantum optics, especially the development of accurate metrology of single-photon detectors using parametric down conversion.

Two DNA Standards Considered for OSAC Registry

November 12, 2019

The Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) for Forensic Science Registry serves as a trusted repository of high-quality, technically sound standards...

National Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week is Here!

November 12, 2019

National Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week is Here! #cybercareerweek | #mycyberjob nist.gov/nice/nccaw National Cybersecurity Career...

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