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NIST Wins Multiple CyberScoop 50 Awards

October 28, 2024

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...

ACMD Seminar: Interfacial Flows Driven by Solute Concentration Gradients in Complex Fluids

Brian McKenzie Ph.D. Candidate, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024, 3:00-4:00 PM ET (1:00-2...

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...

2024 Fellow of the National Society of Black Physicists - William Ratcliff

For pioneering contributions at the forefront of neutron diffraction and artificial intelligence and for unwavering dedication to education, mentorship, and professional organizations for advancement of science and the inclusion of diverse voices in...

Our Team

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

A House Ahead of Its Time

November 4, 2024

A decade in, NIST’s superefficient house continues to generate results and advance building science.

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...

NCCoE receives recognition from Montgomery County for significant role in advancing cybersecurity awareness and education

October 15, 2024

On October 15, 2024, NIST’s National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) was presented with an official proclamation by Montgomery County Executive Mr...

NCCoE receives recognition from Montgomery County for significant role in advancing cybersecurity awareness and education

On October 15, 2024, NIST’s National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) was presented with an official proclamation by Montgomery County Executive Mr. Marc Elrich at the Cybersecurity Connections Event in Rockville, Maryland. This recognition...

Research Grade Testing Material (RGTM 10212), Synthetic Fecal Metabolite Calibrant (Credit: NIST)

Synthetic Fecal Metabolite Calibrant Solution (RGTM 10212)

The National Institute of Standards and Technology plans to develop a reference material to support reliability in metabolomics measurement. Currently, we have

Revision of Baldrige Framework to Increase its Value as Improvement Guide

October 21, 2024

During its current revision, the Baldrige Excellence Framework®, the core document of the Baldrige Program, is undergoing revolutionary change—being reorganized...

NIST Scientists Use DNA Origami on a Chip to Detect Biomolecules

October 17, 2024

Using strands of DNA to create miniature hinges that pop open or shut when binding to specific molecules, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and...

NIST Hosts Industry Meeting on Advanced Technologies and Use Cases for High-performance Industrial Wireless Systems

September 1, 2024

The NIST Industrial Wireless Systems team held an industry meeting on September 12, 2024, to facilitate discussions on “Advanced Technologies and Use Cases for...

NIST Industrial Wireless Systems Team Member Presents on Real-time and Mission-critical Wireless Systems

September 1, 2024

NIST Industrial Wireless Systems team member Mohamed Kashef (Hany) presented on real-time and mission-critical wireless systems in an invited panel session at...

NIST Leaders Overview CPS and IoT Program at DOE Executive Lunch and Learn

September 1, 2024

On 10 September 2024, NIST leaders Dr. David Wollman, Deputy Chief of NIST’s Smart Connected System Division, and Dr. Thomas Roth, Leader of NIST’s IoT Devices...

NIST Industrial Wireless Team Publishes Report on OFDMA Uplink Activation

September 1, 2024

Karl Montgomery and Rick Candell of the NIST Industrial Wireless Team have produced a report titled “A Characterization of OFDMA Uplink Activation for...

NIST Releases New Version of SimPROCESD Software for Discrete-event Manufacturing Simulation

September 1, 2024

NIST has released its latest software version of SimPROCESD v0.3.0, or Simulated-Production Resource for Operations and Conditions Evaluation to Support...

NIST and University Researchers Develop Software to Improve Co-Simulation Performance

August 1, 2024

In collaboration with Vanderbilt University, NIST researchers have published a paper, “ Scalable HLA Co-Simulations of Connected and Automated Vehicles using...

NIST Publishes Recommendations to Use Universally Unique Identifiers (UUIDs) in Manufacturing Life Cycle Data

August 1, 2024

A recently released NIST Advanced Manufacturing Series publication AMS 300-12 “ Research Results and Recommendations for Universally Unique Identifiers in...

NIST Reports that IEEE 802.11 OFDMA Frame Triggering Could Improve Latency for Time-critical Applications Using Wireless

August 1, 2024

Rick Candell of the NIST Communications Technology Laboratory (CTL) presented research findings at the International Conference on Advance Intelligent...

NIST Team Presents its 5G Industrial Wireless Testbed and Research Direction at AIM Conference

August 1, 2024

NIST researcher Jing Geng of the Operational Technology (OT) Wireless Team, Smart Connected Systems Division, presented the paper, “An Industrial Private 5G...

Summer Students Support Smart Connected Systems Research in NIST’s SURF and SHIP Programs

August 1, 2024

Every summer, NIST hosts summer students in its Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF) program and Summer High School Intern Program (SHIP) to work in...

Charles H. Romine Selected as 2024 National Academy of Public Administration Fellow

Charles H. Romine was one of 42 leaders selected as a 2024 National Academy of Public Administration Fellow by the National Academy of Public Administration. “The 2024 class of Academy Fellows reflects a wide range of professional experience...

NIST Announces 2024 Baldrige Awards for Performance Excellence

October 10, 2024

The Baldrige Award was redesigned earlier this year to focus on organizational resilience.

NIST Awards Up to $1.5 Million to Support Development of Regenerative Medicine Standards Curricula

October 8, 2024

The awardees will create training programs on the standards, protocols and measurements underpinning the field.

2024 APS Fellow - Curt A. Richter

For pioneering studies of nanoelectronic devices based on advanced materials, including semiconducting, molecular, quantum, and topological materials, and for exceptional leadership of the broader nanoelectronics research community across government...

Enhanced Manufacturing.gov Website Launched on Manufacturing Day

October 4, 2024

In celebration of Manufacturing Day (MFG Day), the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced the launch of...

New NIST OWM Contacts System is Open for Business

October 2, 2024

The Office of Weights and Measures (OWM) Contacts System customer portal is open for business. NIST OWM officially launched the new online portal for the OWM...

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