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New Video in the Heroes of American Manufacturing Series Features Gorilla Mill

May 14, 2024

The latest video in the Heroes of American Manufacturing series features Gorilla Mill, a client of the Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership (WMEP)

Assay Development for Cell-Free Expression Systems

The Cellular Engineering Group works to provide metrology for rapid translation of safe, effective bioproducts based on cell-free expression systems.

PAO Receives 2024 Communicator Award of Distinction

NIST's video "How can parents encourage their children to use online technology safely and privately?" received a Communicators Award of

PAO Receives 2024 Communicator Award of Excellence for AD-X2 Documentary

NIST's "The AD-X2 Controversy" documentary received a Communicators Award of Excellence in the General-History & Biography, category

PAO Receives 2024 Communicator Award of Distinction for Video Animation

NIST's video "Race Logic Computing" received a Communicators Award of Distinction in the General-Animation category. Individuals recognized

NIST Finalizes Updated Guidelines for Protecting Sensitive Information

May 14, 2024

Contractors and other organizations that do business with the federal government now have clearer, more straightforward guidance for protecting sensitive data.

Elham Tabassi Selected for Women in Technology Leadership Award

Congratulations to Elham Tabassi, who won the Women in Technology Leadership Award for the Government and Defense sector. The annual WIT

2023 IEEE EDS Leo Esaki Award

For recognizing the best paper appearing in a fast turnaround archival publication of the IEEE Electron Devices Society, targeted to the

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2024 - ASCE Norman Medal---Jumari Robinson

Jumari Robinson was among four researchers awarded the ASCE 2024 Norman Medal for their paper “ Experimental-Numerical Determination of the

A New Way of Designing Auxetic Materials

May 30, 2024

Auxetics defy common sense, widening when they’re stretched and narrowing when they’re compressed.

2023 Distinguished Associate Award - Yiliang Bao

For the development of highly accurate and sensitive chip-scale optomechanical accelerometers for applications in transportation and defense

2023 Distinguished Associate Award - Feng Zhou

For the development of highly accurate and sensitive chip-scale optomechanical accelerometers for applications in transportation and defense

2023 Distinguished Associate Award - Frederick Esch

For the invention of serial cytometry, a revolutionary technology for cancer diagnostics and therapeutic evaluation.

2023 Distinguished Associate Award - Megan Catterton

For the invention of serial cytometry, a revolutionary technology for cancer diagnostics and therapeutic evaluation.

NIST hosts meeting of O-RAN Alliance security experts

May 6, 2024

NIST's Wireless Networks Division , in collaboration with the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence , hosted an interim meeting of the O-RAN Alliance's

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Spotlight: Monitoring Carbon Dioxide Measurements During a Solar Eclipse

April 22, 2024

Researchers were curious as to whether their sensors would detect any changes to the concentration of CO2 during the eclipse.

The UK to recognize CE-marked weighing and measuring instruments

May 1, 2024

Before Brexit when the United Kingdom (UK) was still part of the European Union (EU), products placed on the UK market were required to comply with the EU

5927 Fundamentals of Metrology

Mon, Jul 22 - Fri, Jul 26 2024

Course Description The 5-day Fundamentals of Metrology seminar is an intensive course that introduces participants to

Reference Materials

NIST supports accurate and comparable measurements by providing an ever increasing portfolio of reference materials including NIST Standard...

Protocols Supporting Bioeconomy Standards

Laboratory Automation for Engineering Biology Method for reproducible automated bacterial cell culture and measurement , Synthetic Biology...

Documentary Standards

The highest-level international standards, such as those developed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), ensure that...

Measurement Services

NIST Measurement Services Measurement Service for assigning values of the number of equivalent reference fluorophores (ERF) for calibration...

NIST Standards Products

NIST collaborates with key stakeholders to develop and disseminate standards products that enable safe and effective adoption of emerging...

Data for the Bioeconomy

NIST is working to develop a broad strategy to promote FAIR Guiding Principles for Scientific Data and maximize the usability and...

Assessing Standards Needs

NIST works with the broader stakeholder community to identify standards needed for biotechnology and biomanufacturing. NIST engages...

Network of NIST Consortia

NIST leads and participates in multiple consortia as a form of public–private partnership. NIST plans to launch additional consortia for...

Documentary Standards

NIST Role in Documentary Standards The National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (NTAA) directs U.S. agencies to adopt voluntary...

Communicating Forensic Findings: Current Practices and Future Directions

Tue, Jun 25 - Wed, Jun 26 2024

NIST convened this workshop to examine how forensic findings are communicated in reports and testimony. The first day of

JQI Researchers Win 2023 UMD Quantum Invention of the Year Award

This year Joint Quantum Institute (JQI), a research partnership between the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the

Standards to Advance the Bioeconomy

Why are standards important? Standards enable comparison, ensure interoperability, support commerce for emerging technologies, and support...

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