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NIST Brings Mass Measurement to the Masses

June 12, 2024

NIST has delivered a portable and highly accurate instrument for measuring mass to the U.S. Army, marking the first time in the U.S. that this technology is...

Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology Visits New Mexico MEP Client Theta Plate Inc.

June 10, 2024

Dr. Laurie Locascio, the Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and NIST Director, visited New Mexico Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP...

Save the Date - 2025 MBE & QIF Summit April 15-17, 2025

June 25, 2024

In 2024, the MBE Summit in-person event returned and combined with the QIF Summit. The event was held from April 16-19, 2024 at MxD (Manufacturing x Digital)...

NIST Publishes Automated Vehicles Workshop Report

June 4, 2024

NIST held a virtual workshop in September 2023 on Standards and Performance Metrics for On-Road Automated Vehicles, attracting over 600 attendees from industry...

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Instrument Testing for Radiation Detection Systems

As part of the building 245 modernization project, NIST has built a new facility designed to allow the testing of small radiation detection instruments, such as

MEP Economic Impacts Boost Business and Jobs

April 1, 2024

According to the MEP National Network TM Client Impact Survey, small and medium-sized manufacturers are saving money, increasing sales, and creating jobs as a...

Policy-Relevant Internet Measurement

May 21, 2024 - May 22, 2024

Doug Montgomery (CTL/ Internet Technologies Research Group) participated t in the NSF Workshop on Policy-Relevant Internet Measurement at Georgia Tech...

Supply Chain Optimization and Intelligence Network Celebrates First Anniversary

May 29, 2024

June 1, 2024 marks the one-year anniversary of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Supply Chain...

UV Disinfection Lights Can Cause Indoor Air Pollution

May 30, 2024

Further research is needed to understand how to minimize the unintended byproducts of ultraviolet light.

MEP Advisory Board Meeting

Thu, Jun 27 2024, 12:30 - 5:00pm EDT

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Advisory Board will

NIST Begins Cybersecurity Project for Water and Wastewater Operations

April 1, 2024

NIST researcher CheeYee Tang, with MITRE staff, have started a project to address the cybersecurity needs for water and wastewater utilities. Through...

NIST Hosts Speaker on Building Inclusive Infrastructures in Academia

April 1, 2024

In an enlightening and engaging session organized by the Belonging Initiative of NIST’s Smart Connected Systems Division, Dr. Sera Linardi (University of...

NIST Engineer Presents the Blood, STEP, and Tears Involved in Digital Manufacturing Standards

April 1, 2024

In March 2024, NIST’s Rosemary Astheimer presented efforts to capture and leverage Product Manufacturing Information (PMI) in ISO 10303, referred to as STEP...

NIST Researchers Give Webinar on Manufacturing Cybersecurity Project to Manufacturing Sector Community of Interest

April 1, 2024

NIST researchers Timothy Zimmerman, Michael Pease, and Michael Powell, with MITRE staff, hosted a webinar with over 100 participants regarding their project...

NIST's Industrial Wireless Systems Team Publishes Paper on Analytical Evaluation for Software-based TSN in Industrial Wi-Fi Networks

April 1, 2024

NIST's Industrial Wireless Systems team’s paper, titled “An Analytical Evaluation for Software-based TSN in Industrial Wi-Fi Networks,” was accepted to the 7 th...

NIST's Industrial Wireless Systems Team Publishes Paper on the Impact of TIG Welding Interference on Industrial Wi-Fi Networks

April 1, 2024

NIST's Industrial Wireless Systems team’s paper, titled “On the Impact of TIG Welding Interference on Industrial Wi-Fi Networks: Modeling of Empirical Data and...

Standards Activities

Applied and Computational Mathematics Division (ACMD) Wireless Body Area Networks NIST is a voting member of IEEE 802.15 and actively...

NIST Reports First Results From Age Estimation Software Evaluation

May 30, 2024

Software algorithms that estimate a person’s age from a photo offer a potential way to control access to age-restricted activities.

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Firearm Examination: A NIST Scientific Foundation Review

This report reviews the scientific foundations of firearm examination, a forensic technique used to compare the marks on bullets and...

20 May 2024 is World Metrology Day

May 16, 2024

The theme for the 2024 World Metrology Day (on May 20) is "Sustainability," which raises awareness of the need for accurate measurements in the development of a...

International Collaboration

Measurement is a Global Team Sport Imagine if every country had its own definition of a gram, or degrees of Celsius meant different things...

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Engineering Biology Metrics and Technical Standards for the Global Bioeconomy

NanoFab Tool: Suss MicroTec MA/BA6 Gen4 Mask Aligner

The SUSS MicroTec MA/BA6 contact aligner allows users to align patterns on the front or back of a substrate and to print feature sizes down to 1 µm. The tool

NanoFab Tool: Suss MicroTec SB6 Gen 2 Wafer Bonder

The Suss MicroTec SB6 Gen2 wafer bonder is a substrate bonder that’s equipped to handle a wide range of substrate bonding processes. The bonder accommodates

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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.

NIST Public Affairs Staff Receive 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 Distinction in the General-Safety category. Individuals recognized by the AIVA for this video were: José Ricardo...

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Gaithersburg

NIST Brings Mass Measurement to the Masses

Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology Visits New Mexico MEP Client Theta Plate Inc.

Save the Date - 2025 MBE & QIF Summit April 15-17, 2025

NIST Publishes Automated Vehicles Workshop Report

Instrument Testing for Radiation Detection Systems

MEP Economic Impacts Boost Business and Jobs

Policy-Relevant Internet Measurement

Supply Chain Optimization and Intelligence Network Celebrates First Anniversary

UV Disinfection Lights Can Cause Indoor Air Pollution

MEP Advisory Board Meeting

NIST Begins Cybersecurity Project for Water and Wastewater Operations

NIST Hosts Speaker on Building Inclusive Infrastructures in Academia

NIST Engineer Presents the Blood, STEP, and Tears Involved in Digital Manufacturing Standards

NIST Researchers Give Webinar on Manufacturing Cybersecurity Project to Manufacturing Sector Community of Interest

NIST's Industrial Wireless Systems Team Publishes Paper on Analytical Evaluation for Software-based TSN in Industrial Wi-Fi Networks

NIST's Industrial Wireless Systems Team Publishes Paper on the Impact of TIG Welding Interference on Industrial Wi-Fi Networks

Standards Activities

NIST Reports First Results From Age Estimation Software Evaluation

Firearm Examination: A NIST Scientific Foundation Review

20 May 2024 is World Metrology Day

International Collaboration

Engineering Biology Metrics and Technical Standards for the Global Bioeconomy

NanoFab Tool: Suss MicroTec MA/BA6 Gen4 Mask Aligner

NanoFab Tool: Suss MicroTec SB6 Gen 2 Wafer Bonder

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

Assay Development for Cell-Free Expression Systems

NIST Public Affairs Staff Receive 2024 Communicator Award of Distinction

NIST Public Affairs Staff Receive 2024 Communicator Award of Excellence for AD-X2 Documentary

NIST Public Affairs Staff Receive 2024 Communicator Award of Distinction for Video Animation

NIST Finalizes Updated Guidelines for Protecting Sensitive Information