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NIST and NSF Award Nearly $7.1 Million to 15 Universities to Support Disaster Resilience

January 18, 2024

The grants will fund research that will improve the ability of buildings, infrastructure and communities to withstand severe natural hazards.

5887 Fundamentals of Metrology

Mon, Jul 15 - Fri, Jul 19 2024

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

NIST Offers Guidance on Measuring and Improving Your Company’s Cybersecurity Program

January 17, 2024

Draft publication can help with evaluating information security efforts.

Read more about FAQs – NIST SHIP Program

An engineered bacterial sensor is placed in a contaminated pond containing PFAS. RNA circuits in the bacterial chassis measure PFAS-specific RNA signatures. The bacterial sensor turns pink in response to the presence of PFAS.

Engineering Living Measurement Systems to Sense PFAS

The Cellular Engineering Group is working to engineer components of living cells to sense environmental fluctuations induced by contaminants within their

NIST Handbook 44 - 2024

Specifications, Tolerances, and Other Technical Requirements for Weighing and Measuring Devices - 2024 as adopted by the 108th National...

NIST VTS 200-2 (Initial Public Draft) Implementation Guidance for the VVSG 2.0: Multi-Factor Authentication

Date Published: December 5, 2023 Comments Due: February 5, 2024 The public comment period has been extended to March 1, 2024 (public comment...

Thermoreflectance Thermal Property Measurements for Heterogeneously Integrated Materials and Power Electronics

The thermal properties of materials and interfaces that govern the performance, reliability, and thermal management in microelectronics packages and wide

NIST Welcomes Five New Members to the Industrial Advisory Committee

January 12, 2024

Today, NIST is announcing the addition of five new members to the Industrial Advisory Committee (IAC) that provides guidance to the Secretary of Commerce on a

Natcast Names Deirdre Hanford as Chief Executive Officer

January 16, 2024

Natcast, the expected operator of the CHIPS for America National Semiconductor Technology Center ( NSTC ) once established, today announced that industry

NIST Awards nearly $250,000 to the MEP Center in Puerto Rico

August 24, 2023

The U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) has made one cooperative

NIST Awards $1,000,000 to the MEP Center in Virginia

August 29, 2023

The U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) has made one cooperative

NIST Awards $500,000 to the MEP Center in New York

August 24, 2022

The U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) has made one cooperative

Cybersecurity Resources for Small to Medium-Sized Manufacturers: A Fireside Chat with the NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP)

Thu, May 2 2024, 2:00 - 2:45pm EDT

Join us on May 2, 2024, for a 30-minute fireside chat with the NIST MEP Program Office. During this webinar we will

CHIPS R&D Funding Opportunities

Disclaimer: This website provides general information about the NIST CHIPS Research and Development (R&D) programs. No information provided...

Metal Additive Manufacturing Powder Consortium

The Metal Additive Manufacturing Powder (MAMP) Consortium brings together stakeholders to develop deeper understanding of additive manufacturing (AM) metal

SI Units Card Deck (SP 1297)

SI Units Card Deck (SP 1297) Edition: 2023 Keywords: Activity, amount of substance, ampere, base, candela, classroom, collaborate, defining...

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Transformational Networks and Services Group Hosts International Collaborators at NIST

December 1, 2023

On November 16, 2023, NIST’s Robert Bohn and colleagues in NIST’s Transformational Networks and Services (TNS) group hosted an international team of government

NIST Industrial Wireless Systems Team Participates in ASTM F45 Committee Panel Discussion

December 1, 2023

NIST’s Rick Candell and Mohamed Hany were invited to participate in the ASTM F45.04 Robotics, Automation, and Autonomous Systems panel discussion on

GCTC Smart City Projects Presented at Smart Cities Conference and Workshop

December 1, 2023

On November 28, 2023, the NIST Global Community Technology Challenge ( GCTC) presented three smart city projects on a panel at the Smart Cities Connect

NIST Supports Composite Materials Standards Harmonization

December 1, 2023

CTL’s Smart Connected Manufacturing Systems Group and the Longterm Archiving and Retrieval (LOTAR) Consortium have supported multi-year efforts to harmonize

Working With Workspace Words: NIST Helps Compose Technical Language Processing Tutorial at PHM 23

December 1, 2023

NIST helped to foster awareness, debate, and education at the Technical Language Processing (TLP) Tutorial of the 15 th Annual Conference of the Prognostics and

NIST Researcher Presents on Use of SimPROCESD Software to Model Manufacturing Production and Maintenance

December 1, 2023

At the 2023 INFORMS Annual Meeting, NIST researcher Mehdi Dadfarnia presented research findings based on use of NIST-developed SimPROCESD software, which can

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Gene Delivery Particle Analysis with High-Throughput Light Scattering Microscopy

2023 AVS Fellow - Julia Scherschligt

In 2023 Julia Scherschligt received the honor of an AVS Fellow, in recognition for outstanding contributions to vacuum science and metrology

Advanced Security Architectures for Next Generation Wireless

The Advanced Security Architectures for Next Generation Wireless (ASA-NGW) seeks to enhance emerging security standards and guidance efforts for 5G/6G Open RAN

NIST Secure Software Development Framework for Generative AI and for Dual Use Foundation Models Virtual Workshop

Wed, Jan 17 2024, 9:00am - 1:00pm EST

NIST is hosting a workshop on Wednesday, January 17, 2024, from 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM EST to bring together industry

Changes to State Laboratory Support for NVLAP Accreditation

NIST OWM upholds a principal directive to facilitate, enable, and ensure the state legal metrology community in achieving national...

NIST Identifies Types of Cyberattacks That Manipulate Behavior of AI Systems

January 4, 2024

Publication lays out “adversarial machine learning” threats, describing mitigation strategies and their limitations.

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