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NanoFab Tool: Heidelberg MLA 150 Maskless Aligner With An Autoloader

The Heidelberg Instruments MLA 150 maskless laser aligner is a direct laser writing system equipped with two exposure lasers at 405 nm and 375 nm wavelengths

Martin Stanley announced as winner of AI Evangelist Flywheel Award

Martin Stanley has been selected as the winner of the 2025 AI Evangelist Flywheel Award, which recognizes leaders dedicated to advancing ethical and responsible use of AI. This is an opportunity to spotlight why responsible AI matters: ensuring...

NIST Portrait Gallery Induction Ceremony 2025

Fri, Jan 23 2026, 11:00am - 12:30pm EST

Please join us virtually as we celebrate the following eight 2025 additions to the NIST Gallery of Distinguished Alumni

NIST Diffusion Workshop: Data and Model Needs for Efficient Critical Material Usage and Recovery

Tue, Apr 14 - Wed, Apr 15 2026

As global demand for critical materials accelerates, the ability to accurately model transport phenomena is essential

New Report Reveals Evidence Handlers’ Common Practices, Makes Recommendations

December 16, 2025

In 2021 a committee established by NIST and NIJ surveyed evidence handlers to identify best practices in retention, preservation, integrity, and disposition of...

2025 - Katharine B. Gebbie Young Investigator Award---Ran Tao

The NIST Sigma Xi Chapter honors Dr. Ran Tao of the NIST Material Measurement Laboratory with the prestigious Katharine B. Gebbie Young Investigator award. The award recognizes Dr. Tao's pioneering research and leadership in the field of rheology...

NanoFab Tool: SUSS HMX Square 9 Automatic Mask Develop Cr-etch

The SUSS HMX square system is a single photomask, automated wet chemical processing tool. It first uses a TMAH-based developer to dissolve lithographically

NanoFab Tool: ReynoldsTech Resist Strip Fume Hood

The ReynoldsTech solvent-based chemical hood is used for the removal of photoresist from wafers and photomask substrates. The two chemical baths utilize NMP

Three overlapping circles are labeled: Secure, Thwart, Defend. Central overlap reads: AI-aware cybersecurity.

Draft NIST Guidelines Rethink Cybersecurity for the AI Era

December 16, 2025

New guidelines can help an organization determine ways to incorporate AI into its operations while mitigating cybersecurity risks.

Alexander Maranghides Recognized as 2025 IFSJ Influencer

For over 30 years of large-scale testing experience and two decades of Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) fire reconstructions. He has led all four NIST Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) fire reconstructions, with findings shaping US codes, standards and...

ACMD Seminar: Functional Formulations of Multi-Reference Alignment and Multi-Target Detection

Mikhail Sweeney Ph.D. Candidate, Dept. of Mathematics, University of Utah CANCELED Tuesday, January 13, 2026, 3:00-4:00 PM ET (1:00-2:00 PM...

Event visual for Cybersecurity for IoT Workshop including city skyline

Cybersecurity for IoT Workshop: Future Directions

Tue, Mar 31 - Wed, Apr 1 2026

This workshop will discuss emerging and future trends for IoT technologies and their implications for IoT cybersecurity

Dustin Cook Receives the 2025 Early Career Award in Engineering

For innovative research, technical leadership, and national-level engagement in the development of functional recovery building codes and performance assessment frameworks.

Measurements and Standards for AI-Ready Biological Data: Unlocking Protein Function

The success of AlphaFold2 and similar AI models in predicting protein structure from sequence has demonstrated the transformative impact of AI in biotechnology

ACMD Seminar: Effective Mechanics of Thin Films in the Origami Limit

Samuel Wallace Ph.D. Candidate, Dept. of Mathematics, Rutgers University Tuesday, December 16, 2025, 3:00-4:00 PM ET (1:00-2:00 PM MT) A...

Stephan Schlamminger Named 2026 IEEE Fellow

For contributions to determining the Planck constant, enabling the 2019 redefinition of the SI.

Department of Commerce and NIST Announce CHIPS Research and Development Letter of Intent with xLight, Inc. for Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography

December 1, 2025

WASHINGTON – The Department of Commerce’s CHIPS Research and Development Office, part of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), announced...

2025 APS Fellow - Joseph A Dura

For pioneering in-situ and in-operando neutron reflectometry to probe interfacial structures of importance to energy storage, including the first in-operando measurement of the solid electrolyte interphase layer relevant to Li-ion batteries and the...

Searching for Sterile Neutrinos

November 24, 2025

In an effort to solve several fundamental mysteries about the cosmos, physicists have been searching for more than two decades for a proposed elementary...

Sparks shoot off as a laser cutting head slices a metal pipe into thin circles.

Building a Sustainable Metals Infrastructure: NIST Report Highlights Key Strategies

November 20, 2025

Making metals processing more sustainable and resilient will support U.S industrial innovation and competitiveness.

System and Decision Science for Plastics

Increasing plastic circularity requires an understanding of supply chains, economics, and manufacturing systems. The following outlines NIST...

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2025 - ChemLuminary Award---Chris Stafford, Chris Soles, Et Al.

Chris Stafford and Chris Soles (NIST Material Measurement Laboratory) and Dhriti Nepal (Air Force Research Laboratory) were selected for the ChemLuminary Award “Outstanding Global Partnership” for building an international bridge between two...

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2025 - ChemLuminary Award---PoWER Team

The PoWER: Polymer Women Empowerment & Research team was selected for the ChemLuminary Award “Most Unique Project funded by a Division Innovative Project Grant” for advancing equity and inclusion in polymer science. The project blended research...

2025 IEEE SA Emerging Technology Award - IEEE N42.59 Working Group

For the development of the first imaging performance standard for millimeter-wave systems for security screening of humans.

Jack Glover Receives 1906 Award

In recognition for his effective leadership of SC 45B/WG 17, as well as his role as project leader of IEC 62463:2024, Radiation protection instrumentation — X-ray systems for the security screening of persons.

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2025 - Award in Recognition of Technical and Scientific Excellence---Ashley Beasley Green, David Bunk, and Melissa Phillips

Ashley Beasley Green, David Bunk, and Melissa Phillips of the NIST Material Measurement Laboratory received the Award in Recognition of Technical and Scientific Excellence from AOAC International for their work as members of the AOAC Gluten and Food...