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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...

NIST Public Affairs Staff Receive 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. Individuals recognized by the AIVA for this video were: Leon Geršković - Producer José Ricardo García - Director...

NIST Public Affairs Staff Receive 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 by the AIVA for this video were: Jenny Wang - Animator Rebecca Jacobson - Writer/VO Brandon Hayes - Graphic...

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 Leadership Awards honors and celebrates women professionals who have demonstrated success in entrepreneurial...

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 IEEE Journal of Electron Devices Society. For their paper: Ultrafast ID-VG Technique for Reliable Cryogenic...

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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 Effective Bulk Thermal Conductivity of Suspension Bridge Main Cables” published in the Journal of Bridge...

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...

An open gray box filled with circuitry, wires, sensors and a single-board computer sits outside on a lawn.

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...

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