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NIST chip containing a single-photon detector made of superconducting nanowires. Four chips like this were used in the experiment that entangled three photons.

Unity in the Photon Community

September 12, 2023

The creation and detection of single photons (the smallest units of light) has grown in a few decades from an experimental laboratory pursuit to an important

Two male engineers training on an AI Robot

MEP National Network Workforce Programs, Services and Trainings

September 8, 2023

The Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP), a program of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Time Magazine cover of Top 100 AI Influencers

Time Magazine Recognizes NIST ITL Associate Director of Emerging Technologies, Elham Tabassi, as one of the 100 most influential people in AI

On September 7, 2023, TIME magazine included Tabassi, Associate Director of Emerging Technologies in NIST’s Information Technology

Cybersecurity: Challenges and Opportunities for Small Businesses, Field Hearing

August 15, 2023

Referenced Speaker

Kevin Stine

The purpose of the hearing was to discuss the National Institute of Standards and Technology role in helping small businesses to improve their cybersecurity.

BT-8 Outage Upgrades

BT-8 Diffractometer for Stress and Texture The BT-8 diffractometer supports primarily the engineering research needs of users from federal...

Policy & Coordination

The federal government invests more than $200 billion a year in research and development. This R&D is conducted in a wide range of federal...

Mission, Vision, & Values

Mission The Technology Partnerships Office (TPO) serves our NIST customers by leading technology transfer processes that NIST researchers...

Footwear Impression Evidence: A NIST Scientific Foundation Review

This report reviews the scientific foundations of footwear impression analysis, a forensic technique used to recover and compare footwear...

Illustration of satellite sensing of sunlight reflected by buildings, roads, water and trees to assess radiative warming of the earth.

Climate Science

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is working to advance measurement capabilities needed to study the world’s climates. Climate Science

Organizational Excellence 2023

Below is a list of quick links to each of the 2023 MML Accolades for Organizational Excellence where each accolade is described and a list...

Technical Excellence 2023

Below is a list of quick links to each of the 2023 MML Accolades for Technical Excellence where each accolade is described and a list of the...

2023 Accolades

The hybrid 2023 MML Accolades Program was held on September 6, 2023 at 1:30pm ET. Below is the ceremony recording. The 2023 digital program...

University Students Aid Smart Connected Systems Research in NIST’s SURF Program

August 1, 2023

Annually, NIST selects students for Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF) to work in areas that support its mission. NIST seeks to inspire students

Don’t Miss NIST’s 6G Core Networks Workshop, September 12, 2023

August 1, 2023

On September 12, 2023, NIST will conduct its 6G Core Networks Workshop, online and onsite at the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence in Rockville

Attend NIST’s Virtual Workshop on Automated Vehicles, September 5-8, 2023

August 1, 2023

Sign up now for NIST’s free, virtual workshop on Standards and Performance Metrics for On-Road Automated Vehicles (AV), September 5-8, 2023. Registration and

NIST Researchers Propose a Method for Automated Vehicle Communications

August 1, 2023

Automated vehicles (AV) will need updates on driving conditions. Past studies envision roadside infrastructure transmitting such updates via beams of

NIST Leader Envisions Distributed Driving Intelligence Benefiting Automated Vehicles

August 1, 2023

Today, driving intelligence resides on automated vehicles (AV). However, NIST’s Transformational Networks and Services Group Leader, Tao Zhang, offered a vision

NIST AV Research Lead Describes NIST’s Automated Vehicle Effort to Global Auto Alliance

August 1, 2023

In June 2023, NIST’s Automated Vehicle (AV) Research Lead, Ed Griffor, provided an overview of NIST’s AV Strategic and Emerging Research Initiatives to the

NIST Researchers Report on High-speed Search and Retrieval Internet Capability at Workshops

August 1, 2023

NIST researchers recently presented on their highspeed networking software router, called Named Data Networking-Data Plane Development Kit (NDN-DPDK), at the

NIST Researcher Provides Insights on Future Smart Sensors and Actuator Standards

August 1, 2023

NIST researcher Eugene Song addressed 2023 Sensor Converge, the North America’s largest electronics event for design engineers, on smart sensor and actuator

NIST Leader Describes Cybersecurity Resources for Small Manufacturers in Manufacturing Extension Partnership Workshop

August 1, 2023

In a June 2023 presentation, NIST Networked Control Systems Group Leader, Keith Stouffer, described resources that could aid the Cybersecurity Workgroup

NIST Conducts Workshop on Enhancing Industrial Wireless Systems Performance

August 1, 2023

In June 2023, NIST’s Industrial Wireless System Team, as part of the NIST-led Industrial Wireless Technical Interest Group, held an online workshop on

NIST Researchers Use AI Framework to Assess Industrial Wireless Systems Performance

August 1, 2023

Wireless communications can enable Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) and Internet of Things (IoT) systems that give industry greater flexibility in setting up and

OMG Approves NIST-aided Complex Systems Modeling Upgrade, Getting Industry Acclaim

August 1, 2023

In a July 10, 2023 press release, the standards organization Object Management Group (OMG®) announced approval of the NIST-aided Systems Modeling Language

NIST Releases Latest Software for Modeling Manufacturing Systems

August 1, 2023

NIST released its newest software version of SimPROCESD, or Simulated-Production Resource for Operations and Conditions Evaluation to Support Decision-Making

Conceptual Art of Gas Molecules Adsorbed in a Zeolite Adsorbent

NIST Data Resources for Adsorption

NIST provides data resources related to adsorption of both gases and liquids on solid adsorbents through the NIST Data Resources for Adsorption Science and

ESCAPE

Evacuation and Sheltering Considerations - Assessment, Planning, and Execution The devastation of wildland-urban interface (WUI) fires has...

Read more about U.S. Metrication Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

CTL Featured at Federal Laboratory Consortium Showcase Webinar

August 22, 2023

NIST’s Melissa Midzor, David Wollman, Jim Booth, and Jordan O’Dell provide an overview of Communications Technology Laboratory programs at a Federal Laboratory

Bayh-Dole Update Webinar is a Resounding Success

August 23, 2023

The field of technology transfer is vibrant and fast-moving, and the Bayh-Dole Act regulations shaping federal tech transfer respond and adapt to changing

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