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Live Christmas Trees Affect Indoor Air Chemistry, NIST Researchers Find

December 22, 2023

Many families enjoy the fresh fragrance of a real tree. That smell comes from chemicals called volatile organic compounds (VOCs).

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The forensic science disciplines exhibit wide variability regarding training, techniques, methodologies, reliability, limitations, research...

Technological Advances in Aquaculture

Marine aquaculture is the fastest-growing form of food production globally. In the United States, marine aquaculture contributes to the supply of seafood

Do the Bump: NIST Scientists Perfect Miniaturized Technique to Generate Precise Wavelengths of Visible Laser Light

November 28, 2023

In research, sometimes the bumpy path proves to be the best one. By creating tiny, periodic bumps in a miniature racetrack for light, researchers at the...

Flood protection sandbags buffer waters around flooded homes with rescue team pushing boat through flooded streets.

In National Climate Assessment, NIST Offers New Insights on Community Resilience and Adaptation

December 4, 2023

NIST researchers contributed to chapters that explore how communities can adapt to climate change while promoting the fair treatment and meaningful involvement...

Wyatt Vreeland, wearing safety goggles and standing at a lab bench.

2023 - Allen Distinguished Investigator Award---Wyatt Vreeland

Composition and Functionality of the EV Corona: Learning from Lipoproteins "In this project, researchers will investigate a recently recognized feature of extracellular vesicles (EVs) known as the “EV corona,” a layer of molecules that may imbue EVs...

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"The AD-X2 Controversy" Documentary Wins Two NewsFest International Film Festival Awards

"The AD-X2 Controversy" documentary received the Best True Story Narrative and Best of Festival in the NewsFest International Film Festival in Santa Monica, California. The NewsFest is an event under the ETHOS festival umbrella. "The AD-X2...

5897 NIST Handbook 130 - Examination Procedure for Price Verification (W&M Measures officials only)

Tue, Dec 19 2023, 11:00am - 1:30pm EST

This 2.5 hour webinar will provide inspectors with an understanding and knowledge of the NIST Handbook 130 Examination

5896 NIST Handbook 130 - Examination Procedure for Price Verification (W&M Measures officials only)

Tue, Dec 12 2023, 11:00am - 1:30pm EST

This 2.5 hour webinar will provide inspectors with an understanding and knowledge of the NIST Handbook 130 Examination

NIST Leader Presents on Smart Connected Systems Research and Standards

November 1, 2023

On October 20, 2023, NIST’s David Wollman, Deputy Chief of the Smart Connected Systems Division, presented on smart connected systems and standards to federal...

NIST Research Leader Presents at First EU ROADVIEW Webinar

November 1, 2023

On October 2, 2023, NIST Research Leader Ed Griffor presented at the inaugural EU ROADVIEW Webinar “An Introduction to the Automated Vehicle Industry.” This...

NIST Updates Guide on Communications Standards to Federal Agencies

November 1, 2023

NIST released an updated version of its Interagency Report on Advanced Communication Technologies Standards which is a guide for Federal agencies on standards...

NIST Researchers Explain Software that Finds Inconsistencies in System Behavior Design

November 1, 2023

NIST’s Raphael Barbau and Conrad Bock were invited to present NIST-developed software that helps find inconsistencies in system behavior designs, at the...

NIST Contributes to ISO Standard Enabling Product Data Interoperability

November 1, 2023

In October 2023, NIST researchers Allison Barnard Feeney, Rosemary Astheimer, and Sylvere Krima participated in a bi-annual meeting of ISO Technical Committee...

NIST Engineer Presents a STEP by Step Process to Evolve Digital Manufacturing

November 1, 2023

In September 2023, NIST’s Rosemary Astheimer presented on efforts capture and leverage product manufacturing information at the 2023 Global Product Data...

NIST Engages Stakeholders in U.S. National Standards Strategy Business Roundtable in Detroit

November 1, 2023

On September 12, 2023, NIST held the first of several listening sessions designed to chart a path towards standardizing critical and emerging technologies, in...

Industrial Wireless Testbed for Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN)

The Industrial Wireless Testbed for Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) is a collaborative research effort with Intel Laboratories, dedicated to exploring the

2023 Highly Cited Researcher - Hui Wu

Recognizing the true pioneers in their fields over the last decade, demonstrated by the production of multiple highly-cited papers that rank in the top 1% by citations for field and year in the Web of Science™ Wu, Hui - Web of Science Core Collection

2023 Highly Cited Researcher - Wei Zhou

5893 Basic Uncertainty Concepts

Thu, Feb 29 2024, 2:00 - 4:00pm EST

This 2-hour webinar provides a very basic introduction to uncertainty calculations and reporting using the 8-step

ACMD Seminar: The Countoscope: measuring self and collective diffusion with fancy counting

Brennan Sprinkle Assistant Professor, Applied Math & Stats. Dept., Colorado School of Mines Tuesday, November 28, 2023, 3:00-4:00 PM ET (1...

NIST Industrial Wireless 5G Testbed

The NIST 5G Industrial Wireless Testbed is a pioneering project designed to reshape industrial connectivity by deploying and evaluating 5th generation (5G)

U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) Technical Guidelines Development Committee (TGDC)

Tue, Dec 5 2023, 8:30am - 5:00pm EST

The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) Technical Guidelines Development Committee (TGDC) will hold its

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5895 Conducting an Effective Management Review

Thu, Jun 6 2024, 2:00 - 4:00pm EDT

This 2-hour webinar introduces the Laboratory Management Review process, an important tool to foster communication

98 Software Verification and Validation Part I & II

Thu, Aug 1 - Thu, Aug 22 2024

Session I (August 1, 2024) and Session II (August 22, 2024) These two 2 hour sessions on Software Verification and

Vladimir Aksyuk Named 2024 Optica Fellow

For pioneering contributions to optical switching and sensing systems utilizing micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) actuation principles and nanophotonics.

Manufacturing Sector

Guidance for businesses operating in the Manufacturing sector. View the recording from our May 3, 2024, webinar: Cybersecurity Resources for...

Health Sector

Guidance for businesses operating in the health sector. Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) Sector Cybersecurity Gateway — Connecting the...

About ARIAC

The Agile Robotics for Industrial Automation Competition (ARIAC), put on by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), is an...

NIST Seeks Collaborators for Consortium Supporting Artificial Intelligence Safety

November 2, 2023

The AI Safety Institute Consortium will help develop tools to measure and improve AI safety and trustworthiness.

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