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Congressionally Mandated Report(s): The following report(s) have been transmitted to Congress by the Department of Commerce. Creating...

2022 Outstanding Service in Support of NIST Scientists - Alan Ye

For o utstanding service in support of NIST scientists.

2023 Optica Fellow - Thomas A. Germer

For pioneering contributions to interpretation of polarized reflection and scattering from rough and contaminated surfaces.

2023 Optica Fellow - Alexey Gorshkov

JQI Fellow Alexey Gorshkov was named a 2023 fellow of Optica, the organization formerly known as the Optical Society of America. Gorshkov

Weights and Measures in the News

Woman wins judgment against Denver jewelry store over unlicensed scale: "You have to advocate for yourself" - CBS Colorado A Denver woman...

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Carbon Dioxide Measurements and Reference Materials

The Gas Sensing Metrology Group at NIST develops primary gravimetric standards for a wide variety of CO2 measurement uses. For the past 40+ years the group has

Comments on the 2nd Draft of AI Risk Management Framework

Comments on the second draft of the AI Risk Management Framework Comments Accenture Adelin Travers Adversa AI Afiniti AI Village Alexander...

NIST Drafts Revised Guidelines for Digital Identification in Federal Systems

December 16, 2022

The draft publication features updates intended to help fight online crime, preserve privacy and promote equity and usability.

Mellissa Ayala

Division Chief for Network Agreements Management Mellissa Ayala is the Division Chief for the Network Agreements Management Division for the...

Entering a New Phase: NIST Technique Simultaneously Locates Multiple Defects on Microchip Circuits

November 3, 2022

Defective computer chips are the bane of the semiconductor industry. Even a seemingly minor flaw in a chip packed with billions of electrical connections might

Maria Munoz poses in the lab, wearing safety goggles and heavy gloves.

Spotlight: Maria Munoz’s Journey Into Spectroscopy Took Her Around the World

November 1, 2022

To reach this point, NIST postdoctoral researcher Maria Munoz journeyed across borders and seas. Take a trip with us as we trace her career path from elementary

Data and Harmonization to Improve the Circularity of Plastics

Tue, Jan 24 - Thu, Jan 26 2023

Significant activity is taking place at the local, state, national, and international levels aimed at improving the

Direct AM Bench Data Links and Referencing Guidance

AM Bench 2025 | AM Bench 2022 | AM Bench 2018 AM Bench data are published both through traditional journals and through online data...

Cybersecurity Measurement Workshop

Tue, Dec 13 2022, 11:00am - 1:30pm EST

The NIST Cybersecurity Risk Analytics Team is hosting a workshop to provide an overview of the proposed changes for

ROADMAP: Reflectometry-driven Optimization And Discovery of Membrane Active Peptides

ROADMAP is a collaborative, multi-year project to map the interactions between peptides of arbitrary sequence and lipid bilayer membranes. ROADMAP will leverage

Comments Received for Public NAIAC Meeting - October 12-13, 2022

The following comments were received in response to the Federal Register notice for the October 12 - 13, 2022, National Artificial...

5846 NIST Handbook 133 - Overview of Handbook 133

Tue, Jan 17 2023, 11:00am - 1:30pm EST

This 2.5 hour webinar provides a complete overview of NIST Handbook 133, "Checking the Net Contents of Packaged Goods"

5849 Weights and Measures Inspections - Evidence, Search and Seizure, and Due Process

Wed, Jan 25 2023, 11:00am - 1:30pm EST

This 2.5 hour webinar will provide an overview on how the U.S. Constitution, the Bill of Rights, Laws, and Court

5848 LPG (Propane) -Verifying the Net Contents of 20 lb Cylinders (Part 1)

Tue, Jan 24 2023, 10:00am - 3:00pm EST

PART 1 "Exchange Locations and Vending Machines" This 5-hour webinar will include a morning and afternoon session, with

5847 NIST Handbook 130 - Overview of the Uniform Packaging and Labeling Regulation

Thu, Jan 19 2023, 11:00am - 1:00pm EST

This 2-hour webinar provides an overview of NIST Handbook 130, Uniform Laws and Regulations, "Uniform Packaging and

5845 NIST Handbook 133 - How to Test Animal Bedding

Wed, Jan 4 2023, 11:00am - 1:00pm EST

This 2-hour webinar will teach and demonstrate the test procedure for verifying the useable volume declaration on

Voluntary Voting System Guidelines (VVSG)

Overview Voluntary Voting System Guidelines (VVSG) are a set of specifications and requirements against which voting systems can be tested...

5844 NIST Handbook 130 - Examination Procedure for Price Verification

Tue, Jan 3 2023, 11:00am - 1:00pm EST

This 2-hour webinar will provide inspectors with an understanding and knowledge of the NIST Handbook 130 Examination

Election Security

Latest Releases Overview The security of our nation’s elections is important for several reasons, including to ensure voters have the...

Accessibility and Human Factors

Latest Releases Perspectives on E2EV: Results from Interviews with Election Experts presentation at the January 2025 TGDC Meeting Usability...

This Simple Material Could Scrub Carbon Dioxide From Power Plant Smokestacks

November 2, 2022

An easily synthesized chemical filter could stop the greenhouse gas from reaching the atmosphere.

Baldrige Program's External Review Kicks Off

October 31, 2022

The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program (BPEP) is pleased to announce that a firm has been selected and will soon begin the planned comprehensive

Research on the Rocks: Combining Neutrons and X-Ray Imaging, NIST Scientists Study Meteorites to Explore the Mystery of How Earth Acquired Its Water

November 3, 2022

Each year, hundreds of meteorites — rocky bodies left over from the formation of the solar system — bombard Earth, delivering minerals, metals and water to our

Open RAN Research at NIST

Next-generation Radio Access Networks (RANs) are characterized by the disaggregation of the network elements and the use of intelligent controllers to manage

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A Revolution Still in the Making: NIST Researchers Chart the Future of Nucleic Acid Nanotechnology

October 27, 2022

Trapped in a microscopic cage made of strands of DNA, molecules of a life-saving drug course through the bloodstream of a cancer patient. Only when receptors on

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