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Circular Economy: Challenges

READ THE REPORT HERE The free market frequently works well for determining how resources should be allocated. However, there are barriers...

Circular Economy

An unsustainable economy (i.e., an economy that expends limited effort to preserve resources) is, typically, a result of decisions made by...

2023–2024 Baldrige Graphics

Baldrige Excellence Framework | Baldrige Excellence Framework (Education) | Baldrige Excellence Framework (Health Care) Framework Overview...

Chip Circuit for Light Could Be Applied to Quantum Computations

January 3, 2023

The ability to transmit and manipulate the smallest unit of light, the photon, with minimal loss, plays a pivotal role in optical communications as well as...

A yellow buoy with a red base floats in the sea under a blue sky.

Ocean Color System Gets a ‘Refresh,’ Allowing for More Precise and Accurate Measurements

January 3, 2023

NIST, NOAA and other partners have collaborated on an upgrade to an ocean-color sensor called the Marine Optical Buoy, or MOBY.

Use of Standards by U.S. Federal Agencies

NIST's Standards Incorporated by Reference (SIBR) database contains the voluntary consensus standards, government unique standards, private...

ACMD Seminar: CLAIRE: Scalable multi-GPU algorithms for diffeomorphic image registration in 3D

Andreas Mang Assistant Professor, Mathematics Dept., University of Houston Thursday, March 23, 2023, 1:00-2:00 PM MT (3:00-4:00 PM ET) A...

Use Cases and Requirements

Click on the linked document below to download a copy of the use case and requirements documents NOTE: This document listing is being served...

Catch the Wave, SURF 2023, NIST OWM Undergraduate Researchers

Catch the Wave - NIST SURF for Career Success: Announcing 2023 Office of Weights and Measures Undergraduate Research Opportunities

December 14, 2022

Undergraduate students…are you looking for an extraordinary opportunity to propel your professional development and career forward? Well, there’s nothing quite...

NIST Retires SHA-1 Cryptographic Algorithm

December 15, 2022

The venerable cryptographic hash function has vulnerabilities that make its further use inadvisable.

Research Updates – Gas Flow for Semiconductor Manufacturing

13 February, 2025 In our last post in March of 2023, we 1) described design details, 2) illustrated how mass flow is determined, 3)...

Reliable Flow for Chip Makers

December 13, 2022

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have begun an ambitious project to attack a vexing problem in the semiconductor...

2021-2022 Baldrige Excellence Framework

Proven Leadership and Management Practices for High Performance Purchase your copy today. This leadership and performance management...

NDNComm 2023

Thu, Mar 2 - Fri, Mar 3 2023

The Named Data Networking Community Meeting 2023 will be hosted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology

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A Nanofabulous Experience: Internship at NIST’s NanoFab Provides Vital Training for Engineers and Technicians Entering the Semiconductor Workforce

January 5, 2023

NanoFab internships are one of the many ways that NIST and the Department of Commerce are helping to ensure American

Molecules Have an Orientation, and Scientists Have a New Way to Measure It

December 8, 2022

Molecular orientation is key to designing better materials.

3rd High-Performance Computing Security Workshop

Wed, Mar 15 - Thu, Mar 16 2023

Executive Order 13702 established the National Strategic Computing Initiative (NSCI) to maximize the benefits of high

ANSI NIST-ITL Standards Update Workshop

Tue, Feb 21 2023

NIST would like to welcome your participation in the upcoming ANSI/NIST-ITL Standard Update Workshop. This event is open

5852 Metric System Estimation Information Session

Thu, Aug 31 2023, 5:00 - 6:30pm EDT

The International System of Units (SI), commonly known as the metric system, is easy to use and learn when taught using

5851 Information Session: Metric System Education Resources

Thu, Aug 17 2023, 5:00 - 6:30pm EDT

The International System of Units (SI), commonly known as the metric system, is easy to use and learn when taught using

5850 Measurement System Basics: SI & U.S. Customary Units for Regulatory Officials

Thu, Mar 2 2023, 2:00 - 3:30pm EST

This 1.5 hour webinar will introduce the measurement systems commonly used in the United States, including the

ACMD Seminar: Using Hamilton Jacobi PDEs in Optimization

Samy Wu Fung Assistant Professor, Applied Mathematics and Statistics Dept., Colorado School of Mines Tuesday, January 24, 2023, 1:00-2:00 PM...

Initial Meeting of the IoT Advisory Board

Wed, Jan 18 - Thu, Jan 19 2023

NIST is pleased to announce that dates have been set for the IoTAB’s inaugural meeting. The first meeting will take

Wastewater Surveillance

Wastewater surveillance is a promising approach to monitor biological and chemical contaminants on a community level, as demonstrated by its re-emergence as a

NIST Develops Yeast Material for Training First Responders on Biothreats

January 4, 2023

Researchers based the material on baker’s yeast because it is harmless and a living biological material.

What is a Standard Reference Material?

November 28, 2022

https://www.nist.gov/video/what-standard-reference-material-or-srm.

X-ray Testbed for Breakthrough Catalyst Measurements

NIST’s Material Measurement Laboratory and Physical Measurement Laboratory are developing a first-of-kind X-ray testbed for operando monitoring of catalytic

Operating Envelope Specification for Assessing Automated Vehicle Performance

September 1, 2022

In the breakout session of the TRB's 11th International Automated Road Transportation Symposium, entitled ADS Standards Hot Topics: Operational Design Domain...

Teleoperation Expanding the Solution Space for Automated Driving

September 1, 2022

NIST's Tao Zhang participated in the breakout session on Remote Assistance and Teleoperation for Automated Vehicle Operations. Zhang addressed how...

NIST, Industry Researchers Use IEEE Standard to Point a Way Ahead for Cloud Computing

September 1, 2022

In IEEE Cloud & Continuum, NIST's Robert Bohn and industry researchers, Craig Lee and Martial Michel published The IEEE 2302-2021 Standard on Intercloud...

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