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NIST Researchers Develop Miniature Lens for Trapping Atoms

August 1, 2022

Atoms are notoriously difficult to control. They zigzag like fireflies, tunnel out of the strongest containers and jitter even at temperatures near absolute...

Transportation Systems & Functional Recovery

Wed, Sep 28 2022

The purpose of this workshop is to convene subject matter experts associated with transportation systems and functional

A gloved hand is holding up a small plastic vial labeled "RGTM plasmid."

NIST Develops Genetic Material for Validating Mpox Tests

July 27, 2022

NIST is making the new material freely available to testing laboratories and diagnostic test manufacturers worldwide.

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Webinar: Bitemark Analysis - A NIST Scientific Foundation Review

Thu, Oct 27 2022

NIST Scientific Foundation Reviews document and evaluate the scientific basis for forensic methods and practices. This

Building the NIST AI Risk Management Framework: Workshop #3

Tue, Oct 18 - Wed, Oct 19 2022

With considerable help from stakeholders, NIST is making solid progress in developing the voluntary AI Risk Management

Baldrige Program Update: Several New Initiatives Under Way

July 25, 2022

The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program (BPEP) is currently planning and implementing several new initiatives, including an external, program-wide review...

2022 IES Fellow - Cameron Miller

For outstanding leadership and technical contributions to standardization of measurements of light sources and lighting products over two decades, including serving as Chair of IES Testing Procedures Committee in 2013 to 2019 and his leadership...

Using Quantum Information for Thermodynamics

Thermodynamics emerged during the 1800s to describe large, classical systems, such as steam engines, and equilibrium. In contrast, quantum, small classical, and

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MEP National Network: Meeting the Challenges of 2020 and 2021

June 30, 2022

CARES Act Authorization and Funding On March 27, 2020, the president signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) to...

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2022 Clifford G. Shull Prize - Dan A. Neumann

“For leadership, and vision to the neutron scattering community as scientist, mentor, instrument developer, and facility steward."

Quantum matter from atomic gases

Measurement. Science is rooted in measurement: it is from measurements, as unified by theory, that understanding is born. Our comprehension of the universe is

New Device Design Brings Unparalleled Confidence to Cell Measurements

July 20, 2022

Measuring the numbers and properties of cells moving in a stream — a process called flow cytometry — is critically important to diagnostic medicine...

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NIST Updates Guidance for Health Care Cybersecurity

July 21, 2022

Revised draft publication aims to help organizations comply with HIPAA Security Rule.

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A NIST Standard for More Accurate Diagnoses of JC Virus

July 19, 2022

A new NIST Standard Reference Material supports the accurate measurement of the amount of a common but potentially dangerous virus in patients. Most of us have...

International Researchers Pursue 5G Testbed

July 1, 2022

After a year of virtual collaboration, international and NIST researchers involved in a federated 5G Testbed development effort, called “Project Agility,” held...

NIST Develops Interoperability Profile for Distributed Energy Resources and Grid Integration

July 1, 2022

With the increasing use of distributed energy resources (DER) – solar, wind, and more – to generate power, organizations have developed standards for their...

NIST Leader, Researcher Explain Benefits of Smart Grid Interoperability and How to Achieve It

July 1, 2022

NIST's Smart Grid Group leader, Avi Gopstein, was featured on Smart Grid Today's podcast, released May 12, 2022. Ideally, said Gopstein, the smart grid's many...

NIST, SEPA Develop Interoperability Profile for Integrating Electric Vehicle Charging with Grid

July 1, 2022

SEPA's Interoperability Profiles Task Force, led by NIST’s Cuong Nguyen, published its Interoperability Profile for Electric Vehicle Fleet Managed Charging...

Implementing Executive Order 13960 Promoting the Use of Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence in the Federal Government

As required by Executive Order 13960, NIST annually prepares an inventory of its non-classified, non-sensitive, and non-research use cases...

Nanomagnets Can Choose a Wine, and Could Slake AI’s Thirst for Energy

July 18, 2022

A new type of neural network aced a virtual wine-tasting test and promises a less energy-hungry version of artificial intelligence.

A Primary Standard for Measuring Vacuum

July 15, 2022

A novel, quantum-based vacuum gauge system invented by researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has passed its first test to be...

Journey to the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) 2.0 | Workshop #1

Wed, Aug 17 2022, 10:00am - 4:30pm EDT

NIST has begun the process to update the NIST Cybersecurity Framework to keep pace with the evolving cybersecurity

Metrication Resources for Researchers

Metrication Training

Tips | Occupational Training Workbooks | Professional Development Tips SI knowledge and fluency in metric measurements are valuable...

Education Metrication

Tips | Prioritize SI in the Classroom | National Position Statements | SI Teacher Kits The Metric Program website has numerous educational...

Metrication in Law

Policy | Federal Government | State Government Policy The U.S. Congress has established a national policy of increasing the voluntary use of...

2022 Fellow of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine - Ronald Tosh

Dr. Ronald Tosh, Physicist in the Dosimetry Group of the Radiation Physics Division, PML, has been elected Fellow of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM). Ron is an expert in absorbed dose metrology based on water calorimetry...

Metrication Errors and Mishaps

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MEP National Network Open Supplier Scouting Opportunities

Updated: Mar. 16, 2026 There are currently 28 open supplier scouting opportunities for U.S. manufacturers seeking domestic suppliers for...

Metrication Case Studies

Internal Organization Transitions | Cross-Industry Sector Coordination U.S. industries are increasing their SI usage at different rates...

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