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NIST Announces Funding Opportunity for Manufacturing Centers in Kentucky, Nebraska, Rhode Island and South Dakota

January 26, 2022

GAITHERSBURG, Md. — The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is accepting applications from eligible

NIST Partners with NCWM and States for a National Survey on 20 lb Cylinders of LPG (Propane)

January 3, 2022 - June 1, 2023

Successful Completion of 2022 National Survey on 20 lb LPG (Propane) Cylinders NIST Office of Weights and Measures (OWM), the National Conference on Weights and

Suite of NIST Reference Materials Reflects Supply Chain and Production Stages of Ginseng Supplements

January 25, 2022

Three NIST reference materials of ginseng in different forms support ginseng supplement manufacturers’ analysis of the authenticity and purity of their products

Illustration shows a montage of a fingerprint, an electronic token and an ID card.

NIST Updates FIPS 201 Personal Identity Credential Standard

January 24, 2022

To ensure that federal employees have a broader set of modern options for accessing facilities and electronic resources, the National Institute of Standards and

NIST Quality Assurance Program for Dietary Supplement Measurements Open for Registration

January 21, 2022

NIST has revitalized the Dietary Supplement Laboratory Quality Assurance Program (DSQAP) to support the measurement needs of the dietary supplement testing

Operational Technology Security

NextG Wireless R&D Gap Analysis

As the transition from fifth-generation wireless systems (5G) to next-generation communications systems (NextG) advances, research and...

32 New NIIMBL Projects Funded Under the American Rescue Plan

January 21, 2022

Today, the National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals (NIIMBL) announced 32 coronavirus response projects to multiple organizations

An open black box with foam inserts holds plastic vials labeled SRM 2917.

NIST Collaborates With EPA to Develop a Standard to Improve Fecal Pollution Measurements in Recreational Waters

April 6, 2022

As we approach summer beach season, you may occasionally encounter a "keep out" sign indicating that the area is temporarily closed. If fecal pollution is

Autonomous Systems Assurance

Autonomous systems must function correctly in an enormous range of environments. For example, self-driving cars must deal with lighting, rain, fog, pedestrians

Megan Cleveland with white lab coat and safety glasses in front of a lab bench with pipettes.

RNA Reference Materials Are Useful for Standardizing COVID-19 Tests, Study Shows

January 20, 2022

Scientists track and monitor the circulation of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, using methods based on a laboratory technique called polymerase

A numbered orange plastic box on a lanyard is shown with a quarter for scale.

NIST’s Low-Cost Radio System Could Help Trace Disease Spread

January 24, 2022

In efforts to limit the spread of disease while preserving privacy, an interdisciplinary research team at the National Institute of Standards and Technology

A-AMB2022-01 Benchmark Challenge Problems

Modelers are invited to submit simulation results for any number of challenges they like before the deadline of 23:59 (ET) on April 22, 2022...

Manufacturing USA 2022 Network Meeting

Mon, Mar 21 2022, 1:00pm - Tue, Mar 22 2022, 5:00pm EDT

The Manufacturing USA network meeting will be held on March 21-22, 2022 from 1:00 - 5:00 pm ET (virtually). The Advanced

The Double Focusing Monochromator- front view

CHRNS: MACS DFM

MACS Operations The double focusing monochromator on MACS helps the instrument make the most of the PeeWee cold source by focusing the cold...

Comments Received on Draft Baseline Criteria for Consumer Software Cybersecurity Labeling

Comments are posted as received Organization Name ANAB: ANSI National Accreditation Board Reinaldo Figueiredo Center for Cybersecurity...

Binder VDL023 Volatiles Vacuum oven

Please refer to the owner's manual for further information.

Hiden Analytical DSMS Mass Spectometer

A Residual Gas Analyzer configured for demanding UHV applications The Hiden RGA for UHV are designed and configured for residual gas analysis in demanding UHV

Paul Witherell Receives ANSI Next Generation Award

The Next Generation Award honors an individual who has been engaged in standardization or conformity assessment activities for less than

Shaw Feng was Recognized for His DMSC Membership

Recognition took place at the Digital Metrology Standards Consortium

Brandon Lane Receives ASTM International Additive Manufacturing Young Professional Award

In recognition for his continuous and outstanding contributions to research pertaining and in support of additive manufacturing.

KC Morris Named SME Fellow for Her Outstanding Career Achievements

Outstanding career achievements and impact on manufacturing.

Shawn Moylan Receives 2021 ASTM Additive Manufacturing Award of Excellence in Standardization

In recognition of your significant and continuous outstanding contributions to the field of additive manufacturing, specifically in support

Seeking Input on the Baldrige Excellence Framework

January 6, 2022

What are the leading-edge, strategic, and competitiveness challenges that you are facing in your organization/industry (or seeing in the organizations with whom

Software & Algorithms Catalog

The Software & Algorithms Catalog serves as a searchable database of forensically relevant algorithms and software across various forensic...

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DOC FY 2020 Tech Transfer Report Highlights Success in Disease Detection, Space Weather Forecasting and More

January 6, 2022

GAITHERSBURG, Md. — The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) has released the “ Annual Report on Technology Transfer: Approach, Plans, Fiscal Year 2020 Activities

NCNR Facility Upgrades during the Unplanned Outage

Projects operating under CHRNS are labeled as such and a separate series of content is linked for the CHRNS Non-Equilibrium Structure of...

Cell towers broadcast signals through two trees, one of which has green leaves while the other is bare. A cellphone behind the greenery indicates a poorer signal than the phone behind the bare tree.

NIST Helps Next-Generation Cell Technology See Past the Greenery

January 4, 2022

As 5G technology gets fully implemented over the next several years, cellphones and other wireless tech will grow more powerful with increased data flow and

A Mailbox Theory for 6G - an intelligent network

NIST and University Researchers Offer Future 6G Network Concept

December 29, 2021

In 6G Cognitive Information Theory: A Mailbox Perspective, published in MDPI, October 16, 2021, NIST and international researchers propose a "cognitive" 6G

NIST Team accepting AAFS Ambassador of Forensic Science Award 02-2022

SPO Wins AAFS Ambassador of Forensic Science Award

The American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) Board of Directors has unanimously voted to honor the National Institute of Standards and

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