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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...

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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 eight years and who has, during this time, demonstrated vision, leadership, dedication and significant...

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 of standardization.

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

Over the span of the NCNR's unplanned outage, which started in early 2021, the NCNR has achieved a number of impactful upgrades to the...

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 Technology (NIST) - Special Programs Office (SPO) with the AAFS Ambassador of Forensic Science Award for...

Read more about OSAC Registry Implementation - Frequently Asked Questions

IEEE Approves Cloud Computing Standard, Aided by NIST

December 21, 2021

On December 8, 2021, the IEEE Standards Association Standards Board approved the IEEE 2302-2021 Standard for Intercloud Interoperability and Federation produced...

NIST Standard Reference Material Supports Clinical Tests for Common Chronic Diseases

December 20, 2021

NIST has developed its first reference material to aid in the measurement of free fatty acids in human blood serum. Most adults who routinely monitor their...

Sneezes, Rain Clouds and Ink Jets: NIST Improves the Ability of Optical Microscopes to Measure the Volume of Microdroplets