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Updates to Fundamental Constants Reflect Redefinition of International System of Units

December 16, 2021

The CODATA Task Group on Fundamental Constants recently produced its 2018 update of a self-consistent set of internationally recommended values of the basic...

Measuring Up: Light reflection and transmission

January 4, 2022

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently completed major upgrades to two key instruments serving critical national needs: measuring...

With Fuzzy Nanoparticles, Researchers Reveal a Way to Design Tougher Ballistic Materials

December 13, 2021

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Columbia Engineering have discovered a new method to improve the toughness of...

X Marks the Spot:  Using Privacy Framework Regulatory Crosswalks to Integrate Compliance and Risk Management

Wed, Dec 1 2021, 2:00 - 3:15pm EST

Organizations seeking to leverage data to drive growth and offer innovative products and services can face a unique set

2021 Presidential Rank Award - Charles F. Majkrzak

The Presidential Rank Award honors high-performing senior career employees for "sustained extraordinary accomplishment." https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/senior-executive-service/pres…

Machine Learning Driven Self-correcting Autonomous Metrology Systems (SAMS)

The NIST on a Chip program's autonomous metrology project is developing machine learning systems that extend the usability of advanced quantum and photonic

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NIST Seeks Comments on Concept Paper for AI Risk Management Framework

December 14, 2021

NIST has developed for public review a concept paper for the Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework (AI RMF). The paper incorporates input from a...

NIST to Take Part in US-UK Partnership to Advance Privacy-Enhancing Technologies Via Prize Challenges

December 9, 2021

The US and United Kingdom (UK) will collaborate on bilateral innovation prize challenges to advance privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs). These technologies...

Lakesha Perry is recognized as Outreach Volunteer of the Year Award

LaKesha has contributed to STEM outreach engagement throughout her academic and professional career. She participates in hands-on demonstrations, working with younger children. As an Engineering Technician at the National Institute of Standards and...

Therese McAllister Receives 2021 ASCE Walter P Moore, Jr. Award

In recognition of demonstrated technical expertise in and dedication to the development of structural codes and standards

Judith Mitrani-Reiser Inducted to the Academy of Distinguished Alumni

Dr. Mitrani-Reiser is recognized as a preeminent authority in disaster science and has dedicated her career to reduction of losses from disasters and failures in our built environment. At NIST she provides leadership for national programs, including...

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NIST Joins New International Collaboration for Advancing Machining Science

A new collaborative effort among NIST and the Institute of Manufacturing Engineering and Photonic Technologies ( IFT) located at the Technical University of...

5792 Document Control and Record Keeping

Thu, Apr 14 2022, 2:00 - 4:00pm EDT

This 2-hour webinar will introduce the fundamentals of Laboratory Management System Document Control and Record Keeping

5793 Mass Metrology Seminar

Mon, Apr 25 - Fri, May 6 2022

The Mass Metrology Seminar is a two-week, "hands-on" seminar. It incorporates approximately 30 percent lectures and 70

5791 Basic Uncertainty Concepts

Thu, Mar 17 2022, 2:00 - 4:00pm EDT

This 2-hour webinar provides a very basic introduction to uncertainty calculations and reporting using the 8-step

5790 Internal Auditing Best Practices

Thu, Feb 24 2022, 2:00 - 4:00pm EST

This 2 hour webinar will consider internal auditing techniques and best practices that are used by a metrology

5789 Mass Metrology Seminar

Mon, Feb 28 - Fri, Mar 11 2022

The Mass Metrology Seminar is a two-week, "hands-on" seminar. It incorporates approximately 30 percent lectures and 70

5788 Volume Metrology Seminar

Mon, Feb 14 - Fri, Feb 18 2022

The 5-day OWM Volume Metrology Seminar is designed to enable metrologists to apply fundamental measurement concepts to

5787 Volume Metrology Seminar

Mon, Feb 7 - Fri, Feb 11 2022

The 5-day OWM Volume Metrology Seminar is designed to enable metrologists to apply fundamental measurement concepts to

5786 Fundamentals of Metrology

Mon, Jan 31 - Fri, Feb 4 2022

The 5-day Fundamentals of Metrology seminar introduces participants to the concepts of measurement systems, units

NIST and Autonomous Vehicles

NIST is embarking on a new effort to develop a plan for an autonomous vehicle program. The goal of the effort is to assess areas of support towards the

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NIST Names Pravina Raghavan New Director of Manufacturing Extension Partnership

December 7, 2021

GAITHERSBURG, Md. — The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has selected Pravina Raghavan as the new director of...

Operating Envelope Specification supports automated driving safety measurement, key to testing and public acceptance of automated vehicles

NIST Proposes Operating Envelope Specification Concept to Support Automated Driving Safety

December 6, 2021

NIST released its Special Publication 1900-301, Automated Driving System Safety Measurement Part I: Operating Envelope Specification. It presents a novel...

Teach the New SI

In November 2018, the world’s measurement experts voted and unanimously approved a revision of the International System of Units (SI) that...

NIST Handbooks

NIST Handbook 44: Specifications, Tolerances, and Other Technical Requirements for Weighing and Measuring Devices Current Edition: 2026...

Monitoring, Diagnostics and Prognostics for Manufacturing Operations

Maintaining manufacturing process performance is becoming more challenging as 1) existing equipment becomes older and worn; 2) process complexity increases with

Product Digital Information Visualization and Exploration

The Product Digital Information Visualization and Exploration (ProDIVE) project will deliver standards, methods, and tools to improve interoperability of (i)

Model-based Manufacturing Capability Definition

Model-Based Enterprise (MBE) requires information about the capability (or provided value) of a manufacturing system to enable systems-focused decision making

NIST Handbook 133 - Current Edition

NIST Handbook 133 Checking the Net Contents of Packaged Goods. Current Edition - 2026 as adopted by the 109th National Conference on Weights...

Infrastructure for Agile Manufacturing Data Standards

Manufacturing systems need to transform towards a new service-oriented architecture to benefit from new smart manufacturing technologies such as IIoT, AI, and

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