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Seven Organizations Selected for Virtual Site Visits for 2021 Baldrige Award

August 30, 2021

Seven U.S. organizations have been selected to receive site visits this fall, proceeding to the final stage of the examination process for the 2021 Malcolm...

NIST Technical Series Publications: Proposed Publication Identifier Syntax

August 27, 2021

The NIST Research Library, manages publication of the NIST Technical Series publications. The NIST Research Library is proposing a new publication identifier...

Space Cybersecurity Symposium II: Applied Cybersecurity for Space

Wed, Oct 13 2021, 10:00am - 2:30pm EDT

Note: Captions are forthcoming The Department of Commerce (DOC) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) invite you

Improving Cybersecurity in Supply Chains: NIST’s Public-Private Partnership

NEW | Journey towards the CSF 2.0 AND the RFI Summary Analysis NIST recently announced a new effort to work with the private sector and...

NIST Establishes Expert Team to Investigate the Champlain Towers South Collapse

August 25, 2021

GAITHERSBURG, Md. — The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced today the expert team members who will...

NIST Study Gives Animal Testing Alternatives a Confidence Boost

May 17, 2022

Researchers at NIST have worked with the CPSC and Inotiv Inc. to produce a new protocol for screening skin allergens.

Standing Portrait of Foundry Workers in Time of COVID-19

NIST Awards Nearly $1.5 Million to MEP Centers in Arizona and Iowa

August 23, 2021

The U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) has made two cooperative...

New pipeline visualizes STEP and QIF data using augmented reality

August 25, 2021

Imagine a manufacturer picking up a machined part and being able to see data on that part’s geometry, how it’s assembled, and its product manufacturing...

New version of the STEP File Analyzer and Viewer is released

August 23, 2021

STEP (ISO 10303) is a widely-used standard for representing and exchanging data about manufactured parts and assemblies. NIST and the Systems Integration...

Kicking off NIST AI Risk Management Framework

Tue, Oct 19 - Thu, Oct 21 2021

Workshop #1 This virtual Artificial Intelligence (AI) Risk Management Framework (RMF) workshop will support NIST’s goal

ACMD Seminar: Computational Molecular Biology and SARS-CoV-2

Tuesday, September 14, 2021 A video of this talk is available to NIST staff in the Math channel on NISTube, which is accessible from the...

Common Solar Tech Can Power Smart Devices Indoors, NIST Study Finds

August 19, 2021

Any time you turn on a light at home or in the office, you are expending energy. But what if flipping the light switch meant producing energy too? We usually...

Exploring quantum gravity—for whom the pendulum swings.

August 18, 2021

When it comes to a marriage with quantum theory, gravity is the lone holdout among the four fundamental forces in nature. The three others—the electromagnetic...

5764 Weights and Measures Inspections - Evidence, Search and Seizure, and Due Process

Tue, Oct 26 2021, 11:00am - 1:30pm EDT

This 2.5 hour webinar will provide an overview on how the U.S. Constitution, the Bill of Rights, Laws, and Court

5763 LPG (Propane) -Verifying the Net Contents of 20 lb Cylinders (Part 1)

Thu, Oct 21 2021, 11:00am - 4:00pm EDT

PART 1 "Exchange Locations and Vending Machines" This 5-hour webinar will include a morning and afternoon session, with

5762 NIST Handbook 133 - How to Test Animal Bedding

Wed, Oct 20 2021, 11:00am - 1:00pm EDT

This 2-hour webinar will teach and demonstrate the test procedure for verifying the useable volume declaration on

5761 NIST Handbook 133 - Overview of Handbook 133

Thu, Oct 14 2021, 11:00am - 1:30pm EDT

This 2.5-hour webinar provides a complete overview of NIST Handbook 133, "Checking the Net Contents of Packaged Goods"

5760 NIST Handbook 130 - Overview of the Uniform Packaging and Labeling Regulation

Thu, Oct 7 2021, 11:00am - 1:00pm EDT

This 2-hour webinar provides an overview of NIST Handbook 130, Uniform Laws and Regulations, "Uniform Packaging and

NIST Reference Material for Hydrogen in Titanium Now in Pin Form

August 16, 2021

Hydrogen in titanium and other metal alloys can cause embrittlement, leading to fractures in manufactured parts. A popular NIST reference material for...

Comments Received on A Proposal for Identifying and Managing Bias in Artificial Intelligence (SP 1270)

We are seeking your feedback on our recently released first draft document of “ A Proposal for Identifying and Managing Bias in Artificial...

NICE Symposium: A Coordinated Approach to Supply Chain Threats

Tue, Nov 16 2021, 1:00 - 5:00pm EST

The NICE Symposium: A Coordinated Approach to Supply Chain Threats is a half-day symposium that serves as a precursor to

Data-Driven Network Optimization for Future Wireless Systems

In today’s rapidly evolving wireless communication landscape, where network complexity continues to rise, data-driven network optimization is essential to

Scientists Discover Crystal Exhibiting Exotic Spiral Magnetism

August 19, 2021

An exotic form of magnetism has been discovered and linked to an equally exotic type of electrons, according to scientists who analyzed a new crystal in which...

A man in a lab coat and safety glasses looks up at petri dishes he is holding.

Spotlight: Scott Jackson’s Living in a Microbial World

August 4, 2021

Scott Jackson is not alone in this picture. It’s him, and his microbiome. The human microbiome is defined as all the microbes that live in and on the human body...

NDN Community Meeting 2021

Thu, Oct 28 - Fri, Oct 29 2021

The Named Data Networking Community Meeting 2021 will be hosted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology

Plan for Federal AI Standards Engagement

NIST has released a plan for prioritizing federal agency engagement in the development of standards for artificial intelligence (AI) per the...

Neutrons Help Measure Cell Membrane Viscosity — and Reveal Its Basis

August 12, 2021

We now have a clearer picture of the lightning-fast molecular dance occurring within the membrane that encloses each cell in our body, revealed in part by...

Tony Kearsley 2021 Winner of the Excellence in Research in Applied Mathematics Award

For outstanding contributions in the application of mathematics with impact in a broad range of fields, including physics, chemistry, biotechnology, and engineering.

Expand Year-Round

Help i nspire, engage, and inform the public about the demand, opportunities, and multiple career options available within the area of...

Polymer-grafted nanoparticle measured by RSoXS

Resonant Soft X-ray Scattering (RSoXS)

Resonant soft X-ray scattering (RSoXS) is an emerging characterization technique that derives contrast from features in soft X-ray spectroscopy. RSoXS is a

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