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Mahima Arora sits in a red car that is outfitted with special equipment for autonomous vehicle testing.

Spotlight: Mahima Arora and Autonomous Vehicle Testing

September 24, 2024

As a robotics engineer at NIST, Mahima works on systems interactions of autonomous vehicles.

New Smoke Alarms Are Better at Detecting Fires but Still Beep for Bacon

September 18, 2024

NIST research in a kitchen fire laboratory shows that updated smoke detectors still produce nuisance alarms during cooking.

NIST Provides Update on Champlain Towers South Investigation

September 12, 2024

Work continues to determine cause of the 2021 tragedy and to develop science-based recommendations to improve building safety.

NIST’s Long Phan and Marc Levitan Receive Service to America Medal

September 10, 2024

The award recognizes their efforts to develop standards and building codes to make structures resistant to tornadoes.

Ashley Hartwell, a researcher, stands in her office and writes concepts down on a glass board.

Spotlight: A Q&A With NIST Engineer Ashley Hartwell

July 15, 2024

Ashley, an early-career engineer, studies ways to reduce waste and recycle efficiently.

Tornadoes Are Deadly. These New Building Codes Will Save Lives.

July 9, 2024

NIST research has led to the first building code provision for tornado resilience.

Spotlight: NIST Researchers Are Helping Make Communities More Resilient Through Wind Tunnel Testing of Building Models

June 11, 2024

NIST researchers are helping by evaluating building structures through wind tunnel testing.

NIST Publishes Automated Vehicles Workshop Report

June 4, 2024

NIST held a virtual workshop in September 2023 on Standards and Performance Metrics for On-Road Automated Vehicles, attracting over 600 attendees from industry

UV Disinfection Lights Can Cause Indoor Air Pollution

May 30, 2024

Further research is needed to understand how to minimize the unintended byproducts of ultraviolet light.

Staff Spotlight - Dr. Ankit Sharma

March 21, 2024

We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Ankit Sharma has joined the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) as an Associate (PREP) in the

Two men stand a table in a warehouse space, looking at a broken piece of concrete that one is holding.

NIST to Provide Public Update on Hurricane Maria and Champlain Towers South Investigations During Advisory Committee Meeting March 6-7, 2024

March 4, 2024

The meeting will be livestreamed each day.

NIST Automated Vehicles Team Visits Virginia Tech Transportation Institute to Discuss Collaborative Efforts

March 1, 2024

On February 28-29, 2024, the NIST Automated Vehicles team , representing multiple NIST laboratories, visited the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI)

NIST Engineer Glenn Bell Elected to the National Academy of Engineering

February 26, 2024

Bell specializes in forensic engineering, or the study of structural failures.

Spotlight: Coders Wanted for Robotics Prize Challenge Offered by NIST

February 1, 2024

If you’re a coder with working knowledge of C++, Python and ROS, we have a prize challenge for you.

Groups of people sit or lie in a parking lot surrounded by low buildings as fires burn in the forest beyond.

NIST and NSF Award Nearly $7.1 Million to 15 Universities to Support Disaster Resilience

January 18, 2024

The grants will fund research that will improve the ability of buildings, infrastructure and communities to withstand severe natural hazards.

The graphic depicts a firefighter wearing protective turnout gear with a diagram of the three layers of the gear, which are the outer shell, the moisture barrier and thermal barrier.

Wear and Tear May Cause Firefighter Gear to Release More ‘Forever Chemicals’

January 16, 2024

Are firefighters at risk of increased exposure to cancer-causing chemicals in their protective clothing?

NIST Launches Exploratory Digital Twins Study

January 1, 2024

Digital Twins represent a growing global marketplace valued at over $8.6 billion in 2022 and forecasted to reach $138 billion by 2030. The NIST internal

A researcher wearing a face mask gestures to a Christmas tree set up in a metallic box with a large spotlight shining on it.

Live Christmas Trees Affect Indoor Air Chemistry, NIST Researchers Find

December 22, 2023

Many families enjoy the fresh fragrance of a real tree. That smell comes from chemicals called volatile organic compounds (VOCs).

Flood protection sandbags buffer waters around flooded homes with rescue team pushing boat through flooded streets.

In National Climate Assessment, NIST Offers New Insights on Community Resilience and Adaptation

December 4, 2023

NIST researchers contributed to chapters that explore how communities can adapt to climate change while promoting the fair treatment and meaningful involvement

Working With Workspace Words: NIST Helps Compose Technical Language Processing Tutorial at PHM 23

December 1, 2023

NIST helped to foster awareness, debate, and education at the Technical Language Processing (TLP) Tutorial of the 15 th Annual Conference of the Prognostics and

Spotlight: Using Robots to Assess Photovoltaic Cells

October 4, 2023

How can we make photovoltaic cells (such as those used for solar panels) work more efficiently, even in diffuse or indirect light?

A slab of concrete with ragged edges sits on a warehouse floor as researchers use equipment to extract core samples.

NIST Provides Update on Investigation Into the Collapse of Champlain Towers South

September 7, 2023

Preliminary evaluations show additional deviations from design in pool deck construction, no underground voids.

NIST Earthquake Engineering Group Members Conduct a Preliminary Earthquake Reconnaissance Mission to Turkey

August 31, 2023

In the early morning hours of February 6, 2023, a M W 7.8 earthquake occurred in Turkey, followed by four additional earthquakes throughout the day with MW of 5

NIST Issues New Guidance for Emergency Response During Wildfires

August 23, 2023

Lessons learned from the 2018 Camp Fire in California include strategies for protecting lives when there is not enough time to safely evacuate all residents.

AI Can Accurately Predict Potentially Fatal Cardiac Events in Firefighters

July 11, 2023

Training a machine-learning model with real-life data from firefighters was key.

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