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NIST-Developed Quantum Sensors Improve Nuclear Monitoring

September 10, 2026

New X-ray measurements will allow scientists to more accurately monitor nuclear material at power plants and weapons facilities.

Inside the 2026 NCWM Annual Meeting: Key Decisions, Technical Updates, and National Leadership Recognition

September 8, 2026

The National Council on Weights and Measures ( NCWM) met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from July 26 to 30, 2026, for its 111th Annual Meeting, as the country...

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Where Design Inspires Learning: NIST Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program

September 8, 2026

Returning to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) this summer was an exciting opportunity to continue the work I started during...

My Introduction to Laboratory Metrology: NIST Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program

September 8, 2026

I heard about the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program during high school and am glad...

Digitalized Standards – Progress Towards the Next Generation of Standards Delivery

September 8, 2026

The NIST Office of Weights and Measures (OWM) has been working with the International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML) on developing digitalized...

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NIST Researchers Supersize Quantum Technology to Help Detect Faint Photons

August 24, 2026

Our everyday life is flooded with photons, the quantum building blocks of light. For cutting-edge technology, from quantum computing to deep-tissue imaging...

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NIST Researchers Correct Common Error Confounding Nanotech Measurements

August 6, 2026

The scientists offer a practical solution that relies on accounting for measurement errors before testing materials or developing products.

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‘Spooky’ Particles Transit DC Suburbs, a Step Toward a Quantum Network

August 5, 2026

The achievement shows that fragile quantum entanglement can survive even in tough, real-world conditions.

Welcome 2026 SURF Fellows

July 14, 2026

The Office of Weights and Measures (OWM) is happy to welcome Dominick Mendez and Yoon Thwel and who are serving as a 2026 Summer Undergraduate Research...

NIST Recognition and Accreditation Services for the State Lab Program

July 14, 2026

NIST recognition and accreditation programs announced in May 2026 the streamlining of services for participants in the NIST Handbook 143 Recognition Program...

2026 International Conference of Weighing

July 13, 2026

David Sefcik and Jan Konijnenburg from the NIST Office of Weights and Measures, together with Leon Chao from the NIST Fundamental Electrical Measurements Group...

New NIST Special Publication 2200 on Cannabis Scale Suitability

July 10, 2026

In the last several years, the sale and use of cannabis products have been legalized in multiple States in the United States. With this legalization comes the...

Measure, Mix, and Learn with NIST Metric Recipes

July 10, 2026

Transform your classroom or home kitchen into a hands-on culinary laboratory by swapping volume cups for a digital scale. NIST Metric Recipes: Measure. Mix...

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OWM Vehicle and Axle-load Scale Training

July 10, 2026

NIST OWM conducted a Vehicle and Axle-load Scales training class from June 22 to 25, 2026, in Frankfort, KY, for twenty-four participants representing 12 state...

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NIST Launches Center to Drive the Manufacture of Quantum Technologies

June 29, 2026

NIST has announced an agreement with SRI International to establish the Quantum Manufacturing Engineering Center (QMEC).

Shooting for the Moon: Ultrastable Lasers in Dark Craters Could Enable Lunar Navigation, Precision Timekeeping, New Science

May 18, 2026

Lunar craters in permanent shadow could be ideal locations for building the most stable optical lasers ever made.

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News and Updates

NIST-Developed Quantum Sensors Improve Nuclear Monitoring

Inside the 2026 NCWM Annual Meeting: Key Decisions, Technical Updates, and National Leadership Recognition

Where Design Inspires Learning: NIST Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program

My Introduction to Laboratory Metrology: NIST Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program

Digitalized Standards – Progress Towards the Next Generation of Standards Delivery

NIST Researchers Supersize Quantum Technology to Help Detect Faint Photons

NIST Researchers Correct Common Error Confounding Nanotech Measurements

‘Spooky’ Particles Transit DC Suburbs, a Step Toward a Quantum Network

Welcome 2026 SURF Fellows

NIST Recognition and Accreditation Services for the State Lab Program

2026 International Conference of Weighing

New NIST Special Publication 2200 on Cannabis Scale Suitability

Measure, Mix, and Learn with NIST Metric Recipes

OWM Vehicle and Axle-load Scale Training

NIST Launches Center to Drive the Manufacture of Quantum Technologies

Shooting for the Moon: Ultrastable Lasers in Dark Craters Could Enable Lunar Navigation, Precision Timekeeping, New Science

NIST Weighs In on the Mystery of the Gravitational Constant

Any Color You Like: NIST Scientists Create ‘Any Wavelength’ Lasers in Tiny Circuits for Light

NIST Researchers Develop Photonic Chip Packaging That Can Withstand Extreme Environments

Announcing the 2026 OWM “Info Hours” Series

Where Design Meets Science: My NIST PREP Internship

Spotlight: Electromagnetic Proton Trap at the NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR)

Spotlight: Scientists Can Measure Laser Power Using HALO

NIST Physicists Bring Unruly Molecules to the Quantum Party

What Time Is It on Mars? NIST Physicists Have the Answer.

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