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Using detailed simulations, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and their collaborators have demonstrated that a class of...
The winning projects were competitively selected following a call for innovative proposals that address technical needs related to NIST’s research areas.
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed one of the first all-in-one instruments for realizing the most up-to...
Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have taken a crucial step forward in building a large-scale quantum communications...
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and their colleagues have overcome a key obstacle to measuring gas pressure with a...
Using an electron beam to image the tiniest of defects and patterns on microchips, the scanning electron microscope (SEM) has long been a mainstay of the...
NIST has continuously positioned itself at the forefront of high-power laser calibrations for over three decades [1]. To better meet needs of the manufacturing...
“Air Power alone does not guarantee America’s security, but I believe it best exploits the nation’s greatest asset – our technical skill” -Gen. Hoyt Vandenberg...
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Researchers have demonstrated that a strange type of quantum particle called the anyon, believed to exist in only two dimensions, can also be created in one...
The NIST Industrial Wireless System team has published a new dataset titled "Electromagnetic Interference Measurements from Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) Arc Welding...
For several years, NIST’s Industrial Wireless Systems Project Leader Rick Candell and his team have led the working group developing the draft IEEE 3388...
On February 5, 2025, NIST researchers presented the results of their highly successful Innovation in Measurement Science (IMS) project, “The World’s Best IIoT...
It’s hard enough to track the interactions of even a handful of quantum particles, but physicist Alexey Gorshkov has taken on an even more daunting task. He...
NIST researcher Dr. Eugene Song and Mr. Sridhar Kowdley from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) co-presented on...
NIST’s Mr. Kang B. Lee, a long-time NIST staff member and currently an associate with the Industrial Wireless Systems Project team after his retirement, was...
On December 8, 2024, Dr. Eugene Song was recognized at the 2024 IEEE Standards Association (SA) Awards Ceremony held in Somerset, New Jersey. At this annual...
On January 15, 2025, NIST held its 52 nd Annual Awards Ceremony in Gaithersburg Maryland, and Boulder, Colorado. At this celebratory event, several NIST Smart...
For more than three decades, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has calibrated the wavelengths of lasers used in industry, academia, and...
Sensors capable of detecting individual photons of visible light have become essential for applications ranging from imaging faint galaxies to quantum computing...
NIST researcher Dr. Eugene Song and Prof. Hiroaki Nishi (Keio University, Japan) presented a research paper titled “Security for IEEE P1451.1.6-based Sensor...
NIST researcher Dr. Eugene Song, Dr. Helbert da Rocha (University of Beira Interior, Portugal), and collaborators demonstrated an online tool called the IEEE...
On November 18, 2024, the NIST Industrial Wireless Research Team, led by NIST research leader Rick Candell, met with the National Electrical Manufacturers...