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NIST Industrial Wireless Technical Interest Group (IWSTIG)

May 17, 2022

In May 2017, NIST formed a technical working group to develop best practices guidelines in selecting and deploying industrial wireless solutions within

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NIST Awards Funding to Strengthen Advanced Manufacturing for Critical and Emerging Technologies

May 12, 2022

Each award of up to $300,000 will fund projects to address national priorities such as manufacturing of critical infrastructure.

PowerAmerica Receives $5M NIST Cooperative Agreement to Help Native American Communities Better Prepare for Future Pandemics

May 9, 2022

PowerAmerica has been awarded a $5 million cooperative agreement from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to help Native American

Your Clothes Can Have an Afterlife

May 9, 2022

Only about 15% of used clothes and other textiles in the United States get reused or recycled. The other 85% head straight to the landfill or incinerator. This

NIST Seeks Inputs on its Draft Guide to Operational Technology Security

April 26, 2022

NIST has released its public draft of NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-82r3, Guide to Operational Technology (OT) Security. This is the third revision of NIST

The Force Behind the Mask: How American Ingenuity is Saving the U.S. from a PPE Disaster

April 21, 2022

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded AFFOA (Advanced Functional Fabrics of America) and 16 cross

NIST Releases Study on Blockchain and Related Technologies for Manufacturing Supply Chain Traceability

April 20, 2022

Manufacturing supply chains are increasingly susceptible to disruptions and are targets for bad actors seeking to steal proprietary information and/or sabotage

NIST MEP Helps Manufacturers Respond to the Pandemic and Thrive Despite It

April 5, 2022

GAITHERSBURG, Md. — The Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP), a program of the U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and

NIST Awards Funding to Strengthen Advanced Manufacturing for Microelectronics, Digital and Biomanufacturing

April 1, 2022

GAITHERSBURG, Md. — The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded a total of $1.2 million to four

The three categories of standards (Management, Goal Setting, and Measurement) related to SASB discussed in Escoto et al. (2022).

Becoming sustainable can be good for business too

March 2, 2022

Sustainability is becoming a selling point for many customers, and small and medium manufacturers (SMMs) up and down supply chains are being pushed to address

Commerce Department Awards $54 Million in American Rescue Act Grants to Increase Access to Advanced Manufacturing Opportunities

February 28, 2022

GAITHERSBURG, Md. — The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded nearly $54 million in grants for 13 high

VTTI, NIST Provide Tool for Quantifying Automated Driving Conditions

February 16, 2022

A new online tool, the Operational Design Domain Element Quantification Prototype, was developed and made available for use by Virginia Tech Transportation

NIST Researchers Receive Award for Manufacturing Cybersecurity Guidelines, Achieving Wider Use

February 15, 2022

On January 12, 2022, NIST presented the Department of Commerce Bronze Medal to Keith Stouffer, Timothy Zimmerman, CheeYee Tang, Michael Pease, and Jeffrey

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Businesses Run by Minorities, Women and Vets Disproportionately Affected by Pandemic, NIST, NOAA Study Finds

February 14, 2022

By many measures, 2020 — a year dominated by an emerging pandemic and overrun with natural disasters — was bad for business. A multitude of variables affected

Strobe Light for 5G: NIST Imaging System Spotlights the Tiny Mechanical Hearts at the Core of Every Cellphone

February 4, 2022

Inside every cellphone lies a tiny mechanical heart, beating several billion times a second. These micromechanical resonators play an essential role in

NIST Researchers Resurrect and Improve a Technique for Detecting Transistor Defects

February 3, 2022

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have revived and improved a once-reliable technique to identify and count defects in

NIST Announces Funding Opportunity for Manufacturing Centers in Kentucky, Nebraska, Rhode Island and South Dakota

January 26, 2022

GAITHERSBURG, Md. — The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is accepting applications from eligible

32 New NIIMBL Projects Funded Under the American Rescue Plan

January 21, 2022

Today, the National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals (NIIMBL) announced 32 coronavirus response projects to multiple organizations

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DOC FY 2020 Tech Transfer Report Highlights Success in Disease Detection, Space Weather Forecasting and More

January 6, 2022

GAITHERSBURG, Md. — The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) has released the “Annual Report on Technology Transfer: Approach, Plans, Fiscal Year 2020 Activities

Cell towers broadcast signals through two trees, one of which has green leaves while the other is bare. A cellphone behind the greenery indicates a poorer signal than the phone behind the bare tree.

NIST Helps Next-Generation Cell Technology See Past the Greenery

January 4, 2022

As 5G technology gets fully implemented over the next several years, cellphones and other wireless tech will grow more powerful with increased data flow and

NIST Names Joannie Chin as Director of Its Engineering Laboratory

December 20, 2021

GAITHERSBURG, Md. — The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has selected Joannie Chin to lead its Engineering

NIST Awards More Than $3.5 Million to High-Tech Small Businesses to Support Innovations in Manufacturing, Medical Diagnostics and More

December 7, 2021

GAITHERSBURG, Md. — The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded more than $3.5 million in funding to 17

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