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A recent study by the W.E. Upjohn Institute found the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP)...
The Department of Commerce is seeking information on the impact of Federal permitting requirements on the construction and expansion of domestic manufacturing...
It is often the case that a valuable new industrial capability brings with it a whole new set of challenges for measurement science -- and thus, inevitably, for...
When you walk into the laboratory that houses NIST’s newest coordinate measuring machine (CMM), you might be puzzled at first about how engineers got it into...
BOULDER, Colo. – Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have just completed a multiyear study to identify the “best”...
" A Message from the MML Director" appears in each edition of Material Matters, the quarterly magazine of NIST's Material Measurement Lab. This letter from MML...
We see the world in reflection: Nearly all the light that enters our eyes has bounced off something first, bringing with it information about the nature of the...
Providing wireless communications in a factory, plant or other industrial environment these days means more than just helping employees talk with each other...
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) program has awarded a total of nearly $12 million...
GAITHERSBURG, Md. – Manufacturing USA is working. That’s the overarching conclusion of an independent study conducted by Deloitte with funding from the U.S...
The worldwide market for additive manufacturing (AM) products and services is projected to exceed US$6.5 billion by 2019 [1]. Despite this prediction, there are...
NIST is frequently asked to provide unusual, sometimes downright exotic, measurements and calibrations in support of U.S. commerce. But even old hands in the...
Sometimes lab research leads to a discovery that’s commercially viable enough to start a company. But for scientists with little business experience, making the...
NEWARK, Del.— U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker announced today an award of $70 million to the new National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) plans to publish a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) in fiscal year 2017 (FY17), subject to the...
Additive manufacturing (AM) is a high-priority technology growth area for U.S. manufacturers. Innovative AM processes that fabricate parts layer-by-layer...
In science, sometimes the best discoveries come when you’re exploring something else entirely. That’s the case with recent findings from the National Institute...
Throwing a perfect strike in virtual bowling doesn’t require your gaming system to precisely track the position and orientation of your swinging arm. But if you...
To spur significant innovation and growth in advanced manufacturing, as well as save over $100 billion annually, U.S. industry must rectify currently unmet...
GAITHERSBURG, MD.—Researchers at the U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) celebrated Manufacturing Day today by...
As part of a multiyear effort to make the most of its federal investment in U.S. manufacturing, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has...
From GPS to genetics, sensors to cell phones, many of today’s technological advances have been enabled or developed through federal research programs. Of the...
If your work involves sensing, measuring or using ultraviolet light, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has great news for you: Granite...
The U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded approximately $5 million to pilot several projects that will...