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NIIMBL Announces $15.8M to Fund 14 New Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Projects

August 10, 2022

The National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals (NIIMBL) is pleased to announce approximately $15.8M in planned project activities

NIST Launches New iEdison System for Reporting Federally Funded Inventions

August 9, 2022

The new system will make it easier for grantees and contractors to comply with reporting requirements.

NIST Researcher Describes 'EasyTrust' for Digital Data Defense in Manufacturing

August 1, 2022

NIST has aided manufacturing's transition from paper-based representations – like 2D blueprints – to digital representations, such as 3D graphics, as well as

NIST Researcher Proposes Modeling Language Upgrade to OMG Standards Organization

August 1, 2022

In June 2022, NIST's Conrad Bock proposed upgrades for the Systems Modeling Language ( SysML 2) to the standards development organization, Object Management

A hollow semicircle of metal has much thinner metal scaffolding inside the hollow area.

NIST Awards Nearly $4 Million to Support Metals-Based Additive Manufacturing

July 26, 2022

The grants will help address current and future barriers to widespread adoption of metals-based additive manufacturing through measurement science research.

Out of the Shadows: New Imaging Method Reveals Concealed Objects

July 19, 2022

A new way of imaging concealed objects, devised by a researcher at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and his colleagues, might take all

NIST Researcher Addresses IEEE Workshop on Wireless Systems' Future in Industry

July 1, 2022

On May 31, 2022, NIST's Rick Candell gave the keynote address to IEEE's workshop on Performance Assessment of Industrial Wireless Systems. The workshop was

test set up "Supervisor" wirelessly synchronizes timing of two robots' movements

NIST and Industry Researchers Make Advances in Wireless Time-Sensitive Networking

July 1, 2022

Advances in the Internet of Things and artificial intelligence are part of a new industrial revolution to make manufacturing faster, better, and cheaper. These

Manufacturing worker standing by equipment

MEP National Network: Meeting the Challenges of 2020 and 2021

June 30, 2022

CARES Act Authorization and Funding On March 27, 2020, the president signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) to

On the Road to Tiny Transistors, How Flat is Flat?

June 21, 2022

Transistors are the building blocks of modern electronics, used in everything from televisions to laptops. As transistors have gotten smaller and more compact

Four 3D models of 3D printing designs. The top two are spherical, bottom two are different shapes.

Updated Standard Provides Fundamental 3D-Printing Design Guidance to Streamline Production

June 9, 2022

The standard identifies important features unique to 3D printing and outlines how they should be documented.

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

Closeup photo shows person wearing blue gloves using tweezers to work on a semiconductor circuit board.

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.

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

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

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

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

Protecting control systems against cyberattacks

NIST Releases Cybersecurity Guide for Manufacturing Control Systems

March 1, 2022

The IBM X-Force Threat Intelligence Index 2022 stated “For the first time in five years, manufacturing outpaced finance and insurance in the number of

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

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