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Manufacturing

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The PSCR Pulse Accelerator

January 3, 2023

The closeout of the NIST PSCR Pulse Accelerator Program last year brings exciting impacts across the board for public safety, with technology-based businesses

NIST and AIM Photonics Team Up on High Frequency Optical/Electronic Chips

December 20, 2022

This collaborative effort will enable new chip designs for high-speed communications.

Reliable Flow for Chip Makers

December 13, 2022

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have begun an ambitious project to attack a vexing problem in the semiconductor

The NIIMBL eXperience

December 12, 2022

Join us for the 2023 NIIMBL eXperience The NIIMBL eXperience is an exclusive in-person, all expenses paid immersion program that offers you real-world insight

Molecules Have an Orientation, and Scientists Have a New Way to Measure It

December 8, 2022

Molecular orientation is key to designing better materials.

Are Condition Monitoring Systems Worth It? NIST Researchers Offer Way to Evaluate

December 1, 2022

Industries may use "condition monitoring systems" (CMS) to monitor machines and enterprises – like production lines – for detrimental or unexpected changes in

NIST Researchers Report on Industrial Wireless, Time-Sensitive Networking Demonstration

December 1, 2022

At the IECON 2022 Conference in Brussels, Belgium, October 2022, NIST's Industrial Wireless Systems researchers reported on their demonstration of wireless

NIST Leader Helps Develop ISO Standard Enabling Production Systems to Read Unique Data

December 1, 2022

In November 2022, NIST's Allison Barnard Feeney, Group Leader of Smart Connected Manufacturing Systems, contributed to ISO 10303 working group's development of

NIST Manufacturing Simulation Software Gets Interest from University and Government

December 1, 2022

Earlier in 2022, NIST researchers released a simulation package that models the behavior of "discrete manufacturing systems," which include the production and

A grayscale scanning electron microscope image of a human hair with the letters N-I-S-T across it.

NIST Finds a Sweet New Way to Print Microchip Patterns on Curvy Surfaces

November 25, 2022

An accidental discovery at NIST could improve the reach of microprinting using candy. Pretty sweet!

NIIMBL Awards over $200k to Expand eXperience Program

November 15, 2022

The National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals (NIIMBL) has awarded over $200k in funding to launch the 2023 NIIMBL eXperience

Entering a New Phase: NIST Technique Simultaneously Locates Multiple Defects on Microchip Circuits

November 3, 2022

Defective computer chips are the bane of the semiconductor industry. Even a seemingly minor flaw in a chip packed with billions of electrical connections might

NIIMBL and BioPhorum Announce Buffer Skid Data and Design for Open Access

November 1, 2022

The National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals (NIIMBL) in collaboration with BioPhorum is pleased to announce that the data and

NIIMBL Pilots Biopharma Manufacturing Program to High School Students in NC

November 1, 2022

The National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals (NIIMBL) launches NIIMBL bioLOGIC, a pilot program designed to bring awareness to and

nucleic acid nanotechnology illustration

A Revolution Still in the Making: NIST Researchers Chart the Future of Nucleic Acid Nanotechnology

October 27, 2022

Trapped in a microscopic cage made of strands of DNA, molecules of a life-saving drug course through the bloodstream of a cancer patient. Only when receptors on

New NIIMBL Whitepaper Addresses Innovation for Today’s Biopharma Talent Pipeline

October 25, 2022

The National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals (NIIMBL) issues Innovation of the Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Talent Pipeline, a

Omar Aboul-Enein poses next to a silver and blue robotic arm in a lab setting.

Spotlight: Mobile Robots Traversing the Factory Floor

October 25, 2022

In manufacturing plants, robotic arms are typically fastened down in one spot, repeating a single task over and over. While stationary machines are already

Pioneering the Future of Semiconductor Measurement Techniques

October 18, 2022

Today, CD-SAXS (critical dimension small angle X-ray scattering) is an industry-wide measurement technique for next-generation semiconductor fabrication

NIST Announces Awards to Manufacturing Centers in Kentucky, Nebraska, Rhode Island and South Dakota

October 17, 2022

The centers will provide services to small and medium-sized manufacturers in their states.

A circular silicon wafer with rainbow reflections lies flat while a worker uses a small tool to touch the edge.

CHIPS for America Seeks Public Input on Financial Incentives, New Institutes for Semiconductor Manufacturing

October 13, 2022

“It is critically important to our prosperity and national security that we reestablish our leadership role in semiconductor manufacturing,” said Under

Presidential Proclamation on National Manufacturing Day, 2022

October 7, 2022

Manufacturing is the backbone of America, powering our economy and building our middle class. Over the past year and a half, we have been making “Buy American”

NIIMBL Releases the First Industry-wide Biomanufacturing Readiness Level Framework for Biologics

October 3, 2022

The National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals (NIIMBL) announces a Biomanufacturing Readiness Levels (BRLs) framework to lay the