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At the 2023 INFORMS Annual Meeting, NIST researcher Mehdi Dadfarnia presented research findings based on use of NIST-developed SimPROCESD software, which can
In a presentation to the standards development organization Object Management Group (OMG), NIST’s Charlie Manion and Conrad Bock proposed a way to expand the
NIST’s Industrial Wireless Systems Lab is developing research testbed capabilities to support the IEEE standardization effort, P3388, the Standard for Radio
Annually, NIST selects students for Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF) to work in areas that support its mission. NIST seeks to inspire students
NIST and Intel researchers were awarded best paper at the 19 th IEEE International Conference on Factory Communications Systems (WFCS 2023), in April 2023. The
In February 2023, NIST’s Allison Barnard Feeney addressed several standards for capturing product manufacturing information in a presentation to the Secure Data
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have begun an ambitious project to attack a vexing problem in the semiconductor
Industries may use "condition monitoring systems" (CMS) to monitor machines and enterprises – like production lines – for detrimental or unexpected changes in
Transistors are the building blocks of modern electronics, used in everything from televisions to laptops. As transistors have gotten smaller and more compact
Inside every cellphone lies a tiny mechanical heart, beating several billion times a second. These micromechanical resonators play an essential role in
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have revived and improved a once-reliable technique to identify and count defects in
On November 16, 2021, IEEE initiated the IEEE P1451.p working group, now identified as IEEE P3388, chaired by NIST's Rick Candell and assisted by NIST's Kang
Disclaimer: Any mention of commercial products within NIST web pages is for information only; it does not imply recommendation or endorsement by NIST. The
NIST’s Applied Economic Office released a “ Guide for Environmentally Sustainable Investment Analysis” based on ASTM E3200. This guide presents techniques for
Dr. David Yashar was always interested in finding ways to use practical application of science to improve real systems, so he studied mechanical engineering at
On its surface, the work is deceptively simple: Shoot a high-power laser beam onto a piece of metal for a fraction of a second and see what happens. But
Engineers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) needed a way to secure smart manufacturing systems using the digital thread, so they
Many semiconductor fabricators and research labs are under increasing pressure from, of all things, vacuum. These facilities need to remove greater amounts of
Lasers play roles in many manufacturing processes, from welding car parts to crafting engine components with 3D printers.* To control these tasks, manufacturers
A new study by scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has uncovered a source of error in an industry-standard calibration