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According to the Office of the US Surgeon General, approximately one in five deaths annually is related to smoking. Additionally, the economic impact of smoking...
NIST AI 800-3 argues that the statistical validity of LLM evaluations benefits from evaluators explicitly adopting a model for analyzing evaluation results and...
RM 8043 contains eight samples - including three DNA mixtures, as well as two samples degraded by UV light RM 8043 will retain the same sample format as the...
The Initiative will ensure that the next generation of AI is widely adopted with confidence, can function securely on behalf of its users, and can interoperate...
Phase Equilibria Diagrams (PED) Version 6.0 of SRD31 is now commercially available with a new custom windowing system that improves and streamlines use of the...
Neutrinos are the lightest elementary particles in the universe. But exactly how much do they weigh? For three decades, physicists have sought answers to this...
The CHIPS for America funding opportunity will support critical research, prototyping and commercial solutions that advance microelectronics technology in the...
After powering five decades of innovation, Moore’s Law is faltering. Here’s how the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is helping the...
The NIST reference material, called NISTCHO, will help the biopharmaceutical industry develop new drugs more quickly and ensure that they are safe and effective...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that over 40 % of Americans suffer from diabetes-related conditions, including 29 million...
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed one of the first all-in-one instruments for realizing the most up-to...
NIST received requests from scientists in the biopharmaceutical industry, instrument vendors, and from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to develop a...
When a gun is fired, microscopic markings are left on the expelled bullet and cartridge case. Forensic firearm and toolmark examiners compare these markings to...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology Communications Technology Laboratory (NIST CTL) Industrial Wireless Systems (IWS) Team is advancing the next...
Natural erosion and weathering of rocks and soils, as well as inputs from industrial processes, contribute to the mineral content of groundwater, rivers, lakes...
Messenger RNA ( mRNA)-based therapies require a careful assessment of Critical Quality Attributes (CQAs) using various analytical techniques, to ensure...
In early June, over 115 metrologists from state, county, and federal government laboratories gathered with manufacturing and industry laboratory metrologists in...
Do you ever think about how steel can be used for surgical instruments, reinforced concrete, cookware, ball bearings, railroad tracks, generating electricity...
NIST recently hosted a training course for graduate students and early-career researchers at its lab in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The participants learned about...