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NIST Joins Alliance to Promote Open Wireless Technologies and Supply Chains

January 24, 2023

The O-RAN Alliance develops hardware and software specifications that allow manufacturers and network operators to mix and match products from different vendors

Artifacts, Begone! NIST Improves Its Flagship Device for Measuring Mass

January 18, 2023

In a brightly lit subterranean lab at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) sits a room-sized electromechanical machine called the NIST-4

A gloved hand holds a glass flask partly full of pinkish liquid, with a label in marker saying in part "NISTCHO RCB."

NIST, Partners Develop Living Reference Material for Producing Monoclonal Antibodies

January 11, 2023

Publicly available NISTCHO cell line expands the biomanufacturing and research applications of NIST’s monoclonal antibody standard, NISTmAb.

NIST Develops Yeast Material for Training First Responders on Biothreats

January 4, 2023

Researchers based the material on baker’s yeast because it is harmless and a living biological material.

A yellow buoy with a red base floats in the sea under a blue sky.

Ocean Color System Gets a ‘Refresh,’ Allowing for More Precise and Accurate Measurements

January 3, 2023

NIST, NOAA and other partners have collaborated on an upgrade to an ocean-color sensor called the Marine Optical Buoy, or MOBY.

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.

Wi-Fi Could Help Identify When You’re Struggling to Breathe

December 20, 2022

NIST and its FDA collaborators advanced a technique to use Wi-Fi to sense when someone’s breathing pattern changes, indicating they’re in trouble.

NIST Drafts Revised Guidelines for Digital Identification in Federal Systems

December 16, 2022

The draft publication features updates intended to help fight online crime, preserve privacy and promote equity and usability.

NIST Retires SHA-1 Cryptographic Algorithm

December 15, 2022

The venerable cryptographic hash function has vulnerabilities that make its further use inadvisable.

Superconducting Nanowire Single-Photon Detector

Unveiling the Universe: In 4 New Studies, NIST Explores Novel Ways to Hunt Dark Matter

December 8, 2022

For decades, astronomers and physicists have been trying to solve one of the deepest mysteries about the cosmos: An estimated 85% of its mass is missing.

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

December 8, 2022

Molecular orientation is key to designing better materials.

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!

NIST’s Grid of Quantum Islands Could Reveal Secrets for Powerful Technologies

November 17, 2022

The grids provided playing fields in which electrons could behave in nearly ideal, textbook-like conditions.

Winners Announced in First Phase of UK-US Privacy-Enhancing Technologies Prize Challenges

November 10, 2022

Winning ideas would tackle financial crime and public health emergencies.

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

Research on the Rocks: Combining Neutrons and X-Ray Imaging, NIST Scientists Study Meteorites to Explore the Mystery of How Earth Acquired Its Water

November 3, 2022

Each year, hundreds of meteorites — rocky bodies left over from the formation of the solar system — bombard Earth, delivering minerals, metals and water to our

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NIST Joins Alliance to Promote Open Wireless Technologies and Supply Chains

Artifacts, Begone! NIST Improves Its Flagship Device for Measuring Mass

NIST, Partners Develop Living Reference Material for Producing Monoclonal Antibodies

NIST Develops Yeast Material for Training First Responders on Biothreats

Ocean Color System Gets a ‘Refresh,’ Allowing for More Precise and Accurate Measurements

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

Wi-Fi Could Help Identify When You’re Struggling to Breathe

NIST Drafts Revised Guidelines for Digital Identification in Federal Systems

NIST Retires SHA-1 Cryptographic Algorithm

Unveiling the Universe: In 4 New Studies, NIST Explores Novel Ways to Hunt Dark Matter

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

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

NIST’s Grid of Quantum Islands Could Reveal Secrets for Powerful Technologies

Winners Announced in First Phase of UK-US Privacy-Enhancing Technologies Prize Challenges

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

Research on the Rocks: Combining Neutrons and X-Ray Imaging, NIST Scientists Study Meteorites to Explore the Mystery of How Earth Acquired Its Water

This Simple Material Could Scrub Carbon Dioxide From Power Plant Smokestacks

To Break New Ground With Frequency Combs, a NIST Innovation Plays With the Beat

U.S. Department of Commerce Appoints Members for New Internet of Things Advisory Board

An Entangled Matter-Wave Interferometer: Now With Double the Spookiness!

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

A Machine Learning-Based Solution Could Help Firefighters Circumvent Deadly Backdrafts

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

Forensic Bitemark Analysis Not Supported by Sufficient Data, NIST Draft Review Finds

NIST’s Superconducting Hardware Could Scale Up Brain-Inspired Computing