Rich Press

Feature Stories

Who Was Detective X?

In the gangster era of Prohibition and the Great Depression, a physicist at the National Bureau of Standards, now NIST

Black background. Photo of a penny. Next to the penny is a tiny amount of a white powder.

Safe, Efficient, Reliable: New Science in the Fight Against Killer Drugs

NIST researchers give law enforcement and public health experts new tools to combat fentanyl and other synthetic drugs.

Masks Under the Microscope

To understand how something works, it helps to see it up close. A team of researchers took this approach when studying

A Speed Gun for Photosynthesis

How fast is that plant pulling CO2 out of the atmosphere? You may soon be able to point a sensor at it to find out.

Measuring the Sensitivity of COVID Tests With New Material From NIST

NIST researchers have produced synthetic gene fragments from SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. This material

News

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

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.

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

December 8, 2022

Molecular orientation is key to designing better materials.

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

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Publications

NIST Scientific Foundation Reviews

December 18, 2020

Author(s)

John M. Butler, Hariharan K. Iyer, Richard A. Press, Melissa Taylor, Peter Vallone, Sheila Willis

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is a scientific research agency that works to advance measurement science, standards, and technology

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Rich Press (Fed)

Science Writer and Public Affairs Specialist