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A group of oval-shaped nanoparticles looks like stones on a gray surface.

NIST Researchers Identify Measurement Error Distorting Nanotech Data

Lab Manager

August 7, 2026

A new statistical correction accounts for particle-sizing uncertainty that can obscure relationships between nanoscale structure and performance.

Yicheng Shi wears dark safety glasses as he poses next to a rack of electronics equipment.

Entangled particles cross Washington suburbs, advancing quantum network development

SCIENMAG

August 6, 2026

A quantum signal has completed a difficult journey through 62 kilometers of aerial fiber in the Maryland suburbs, surviving the vibrations, temperature changes...

NIST, UMD, and Qunnect Demonstrate Quantum Entanglement Over 62 km Metropolitan Aerial Fiber

Quantum Computing Report

August 6, 2026

Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the Joint Quantum Institute (JQI) at the University of Maryland, and quantum...

NIST sends ‘spooky’ quantum link from Gaithersburg to College Park

Quantum Zeitgeist

August 5, 2026

Entangled photons successfully traveled 62 kilometers (about 38.5 miles) through commercial fiber optic cables stretching from the National Institute of...

Why NIST Researchers Spent 10 Years Measuring Gravity

IEEE Spectrum

July 28, 2026

Physicists have been trying to measure the fundamental gravitational constant for well over two centuries.

Researcher holds a small white tube filled with wet ceramics and points it toward lab equipment.

NIST Tackles Ceramic 3D Printing’s Measurement Gap

3D Printing Industry

July 24, 2026

Researchers at NIST are developing a reference material, a carefully engineered zirconia slurry, to help ceramic 3D printing produce consistent, reliable parts...

Micrograph of yellow square with lines attached to each corner.

NIST Invests $20 Million to Accelerate Quantum Manufacturing

Lab Manager

July 10, 2026

A new center aims to accelerate quantum manufacturing and advance the commercial readiness of quantum technologies.

NIST Launches Quantum Manufacturing Engineering Center

Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

July 6, 2026

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has launched the Quantum Manufacturing Engineering Center to scale up the production of quantum...

Sae Woo Nam: Visionary pioneer of superconducting single photon detectors

SPIE

July 1, 2026

Asked about Nam’s key accomplishments, former colleague Richard Mirin of the University of California, Santa Barbara, cites Nam’s high efficiency single photon...

Looping video of a synthetic cell with a glowing red circular membrane slowly moving against a black background.

Scientists say they have built a cell from scratch for the first time

CNN

July 1, 2026

Scientists say they have built a cell from scratch for the first time that can feed, grow and replicate like a natural cell. This breakthrough in synthetic...

$100M+ Quantum Industry Growth Driven by New NIST-SRI Center

Quantum Zeitgeist

June 30, 2026

Anticipated growth in the U.S. quantum industry will be driven by a new initiative focused on overcoming key manufacturing hurdles, as the National Institute of...

NIST eyes quantum gains with new research and manufacturing center

IT Pro

June 30, 2026

The US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced plans for a $20 million center to drive quantum research, development, and...

NIST, SRI Launch Quantum Manufacturing Engineering Center

MeriTalk

June 30, 2026

NIST plans an initial $20 million investment in the new center, which will work with industry to address manufacturing challenges that could slow...

SRI International to Build Quantum Manufacturing Engineering Center for NIST

ExecutiveGov

June 30, 2026

The National Institute of Standards and Technology will collaborate with nonprofit organization SRI International to build a Quantum Manufacturing Engineering...

Lasers on the Moon Could Keep Time and Help Spacecraft Navigate

IEEE Spectrum

June 8, 2026

The moon’s south pole is home to permanently shadowed craters, and now researchers are proposing that they could be home to incredibly stable lasers that could...

Why can't we figure out how strong gravity is?

Live Science

June 5, 2026

Despite dozens of experiments over the years, scientists still don't have a precise measurement for gravity's strength. Why is that?

The Moon’s Darkest Craters Could Help Build a Lunar GPS

Tomorrow’s World Today

June 2, 2026

Some of the coldest and darkest places in our solar system sit right on the Moon. Because the Moon does not experience daytime in these craters, the regions...

Getting to the Point of Care: Bringing Manufacturing to the Patient

BioPharm International

May 30, 2026

Point-of-care manufacturing could expand personalized medicine by enabling faster, decentralized drug production, though quality and regulatory hurdles remain.

Sealed in an Envelope for a Decade, Another Surprise in the Quest to Unravel the Mystery of Gravity Emerges

The Debrief

May 30, 2026

A twist on gravity measurement, hidden in a mysterious envelope, may point to a subtle flaw in our understanding of the universe, raising new questions about...

Lunar Craters Offer Ideal Home for Ultrastable Lasers

Optics and Photonics News

May 28, 2026

“As soon as I understood what the permanently shadowed regions can offer, I felt that this would be the most ideal environment for a super-stable laser,” says...

'One of the great unresolved embarrassments of physics': It's been 340 years since Newton and scientists still haven't solved the secret of gravity

Space.com

May 27, 2026

"The mystery is not solved."

Building a better laser on the Moon

Physics World

May 21, 2026

There are craters on the Moon where the Sun never shines – and researchers in the US and Germany have shown that these shady locations would be ideal for...