Credit: BIPM/NIST The modern metric system — known as the International System of Units, or SI — is a model of consistency and logic. But in some cases, the logic seems to break down. In this blog post, we’ll explore some of these quirks and why they ( …
Illustration of a photonic integrated circuit, with components bonded using a technique that enables the circuit to survive and operate in extreme environments. Credit: NIST Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have …
NIST researcher Susana Deustua works on a telescope. Credit: M. King/NIST Many of modern astronomy’s achievements can be traced back to relatively unknown women who painstakingly cataloged the stars in the early 1900s. Called the Harvard Computers ( …
NIST’s fingerprint dataset SD 302 includes 10,000 fingerprint images, including this one from the sticky side of a postage stamp. The dataset is now completely annotated with details such as the colorized regions at right. The colors, which represent …
As part of the Champlain Towers South collapse investigation, an expert examines cracks in a steel-reinforced concrete slab after a slab-column connection test at the University of Washington. Credit: NIST The National Institute of Standards and Technology …
For companies selling recycled materials, knowing the science isn’t enough. Understanding the standards is just as critical. Take a recycler working with PVC. To enter new markets, she needs to confirm her material meets strict quality and contamination …
Kelly Sauerwein is a physical scientist with the Special Programs Office at NIST. Credit: M. King/NIST As a person who studies how bodies decompose, I think a lot about something most people probably prefer not to think about — death. I’m a forensic …
View/Download Agenda (PDF) Day 1: May 27 Morning Plenary Session (ET) Heritage Room 8:00-9:00 Registration 9:00-9:10 Opening Remarks, Dr. Joannie Chin, Engineering Lab Director, NIST 9:10-9:20 Introduction of the workshop, Dr. Yan Lu, Workshop Chair 9:20- …
Credit: Erin Rushing Manufacturing USA institute and agency representatives are invited to attend the 2026 Network Meeting. Hosted by NIST's Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office, this annual event brings together the network’s manufacturing …
NIST Time and Frequency Division's annual seminar covers precision clocks and oscillators, atomic frequency standards, rf and optical synchronization, optical oscillators, quantum information; position, navigation, timing (PNT) Global Navigation …
Credit: NIST In honor of NIST’s 125th anniversary this year, anonymous donors commissioned a piece of music to honor NIST and its contributions to science and industry. A nonprofit organization paid to have the piece recorded. This musical gift is an …
Space is limited to the first 100 registrants on a first come first serve basis. Registration fee is $150.00 and includes all day beverage service , morning snack, boxed lunches, and an afternoon snack on day one. Registration will close on June 9, 2026 …
Credit: Lane Sander 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 costs the US an estimated $600 billion (2018) in healthcare costs and lost …
NIST physicist Laura Sinclair works to link an atomic clock on Mount Blue Sky to a location outside Boulder, Colorado, as part of an experiment to test whether clocks tick faster in lower gravity. Credit: G. Asakawa/University of Colorado You’ve probably …
Vanessa Rosales, a clinical laboratory scientist with Nor Lea Hospital District of Lovington, New Mexico, processes specimens in the laboratory. Credit: Nor Lea Hospital District Two U.S. organizations will receive the 2025 Malcolm Baldrige National …
Today, the Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI) at NIST announced the launch of the AI Agent Standards Initiative. The Initiative will ensure that the next generation of AI—AI agents capable of autonomous actions—is widely adopted with confidence …
Credit: Tolmachov Vision/Shutterstock From blood tests to mammograms, doctors need reliable measurements to make informed decisions about their patients’ health and deliver safe treatments. That’s why NIST serves as an important partner to health …
A forensic DNA analyst prepares a sample for analysis. Credit: Fred W. Baker/Department of Defense The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a new forensic DNA reference material, RM 8043, that includes degraded DNA as well as …
Credit: © Shutterstock/agsandrew and NIST/Crissy Robinson Building on the success of previous meetings—in-person workshops at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (2023) and Technische Universität München (2024), followed by MLXN25, last year's online 24- …
Credit: metamorworks/Shutterstock GAITHERSBURG, Md. — The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is allocating funding totaling $3.19 million to eight small businesses in seven states under the Small Business …
