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Published on December 11, 2025 - 20:03 GMT

Department of Commerce Announces Transition of Baldrige Performance Excellence Program

Credit: Baldrige Performance Excellence Program GAITHERSBURG, Md. — The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has finalized agreements with the Alliance for Performance Excellence and the Baldrige Foundation to …

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Published on December 10, 2025 - 19:46 GMT

Software Library Helps Law Enforcement Catch Dangerous Criminals

The National Software Reference Library’s primary users are law enforcement agencies. They use the library to quickly eliminate benign images in criminal investigations. Credit: R. Wilson/NIST I get unusual calls at my job, but one of the most memorable …

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Published on December 4, 2025 - 02:56 GMT

Using Experiments and Stories to Inspire the Next Generation of STEM Professionals

Credit: R. Wilson/NIST Growing up in rural Pennsylvania, I didn’t have scientists for role models. In fact, I’m the first woman in my family to get a college degree, much less become a scientist. I attended underfunded public schools, where we didn’t have …

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Published on December 2, 2025 - 12:37 GMT

SynQuaNon Meeting

Registration fee for in-person attendance is $45.00 and includes lunch both days. The registration will close on January 15, 2026. Virtual registration is free.

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Published on December 1, 2025 - 23:36 GMT

What Time Is It on Mars? NIST Physicists Have the Answer.

This image from the Mars Global Surveyor Mars Orbiter Camera shows the region Ares Vallis and the Chryse Plains, where both early Mars missions, Mars Pathfinder and the Viking 1, landed in 1997 and 1976, respectively. As scientists plan for future Mars …

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Published on November 25, 2025 - 01:29 GMT

Searching for Sterile Neutrinos

The PROSPECT detector consists of an 11 x 14 array of long skinny cells filled with liquid scintillator, which sense antineutrinos emanating from the nuclear reactor core. The presence of sterile neutrinos would create waves of antineutrinos that appear …

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Published on November 20, 2025 - 20:50 GMT

Building a Sustainable Metals Infrastructure: NIST Report Highlights Key Strategies

Credit: Andrei Armiagov/Shutterstock The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published a report identifying strategies for developing a more efficient, sustainable and resilient U.S. metals processing infrastructure, where metals are …

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Published on November 19, 2025 - 21:42 GMT

Science-Backed Standards Keep You Safer in the Skies

NIST researcher Jack Glover holds a test object for millimeter-wave imaging systems. These scanners are used to check passengers in many airport security lines. Credit: M. King/NIST If you’ve flown in recent years in the U.S., you’re probably familiar with …

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Published on November 17, 2025 - 21:28 GMT

5th NIST Quantum Matters in Material Sciences (QMMS) Workshop

The 5th Quantum Matters in Materials Science (QMMS) workshop organized by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will be held as an in-person only event at the NIST Gaithersburg campus, Maryland on February 18-19, 2026. The workshop will …

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Published on November 3, 2025 - 20:29 GMT

Department of Commerce Announces CHIPS Incentives Letter of Intent with Vulcan Elements to Support Domestic Manufacturing of ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Department of Commerce’s CHIPS Program announced today the signing of a non-binding preliminary letter of intent to provide $50 million in proposed federal incentives under the CHIPS and Science Act to Vulcan Elements. The planned …

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Published on October 1, 2025 - 05:12 GMT

CAISI Evaluation of DeepSeek AI Models Finds Shortcomings and Risks

WASHINGTON — The Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI) at the Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) evaluated AI models from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) developer DeepSeek and found they lag behind …

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Published on September 30, 2025 - 15:13 GMT

From the Machine Shop to Cutting-Edge Technology: How NIST Helps Grow American Manufacturing

Cassondra Blasioli, second from right, visits a manufacturing facility. Credit: NIST Growing up in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, I witnessed firsthand the heartbeat of American manufacturing. I remember the hum of machines, the rhythm of assembly lines and …

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Published on September 30, 2025 - 03:02 GMT

NIST Researchers Probe the Mass of the Electron Neutrino

Optical micrograph of the type of transition edge sensor, developed at NIST, used in the HOLMES electron-neutrino experiment. Credit: NIST Neutrinos are the lightest elementary particles in the universe. But exactly how much do they weigh? For three …

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Published on September 29, 2025 - 13:52 GMT

NIST Engineers Design 5 New Ways to Connect Concrete Pieces for More Resilient Buildings

This is one of the five new connections designed by NIST engineers. Four dumbbell-shaped “link plates” each have one end embedded in a concrete beam. The other end is welded onto a central column. The dumbbell shape creates intentional weak points where …

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Published on September 26, 2025 - 19:00 GMT

CHIPS R&D Office Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) Webinar

Credit: Andrew Kim, NIST This informational webinar will provide general information regarding the CRDO Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) published on September 24, 2025. It will offer general guidance on preparing White Papers and if invited, Pre- …

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Published on September 25, 2025 - 03:54 GMT

NIST Issues Broad Agency Announcement for Proposals to Advance Microelectronics Technologies

GAITHERSBURG, Md. — The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a broad agency announcement (BAA) soliciting proposals for research, prototyping and commercial solutions that advance U.S. …

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Published on September 24, 2025 - 15:45 GMT

From the Steel City to the Lab: Strengthening the U.S. Steel Industry Through Science

Credit: M. King/NIST I grew up outside Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, known as “The Steel City.” Although no longer the center of steel or heavy manufacturing in America, this past remains a proud part of the city’s identity. Like many Pittsburghers, my family’ …

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Published on September 17, 2025 - 23:46 GMT

NIST Awards More Than $3 Million to Support Cybersecurity Workforce Development Across 13 States

Credit: Gorodenkoff/Shutterstock GAITHERSBURG, Md. — The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced more than $3.3 million in cooperative agreements intended to develop the workforce needed to protect …

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Published on September 17, 2025 - 22:12 GMT

From Postdoc to Quantum Physicist: How NIST Made Me a Better Scientist and Leader

Credit: A. Hight Walker/NIST As a physics graduate student, I considered myself more of a “user” of intricate lab equipment, such as spectrometers and lasers, rather than an expert in how it works. When you’re in a group of over a dozen Ph.D. candidates, …

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Published on September 10, 2025 - 18:53 GMT

In Quantum Sensing, What Beats Beating Noise? Meeting Noise Halfway.

Credit: metamorworks/Shutterstock Noise is annoying, whether you’re trying to sleep or exploit the laws of quantum physics. Although noise from environmental disturbances will always be with us, a team including scientists at the National Institute of …

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