NIST Releases Technical Findings on What Caused the 2021 Partial Collapse of Champlain Towers South
Today the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s National Construction Safety Team released its technical findings on the cause of the partial collapse of the Champlain Towers South
NIST Launches Center to Drive the Manufacture of Quantum Technologies
The Quantum Manufacturing Engineering Center will focus on accelerating the manufacture of scalable, high-performance quantum components and systems, for example by advancing enabling technologies
Arvind Raman Confirmed as the 18th NIST Director
“We are excited to have Dr. Arvind Raman join Commerce as NIST’s new director,” said Secretary Lutnick. “His experience in conducting and leading innovative research will be a tremendous asset to the
New Fabric Test Material Could Help Strengthen Domestic Supply Chain for Textiles and Clothing
A new NIST research-grade test material is part of an effort to help the textile industry better identify and sort textiles and fabrics. Though more than half of all clothing and other textiles are
NIST Receives New Patent for Microbe-Killing Water Heater
A heat exchanger allows the water tank to be safely heated to a higher temperature, killing certain bacteria such as Legionella. It’s easy to take hot running water for granted. Simply twist a knob,
NIST Announces Funding Opportunity for 14 MEP Centers to Advance Small and Medium-Sized U.S. Manufacturers
GAITHERSBURG, Md. — The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology has released a Notice of Funding Opportunity for 14 Manufacturing Extension Partnership centers to
NIST Joins National Genesis Mission to Accelerate AI Innovation
GAITHERSBURG, Md. — The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology and the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science have signed a memorandum of understanding
‘Spooky’ Particles Transit DC Suburbs, a Step Toward a Quantum Network
In early 2025, special signals wended their way through a fiber-optic highway strung above the streets and sidewalks of the Maryland suburbs. The arrival of those signals at their destination marks
NIST Researchers Correct Common Error Confounding Nanotech Measurements
The amount of drug contained depends on the size of each nanoparticle. NIST researchers have developed a new analysis to better understand how the useful properties of nanoparticles depend on their
NIST National Construction Safety Team Advisory Committee Meeting Scheduled for Sept. 23 and 24, 2026
The National Institute of Standards and Technology will provide updates on its building failure investigations and related activities during a virtual meeting of the National Construction Safety Team
NIST Releases New Forensic Genetic Reference Material to Help Crime Laboratories Analyze Challenging Cases
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has released a new forensic DNA reference material, RM 8043 , that includes degraded DNA as well as mixtures of high-quality DNA from multiple
Announcing the "AI Agent Standards Initiative" for Interoperable and Secure Innovation
Today, the Center for AI Standards and Innovation 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
2 Health Care Organizations Will Receive 2025 Baldrige National Quality Awards
Vanessa Rosales, a clinical laboratory scientist with Nor-Lea Hospital District of Lovington, New Mexico, processes specimens in the laboratory. Two U.S. organizations will receive the 2025 Malcolm
NIST Submits Annual Report to Congress Summarizing FY 2025 Progress on National Construction Safety Team Investigations
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has submitted to Congress its annual update on activities under the National Construction Safety Team Act. The report includes an overview of work
NIST Helps Fingerprint Examiners With New Data and Software Release
NIST’s fingerprint dataset SD 302 includes 1만 fingerprint images, including this one from the sticky side of a postage stamp. The dataset is now completely annotated with details such as the
NIST Researchers Develop Photonic Chip Packaging That Can Withstand Extreme Environments
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have developed a new way to package photonic integrated circuits — tiny chips that convey information using light instead of
Any Color You Like: NIST Scientists Create ‘Any Wavelength’ Lasers in Tiny Circuits for Light
Computer chips that cram billions of electronic devices into a few square inches have powered the digital economy and transformed the world. Scientists may be on the cusp of launching a similar
NIST Weighs In on the Mystery of the Gravitational Constant
NIST scientists Stephan Schlamminger and Vincent Lee examine the torsion balance they used to measure the gravitational constant, big G, a decade-long undertaking. The time had come to open the
Wear and Tear Changes Measurable PFAS Levels in Firefighter Hoods, Gloves and Wildland Gear
In response to concerns about the gear possibly exposing firefighters to PFAS chemicals — several of which have been linked to cancer — NIST researchers investigated the presence of the chemicals in
Shooting for the Moon: Ultrastable Lasers in Dark Craters Could Enable Lunar Navigation, Precision Timekeeping, New Science
Jun Ye, a physicist at NIST and JILA, poses with members of his team Zoey Hu, Dahyeon Lee and Ben Lewis, who are holding replicas of an optical laser cavity. They rank among the darkest and coldest