Enjoy reading through the 40 articles below!
| Title | Published | Summary | Link to Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NIST Researchers Correct Common Error Confounding Nanotech Measurements | Thu, 06 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT | The scientists offer a practical solution that relies on accounting for measurement errors before testing materials or developing products. | Read More |
| ‘Spooky’ Particles Transit DC Suburbs, a Step Toward a Quantum Network | Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT | The achievement shows that fragile quantum entanglement can survive even in tough, real-world conditions. | Read More |
| NIST Joins National Genesis Mission to Accelerate AI Innovation | Tue, 04 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT | NIST will execute two of its efforts through its Centers for AI in Manufacturing and Critical Infrastructure. | Read More |
| NIST Announces Funding Opportunity for 14 MEP Centers to Advance Small and Medium-Sized U.S. Manufacturers | Wed, 22 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT | NIST MEP will host an informational webinar on Tuesday, July 28, 2026, at 1 p.m. ET to provide general information about this opportunity and guidance on preparing applications. | Read More |
| NIST Receives New Patent for Microbe-Killing Water Heater | Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT | Warm water in household pipes can be a breeding ground for harmful bacteria. | Read More |
| New Fabric Test Material Could Help Strengthen Domestic Supply Chain for Textiles and Clothing | Thu, 09 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT | Researchers estimate that 56% of textiles can be recycled or recovered, but most don’t make it back into the domestic supply chain. | Read More |
| Arvind Raman Confirmed as the 18th NIST Director | Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT | Raman comes to NIST from Purdue University, where he was the dean of engineering. | Read More |
| NIST Launches Center to Drive the Manufacture of Quantum Technologies | Mon, 29 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT | NIST has announced an agreement with SRI International to establish the Quantum Manufacturing Engineering Center (QMEC). | Read More |
| NIST Releases Technical Findings on What Caused the 2021 Partial Collapse of Champlain Towers South | Mon, 22 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT | In an investigation that began just days after the tragedy, the team examined two dozen possible scenarios for where and why the collapse started. | Read More |
| NIST Expands Its Library of ‘Chemical Fingerprints’ to Identify Unknown Substances | Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT | Researchers and manufacturers rely on the library to identify unknown compounds in food, drugs, cosmetics, the environment, body fluids, forensic evidence and even space rocks. | Read More |
| NIST Mathematical Proof Supports Transition to a Continuous-Monitor-and-Update Security Model for AI Systems | Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT | The proof extends to AI the logic used by famed mathematician Kurt Gödel, whose incompleteness theorems have had a profound effect on math for nearly a century. | Read More |
| New AI Model Shows How to Evacuate for Fires One Safe Step at a Time | Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT | A NIST-led team has created a new AI model that can identify safe evacuation routes in a single-story floor plan during a fire, with a multilevel version in the works. | Read More |
| NIST Researchers Discover a New Way to Whisk Alloys Together With Lasers | Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT | NIST also improved how X-rays are used to study the atomic structure of metals in real time during 3D printing, allowing researchers to observe how materials change under extreme conditions. | Read More |
| NIST Expands AI Consortium’s Scope, Calls for New Members | Fri, 29 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT | The consortium will focus on AI innovation and adoption, with six task groups concentrating on different aspects of AI measurement science and evaluation. | Read More |
| Shooting for the Moon: Ultrastable Lasers in Dark Craters Could Enable Lunar Navigation, Precision Timekeeping, New Science | Mon, 18 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT | Lunar craters in permanent shadow could be ideal locations for building the most stable optical lasers ever made. | Read More |
| Wear and Tear Changes Measurable PFAS Levels in Firefighter Hoods, Gloves and Wildland Gear | Wed, 13 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT | In the fourth of an ongoing series of reports, NIST shows that wear and tear increased the levels of PFAS found in hoods and gloves. | Read More |
| NIST Weighs In on the Mystery of the Gravitational Constant | Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT | A NIST researcher has unveiled the results of a 10-year quest to measure the constant. | Read More |
| Any Color You Like: NIST Scientists Create ‘Any Wavelength’ Lasers in Tiny Circuits for Light | Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT | NIST scientists and collaborators have pioneered a way to make integrated circuits for light by depositing complex patterns of specialized materials onto silicon wafers. | Read More |
| NIST Researchers Develop Photonic Chip Packaging That Can Withstand Extreme Environments | Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT | The advance could allow these technologies to operate in deep-space probes, inside nuclear reactors, in ultrahigh vacuum systems, and at temperatures both near absolute zero and in scorchingly hot industrial settings. | Read More |
| NIST Helps Fingerprint Examiners With New Data and Software Release | Mon, 23 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT | The new tools are an annotated collection of 10,000 fingerprints and a software program that can sort fingerprints according to their quality. | Read More |
| NIST Submits Annual Report to Congress Summarizing FY 2025 Progress on National Construction Safety Team Investigations | Thu, 19 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT | The report includes an overview of work completed on the Champlain Towers South investigation. | Read More |
| 2 Health Care Organizations Will Receive 2025 Baldrige National Quality Awards | Thu, 19 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT | The award highlights organizations that focus on resilience. | Read More |
| Announcing the "AI Agent Standards Initiative" for Interoperable and Secure Innovation | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT | The Initiative will ensure that the next generation of AI is widely adopted with confidence, can function securely on behalf of its users, and can interoperate smoothly across the digital ecosystem. | Read More |
| NIST Releases New Forensic Genetic Reference Material to Help Crime Laboratories Analyze Challenging Cases | Tue, 17 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT | The reference material is the first to include mixtures of high-quality and degraded DNA from different individuals. | Read More |
| NIST Allocates Over $3 Million to Small Businesses Advancing AI, Biotechnology, Semiconductors, Quantum and More | Tue, 10 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT | NIST is allocating funding to eight small businesses in seven states under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. | Read More |
| Space: The Final Frontier for Standards | Mon, 09 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT | Seven NIST reference materials, including house dust and freeze-dried human liver tissue, have been flown to the International Space Station. | Read More |
| CAISI Issues Request for Information About Securing AI Agent Systems | Mon, 12 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMT | The Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI) at the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published a Request for Information (RFI) seeking insights from industry, academia, and the security | Read More |
| NIST Launches Centers for AI in Manufacturing and Critical Infrastructure | Mon, 22 Dec 2025 12:00:00 GMT | NIST has expanded its collaboration with the nonprofit MITRE Corporation as part of its efforts to ensure U.S. leadership in artificial intelligence. | Read More |
| NIST Physicists Bring Unruly Molecules to the Quantum Party | Thu, 18 Dec 2025 12:00:00 GMT | Molecules can serve as versatile building blocks for quantum technologies, but they are much harder to control than atoms. | Read More |
| Securing Smart Speakers for Home Health Care: NIST Offers New Guidelines | Wed, 17 Dec 2025 12:00:00 GMT | Cybersecurity and privacy risks can threaten patient confidentiality. | Read More |
| Draft NIST Guidelines Rethink Cybersecurity for the AI Era | Tue, 16 Dec 2025 12:00:00 GMT | New guidelines can help an organization determine ways to incorporate AI into its operations while mitigating cybersecurity risks. | Read More |
| Department of Commerce Announces Transition of Baldrige Performance Excellence Program | Thu, 11 Dec 2025 12:00:00 GMT | Beginning with the 2026 award cycle, the Alliance for Performance Excellence and the Baldrige Foundation will take on most operations for the program. | Read More |
| What Time Is It on Mars? NIST Physicists Have the Answer. | Mon, 01 Dec 2025 12:00:00 GMT | This calculation is necessary for future space navigation and communication networks. | Read More |
| Building a Sustainable Metals Infrastructure: NIST Report Highlights Key Strategies | Thu, 20 Nov 2025 12:00:00 GMT | Making metals processing more sustainable and resilient will support U.S industrial innovation and competitiveness. | Read More |
| CAISI Evaluation of DeepSeek AI Models Finds Shortcomings and Risks | Tue, 30 Sep 2025 12:00:00 GMT | The Center for AI Standards and Innovation at NIST evaluated several leading models from DeepSeek, an AI company based in the People’s Republic of China. | Read More |
| NIST Engineers Design 5 New Ways to Connect Concrete Pieces for More Resilient Buildings | Mon, 29 Sep 2025 12:00:00 GMT | One of the biggest challenges with precast concrete is connecting the concrete pieces at a job site. | Read More |
| NIST Issues Broad Agency Announcement for Proposals to Advance Microelectronics Technologies | Wed, 24 Sep 2025 12:00:00 GMT | The CHIPS for America funding opportunity will support critical research, prototyping and commercial solutions that advance microelectronics technology in the United States. | Read More |
| NIST Awards More Than $3 Million to Support Cybersecurity Workforce Development Across 13 States | Wed, 17 Sep 2025 12:00:00 GMT | There are currently more than 514,000 cybersecurity job openings in the U.S. | Read More |
| In Quantum Sensing, What Beats Beating Noise? Meeting Noise Halfway. | Wed, 10 Sep 2025 12:00:00 GMT | A team including scientists at NIST may have found a new way of dealing with noise at the microscopic scales where quantum physics reigns. | Read More |
| Champlain Towers South Investigation Nears Completion of Technical Work | Tue, 09 Sep 2025 12:00:00 GMT | Investigators share likely failure scenarios, advance indicators of building’s distress. | Read More |