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Biden-Harris Administration Opens $100 million Competition to Accelerate R&D and AI Technologies for Sustainable Semiconductor Materials

Joy Antwi — Wed, 30 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for activities that will use cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomous experimentation (AE) technologies to support the long-term viability of next-generation semiconductor manufacturing. The CHIPS AI/AE for Rapid, Industry-informed Sustainable Semiconductor Materials and Processes (CARISSMA) funding opportunity will be critical in meeting the industry’s technology, economic, and sustainability goals.

CHIPS R&D CARISSMA Program Proposers' Day

Joy Antwi — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0500

Logistics When: Friday, November 15, 2024 What: Hybrid meeting for potential applicants to the CHIPS AI/AE for Rapid, Industry-informed Sustainable Semiconductor Materials and Processes (CARISSMA) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) Where: In-person

CHIPS AI/AE for Rapid, Industry-informed Sustainable Semiconductor Materials and Processes (CARISSMA) Notice of Funding Opportunity

Joy Antwi — Fri, 08 Nov 2024 15:00:00 -0500

CHIPS for America recently released a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for industry-informed, university-based artificial intelligence-powered autonomous experimentation (AI/AE) collaborations, including research and development, education and

NIST Scientists Use DNA Origami on a Chip to Detect Biomolecules

Pamela L Corey — Thu, 17 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Using strands of DNA to create miniature hinges that pop open or shut when binding to specific molecules, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a chip-scale device that has the potential to measure

Smart New Laser Technology Can Monitor Greenhouse Gases Faster, More Sensitively

Sarah Henderson — Wed, 09 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000

New laser technology, known as free-form dual-comb spectroscopy, quickly measures gases of interest by homing in on the most information-rich parts of a sample.

NIST Awards $15 Million to ASTM International to Establish Standardization Center of Excellence

Sarah Henderson — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000

The new center will support U.S. engagement in international standardization for critical and emerging technologies.

NIST & ASTM International Publish Report Highlighting Standards Needs for Circular Textiles

Shelby Bowers — Fri, 08 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000

103.5 pounds (47 kilograms) – that’s the average amount of textile waste each American produced in 2018. Things like clothing, footwear, sheets, towels, and pillowcases, even furniture, carpets, and tires contain textiles. What becomes of these

Biden-Harris Administration to Invest up to $100 Million to Accelerate R&D and AI Technologies for Sustainable Semiconductor Materials

Joy Antwi — Wed, 02 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce issued a Notice of Intent (NOI) to announce an open competition demonstrating how AI can assist in developing new sustainable semiconductor materials and processes that meet industry needs and can be designed

NIST Funds Climate Measurements Center of Excellence at the University of Vermont

Sarah Henderson — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0000

The agreement includes an award of $2.7 million appropriated by Congress for this purpose.

CHIPS for America Workshop on Accelerating R&D for Sustainable Semiconductor Materials

Joy Antwi — Wed, 18 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0400

For the U.S. semiconductor industry to flourish in the long-term, its materials and manufacturing practices must be sustainable in both protecting the environment and communities and in producing innovative new technologies.

Photopolymer Additive Manufacturing Alliance (PAMA) 2023 Workshop - Building a Unified Vision from Research to Regulation

Theresa Thomas — Mon, 18 Sep 2023 00:00:00 -0400

Description RadTech and NIST are thrilled to host the second in-person photopolymer additive manufacturing workshop in Boulder, Co. from September 18-19, 2023. The event is designed to enable candid, pre-competitive conversation regarding the state

Workshop on Whole Community Public Safety and Resilience in Smart Cities

Sabina Mohan — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0400

The Smart Connected Systems Division of NIST is launching a research project to define technology applications, analyses, key performance indicators, and decision systems for public safety planning to more effectively respond to and recover from

NIST Participates in White House Summit on Standards for Critical and Emerging Technology

Sarah Henderson — Mon, 29 Jul 2024 12:00:00 +0000

A new Implementation Roadmap provides recommendations and actions for putting the U.S. standards strategy into effect.

Spotlight: A Q&A With NIST Engineer Ashley Hartwell

Sarah Henderson — Mon, 15 Jul 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Ashley, an early-career engineer, studies ways to reduce waste and recycle efficiently.

Environmental Measurement Workshop

Sabina Mohan — Tue, 10 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0400

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) works to advance measurement science and is organizing a workshop to learn more about current limitations in making measurements of the environment, including terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems

Spotlight: NIST Researcher Julie Rieland Works Toward Recycling and Reusing Synthetic Plastics Used in Agriculture

Sarah Henderson — Tue, 18 Jun 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Julie is surveying farmers to see what types of plastics they use on their farms and what the barriers to recycling might be.

Spotlight: NIST Researchers Are Helping Make Communities More Resilient Through Wind Tunnel Testing of Building Models

Sarah Henderson — Tue, 11 Jun 2024 12:00:00 +0000

NIST researchers are helping by evaluating building structures through wind tunnel testing.

Research Finds Dolphins With Elevated Mercury Levels in Florida and Georgia

Sarah Henderson — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Scientists said their study could inform future research on mercury in humans living in the affected areas.

Additive Construction – The Path to Standardization II

Sabina Mohan — Tue, 20 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0400

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Engineering Laboratory (EL) Materials and Structural Systems Division (MSSD) studies the durability and service life of infrastructure materials (polymer, concrete, engineered composites) for

Spotlight: Monitoring Carbon Dioxide Measurements During a Solar Eclipse

Sarah Henderson — Mon, 22 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Researchers were curious as to whether their sensors would detect any changes to the concentration of CO2 during the eclipse.

Road to PMT: CHIPS Investment Process Deep Dive

Grant Evans — Tue, 07 May 2024 15:30:00 -0400

Over the past two months, the CHIPS Program Office (CPO) has announced preliminary memorandum of terms (PMTs) with 7 applicants totaling nearly $29 billion as part of the CHIPS and Science Act to revitalize American semiconductor manufacturing. This

CHIPS for America and SelectUSA: Resources for Supporting International Business Attraction in the Semiconductor Industry

Grant Evans — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 14:00:00 -0400

In partnership with SelectUSA, CHIPS for America will host a webinar focused on how economic development organizations can support international businesses in the semiconductor industry new to or unfamiliar with operating in the U.S. market. With the

NIST Develops New Testing System for Carbon Capture in Fight Against Global Warming

Sarah Henderson — Thu, 25 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0000

The agency plans to release an early-stage reference material that companies can use to test equipment for direct air capture.

Moonlight Measurement on a Hawaiian Volcano

Pamela L Corey — Mon, 22 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0000

For several years, a team of researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been building a robotically operated moonlight measurement installation on NOAA’s Mauna Loa Observatory (MLO) in Hawaii. The purpose of the

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Preliminary Terms with TSMC, Expanded Investment from Company to Bring World’s Most Advanced Leading-Edge Technology to the U.S.

Grant Evans — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Proposed CHIPS Investment in Arizona Would Support AI, High-Performance Computing, 5G/6G Communications, and More Applications Media Contact: Madeline Broas, madeline.broas [at] chips.gov (madeline[dot]broas[at]chips[dot]gov) Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that the U.S

Material Challenges in Developing a Sustainable Metal Processing Infrastructure

Crissy Robinson — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0400

This workshop aims to foster collaboration and innovation in critical areas such as the development and integration of novel processing methods and simulation tools to support sustainable metals processing. As a part of fostering these collaborations

NIST Awards Nearly $3 Million for Educational Programs Focused on Circular Economy to Reduce Plastic Waste

Sarah Henderson — Fri, 01 Mar 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Six universities will create programs to help develop solutions to problems created by the production and consumption of plastics.

New NIST Database of ‘Forever Chemicals’ Will Help Scientists Monitor Environmental Pollution

Sarah Henderson — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 12:00:00 +0000

NIST has developed a first-of-its-kind database to help researchers identify and categorize unknown PFAS.

NAPMP Materials and Substrates Proposer's Day

Karen M. Startsman — Tue, 12 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0400

Purpose The Proposer’s Day is intended to familiarize potential applicants with the objectives and structure of the Materials and Substrates program. It will bring potential applicants together in a collaborative atmosphere to network and support

NIST Upgrades Tech for Monitoring Methane Emissions

Sarah Henderson — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Understanding and accurately measuring greenhouse gas emissions can help policymakers to craft better-informed policies to reduce them.

GCTC Smart City Projects Presented at Smart Cities Conference and Workshop

Rachel Kotary — Fri, 01 Dec 2023 12:00:00 +0000

On November 28, 2023, the NIST Global Community Technology Challenge ( GCTC) presented three smart city projects on a panel at the Smart Cities Connect conference in Washington, D.C. The cities’ projects were representative of city efforts to enhance

2024 IEEE Conference on Computational Imaging Using Synthetic Apertures (CISA)

Pauline Truong — Mon, 20 May 2024 02:00:00 -0400

Join us for a co-hosted event with the IEEE Signal Processing Society, the IEEE Synthetic Aperture Standards Committee, and the IEEE Synthetic Aperture Technical Working Group at the NIST Boulder campus. Researchers and engineers will engage in

Wear and Tear May Cause Firefighter Gear to Release More ‘Forever Chemicals’

Sarah Henderson — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Are firefighters at risk of increased exposure to cancer-causing chemicals in their protective clothing?

Live Christmas Trees Affect Indoor Air Chemistry, NIST Researchers Find

Sarah Henderson — Fri, 22 Dec 2023 12:00:00 +0000

Many families enjoy the fresh fragrance of a real tree. That smell comes from chemicals called volatile organic compounds (VOCs).

In National Climate Assessment, NIST Offers New Insights on Community Resilience and Adaptation

Sarah Henderson — Mon, 04 Dec 2023 12:00:00 +0000

NIST researchers contributed to chapters that explore how communities can adapt to climate change while promoting the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all affected.

Spotlight: Paving the Way With Recycled Plastics in the State of Hawai‘i

Sarah Henderson — Tue, 03 Oct 2023 12:00:00 +0000

In the state of Hawai‘i, our collaborators are building asphalt roads with recycled plastics. It’s part of a sustainable transportation initiative. NIST is collaborating with the Hawai‘i Department of Transportation, Center for Marine Debris Research

Spotlight: Measuring a City’s Carbon Footprint With NIST Researcher Tyler Boyle

Sarah Henderson — Mon, 25 Sep 2023 12:00:00 +0000

The path that brought Tyler Boyle to NIST has been anything but straight and predictable.

NIST Industrial Wireless Team and Ohio Training Center Discuss Possible Collaboration

Rachel Kotary — Fri, 01 Sep 2023 12:00:00 +0000

NIST’s Rick Candell and Mohamed Hany met with representatives from the Ohio Laborers' Training Center (OLTC), serving the Ohio Valley Southern States Region (OVSSR), to discuss opportunities for collaborating on the safe and effective use of wireless

Spotlight: Postdoctoral Researcher Ana Morales and the Nanoscale Plastics Pervading Our World

Sarah Henderson — Thu, 21 Sep 2023 12:00:00 +0000

Nanoplastics are shedding from places you might not expect, including single-use coffee cups and laundry.

NIST Researchers Develop Standards to Help Eliminate ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Firefighting Foams

Sarah Henderson — Mon, 18 Sep 2023 12:00:00 +0000

These foams contain chemicals called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) that have raised environmental and health concerns.