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NIST Study Probes the Damaging Effects of Radiation on Qubits

Pamela L Corey — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Qubits, the fundamental unit of quantum information, form the building blocks of quantum computers. Because qubits are not limited to the two states, “0” and “1,” of an ordinary logic bit, but can simultaneously represent combinations of these states

A Better Balance for Tiny Liquid Masses

Pamela L Corey — Tue, 05 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are developing a mass balance to measure miniscule amounts of liquid with much higher accuracy than ever before. As part of the True Becquerel Project, the balance will support

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.

New NIST OWM Contacts System is Open for Business

Yvonne A. Branden — Wed, 02 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000

The Office of Weights and Measures (OWM) Contacts System customer portal is open for business. NIST OWM officially launched the new online portal for the OWM Contacts System on September 3, 2024. The new portal is the primary hub for requesting OWM

2024 NCWM National Price Verification Survey

Yvonne A. Branden — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000

The National Council on Weights and Measures (NCWM) recently completed the 2024 National Price Verification Survey together with support from NIST OWM and Weights and Measure officials. This survey, conducted by 26 States and 20 local and county

Latest Updates on EPOs for Electrical Energy and Hydrogen Vehicle Fueling

Yvonne A. Branden — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000

OWM is pleased to announce the latest inspection and test procedures for two alternative vehicle fueling applications: Electrical Energy (EVSE for Vehicle Fueling Systems) (EPO 30) and Hydrogen Gas (Vehicle Fueling Dispensers) (EPO 29), as well as

DYK: NIST OWM Fun Facts

Yvonne A. Branden — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000

DYK: The Office of Weights and Measures (OWM) is the oldest office at NIST? NIST OWM’s principal mandate to “ fix the standard of weights and measures” is explicitly stated in the U.S. Constitution. Also, the “Office of Standard Weights and Measures”

Info Hours Presented by NIST OWM: 2024 Series Successfully Completed!

Yvonne A. Branden — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000

This year, NIST OWM launched a new series of Information Hours, aka “Info Hours,” as an informal forum for our customers and stakeholders to engage in discussions related to current topics related to weights and measures, legal metrology, and

NIST OWM Teams Up with Massachusetts for Price Verification Training

Yvonne A. Branden — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0000

NIST OWM was delighted to provide a 2-day price verification training event based on the NIST Handbook 130 Examination Procedure for Price Verification for the Massachusetts Weights and Measures Association (MWMA) in Marlborough, MA. The event was

CHIPS for America Releases METIS Data Exchange Ecosystem for Supporting Metrology Innovation

Joy Antwi — Thu, 26 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Media Contact: Hannah Robinson, hannah.robinson [at] chips.gov (hannah[dot]robinson[at]chips[dot]gov) Today, CHIPS for America released a beta version of the Metrology Exchange to Innovate in Semiconductors (METIS) . A major milestone for the CHIPS Metrology Program, METIS will give

NIST OWM-ANL Co-Host Inaugural EVSE Metrology Training Event

Yvonne A. Branden — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Several of the NIST OWM staff teamed up with Ted Bohn of Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) to deliver a one-day hybrid workshop and training event on electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) on September 20, 2024. BTC Power (in Irvine, CA) generously

Metric Week 2024: Measure Up with Metric Education

Yvonne A. Branden — Wed, 02 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000

National Metric Week ( October 6 to 12, 2024) is an opportunity to draw attention to the educational and economic benefits of metric system measurements, formally known as the International System of Units (SI). The Office of Weights and Measures

2024 NIST Internship Reflections

Yvonne A. Branden — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000

During the summer of 2024, the NIST Physical Measurement Laboratory’s ( PML) Office of Weights and Measures ( OWM) hosted two undergraduate students through the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) and Professional Research Experience

Welcome Back to OWM, Dinelka

Yvonne A. Branden — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 12:00:00 +0000

The Office of Weights and Measures (OWM) is happy to welcome back Dinelka Jagoda, who is serving as a 2024 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship ( SURF) program fellow, conducting Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education

78 Combined Regional Measurement Assurance Program (C-RMAP)

Yvonne A. Branden — Sun, 01 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0400

NIST Handbook 143, Section 5.2, Table 2 notes that annual attendance at the RMAP training session is required for ongoing laboratory Recognition of State weights and measures metrology staff. Handbook 143, Program Handbook details the criteria used

Biden-Harris Administration Awards nearly $5 million to Small Businesses to Bring New CHIPS Technology to the Commercial Market

Joy Antwi — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Media Contact: Hannah Robinson, hannah.robinson [at] chips.gov (hannah[dot]robinson[at]chips[dot]gov) . Today, the Biden-Harris Administration awarded nearly $5 million to 17 small businesses across nine states under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program. The SBIR Phase I

2053 Advanced Mass Seminar

Yvonne A. Branden — Mon, 28 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0400

The 9-day, hands-on Advanced Mass calibration seminar focuses on the comprehension and application of the advanced mass dissemination procedures, the equations, and associated calculations. It includes the operation of the laboratory equipment

Tiny New Lasers Fill a Long-Standing Gap in the Rainbow of Visible-Light Colors, Opening New Applications

Pamela L Corey — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Researchers have created orange, yellow and green lasers tiny enough to fit on a chip.

CHIPS for America Announces New CHIPS Metrology Community of Practice

Joy Antwi — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Media Contact: Hannah Robinson, hannah.robinson [at] chips.gov (hannah[dot]robinson[at]chips[dot]gov) . Today, CHIPS for America announced the establishment of a new community of practice, the CHIPS Metrology Community . The Community will facilitate data and knowledge sharing across

NIST Researchers to Test New Approach for Detecting Cannabis in Breath

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

The new approach involves two breath tests separated by a specified time interval.

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

FORENSICS@NIST 2024

Corrine Lloyd — Mon, 18 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0500

THE MAIN EVENT: NOVEMBER 18-20, 2024 Join us virtually on Monday November 18th - Wednesday November 20th, 2024 to learn how NIST scientists are using advanced methods in metrology, computer science and statistics to strengthen forensic science. Topic

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

The Reason the U.S. Doesn't Use the Metric System

Katrice A. Lippa — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 12:00:00 +0000

It is now common knowledge that the U.S. is one of a handful of countries that still use non-SI measurements in our daily lives and in many commercial transactions. In fact, the U.S. system is considered a hybrid system, in which both U.S. customary

Considerations for Class II Scale Applications

Yvonne A. Branden — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 12:00:00 +0000

For several years, there has been an increase in the use of Class II scales in commercial applications. Previously relegated to pharmacies, jewelry stores, and facilities that receive or process grain (e.g., a grain elevator or feed mill), these

OWM Resources for the NCWM Interim and Annual Meetings

Yvonne A. Branden — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 12:00:00 +0000

NIST OWM produces publications, technical guidance documents, and documentary standards on legal metrology, laws, regulations, measurement devices, specifications, and tolerances. In addition, we provide resources for the NCWM membership and

Announcing OWM’s New (Web and Excel Searchable) Technical Article Library

Yvonne A. Branden — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 12:00:00 +0000

OWM staff have consistently published newsletter articles over the years to keep our customers and stakeholders informed on current weights and measures issues and topics of interest. We recently compiled these “nuggets of information” into a single

Update on NIST Activities for EVSE

Cyra Golwalla — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 12:00:00 +0000

NIST OWM is striving to assist the weights and measures community meet the new technical challenges and demands of America’s continued transition to E-mobility. While OWM continues to facilitate standardization of commercially applied EV supply

Recorded Webinars for Weights and Measures Available On-Demand!

Cyra Golwalla — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Webinar training has emerged as a powerful tool for delivering flexible, accessible, and cost-effective educational content to the weights and measures community. NIST OWM receives numerous requests to provide legal metrology documentary standards

NIST Brings Mass Measurement to the Masses

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

NIST has delivered a portable and highly accurate instrument for measuring mass to the U.S. Army, marking the first time in the U.S. that this technology is available outside of NIST.

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

With Some Bumps, NIST Scientists Devise a Novel Way to Extend the Wavelength Range of Microcombs

Pamela L Corey — Wed, 05 Jun 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Microcombs – chip-scale devices that generate and measure frequencies of light with exquisite accuracy – have transformed timekeeping and boosted optical communications. However, their operation is typically limited to a narrow range of near-infrared

20 May 2024 is World Metrology Day

Pamela L Corey — Thu, 16 May 2024 12:00:00 +0000

The theme for the 2024 World Metrology Day (on May 20) is "Sustainability," which raises awareness of the need for accurate measurements in the development of a sustainable global economy and environment. "We measure today for a sustainable tomorrow

JARVIS-Leaderboard: A Large Scale Benchmark of Materials Design Methods

Hannah Robinson — Tue, 07 May 2024 12:00:00 +0000

CHIPS Metrology Program The CHIPS Metrology Program leverages NIST’s proven measurement science expertise to conduct research on measurements that are accurate, precise, and fit-for-purpose for the production of microelectronic materials, devices

The UK to recognize CE-marked weighing and measuring instruments

Yvonne A. Branden — Wed, 01 May 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Before Brexit when the United Kingdom (UK) was still part of the European Union (EU), products placed on the UK market were required to comply with the EU directives and bear a CE mark (from the French conformité Européenne meaning "European

5927 Fundamentals of Metrology

Yvonne A. Branden — Mon, 22 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0400

Course Description The 5-day Fundamentals of Metrology seminar is an intensive course that introduces participants to the concepts of measurement systems, units, good laboratory practices, data integrity, measurement uncertainty, measurement

Kathryn Beers Named Director of NIST’s Material Measurement Laboratory

Sarah Henderson — Mon, 06 May 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Beers managed NIST’s Circular Economy Program, which supports the nation’s transition to an economy in which materials retain their value through repeated repair, reuse and recycling.

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

Spotlight: The Real-World Applications of Quantum With Julia Scherschligt

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

For NIST physicist Julia Scherschligt, the most exciting thing about quantum is seeing the real-world applications of this science. Julia leads a group that is using ultracold atoms, which follow the rules of quantum physics — the study of energy and

CHIPS for America Announces over $50 million Funding Opportunity to Encourage Small Business Research and Development

Hannah Robinson — Tue, 16 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Media Contact: Hannah Robinson, Hannah.Robinson [at] chips.gov (Hannah[dot]Robinson[at]chips[dot]gov) Today, the Biden-Harris Administration issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to seek applications from eligible small businesses to explore the technical merit or feasibility of an