News and Events Feed by Topic https://www.nist.gov/topics en A Better Balance for Tiny Liquid Masses https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/11/better-balance-tiny-liquid-masses 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 Tue, 05 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Pamela L Corey https://www.nist.gov/node/1866111 Revision of Baldrige Framework to Increase its Value as Improvement Guide https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/10/revision-baldrige-framework-increase-its-value-improvement-guide During its current revision, the Baldrige Excellence Framework®, the core document of the Baldrige Program, is undergoing revolutionary change—being reorganized, simplified, and refocused—to make it as easy to use as possible and to expand its value Mon, 21 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000 LouAnn Scott https://www.nist.gov/node/1864621 NIST Hosts Industry Meeting on Advanced Technologies and Use Cases for High-performance Industrial Wireless Systems https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/09/nist-hosts-industry-meeting-advanced-technologies-and-use-cases-high The NIST Industrial Wireless Systems team held an industry meeting on September 12, 2024, to facilitate discussions on “Advanced Technologies and Use Cases for High-performance Industrial Wireless Systems.” The NIST Industrial Wireless Systems Sun, 01 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Rachel Kotary https://www.nist.gov/node/1863981 NIST Industrial Wireless Systems Team Member Presents on Real-time and Mission-critical Wireless Systems https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/09/nist-industrial-wireless-systems-team-member-presents-real-time-and-mission NIST Industrial Wireless Systems team member Mohamed Kashef (Hany) presented on real-time and mission-critical wireless systems in an invited panel session at AraFest’24 on August 27, 2024. Dr. Hany provided opening remarks on “Industrial Wireless Sun, 01 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Rachel Kotary https://www.nist.gov/node/1863976 NIST Leaders Overview CPS and IoT Program at DOE Executive Lunch and Learn https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/09/nist-leaders-overview-cps-and-iot-program-doe-executive-lunch-and-learn On 10 September 2024, NIST leaders Dr. David Wollman, Deputy Chief of NIST’s Smart Connected System Division, and Dr. Thomas Roth, Leader of NIST’s IoT Devices and Infrastructure Group, gave an overview of NIST’s Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) and Sun, 01 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Rachel Kotary https://www.nist.gov/node/1863971 NIST Industrial Wireless Team Publishes Report on OFDMA Uplink Activation https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/09/nist-industrial-wireless-team-publishes-report-ofdma-uplink-activation Karl Montgomery and Rick Candell of the NIST Industrial Wireless Team have produced a report titled “A Characterization of OFDMA Uplink Activation for Industrial Applications” ( NIST IR 8506 ) which presents findings on Orthogonal Frequency-Division Sun, 01 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Rachel Kotary https://www.nist.gov/node/1863966 NIST Publishes Recommendations to Use Universally Unique Identifiers (UUIDs) in Manufacturing Life Cycle Data https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/08/nist-publishes-recommendations-use-universally-unique-identifiers-uuids A recently released NIST Advanced Manufacturing Series publication AMS 300-12 “ Research Results and Recommendations for Universally Unique Identifiers in Product Data Standards ” proposes recommendations for employing universally unique identifiers Thu, 01 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Rachel Kotary https://www.nist.gov/node/1863951 NIST Reports that IEEE 802.11 OFDMA Frame Triggering Could Improve Latency for Time-critical Applications Using Wireless https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/08/nist-reports-ieee-80211-ofdma-frame-triggering-could-improve-latency-time Rick Candell of the NIST Communications Technology Laboratory (CTL) presented research findings at the International Conference on Advance Intelligent Mechatronics in Boston on July 17, 2024, on the current efficacy of IEEE 802.11ax Orthogonal Thu, 01 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Rachel Kotary https://www.nist.gov/node/1863946 NIST Awards $15 Million to ASTM International to Establish Standardization Center of Excellence https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/10/nist-awards-15-million-astm-international-establish-standardization-center The new center will support U.S. engagement in international standardization for critical and emerging technologies. Tue, 15 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Sarah Henderson https://www.nist.gov/node/1863631 NIST & ASTM International Publish Report Highlighting Standards Needs for Circular Textiles https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/11/nist-astm-international-publish-report-highlighting-standards-needs 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 Fri, 08 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Shelby Bowers https://www.nist.gov/node/1863046 DYK: NIST OWM Fun Facts https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/10/dyk-nist-owm-fun-facts 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” Tue, 01 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Yvonne A. Branden https://www.nist.gov/node/1862841 Info Hours Presented by NIST OWM: 2024 Series Successfully Completed! https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/10/info-hours-presented-nist-owm-2024-series-successfully-completed 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 Tue, 01 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Yvonne A. Branden https://www.nist.gov/node/1862771 5x5: The Public Safety Innovation Summit https://www.nist.gov/news-events/events/2025/06/5x5-public-safety-innovation-summit REGISTER NOW 5x5 ― the confirmation of a strong and clear signal ― and the place to make your voice heard and drive public safety communications forward. In 2025, the FirstNet Authority and the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Public Tue, 03 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0400 Crissy Robinson https://www.nist.gov/node/1862471 Workshop on Functional Recovery Performance Targets https://www.nist.gov/news-events/events/2024/10/workshop-functional-recovery-performance-targets A NIST-sponsored, one and one-half day, in-person workshop bringing together a diverse group of stakeholders from outside the engineering/code development world with knowledge and interest in functional recovery concepts. In a series of breakout Tue, 08 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0400 Jennifer Gerlock https://www.nist.gov/node/1860541 Spotlight: Cassie Stoffer Helps Run Calibration and Measurement Services Related to Magnetic Resonance https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/08/spotlight-cassie-stoffer-helps-run-calibration-and-measurement-services If you ask NIST physicist Cassie Stoffer what she finds most exciting about science, it’s seeing what she learned in a textbook have real-world applications. Cassie helps run calibration and measurement services related to magnetic resonance imaging Tue, 27 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Sarah Henderson https://www.nist.gov/node/1859296 2025 MBE & QIF Summit Call for Presentations Open https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/08/2025-mbe-qif-summit-call-presentations-open Planning for the 2025 MBE & QIF Summit at MxD in Chicago on April 15-17, 2025, is underway. NIST and the Digital Metrology Standards Consortium will organize the technical content and are seeking e xperts from academia, government, and industry to Mon, 26 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Rosemary Astheimer https://www.nist.gov/node/1857351 MMSD Staff Release Version 5.2 of SRD31, Phase Equilibria Diagrams (PED) https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/09/mmsd-staff-release-version-52-srd31-phase-equilibria-diagrams-ped The third Series-5 release of SRD31 is now commercially available and provides users with processing information for more than 200 material systems not previously covered by the database. Series 5 of the PED standard reference database introduced a Wed, 25 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0000 William J Laws https://www.nist.gov/node/1856866 NIST Standards Forum https://www.nist.gov/news-events/events/2024/09/nist-standards-forum The NIST Standards Forum was held on Wednesday, September 11, 2024 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, on NIST’s Gaithersburg campus in the Portrait Room. The purpose of this event was to communicate the commitment of NIST and its key partners to advance global Wed, 11 Sep 2024 09:00:00 -0400 Corrine Lloyd https://www.nist.gov/node/1856521 Photopolymer Additive Manufacturing Alliance (PAMA) 2023 Workshop - Building a Unified Vision from Research to Regulation https://www.nist.gov/news-events/events/2023/09/photopolymer-additive-manufacturing-alliance-pama-2023-workshop-building 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 Mon, 18 Sep 2023 00:00:00 -0400 Theresa Thomas https://www.nist.gov/node/1856486 IEEE 1451.0 - 2024 Standard Published Under Leadership of NIST Researchers https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/07/ieee-14510-2024-standard-published-under-leadership-nist-researchers NIST researchers Eugene Song and Kang Lee chaired and led the development of the IEEE 1451.0 TM-2024 Standard for a Smart Transducer Interface for Sensors and Actuators - Common Functions, Communication Protocols, and Transducer Electronic Data Sheet Mon, 01 Jul 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Rachel Kotary https://www.nist.gov/node/1855876 Hawaii MEP Tours the CTL Operational Technology Cybersecurity Laboratory https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/07/hawaii-mep-tours-ctl-operational-technology-cybersecurity-laboratory NIST researchers from the Communications Technology Laboratory's Smart Connected Systems Division recently hosted representatives from the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation (HTDC), one of 51 NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Mon, 01 Jul 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Rachel Kotary https://www.nist.gov/node/1855871 NIST Leads U.S. Delegation to Singapore World Cities Summit https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/07/nist-leads-us-delegation-singapore-world-cities-summit On 02-06 June 2024, the NIST Smart Cities program lead, Dr. Michael Dunaway, led a U.S. delegation to the World Cities Summit (WCS) in Singapore to discuss areas of mutual interest related to smart cities and communities through the bilateral U.S Mon, 01 Jul 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Rachel Kotary https://www.nist.gov/node/1855866 NIST Researcher Provides Insights on Interoperability Testing Methods of Smart Sensors at 2024 Sensor Converge https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/07/nist-researcher-provides-insights-interoperability-testing-methods-smart NIST researcher Dr. Eugene Song provided a presentation of interoperability testing methods of smart sensors in Internet of Things (IoT)/Industrial IoT (IIoT) applications at the 2024 Sensor Converge – North America’s largest electronics event for Mon, 01 Jul 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Rachel Kotary https://www.nist.gov/node/1855861 NIST Participates in White House Summit on Standards for Critical and Emerging Technology https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/07/nist-participates-white-house-summit-standards-critical-and-emerging A new Implementation Roadmap provides recommendations and actions for putting the U.S. standards strategy into effect. Mon, 29 Jul 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Sarah Henderson https://www.nist.gov/node/1854756 NIST Has Significant Presence at IEEE Industrial Cyber-Physical Systems (ICPS) Conference https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/06/nist-has-significant-presence-ieee-industrial-cyber-physical-systems-icps In May 2024, NIST researchers were invited to provide several presentations at the 7 th IEEE International Conference on Industrial Cyber-Physical Systems (ICPS) in St. Louis, MO. The ICPS is held annually, and brings together industry experts Sat, 01 Jun 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Rachel Kotary https://www.nist.gov/node/1853901 NIST Leader Presents at Control System Cyber Security Association International Symposium https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/06/nist-leader-presents-control-system-cyber-security-association In a June 2024 presentation, NIST Networked Control Systems Group Leader, Keith Stouffer, presented at the Control System Cyber Security Association International Symposium on Navigating the Labyrinth: Your Guide to ICS/OT Cybersecurity Standards and Sat, 01 Jun 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Rachel Kotary https://www.nist.gov/node/1853891 NIST Industrial Wireless Team Leads Special Session on Performance Assurance of Industrial Wireless Systems https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/06/nist-industrial-wireless-team-leads-special-session-performance-assurance In May 2024, the NIST Industrial Wireless Team led by Rick Candell organized and chaired a special session on Performance Assurance of Industrial Wireless Systems at the 7 th IEEE International Conference on Industrial Cyber-physical Systems (ICPS) Sat, 01 Jun 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Rachel Kotary https://www.nist.gov/node/1853881 NIST Industrial Wireless Team Hosts Visitors from Asia Open-RAN Academy https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/05/nist-industrial-wireless-team-hosts-visitors-asia-open-ran-academy In April 2024, the NIST Industrial Wireless Team hosted visitors from the Asia Open-RAN Academy, showcasing the innovative NIST 5G Industrial Testbed . NIST’s Rick Candell presented the testbed's mission and ongoing projects, including exploring 5G Wed, 01 May 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Rachel Kotary https://www.nist.gov/node/1853871 NIST Researcher Engages Automotive Stakeholders at SAE World Congress Experience (WCX) 2024 https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/05/nist-researcher-engages-automotive-stakeholders-sae-world-congress The SAE World Congress Experience (WCX) 2024 was held on April 16–18, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan. The event attracts researchers, government officials, and the engineering community to discuss the mobility industry's biggest challenges, including the Wed, 01 May 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Rachel Kotary https://www.nist.gov/node/1853861 NIST Engineers Lead and Present at 2024 MBE & QIF Summit https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/05/nist-engineers-lead-and-present-2024-mbe-qif-summit In April 2024, MxD (Manufacturing x Digital) hosted the 2024 MBE & QIF Summit which was jointly organized by NIST and the DMSC (Digital Metrology Standards Consortium). The event was attended by nearly 200 individuals and featured over 30 technical Wed, 01 May 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Rachel Kotary https://www.nist.gov/node/1853851 FORENSICS@NIST 2024 https://www.nist.gov/news-events/events/2024/11/forensicsnist-2024 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 Mon, 18 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Corrine Lloyd https://www.nist.gov/node/1853801 Environmental Measurement Workshop https://www.nist.gov/news-events/events/2024/09/environmental-measurement-workshop 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 Tue, 10 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0400 Sabina Mohan https://www.nist.gov/node/1853731 An RM for Measuring Cannabinoids and Toxic Elements in Hemp https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/07/rm-measuring-cannabinoids-and-toxic-elements-hemp The Hemp Plant reference material (RM 8210) provides values for cannabinoids and toxic elements in a dried ground hemp plant material to help cannabis and forensic laboratories for use as a control and research material. The need to accurately Mon, 08 Jul 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Ian Mitchell https://www.nist.gov/node/1853386 SIM Approval of the NIST Office of Reference Materials Quality Management System https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/07/sim-approval-nist-office-reference-materials-quality-management-system The NIST Office of Reference Materials implements a quality management system (QMS) based on Standard ISO 9001:2015, Guide 31:2015 and relevant requirements of Standard ISO/IEC 17034:2016. This quality management system was recently recognized by the Wed, 03 Jul 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Ian Mitchell https://www.nist.gov/node/1853161 Upcoming ANSI Brainstorming Session for Critical and Emerging Technologies: Enabling Automated and Connected Infrastructure Through Public-Private Partnerships https://www.nist.gov/news-events/events/2024/07/upcoming-ansi-brainstorming-session-critical-and-emerging-technologies-0 American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is hosting two separate brainstorming sessions in July 2024 to explore challenges and opportunities related to critical and emerging technologies (CET). The first event, Enabling Artificial Intelligence Tue, 30 Jul 2024 09:00:00 -0400 Cheryl Williams Levey https://www.nist.gov/node/1852861 Upcoming ANSI Brainstorming Session for Critical and Emerging Technologies: Enabling Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Through Public-Private Partnerships https://www.nist.gov/news-events/events/2024/07/upcoming-ansi-brainstorming-session-critical-and-emerging-technologies American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is hosting two separate brainstorming sessions in July 2024 to explore challenges and opportunities related to critical and emerging technologies (CET). The first event, Enabling Artificial Intelligence Wed, 17 Jul 2024 09:00:00 -0400 Cheryl Williams Levey https://www.nist.gov/node/1852856 Recorded Webinars for Weights and Measures Available On-Demand! https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/06/recorded-webinars-weights-and-measures-available-demand 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 Wed, 26 Jun 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Cyra Golwalla https://www.nist.gov/node/1852351 Save the Date - 2025 MBE & QIF Summit April 15-17, 2025 https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/06/save-date-2025-mbe-qif-summit-april-15-17-2025 In 2024, the MBE Summit in-person event returned and combined with the QIF Summit. The event was held from April 16-19, 2024 at MxD (Manufacturing x Digital) headquarters in Chicago, IL, and brought together experts from academia, government, and Tue, 25 Jun 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Rosemary Astheimer https://www.nist.gov/node/1850911 NIST Publishes Automated Vehicles Workshop Report https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/06/nist-publishes-automated-vehicles-workshop-report NIST held a virtual workshop in September 2023 on Standards and Performance Metrics for On-Road Automated Vehicles, attracting over 600 attendees from industry, academia, and government. NIST has now published the workshop report, NIST Internal Tue, 04 Jun 2024 12:00:00 +0000 David A. Wollman https://www.nist.gov/node/1850786 Additive Construction – The Path to Standardization II https://www.nist.gov/news-events/events/2024/08/additive-construction-path-standardization-ii 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 Tue, 20 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0400 Sabina Mohan https://www.nist.gov/node/1849456