NIST

An agency within the U.S. Department of Commerce

Founded in 1901, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is a nonregulatory federal agency within the U.S. Department of Commerce. With headquarters in Gaithersburg, Maryland, NIST’s mission is to promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards, and technology in ways that enhance economic security and improve our quality of life.

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Microwave-Based Test Method Helps Inspect 3D Chip Designs Gives chip designers better way to minimize the effects of ‘electromigration’
Wed, 01/24/2018 - 12:01
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have invented a new approach to testing multilayered, 3D computer chips that are now appearing in some of the latest consumer devices. The method may be the answer the…
Baldrige Examiner Application Process Is Now Open Work with and learn from some of the nation’s best people and organizations
Wed, 11/29/2017 - 12:00
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- This is an exciting time of the year for the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program, as we welcome our newest Baldrige Award recipients to the Baldrige family of role model organizations. We celebrate our award…
Tucking Into NIST’s 3D Printer Testbed Researchers are studying additive manufacturing to give industry users tools to better control the process
Tue, 06/27/2017 - 12:01
Printing 3D metal objects is a booming industry, with the market for products and services worth more than an estimated $2.3 billion in 2015—a nearly fivefold growth since 2010. For this type of manufacturing, a metal part is built up successively…
NIST 3D Laser Scanner Standard Expected Soon Leading scanner manufacturers involved in development of draft standard
Mon, 06/26/2017 - 13:33
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- It’s no surprise that tiny precision objects, such as the parts inside your smartphone, must be measured with laser technology in order to fit together and work properly. But some of the largest structures people depend…
New Computer Modeling Could Improve Material Design Across Airframes Virtually stressing airplane wings
Thu, 06/01/2017 - 12:01
How do jumbo-jet designers develop resilient materials for modern airframes, while still bringing in their projects on time and on budget? Before they prototype a new material, they depend heavily on computer simulations to indicate how it will…
A New Gold Standard for Measuring Industrial Materials
Wed, 05/17/2017 - 16:29
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have produced and precisely measured a spectrum of X-rays using a new, state-of-the-art machine. The instrument they used to measure the X-rays took 20 years to develop, and…
NIST, Partners ‘Cutting the Cord’ From Factory Communication Networks Understanding how RF platforms work in industrial settings
Tue, 03/07/2017 - 12:01
Providing wireless communications in a factory, plant, or other industrial environment these days means more than just helping employees talk with each other while they work. By eliminating physical connections such as wires and cables from a…
African-American History Month: From Shortstop to Spreadsheets Vernon Dantzler wrote one of the earliest spreadsheet programs
Thu, 02/23/2017 - 12:02
To any of his sports-fan colleagues, NIST mathematician and computer programmer Vernon Dantzler might have been somewhat of a celebrity. Dantzler had been a professional baseball player, and a star shortstop in the Texas circuit of the Negro…
NIST Announces the 2017 Baldrige Examiner Training Experience Learn the same methods and techniques used by examiners; network with examiners and Baldrige staff members
Wed, 02/22/2017 - 12:00
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program is offering (for a fee) a limited number of seats for their 2017 examiner training course through its Baldrige Examiner Training Experience (BETE) program. BETE attendees learn…
New Standard Helps Optical Trackers Follow Moving Objects Precisely Provides a set of metrics and procedure to assess how well trackers work in any situation
Wed, 12/14/2016 - 10:37
Throwing a perfect strike in virtual bowling doesn’t require your gaming system to precisely track the position and orientation of your swinging arm. But if you’re operating a robotic forklift around a factory, manipulating a mechanical arm on an…