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New Atom-Based Thermometer Measures Temperature More AccuratelyGiant ‘Rydberg’ atoms could simplify temperature sensing in extreme environments, from space to high-precision industries
Mon, 05/19/2025 - 11:13
Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have created a new thermometer using atoms boosted to such high energy levels that they are a thousand times larger than normal. By monitoring how these giant “Rydberg” atoms…
An Extraordinary Standard: New NIST Protein Could Spur Biopharmaceutical Innovation
Mon, 08/08/2016 - 13:07
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued one of the world’s most intricate measurement standards: an exhaustively analyzed antibody protein that the biopharmaceutical industry will use to help ensure the quality of…
A New Way to Measure Nearly Nothing NIST prototype design uses ultracold trapped atoms to measure pressure.
Fri, 11/16/2018 - 12:01
Many semiconductor fabricators and research labs are under increasing pressure from, of all things, vacuum. These facilities need to remove greater amounts of gas molecules and particles from their setups as new technologies and processes demand…
Laser FocusedHow light reflections could revolutionize 3D printing of metals
Thu, 09/11/2025 - 22:04
  Even if you’ve never heard of “light caustics,” you’ve probably seen them. They’re the ethereal patterns of light that coat the bottoms of swimming pools and break up the shadows of glass. Anywhere light is bent or reflected by a curved surface,…
NIST Researchers Offer Tool to Aid Standards Development, Implementation
Mon, 06/17/2013 - 13:00
The nice thing about standards, it's been said, is that there are so many to choose from.* Though this tongue-in-cheek chestnut might be an exaggeration, it is not grossly so. Thousands of public and private organizations around the world generate…
NIST ‘Big Data’ Framework Will Help Make Sense of Our Data-Drenched AgeFramework supports the creation of tools that can be used in any computing environment.
Mon, 11/11/2019 - 14:22
The NIST Big Data Interoperability Framework (NBDIF) is intended to help create software tools (represented here as a spreadsheet page) that can analyze data using any type of computing platform, and that can be moved from one platform to another…
California Workshop to Explore Plans for National Network for Manufacturing InnovationSept. 27, 2012, at the University of California at Irvine
Wed, 08/22/2012 - 12:11
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office, in partnership with state and national organizations, is inviting interested parties to the third in a series of regional workshops to introduce and encourage public…
On the Road to a Neutron Microscope: First Light for World-Class Neutron Imaging Facility
Mon, 12/21/2015 - 16:11
Neutrons, the charge-less constituents of atomic nuclei, are nifty imagers. Since the 1950s, scientists have been using these particles’ eerie ability to non-destructively penetrate dense matter, creating snapshots—sometimes in 3D—of the insides of…
Baldrige Program Seeks Examiners: Apply by January 6Be part of an elite group of more than 400 professionals from around the United States
Tue, 12/17/2019 - 12:41
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- There is still time to apply for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Board of Examiners for the 2020 Award cycle. The Examiner Application will be open until 6:00 pm, EST on Monday, January 6, 2020. Baldrige…
Exoskeleton Research Marches Forward With NIST Study on FitMeasurement method uses optical tracking to test whether an exoskeleton and the person wearing it move in harmony
Wed, 10/07/2020 - 12:01
A shoddily tailored suit or a shrunken T-shirt may not be the most stylish, but wearing them is unlikely to hurt more than your reputation. An ill-fitting robotic exoskeleton on the battlefield or factory floor, however, could be a much bigger…