What are you looking to measure? This is one of the central questions for a metrologist (a measurement scientist) and is usually answered before measurements can proceed.

If your manufacturing organization is going to grow, you know you need an inspection solution beyond the capabilities of micrometers and calipers. You know you need to gather more data in a faster and more reliable manner.

I discovered my affinity for attractive instruments while working a job before coming to NIST. My boss at the time had a love affair with the common hose clamp—the one with the worm gear.

Traditionally, technical jobs have been underrepresented by women. But that's changing, says Emily O'Dea, commercial services process manager at Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence.

A new measurement approach proposed by scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) could lead to a better way to calibrate computed tomography (CT) scanners, potentially streamlining patient treatment by improving communication among docto

Robots have been a part of industry longer than you might think. The patent for the first industrial robot, Unimate, was granted in 1961.

A novel system developed at MIT uses RFID tags to help robots home in on moving objects with unprecedented speed and accuracy.

Engineers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) needed a way to secure smart manufacturing systems using the