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AI May Come to the Rescue of Future Firefighters

August 10, 2022

New research suggests that AI could provide first responders with a much-needed heads-up about a dangerous condition called flashover.

A hollow semicircle of metal has much thinner metal scaffolding inside the hollow area.

NIST Awards Nearly $4 Million to Support Metals-Based Additive Manufacturing

July 26, 2022

The grants will help address current and future barriers to widespread adoption of metals-based additive manufacturing through measurement science research.

A white, square plastic CO2 meter sits on a table in a restaurant setting, reading 621 ppm.

NIST’s Indoor CO₂ Tool Can Help Assess Ventilation and Indoor Air Quality

July 19, 2022

The free tool calculates target CO2 levels based on the user’s desired ventilation rate and information about a building and its occupants.

A man in safety goggles crouches at the back of an open air-conditioning unit, looking at a handheld tester.

Spotlight: Overhauling the Refrigeration Industry to Fight Global Warming

June 26, 2022

NIST researchers are tackling the question of alternative refrigerant fluids.

Large chunks of concrete bristling with rebar and colored flags sit in a warehouse.

June 15, 2022, Update on the NIST Champlain Towers South Investigation

June 15, 2022

The NIST team investigating the partial collapse of the condo building is preparing to begin invasive testing and preparation of physical evidence collected

Four 3D models of 3D printing designs. The top two are spherical, bottom two are different shapes.

Updated Standard Provides Fundamental 3D-Printing Design Guidance to Streamline Production

June 9, 2022

The standard identifies important features unique to 3D printing and outlines how they should be documented.

Building that has been destroyed by a tornado

NIST, NSF Award More Than $7.6 Million to Support Disaster Resilience Research

May 4, 2022

The agencies are funding 20 projects to be conducted across 24 institutions through the Disaster Resilience Research Grant (DRRG) program, which they manage

Study Links Urbanization to Poor Ecological Knowledge, Less Environmental Action

May 4, 2022

A new study by researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and collaborators highlights a sharp contrast between urban and suburban

NIST Releases Study on Blockchain and Related Technologies for Manufacturing Supply Chain Traceability

April 20, 2022

Manufacturing supply chains are increasingly susceptible to disruptions and are targets for bad actors seeking to steal proprietary information and/or sabotage

Happy Retirement, Cone Calorimeter!

March 31, 2022

After 40 years in service as a groundbreaking NIST-invented device for measuring the flammability of materials at the lab bench scale, the NIST cone calorimeter

Palm trees stand in the foreground before a pile of debris with construction vehicles.

Champlain Towers Photos, Videos and Other Evidence Wanted for NIST Investigation in Surfside, Florida

March 2, 2022

Have you ever been to the Champlain Towers South condominium in Surfside, Florida? Maybe without even recognizing it, you could have key information that could

The three categories of standards (Management, Goal Setting, and Measurement) related to SASB discussed in Escoto et al. (2022).

Becoming sustainable can be good for business too

March 2, 2022

Sustainability is becoming a selling point for many customers, and small and medium manufacturers (SMMs) up and down supply chains are being pushed to address

Illustration shows two houses from above with distances marked between house, woodpile and shed for fire safety.

NIST Offers First-of-a-Kind Guidance for Holistic Home and Community Wildfire Protection

March 1, 2022

Once they have a foothold, severe wildfires can quickly overwhelm a community, particularly one that is densely packed. To shield houses against such a fierce

A scientist wearing protective gear holds up a petri dish.

Spotlight: Never Stagnant: Microbiologist Alshae’ Logan’s Path Through the Pipeline Into Science

February 28, 2022

In grade school, Alshae’ Logan hadn’t seen or heard of a Black woman earning a doctoral degree, nor had she been taught of the contributions Black women made to

Scripps National News

February 22, 2022

A man in a hard hat crouches next to a concrete column, taking measurements.

Feb. 18, 2022, Update: NIST Champlain Towers South Investigation Adds New Expert Team Members

February 18, 2022

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has added new experts to the National Construction Safety Team (NCST) investigating the June 24, 2021

A person works inside a food truck near the Washington Monument at night.

Businesses Run by Minorities, Women and Vets Disproportionately Affected by Pandemic, NIST, NOAA Study Finds

February 14, 2022

By many measures, 2020 — a year dominated by an emerging pandemic and overrun with natural disasters — was bad for business. A multitude of variables affected

A steel column with a deep web on the left and a steel column with a shallow web on the right.

Proposed Updates to Steel Building Standard Could Enhance Earthquake Resilience

January 7, 2022

Since the mid-1990s, a type of steel column that commonly features slender cross-sectional elements has become more prevalent in buildings along the West Coast

NIST Names Joannie Chin as Director of Its Engineering Laboratory

December 20, 2021

GAITHERSBURG, Md. — The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has selected Joannie Chin to lead its Engineering

Streamlined NIST Tool Could Help Homeowners, Renters Reduce Airborne Exposure to COVID

November 24, 2021

COVID-19 is still circulating in the U.S. and may once again gain traction as families and friends gather indoors over the holidays. There are several measures

NIST researchers lead a hackathon addressing challenges in data analytics

November 16, 2021

In August, 38 students, researchers, and industry professionals came together to participate in the 2021 ASME-CIE Hackathon. The theme of this year’s hackathon

Equipment stands on tripods on a balcony with the beach and sea in the background.

Oct. 25, 2021, Update on NIST’s Champlain Towers South Investigation

October 25, 2021

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will present an update on its investigation into the June 24, 2021

A woman in a face mask works at a laptop behind a curving prototype robot arm.

Spotlight: Jennifer Case and Soft Robots, the New Bots on the Block

October 12, 2021

Through squishy and flexible materials and systems of cords and cables, robots can pull off some of the remarkable body movements that animals like octopuses

Draft California Fire Code Includes NIST Tool to Evaluate Wildfire Hazard

September 13, 2021

Severe wildfire disasters are often the product of numerous factors — vegetation, drought, a lack of firefighting resources, and many others — coalescing

NIST Establishes Expert Team to Investigate the Champlain Towers South Collapse

August 25, 2021

GAITHERSBURG, Md. — The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced today the expert team members who will

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