Skip to main content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

News and Updates

Displaying 1 - 25 of 678

NVLAP NIST Handbook 150-2 New Release

In October 2024, the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) released a revised version of NIST Handbook 150-2 , which represents the

Just for KICS!

Sensors capable of detecting individual photons of visible light have become essential for applications ranging from imaging faint galaxies to quantum computing

A Better Balance for 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

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

2024 NIST Internship Reflections

During the summer of 2024, the NIST Physical Measurement Laboratory’s ( PML) Office of Weights and Measures ( OWM) hosted two undergraduate students through the