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A new Reference Material (RM) has been developed for the temperature and enthalpy calibration of differential scanning calorimeters (DSCs). The addition of this
The 2025 MBE & QIF Summit event is returning to MxD (Manufacturing x Digital) headquarters in Chicago, IL, April 15 - 17, 2025. The 2025 event will bring the
Without realizing it, metrology and its associated standards and services play a big role in our daily lives. We buy groceries that are weighed or measured
In October 2024, the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) released a revised version of NIST Handbook 150-2 , which represents the
One of OWM's main responsibilities is to harmonize international and national documentary standards with those used by the U.S. weights and measures community
Every five years, NIST OWM gears up to host a Combined Regional Measurement Assurance Program (C-RMAP) training event with a state host with all six RMAP
NIST Office of Weights and Measures (OWM) and the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) are currently conducting an interlaboratory mass comparison as part of a
In October 2024, NIST OWM completed a pilot test of a “blended” course on Retail Motor-Fuel Dispensers (RMFDs) thanks in large part, to Paul Floyd, Director of
To bolster the nation’s preparedness for a pandemic, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed a synthetic, nonhazardous genetic
On January 14, 2025, NIST held the second of three stakeholder workshops in its ongoing series on Digital Twins, building upon the initial workshop held in
NIST researcher Dr. Eugene Song and Mr. Sridhar Kowdley from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) co-presented on
NIST’s Mr. Kang B. Lee, a long-time NIST staff member and currently an associate with the Industrial Wireless Systems Project team after his retirement, was
Measurement science and standards are needed to support the safe and predictable operation of future automated vehicles (AVs), and to realize their potential to
For more than three decades, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has calibrated the wavelengths of lasers used in industry, academia, and
To help shoppers everywhere get the best value for their money, the NIST Office of Weights and Measures (OWM) convened a unit price working group comprised of
NIST researcher Dr. Eugene Song, Dr. Helbert da Rocha (University of Beira Interior, Portugal), and collaborators demonstrated an online tool called the IEEE
NIST researcher Dr. Eugene Song and Prof. Hiroaki Nishi (Keio University, Japan) presented a research paper titled “Security for IEEE P1451.1.6-based Sensor
NIST researcher leaders Edward Griffor, Tao Zhang, and Abdella Battou addressed the 21 st International ACS/IEEE International Conference on Computer Systems
On November 18, 2024, the NIST Industrial Wireless Research Team, led by NIST research leader Rick Candell, met with the National Electrical Manufacturers
103.5 pounds (47 kilograms) – that’s the average amount of textile waste each American produced in 2018. Things like clothing, footwear, sheets, towels, and
Scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are developing a mass balance to measure miniscule amounts of liquid with much higher
In October 2024, NIST Researcher Rosemary Astheimer presented at the 2024 Women in Manufacturing Summit in Boston, Massachusetts. The Summit, attended by over 2
At the 50 th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society ( IECON 2024 ), Dr. Richard (Rick) Candell presented a collaborative effort between