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Laser-based system now has the ability to capture moment-to-moment details of high-speed processes such as hypersonic propulsion and protein folding.

These foams contain chemicals called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) that have raised environmental and health concerns.

JILA physicists make record-breaking measurement of a key electron property.

Using tiny laser-launched projectiles and troves of data, scientists can more quickly bridge the gap between a material’s microscopic properties and its real-world behavior.

The novel device could lead to more versatile quantum processors with clearer outputs.

NAIAC’s work supports the Biden-Harris administration’s ongoing efforts to advance a comprehensive approach to AI-related risks and opportunities.

The group will build on NIST’s Risk Management Framework to tackle risks of rapidly advancing generative AI.

A new type of miniature atomic clock could provide better timing over the span of weeks and months compared with current systems.

Between mountains in Hawai‘i, innovative scientists show precision timing at the quantum limit.

The new center will be a key pillar of the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act’s research and development (R&D) program.

NIST's Manufacturing Extension Partnership has awarded roughly $400,000 to each of its centers in every state and Puerto Rico.

CHIPS for America was established by historic legislation to bring semiconductor manufacturing back to the U.S.

A new building standard can help engineers prevent the worst.

How far away do sheds need to be located to significantly limit fire spread to homes? New research led by NIST has begun to provide important answers.

On May 11, 2023, the MDPD and the NCST finished moving a portion of evidence retrieved from the Champlain Towers South building into a second warehouse.

Distinguishing between recent use and past use remains an elusive goal.

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have fabricated a novel device that could dramatically boost the conversion of heat into electricity.

Draft Revision 3 aligns the publication’s language with NIST’s 800-53 catalog of cybersecurity safeguards.

As a theoretical physicist, Ana Maria Rey studies atomic, molecular and optical physics, condensed matter physics and quantum information science.

Real-time technique noninvasively counts the number of live cells in a 3D artificial scaffold.