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New X-ray measurements will allow scientists to more accurately monitor nuclear material at power plants and weapons facilities.

Our everyday life is flooded with photons, the quantum building blocks of light. For cutting-edge technology, from quantum computing to deep-tissue imaging, detecting every single photon counts. “Photons carry information,” said Kristen Parzuchowski

Anyone wishing to attend the virtual meeting must register by 5 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, Sept. 16.

The scientists offer a practical solution that relies on accounting for measurement errors before testing materials or developing products.

The achievement shows that fragile quantum entanglement can survive even in tough, real-world conditions.

NIST will execute two of its efforts through its Centers for AI in Manufacturing and Critical Infrastructure.

NIST MEP will host an informational webinar on Tuesday, July 28, 2026, at 1 p.m. ET to provide general information about this opportunity and guidance on preparing applications.

Warm water in household pipes can be a breeding ground for harmful bacteria.

Researchers estimate that 56% of textiles can be recycled or recovered, but most don’t make it back into the domestic supply chain.

Raman comes to NIST from Purdue University, where he was the dean of engineering.

NIST has announced an agreement with SRI International to establish the Quantum Manufacturing Engineering Center (QMEC).

In an investigation that began just days after the tragedy, the team examined two dozen possible scenarios for where and why the collapse started.

The proof extends to AI the logic used by famed mathematician Kurt Gödel, whose incompleteness theorems have had a profound effect on math for nearly a century.

Researchers and manufacturers rely on the library to identify unknown compounds in food, drugs, cosmetics, the environment, body fluids, forensic evidence and even space rocks.

NIST also improved how X-rays are used to study the atomic structure of metals in real time during 3D printing, allowing researchers to observe how materials change under extreme conditions.

A NIST-led team has created a new AI model that can identify safe evacuation routes in a single-story floor plan during a fire, with a multilevel version in the works.

The consortium will focus on AI innovation and adoption, with six task groups concentrating on different aspects of AI measurement science and evaluation.

Lunar craters in permanent shadow could be ideal locations for building the most stable optical lasers ever made.

In the fourth of an ongoing series of reports, NIST shows that wear and tear increased the levels of PFAS found in hoods and gloves.

Expanded collaborations with leading U.S. AI labs provide for pre-deployment evaluations and other research.