For the past decade, Taking Measure has told the stories behind the groundbreaking research we do at NIST.  Our goal has been twofold:  Present NIST’s science and…

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released NIR-SORT 2.0, a major technical expansion of its spectroscopic fabric characterization dataset. This update provides high-fidelity “molecular…

Tucker Bryant is a Stanford-educated poet and entrepreneur. He’s also a former employee of technology behemoth Google, where he used his creative perspective to be an innovator. At…

Update: The comment period for your feedback on the second public draft of NIST IR 8259 has been extended through December 10, 2025.Over the past few months,…

Credit: iStock/Sean Anthony Eddy As a manufacturer, you sometimes face technical challenges beyond the scope of your in-house expertise or experience. It is important to focus on…

NIST researcher Jim Cline displays the X-ray diffraction SRM while standing in front of the goniometer used to certify it. Credit: B. Gutierrez/NIST Measurement, in its most…

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Credit: Andrei Armiagov/Shutterstock The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published a report identifying strategies for developing a more efficient, sustainable and resilient U.S. metals…