National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)U.S. Department of CommerceBiography
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is a non-regulatory federal agency within the U.S. Department of Commerce. NIST’s mission is to promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards, and technology in ways that enhance economic security and improve quality of life.
NIST laboratories conduct world-class research, often in close collaboration with industry, which advances technology infrastructure and helps U.S. companies continually improve products and services.
NIST’s weights and measurements services support technologies ranging from nanoscale devices to encryption standards for global communication networks, and provide the basis for the fairness and efficiency of sales.
Highlighted facilities and programs include:
- Advanced Materials Center of Excellence
- Nuclear Analytical Chemistry
- Spectroscopy
- Forensics
- CNST NanoFabrication Facility
- Consolidated Fire and Smoke Transport Model (CFAST)
- Cooperative Research and Development Agreements
- Disaster and Failure Studies
- Forensic Science Practice Groups–Organization for Scientific Area Committees
- Small Business Innovation Research Program
- Standard Reference Materials Program
- Bioscience & Health
- Building and Fire Research
- Chemistry
- Electronics & Telecommunications
- Energy
- Public Safety & Security
- Transportation
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FEATURED NEWS
NISTCHO: New Living Reference Material for Producing Monoclonal Antibodies
NIST and collaborators have developed a new line of mAb-producing living cells that can help manufacturers better understand how their monoclonal antibody drugs can be affected during the production process, to further ensure they are producing pharmaceuticals that work as intended.
NIST Tool Could Help Hospitals Repurpose Rooms for Disinfecting N95 Masks
A new tool from the NIST can help hospitals and medical professionals determine the best areas to set up a vaporized hydrogen peroxide isolation room to disinfect N95 masks during an a crisis PPE shortage. For hospitals, choosing and configuring rooms to house the N95 disinfection processes means accounting for conditions that vary from room to room, such as size, airflow and surface materials. These factors influence VHP concentration and, in certain cases, could prevent masks from receiving effective doses.
GLOBAL BIODEFENSE ARCHIVES
- New Material Helps Train First Responders on Biothreats
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- NIST Develops ‘Fingerprinting’ Method for Antibody Therapies
- NIST Radiological Characterization Survey of Renovation Site
- SBIR Grants to Fund Research in Manufacturing, Cybersecurity and Bioscience
- NIST Seeks Disposal of Radioactive Sources
- NIST, USAMRIID Propose New Explanation for Key Step in Anthrax Infection
- NIST Develops Inexpensive Cell Assay on a Chip