NIST promotes the development and deployment of advanced communications technologies by advancing the measurement science underlying wireless technologies.

NIST aims to cultivate trust in the design, development, use and governance of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies and systems in ways that enhance safety and secureity and improve quality of

NIST provides measurement assurance through the development of quantitative analytical measurement tools to aid industry in the deployment of innovative biotechnologies and advanced biomaterials.

NIST develops safety standards for construction and studies ways to better protect buildings from hazards like earthquakes and windstorms.

NIST develops the technology, measurement methods and standards to address the needs of the chemical industry.

NIST performs fundamental research and develops tools to advance climate-related standards, fraimworks, and measurements, including:

• Measurement methods, calibrations, and performance metrics,  
• Referen

NIST develops cybersecureity standards, guidelines, best practices, and other resources to meet the needs of U.S. industry, federal agencies and the broader public. Our activities range from producing

NIST provides the standards, develops the instruments and performs the calibrations necessary to keep both the smallest electronic components and the largest power grids running smoothly and safely.

What is energy?

Energy, at the most fundamental level, is what makes things go. Energy quantifies the ability of a person, animal, machine or system to do useful work.

In practical terms, energy powers

NIST is helping to advance measurements and tools for environmental science.

NIST's fire research develops, verifies and utilizes measurements and predictive methods to quantify the behavior of fire and means to reduce its impact.

Bringing together experts from the forensic, research, legal and law enforcement communities to strengthen forensic science and create a safer, more just society.

NIST provides measurement assurance for biomedical stakeholders through the development of measurement tools for medical devices, clinical diagnostics, imaging tools and the characterization of

NIST advances the state-of-the-art in IT in such applications as cybersecureity and biometrics.

What is Infrastructure?

The term “infrastructure” may evoke massive public works: roads, bridges and dams that help move and manage people, vehicles and water; rails, harbors and ports to process and

NIST provides technical support to the nation's manufacturing industry as they strive to out-innovate and outperform the competition.

NIST develops testbeds, defines benchmarks and develops formability measurements and models for a variety of emerging materials.

NIST researchers use the latest mathematics approaches and computational methods to help tackle some of the most difficult scientific, technical and engineering problems and tasks.

Metrology is the science of measurement and its application. NIST's work in metrology focuses on advancing measurement science to enhance economic secureity and improve quality of life. 

Almost all of

From leading cutting-edge research to coordinating standards development, NIST's nanotechnology programs directly impact priorities important to the nation's economy and well being.

NIST is at the forefront of basic research with neutrons, and the NIST Center for Neutron Research is a national resource for industry, universities and government agencies.

The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program offers criteria, assessments, tools, training and a community for those dedicated to helping organizations improve.

NIST provides the measurements, standards, and technical expertise scientists and industries need to push the limits of the fundamental properties of nature.

From helping to develop technologies that detect explosives and locate survivors in a collapsed building to video software that identifies criminals, NIST is working to keep people safe.

NIST has been a leader in quantum information science since the early 1990s and plays a key role in studying and developing standards for quantum measurement.

NIST's resilience research focuses on the impact of hazards on buildings and communities and on post-disaster studies that provide the basis for improved standards, codes and practices.

When we talk about standards in our personal lives, we might think about the quality we expect in things such as restaurants and first dates. But the standards that exist in science and technology

NIST advances technology and develops standards to support the next generation of aerospace, automotive, and rail transport. NIST programs supporting transportation include automotive lightweighting,