The mission of the Materials Measurement Science Division is to strengthen the personal safety of American consumers and the economic security of the nation. The division develops purposeful solutions ...

The quality of any measurement can only be as good as the instrument used to gather it, and for acoustic measurements, finding a good enough instrument can be surprisingly difficult. Commonly ...

In the lab, various phases of drug development occur in life sciences as new drugs and therapies are discovered and developed through extensive research. Labs are then used to ensure quality control ...

In the fast-paced industrial environment of today’s plastics and composites manufacturing, ensuring product quality and optimizing processes are essential. Manufacturers face unique challenges, such ...

A U.S. research lab has announced one of the most precise measurements ever of how a subatomic particle behaves, teeing up a showdown that could either vindicate one of science’s most powerful ...

Improvements to the SI are helping to evolve the science of accuracy and measurement. Democratization of the SI creates a traceability calibration chain accessible to anyone, anywhere. Digitization of ...

The Material Measurement Laboratory (MML) is one of the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST’s) six major laboratories and one of NIST’s fundamental metrology laboratories. The ...