Physics & Technology
2 Health Care Organizations Will Receive 2025 Baldrige National Quality Awards
The award highlights organizations that focus on resilience.
Month: February 2026
Physics & Technology
Announcing the “AI Agent Standards Initiative” for Interoperable and Secure Innovation
The Initiative will ensure that the next generation of AI is widely adopted with confidence, can function securely on behalf of its users, and can interoperate smoothly across the digital ecosystem.
Physics & Technology
NIST Releases New Forensic Genetic Reference Material to Help Crime Laboratories Analyze Challenging Cases
The reference material is the first to include mixtures of high-quality and degraded DNA from different individuals.
Science Videos
Science Underground: the Living Laboratory in Hawaiian Lava Tubes (NASA’s Our Alien Earth Shorts)
Science Underground: the Living Laboratory in Hawaiian Lava Tubes (NASA’s Our Alien Earth Shorts)
Space & Astronomy
NASA Marks Milestone in Preparation for Artemis IV Testing
Water flowing out. Data flowing in. A water system activation at the Thad Cochran Test Stand (B-2) on Jan. 30 at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, helped capture critical data to support testing a new SLS (Space Launch System) stage expected to fly on the Artemis IV mission. The activation milestone…
Science Videos
Looking for Airborne Signs of Life in Hawaiian Lava Tubes (NASA’s Our Alien Earth Shorts)
Looking for Airborne Signs of Life in Hawaiian Lava Tubes (NASA’s Our Alien Earth Shorts)
Physics & Technology
Space: The Final Frontier for Standards
Seven NIST reference materials, including house dust and freeze-dried human liver tissue, have been flown to the International Space Station.
Earth & Environment
Value of U.S. mineral production rose last year, driven by precious metals prices
The USGS releases Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026, the first and most authoritative source for mineral production, trade and consumption data