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Physics & Technology

NIST Receives New Patent for Microbe-Killing Water Heater

Published July 14, 2026 · 5 min read

Warm water in household pipes can be a breeding ground for harmful bacteria.

Physics & Technology

Department of Commerce Announces Direct Funding Agreement with Bosch for a $225 Million CHIPS Program Award to Support Domestic Production of Silicon Carbide Semiconductors

Published July 13, 2026 · 2 min read

The Department of Commerce’s CHIPS Program Office announced today the signing of a Direct Funding Agreement with Robert Bosch Semiconductor LLC (“Bosch”) for up to $225 million in incentives under the CHIPS and Science Act.

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New Fabric Test Material Could Help Strengthen Domestic Supply Chain for Textiles and Clothing

Published July 9, 2026 · 4 min read

Researchers estimate that 56% of textiles can be recycled or recovered, but most don’t make it back into the domestic supply chain.

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Arvind Raman Confirmed as the 18th NIST Director

Published July 6, 2026 · 3 min read

Raman comes to NIST from Purdue University, where he was the dean of engineering.

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NIST Launches Center to Drive the Manufacture of Quantum Technologies

Published June 29, 2026 · 3 min read

NIST has announced an agreement with SRI International to establish the Quantum Manufacturing Engineering Center (QMEC).

Physics & Technology

Department of Commerce Announces Definitive Agreement with I-Pulse for a $250 Million CHIPS R&D Award to Develop Novel Silicon-Carbide Semiconductors

Published June 25, 2026 · 2 min read

The Department of Commerce’s CHIPS Research & Development Office today announced the signing of a definitive agreement with I-Pulse for a $250 million award under the CHIPS and Science Act.

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NIST Releases Technical Findings on What Caused the 2021 Partial Collapse of Champlain Towers South

Published June 22, 2026 · 5 min read

In an investigation that began just days after the tragedy, the team examined two dozen possible scenarios for where and why the collapse started.

Physics & Technology

Department of Commerce Announces Definitive Agreement with SandboxAQ for a $500 Million CHIPS R&D Award to Accelerate Al-Driven Semiconductor Materials Discovery

Published June 17, 2026 · 3 min read

The Department of Commerce’s CHIPS Research & Development Office today announced the signing of a definitive agreement with SandboxAQ for a $500 million award under the CHIPS and Science Act.

Physics & Technology

NIST Expands Its Library of ‘Chemical Fingerprints’ to Identify Unknown Substances

Published June 9, 2026 · 3 min read

Researchers and manufacturers rely on the library to identify unknown compounds in food, drugs, cosmetics, the environment, body fluids, forensic evidence and even space rocks.

Physics & Technology

NIST Researchers Discover a New Way to Whisk Alloys Together With Lasers

Published June 4, 2026 · 6 min read

NIST also improved how X-rays are used to study the atomic structure of metals in real time during 3D printing, allowing researchers to observe how materials change under extreme conditions.

Physics & Technology

New AI Model Shows How to Evacuate for Fires One Safe Step at a Time

Published June 4, 2026 · 5 min read

A NIST-led team has created a new AI model that can identify safe evacuation routes in a single-story floor plan during a fire, with a multilevel version in the works.

Physics & Technology

Shooting for the Moon: Ultrastable Lasers in Dark Craters Could Enable Lunar Navigation, Precision Timekeeping, New Science

Published May 18, 2026 · 5 min read

Lunar craters in permanent shadow could be ideal locations for building the most stable optical lasers ever made.

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