A new NIST report identifies strategies for creating a more sustainable and resilient metals processing infrastructure. The report highlights key challenges, including a lack of robust standards for recycled content and the vulnerability of critical material supply chains. Making metals…

By Air Force Airman 1st Class Nelvis Sera STARBASE Maxwell, a War Department hands-on, youth science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics outreach program at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, is educating thousands of local students each year through immersive, inquiry-based…

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Argonne National Laboratory, NVIDIA and Oracle today announced a landmark public-private partnership to deliver the DOE’s largest AI supercomputer and accelerate scientific discovery. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Argonne National Laboratory, NVIDIA and…

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released its Fusion Science and Technology (FS&T) Roadmap, a national strategy to accelerate the development and commercialization of fusion energy on the most rapid, responsible timeline in history. The Roadmap defines DOE’s Build–Innovate–Grow strategy…

AI models from developer DeepSeek were found to lag behind U.S. models in performance, cost, security and adoption. Security shortcomings and censorship may pose risks to application developers, consumers and U.S. national security. DeepSeek’s products are contributing to a rapid…

To probe the mysteries of how galaxies evolve over time, scientists needed a supercomputer with out-of-this-world computational power. The results of a study conducted on the Frontier supercomputer at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory offer the clearest…

Precast concrete is an efficient and cost-effective building material made in a factory instead of at a construction site. One of the biggest challenges with precast concrete is connecting the concrete pieces at a job site. Working with industry, NIST…

A fast-growing category of drugs called monoclonal antibodies offers advanced treatments for breast cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, colorectal cancer and many other conditions. To support drug manufacturers, NIST researchers have developed the first living reference material that produces monoclonal antibodies. The…

Interactive Web Tool Streamlines Risk-Informed Software Acquisition WASHINGTON – Today, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released the Software Acquisition Guide: Supplier Response Web Tool, a no-cost, interactive resource designed to empower information technology (IT) and industry decision makers,…