On September 1 to 4, 2026, several NIST Office of Weights and Measures (OWM) staff members participated as trainers in the National Council on Weights and Measures (NCWM) third and final Electrical Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) training for Weights and Measures officials and registered service agents (RSA) in Annapolis, Maryland. OWM wishes to acknowledge the NCWM EVSE Technical Conference Planning Committee for their efforts and success in planning and executing these valu

MTI Instruments Proforma systems help semiconductor manufacturers monitor backside processing for HBM, chiplets and next-generation computing devices Vitrek is highlighting the growing importance of precision wafer-thickness measurement as semiconductor manufacturers expand production of GPU/AI Engines, High-bandwidth Memory, Traditional CPUs, Programmable Logic and Power Semiconductors. Advanced packaging technologies combine logic, memory, interposers and specialized dies w

On 15 December 2025, UNESCO and the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), reinforcing their long-standing cooperation to advance metrology, capacity building in basic sciences, and the role of accurate measurement in sustainable development worldwide. The Memorandum was signed in Paris by Ms Lidia Brito, Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences at UNESCO, and Mr Martin Milton, Director of the BIPM. It update

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While exploring a box of early 20th century index cards in the NIST archives, I stumbled upon two that starkly illustrated one of NIST's...

This article summarises the current situation and the actions being carried out by the Spanish Metrology Centre (CEM) in the area of...