Recent News
CHIPS for America Announces New Proposed $285 Million Award for CHIPS Manufacturing USA Institute for Digital Twins, Headquartered in North Carolina
On November 19, 2024, CHIPS for America announced they are entering negotiations with the Semiconductor Research Corporation Manufacturing Consortium Corporation (SRC) for the Department of Commerce to provide SRC $285 million to establish and operate a Manufacturing USA institute headquartered in Durham, North Carolina. With combined funding totaling $1 billion, this investment will support the launch of the first-of-its-kind CHIPS Manufacturing USA institute. The new institute, known as SMART USA (Semiconductor Manufacturing and Advanced Research with Twins USA) will focus on efforts to develop, validate, and use digital twins to improve domestic semiconductor design, manufacturing, advanced packaging, assembly, and test processes.
AI Can ‘Hear’ When a Lithium Battery Is About to Catch Fire
Researchers at NIST have developed a way to use sound to detect when lithium-ion batteries are about to catch fire. The results of this recent study was presented at the 13th Asia-Oceania Symposium on Fire Science and Technology.
Once it’s fully developed, this technology could be used to build a new kind of fire alarm. These alarms could be installed in homes and office buildings, or in places with lots of batteries like warehouses and electric vehicle parking garages. The advanced warning they provide could give people time to evacuate.
Melissa Midzor Named Director of NIST's Communications Technology Laboratory
NIST has named Melissa Midzor as the new director of the Communications Technology Laboratory (CTL). CTL, one of NIST’s six research laboratories, focuses on advancing communications technology through research and development in core network technologies, next-generation wireless systems, public safety communications, smart infrastructure and spectrum sharing. Through the creation of standards, precision instrumentation, and simulation tools, CTL aims to enhance measurement capabilities and support the commercialization of emerging wireless technologies.
Request for Information in Support of the Implementation of the United States Government National Standards Strategy for Critical and Emerging Technology
NIST is requesting information related to the Implementation Roadmap for the U.S. Government National Standards Strategy for Critical and Emerging Technology.
In this Request for Information (RFI), NIST is seeking information about the following topics:
- Existing awards and recognition programs that the U.S. government and U.S. standards community can use to encourage and support participation and leadership in standards development for critical and emerging technologies.
- Ways the U.S. government and the U.S. standards community can educate and empower the standards workforce and business and technology decision-makers.
- Feedback on how NIST can best maintain an open dialogue and sustained communication with the U.S. critical and emerging technologies and standards communities regarding the ongoing implementation of the roadmap.
The full RFI is available in the Federal Register, including information on how to submit comments. Comments must be received by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Dec. 9, 2024.
Funding Announcements
NIST Awards $15 Million to ASTM International to Establish Standardization Center of Excellence
NIST has awarded $15 million for a center of excellence to support U.S. engagement in international standardization for critical and emerging technologies (CETs) essential to U.S. competitiveness and national security. The new Standardization Center of Excellence will be led by global standards organization ASTM International, with multiple partners from across the standards development ecosystem.
Events
10th Annual NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference
On December 9 - 10, 2024, NICE will hold the K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference in San Antonio, TX. The NICE K12 Conference is known to cybersecurity-related educators and educational stakeholders as the best place to engage with the thought leaders and pioneers leading the charge in classrooms, schools, districts, and regional and statewide cybersecurity education programs. The NICE K12 Conference is the national hub for providing resources in innovative teaching and learning for K12 educators to inspire their students to be the future cybersecurity workforce.
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