NIST Tech Beat | September 2026
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NIST-Developed Quantum Sensors Improve Nuclear Monitoring
New X-ray measurements will allow scientists to more accurately monitor nuclear material at power plants and weapons facilities. Read more about the new measurements.
NIST Finalizes Guidelines on Protecting Online Identity and Access Tokens From Misuse
A new publication helps organizations safeguard snippets of data known as tokens against unauthorized access. Learn more about the finalized guidelines.
NIST Researchers Supersize Quantum Technology to Help Detect Faint Photons
The new, wider version of superconducting single-photon detectors could be helpful for healthcare imaging and quantum computing, among other applications. Read more about the new detectors.
NIST Inventions Are Powering Our World
NIST experts are working to bring our measurements out of the lab and to the places where our users need them — saving time and money. Learn more about NIST inventions.
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NIST Awards More Than $30 Million for MEP Centers in 11 States and Puerto Rico
The awards will help small and medium-sized manufacturers increase the adoption of advanced manufacturing technology including AI, robotics, automation and additive manufacturing. Read more about the awardees.
How Do You Measure Fuel at the Gas Pump?
Weights and measures officials in your state, often trained by NIST, ensure that you get what you’re paying for every time you fill up. Learn more about how gas is measured.
Lasers and Math Can Help Doctors Deliver Just the Right Amount of Medicine
Understanding the rate at which fluids flow is vital for tasks such as intravenous drug delivery. This summer at NIST, an undergraduate intern used mathematical models to improve understanding of super-slow flows. Read more about these flow measurements.
Measuring Gravity
In this video, NIST scientists revisit a classic experiment first performed in 1798 to measure incredibly small gravitational forces. By refining past methods, Stephan Schlamminger and his team worked to eliminate bias and make their best measurement of the gravitational constant. Watch on YouTube.
Token theft is where a lot of real incidents start, so dedicated guidance is welcome. Logging what each token was authorised to do at the time of use would also make the audit side a lot easier.
We keep getting better at protecting tokens. At what point do we ask how much authority possession of the token should represent in the first place?