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Space: The Final Frontier for Standards The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is extending its standards expertise into low Earth orbit with a new mission that sends seven carefully characterized “standard reference materials” to the International...
Checkup Time! How Measurement Science Keeps You Healthy The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) shows how measurement science underpins many of the health checks we rely on, from routine blood tests to advanced medical imaging. In the “Taking...
Polaris Announces Rebrand to Strengthen Support for Rhode Island Manufacturers and Tech Companies Providence, RI - Polaris MEP, focused on manufacturing, and the newly renamed Polaris Tech Bridge, focused on defense, dual-use, and blue technology, have a new...
Disaster Preparedness: How Measurement Science Can Help Your Community NIST economist Christina Gore uses personal experiences with hurricanes, floods, and economic shocks to explain what “community resilience” looks like in practice and how data can help local...
What Must Change for Artificial Intelligence to Pay Off? IndustryWeek’s “What Must Change for AI to Pay Off?” argues that most organizations are repeating an old mistake: buying sophisticated AI tools before redesigning how people and machines actually work together....
How Standards and Testing Will Help Keep Self-Driving Vehicles Moving Safely on the Road The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is helping chart the path to safe, trusted self-driving cars by focusing on rigorous measurement science and shared...
AI in Manufacturing: What's Now—and What's Next? NIST engineers have introduced five new ways to connect precast concrete components that significantly enhance building resilience. Precast concrete, produced in factories and then assembled on construction...
How Do Recycling Facilities Sort Different Kinds of Plastic? Recycling facilities handle a wide variety of plastics that often look similar as they move quickly along sorting lines, making it challenging to keep material streams clean and high value. NIST’s “How Do...
On Tuesday, December 9, 2025, various manufacturers gathered at the Cooley Group’s Pawtucket headquarters for a stimulating conversation on the current state of Rhode Island manufacturing. The Pawtucket Manufacturers’ Forum, presented by Polaris MEP and the Pawtucket...
How Can Companies Improve Sustainability Efforts? Supply chain sustainability is quickly moving from “nice to have” to “must have” for manufacturers that want to stay on preferred supplier lists. In a feature for Material Handling & Logistics, Indrani de Silva...
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