Digital Twins, Resilient Bridges, First CHIPS Grant Opportunity

Also in this issue: Weights and Measures Week, 3D-painted ceramics, quantum theory

View as a Web Page A biweekly news digest from the National Institute of Standards and Technology MARCH 1, 2023 How Digital Twins Could Protect Manufacturers From Cyberattacks Detailed virtual copies of physical objects are finding uses across automotive, health care, aerospace and other industries. According to a new study, cybersecurity may fit neatly into the digital twin portfolio. READ MORE 4 Places Weights and Measures Help You Get What You Pay For It seems like many items in our everyday lives have been getting more expensive lately. Here at NIST, we are committed to making sure you get what you pay for when buying items from seafood to fuel. READ MORE   A Closer Look at NIST's Work With States and Weights For Weights and Measures Week, here are some reminders of the ways NIST has helped to provide confidence in marketplace measures since 1824. READ MORE   How My Childhood Fascination With Bridges Helped Me Build a Career Protecting People and Buildings From Natural Disasters NIST research engineer Jazalyn Dukes tell us about what inspired her work and gives some advice to girls considering a career in structural and civil engineering. READ MORE   A Quick Study: NIST Theoretical Physicist Ana Maria Rey Even in early childhood, this future NIST/JILA fellow took a special interest in science. It fascinated her that we could use math to describe the way the world behaved. READ MORE Postdoctoral researcher Lynnora Grant recently joined NIST to study potentially lesser-known 3D-printed materials: ceramics. Read about her on LinkedIn. MORE NEWS FROM NIST Biden-Harris Administration Launches First CHIPS for America Funding Opportunity As part of implementing the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act, the Department of Commerce is seeking applications to revitalize the domestic semiconductor industry. Researchers at NIST and the Federal Highway Administration painted random patterns of speckles on metal connectors for bridges to better understand how stress and strain could lead to their failure. Find out more about this project on YouTube. For Good Measure Today we are commemorating the first day of National Weights and Measures Week, and it's something for everyone to celebrate. As NIST's Katrice Lippa points out in her blog post, inspectors and other people who work in weights and measures make sure we are getting what we pay for at the grocery scale, the gas pump, the hardware store and the seafood market, among other places. And if you find Katrice's blog post interesting, make sure you check out previous Weights & Measures Week blog posts from other NIST staff members: Elizabeth Benham (2021), Tina Butcher (2018) and Diane Lee (2016). We hope you enjoyed the issue! —Ben P. Stein, Managing Editor

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