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" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20221221170430/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/09/nist-awards-funding-educational-programs-circular-economy-reduce-plastic"><span property="schema:name">NIST Awards Funding for Educational Programs on a Circular Economy to Reduce Plastic Waste</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="daterange"><time datetime="2022-09-20T12:00:00Z">September 20, 2022</time> </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div property="schema:text" class="text-with-summary">Five universities have each been awarded $500,000 to develop new curricula for students who are interested in helping to solve the growing problem of plastic</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <footer> <div class="link-list"><a href="/web/20221221170430/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news-updates/org/5656">View All News and Updates</a></div> </footer> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--dynamic-content-list-ou paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="nist-block "> <h2 class="nist-block__title"> <div class="string">Events</div> </h2> <div class="viewsreference"><div class="views-element-container"><div class="js-view-dom-id-75fb92c269df711a6b4d1e8bf6f01cae808cf12827ff1bd0b7eed1e8337175af"> <div> <article role="article" about="/news-events/events/2023/01/data-and-harmonization-improve-circularity-plastics" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20221221170430/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/events/2023/01/data-and-harmonization-improve-circularity-plastics" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20221221170430im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2022/12/20/Data%20and%20Harmonization..Circularity%20of%20Plastics%20Event%20Visual-v2.png?itok=-InngEjG" width="100" height="46" alt="Data and Harmonization to Improve the Circularity of Plastics event banner. Background includes infinity sign filled w/colorful array of plastic bits" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20221221170430/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/events/2023/01/data-and-harmonization-improve-circularity-plastics"><span>Data and Harmonization to Improve the Circularity of Plastics</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="smartdate">Tue, Jan 24 - Thu, Jan 26 2023</div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-with-summary">Significant activity is taking place at the local, state, national, and international levels aimed at improving the</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <footer> <div class="link-list"><a href="/web/20221221170430/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/upcoming-events/org/5656">View All Events</a></div> </footer> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--dynamic-content-list-ou paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="nist-block "> <h2 class="nist-block__title"> <div class="string">Industry Impacts</div> </h2> <div class="viewsreference"><div class="views-element-container"><div class="js-view-dom-id-d4893e152519af7241b1d84f49c17d1d7c1abeb50a637aea281be3ce26894ec9"> <div> <article role="article" about="/industry-impacts/cement" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20221221170430/https://www.nist.gov/industry-impacts/cement" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20221221170430im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2018/10/01/interior_concrete_detail-by-carlyncarlyn.jpg?itok=kEAuo4Og" width="100" height="70" alt="artsy photo of a concrete wall at Bronx Comunity College" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20221221170430/https://www.nist.gov/industry-impacts/cement"><span>Cement</span> </a></h3> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-with-summary">Cement is the core ingredient in concrete, the most widely used building material in the world. It plays an integral role in infrastructure such as buildings</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article role="article" about="/industry-impacts/pipeline-safety" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20221221170430/https://www.nist.gov/industry-impacts/pipeline-safety" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20221221170430im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2018/10/01/shutterstock_627465578-pipeline-grassy-hill-copyright-sundry-photography-2mb.jpg?itok=fLJkS-wU" width="100" height="67" alt="Gas pipeline crossing the hills, south San Francisco bay, San Jose, California" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20221221170430/https://www.nist.gov/industry-impacts/pipeline-safety"><span>Pipeline Safety</span> </a></h3> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-with-summary">More than 2.5 million miles of natural gas, liquid petroleum and hydrogen pipelines cross the United States. This infrastructure is critical to our energy needs</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article role="article" about="/industry-impacts/semiconductor-thin-film-design-optimization" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20221221170430/https://www.nist.gov/industry-impacts/semiconductor-thin-film-design-optimization" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20221221170430im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2018/08/27/8660652107_a0a0db124a_b_1.jpg?itok=uHKOr9dy" width="100" height="66" alt="multicolor image of an intel 2nd generation core microprocessor " loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20221221170430/https://www.nist.gov/industry-impacts/semiconductor-thin-film-design-optimization"><span>Semiconductor Thin Film Design Optimization</span> </a></h3> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-with-summary">The ability to create perfect ultrathin films is central to the fabrication of semiconductor devices, the building blocks for modern computers, sensors</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article role="article" about="/industry-impacts/low-ghg-refrigerants" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20221221170430/https://www.nist.gov/industry-impacts/low-ghg-refrigerants" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20221221170430im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2017/02/23/gettyimages-168159458.jpg?itok=DycVGMio" width="100" height="67" alt="refrigerants" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20221221170430/https://www.nist.gov/industry-impacts/low-ghg-refrigerants"><span>Low GHG Refrigerants</span> </a></h3> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-with-summary">Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) refrigerants are potent greenhouse gases (GHG) that are being phased down by the U.S. and 196 other countries under the Montreal</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <footer> <div class="link-list"><a href="/web/20221221170430/https://www.nist.gov/industry-impacts">View All NIST Industry Impacts</a></div> </footer> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--content-list paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="nist-block "> <h2 class="nist-block__title"> <div class="string">Projects and Programs</div> </h2> <div class="nist-field nist-field--label-hidden entity-reference"> <div class="nist-field__items"> <div class="nist-field__item"> <article role="article" about="/programs-projects/biomanufacturing-initiative" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20221221170430/https://www.nist.gov/programs-projects/biomanufacturing-initiative" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20221221170430im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2018/07/10/bioman-lifecycle_2.jpg?itok=Ga4nFE4j" width="100" height="76" alt="Bioman lifecycle" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20221221170430/https://www.nist.gov/programs-projects/biomanufacturing-initiative"><span>Biomanufacturing Initiative</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__type"> <div class="nist-badge display-inline-block margin-y-1 nist-badge--blue boolean">Ongoing</div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-long"> Protein drugs are the top selling pharmaceuticals worldwide, a hundred billion dollar industry, but also the fastest growing category of health care costs. The </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="nist-field__item"> <article role="article" about="/programs-projects/plastic-pollution-measurement-science" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20221221170430/https://www.nist.gov/programs-projects/plastic-pollution-measurement-science" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20221221170430im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2020/01/23/PlasticDebris_KaylaBrignac.jpg?itok=9e3mvlMx" width="100" height="56" alt="Plastic marine debris" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20221221170430/https://www.nist.gov/programs-projects/plastic-pollution-measurement-science"><span>Plastic Pollution Measurement Science</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__type"> <div class="nist-badge display-inline-block margin-y-1 nist-badge--blue boolean">Ongoing</div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-long"> While plastics have yielded immense benefits to society, discarded plastics or plastic pollution has become a pervasive highly visible problem especially in the </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="nist-field__item"> <article role="article" about="/programs-projects/and-polyfluoroalkyl-substances-pfas" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20221221170430/https://www.nist.gov/programs-projects/and-polyfluoroalkyl-substances-pfas" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20221221170430im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2022/09/12/water_glass.png?itok=-yqisx6J" width="100" height="71" alt="Water" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20221221170430/https://www.nist.gov/programs-projects/and-polyfluoroalkyl-substances-pfas"><span>Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__type"> <div class="nist-badge display-inline-block margin-y-1 nist-badge--blue boolean">Ongoing</div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-long"> NIST works to improve confidence in measurements and conducts research on PFAS for better human health and the environment. </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="nist-field__item"> <article role="article" about="/programs-projects/nist-food-safety-program" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20221221170430/https://www.nist.gov/programs-projects/nist-food-safety-program" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20221221170430im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2019/10/23/cropped-adobestock_250227943.jpg?itok=mCTkp3_8" width="100" height="65" alt="photo collage of meats, cheese, eggs, fish, and shellfish" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20221221170430/https://www.nist.gov/programs-projects/nist-food-safety-program"><span>NIST Food Safety Program</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__type"> <div class="nist-badge display-inline-block margin-y-1 nist-badge--blue boolean">Ongoing</div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-long"> A multi-disciplinary team is helping to ensure food safety and authenticity. </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="nist-field__item"> <article role="article" about="/programs-projects/nist-tools-cannabis-laboratory-quality-assurance" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a 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routine </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="nist-field__item"> <article role="article" about="/programs-projects/automotive-lightweighting" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20221221170430/https://www.nist.gov/programs-projects/automotive-lightweighting"><span>Automotive Lightweighting</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__type"> <div class="nist-badge display-inline-block margin-y-1 nist-badge--blue boolean">Ongoing</div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-long"> Our objective is to support the efforts of the US automotive industry and its suppliers to incorporate advanced lightweight materials for improving fuel economy </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="nist-field__item"> <article role="article" about="/programs-projects/developing-materials-innovation-infrastructure" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> 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