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America’s First Responders Give NIST Their Communications Tech Wish Lists

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Data in Demand: How the U.S. Navy’s Bandwidth Can Boost Your Data Speed

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NIST Risk Management Framework Aims to Improve Trustworthiness of Artificial Intelligence

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Standards & Measurements

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NIST’s portfolio of services for measurements, standards, and legal metrology provide solutions that ensure measurement traceability, enable quality assurance, and harmonize documentary standards and regulatory practices.

News

America’s First Responders Give NIST Their Communications Tech Wish Lists

January 30, 2023

NIST’s nationwide survey aims to improve communications devices for fire, police, EMT and 911 crews.

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NIST Risk Management Framework Aims to Improve Trustworthiness of Artificial Intelligence

January 26, 2023

New guidance seeks to cultivate trust in AI technologies and promote AI innovation while mitigating risk.

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New DNA Biosensor Could Unlock Powerful, Low-Cost Clinical Diagnostics

January 24, 2023

The biosensor, developed by researchers at NIST, Brown University and the French research institute CEA-Leti , identifies biomarkers by measuring how binding

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NIST Joins Alliance to Promote Open Wireless Technologies and Supply Chains

January 24, 2023

The O-RAN Alliance develops hardware and software specifications that allow manufacturers and network operators to mix and match products from different vendors

Events

Quantum Matters in Materials Science (QMMS) Workshop

Tue, Jan 31 - Wed, Feb 1 2023

As part of the JARVIS workshops series, on Jan 31-Feb 1, 2023, NIST is organizing the 2nd QMMS workshop. The workshop

Journey to the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) 2.0 | Workshop #2

Journey to the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) 2.0 | Workshop #2

Wed, Feb 15 2023, 9:00am - 5:30pm EST

The collaborative process to update the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF), toward CSF 2.0, continues! Join NIST and

ANSI/NIST-ITL Document

ANSI NIST-ITL Standards Update Workshop

Tue, Feb 21 - Thu, Feb 23 2023

NIST would like to welcome your participation in the upcoming ANSI/NIST-ITL Standard Update Workshop. This event is open

Named Data Networking Meeting

NDNComm 2023

Thu, Mar 2 - Fri, Mar 3 2023

The Named Data Networking Community Meeting 2023 will be hosted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology

NIST Innovative Technology Showcase #2

Mon, Mar 13 2023, 3:00 - 4:30pm EDT

The NIST Technology Partnership Office (TPO) oversees the technology transfer processes that NIST researchers use to