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NIST’s Inclusive Language Guidance Aims for Clarity in Standards Publications

April 29, 2021

Our choice of language — what we say and how we say it — can have unanticipated effects on our audience, potentially conveying messages other than those we

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Measuring the Moon’s Nano Dust Is No Small Matter

April 28, 2021

Like a chameleon of the night sky, the Moon often changes its appearance. It might look larger, brighter or redder, for example, due to its phases, its position

Identifying Individual Molecules: NIST Study Suggests How to Build a Better ‘Nanopore’ Biosensor

April 27, 2021

Researchers have spent more than three decades developing and studying miniature biosensors that can identify single molecules. In five to 10 years, when such

NIST Joins NSF-Led Partnership to Support Next-Generation Communications Technology

April 27, 2021

GAITHERSBURG, Md. — The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has joined the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF

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Inaugural Space Cybersecurity Symposium: Access for Start-ups

Wed, May 5 2021, 10:00am - 4:00pm EDT

Cybersecurity measures and policies are ubiquitous in the design, development, delivery, and operation of components

Securing the 5G Supply Chain Workshop

Tue, May 18 - Wed, May 19 2021

The National Institute of Standards and Technology will host a virtual workshop on measurement-based approaches for

Third PQC Standardization Conference

Mon, Jun 7 2021, 9:00am - Wed, Jun 9 2021, 1:00pm MDT

The NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography Standardization Process has entered the third phase, in which 7 third round finalists

14th International Conference on New Developments and Applications in Optical Radiometry (NEWRAD 2021)

Mon, Jun 21 - Thu, Jun 24 2021

NEWRAD will convene June 21-24, 2021 as a virtual conference. The format of the conference will be a combination of

2021 Disaster Resilience Symposium

Tue, Jul 20 2021, 9:00am - Wed, Jul 21 2021, 1:30pm MDT

The Engineering Laboratory at NIST, Gaithersburg, will be hosting its third annual symposium as a virtual only event on

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