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Miles Walker poses smiling in front of the spiral staircase in the NIST library.

‌A Summer of Studying Cybersecurity — and Human Error’s Role in Attacks

August 6, 2024

… internet, new opportunities for cyberattacks open up. So, keeping our technology safe and secure is more important than ever. As a … I’ve researched the 2011 attack by the hacker group Anonymous on the technology security company HBGary . Top executives’ poor password … you want — but you’ll always come out of it learning something new. … Information technology … Cybersecurity … Cybersecurity education and …

Catherine Cooksey adjusting a machine for the measurement of transmittance.

Key Comparisons: Transmitting Correct Measures All Around the World

December 2, 2020

Catherine Cooksey

… Cooksey … New employees at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are often surprised to learn that our agency is part … competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards, and technology in ways that enhance economic security and improve our … agencies, national laboratories, manufacturers, universities and technology industries. These groups rely on us to provide …

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Creating and Commercializing the NIST RoboCrane

October 27, 2021

Nicholas G. Dagalakis

… cleanup sites — is a good example of a successfully commercialized technology invented at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). I’ll try to tell that story in this blog. In the … (such as the Moon), collections of soil samples, and more . The technology transfer breakthrough came in the late 1990s during my …

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Millions of Rewarding Jobs: Educating for a Career in Cybersecurity

August 27, 2018

Rodney Petersen

… years. Most recently, my work in higher education has supported chief information officers and chief information security officers to increase privacy and security of data, … is cool, fun and intellectually stimulating. … Information technology … Cybersecurity … Cybersecurity education and workforce …

Growing Our Economy Through Technology Transfer

May 16, 2017

Paul Zielinski

… made in the lab to something you can use is what government calls technology transfer. Every year, the government spends your tax … government agencies. At the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), this investment supports our work in measurement … Bridging that gap requires private investment. This is where the technology transfer process comes in. Because it’s not a …

graphic showing how standardized data will connect farmers, inspectors, manufacturers, shippers, and ultimately consumers to ensure the freshest, most high quality food possible.

Getting Food on Our Tables From the U.S. and Around the World, Safely and Less Wastefully

November 12, 2019

Nenad Ivezic

… tampering with the contents. These sensors provide critical and useful information to the monitoring systems of both the sender and the … of the shipments. Also, to achieve efficient delivery, up-to-date information on things like shipment plans needs to be exchanged among … and NIST has already begun working on it. Stay tuned! … Information technology … Infrastructure … Manufacturing … Supply chain … Standards …

Riding the Carousel of Progress to Tomorrow’s Internet (of Things)

October 17, 2017

Katerina Megas

… I love the way it portrays how families remain the same even as the technology around them changes. The father can’t figure out how to work … in about something. And while all those things have remained the same, technology changes the context in which and the way in which we do … safe and privacy-preserving. Now, I wonder what that dog is up to. … Information technology … Cybersecurity … Identity and access management …

A Look Back at the Past 3 Years’ Accomplishments, by NIST Director Laurie E. Locascio

December 23, 2024

Laurie E. Locascio

… Maryland, campus of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) almost three years ago to begin my term as its director and under secretary of commerce for standards and technology. We were all still feeling the impacts of the pandemic, … and projects that are working to ensure we get the most from this technology, while helping to promote its safe and effective use. And in …

woman in a plaid shirt using a set of VR goggles and hand controls, a man sits at a computer in the background

Passing Photons Through Chicken, VR for First Responders, and 3D-Printed Metal: A Sample of Stories on NIST Social Media

June 7, 2021

Riley Wilson

… materials, using virtual reality to test emergency communications technology, bolstering confidence in the latest manufacturing … at NIST is using cutting-edge virtual reality simulations to test the technology that public safety heroes bring with them. NIST postdoctoral … of Standards and Technology … Bioscience … Bioimaging … Fire … Information technology … Virtual / augmented reality … Manufacturing … …

Howard Yoon with the NIST standard of spectral irradiance, a bright light, well-calibrated light bulb..

Lighting the Way Toward Better Measurements

January 15, 2016

Howard Yoon

… causes rainbows also allows fiber optic cables to faithfully carry information thousands of miles. Our understanding of light—and our … Earth’s gravity. Key to the watt balance is a laser interferometer, a technology that uses the wavelengths of light like the gradations on a …

Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond and Recover: The NIST Cybersecurity Framework

October 22, 2018

Amy Mahn

… faster than regulation and legislation in the face of quickly changing technology and threats. NIST updates the Framework based on regular … activities from a small business perspective is Small Business Information Security: The Fundamentals (NISTIR 7621 Rev. 1) . We … their cybersecurity risks. NIST will be producing more accessible information and resources, and amplify awareness of helpful resources …

collage of images from the WTC disaster and the NYC skyline with a representation of a DNA molecule and the letters DNA,

Reflections on Assisting With the 9/11 World Trade Center DNA Identifications

August 3, 2021

John Butler

… incidents involves comparing antemortem records with postmortem information. Intact bodies may be identified visually by dental records … new methods had to be developed and software deployed to correlate DNA information between the remains recovered and reference samples … time. Before long, thousands of DNA samples were being tested by Bode Technology, a laboratory under contract with NYC OCME, using modified …

Briana Capistran wears safety glasses as she poses smiling in the lab with computers and other equipment in the background.

Speeding Up the Wheels of Justice: How NIST Resources Can Help Crime Labs Work Faster

December 4, 2024

Briana Capistran

… analyst looking at a sample in a way that gives them broad chemical information about the sample’s contents. We call this a screening … that step, they will use other tools or methods to get more detailed information. Screening is an important part of the analyst’s work, but … for forensic laboratories to use in validating their rapid GC-MS technology for seized drugs and ignitable liquids. Access our resources …

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Growing the Internet of Things Into a Safe and Responsible Member of Your Household

October 16, 2019

Michael Fagan

… Michael Fagan … Technology is supposed to help us, but sometimes it feels like for … we adopted a “voice assistant” for the kitchen to put all the information and entertainment of the internet at our fingertips while … my emails to me (or anyone else in my home)? I can see all kinds of information about my house, but who else has access to my location and …

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Bringing Clarity to the Cloud

May 16, 2016

Brian Stanton

… without having to install them on your own computer—can help make technology more usable for a broader population of people. The idea … One of the benefits of using the cloud is that you can access your information from many different types of devices, even someone else’s … workspace to make sure things were within reach and the important information was in an easy line of sight. With all of our computers and …

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Seeking the Power of Quantum Computing in Silicon

February 14, 2020

Josh Pomeroy

… two possible values, 0 and 1, quantum algorithms use “qubits” in which information is encoded in multiple dimensions, i.e., a qubit can be composed of both 0 and 1 at the same time. Furthermore, the information in qubits can be coded to generate “entanglement,” a unique … The majority opinion is that modifying conventional silicon transistor technology to host quantum computation seems like the best way forward. …

Flying Drones Compete to Complete Unprecedented Feat

August 1, 2018

Richard Wilkinson

… of the science carried out at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) can be hard for the average person on the street to … Communications Research Division (PSCR) in NIST’s Communications Technology Laboratory (CTL). The goal of the challenge was to stimulate … PSCR’s prize and challenge specialist. “Right now, we are collecting information from the contestants, judges, and technical subject-matter …

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NIST’s Role in TV Throughout the Decades

July 22, 2020

Alex Boss

… itself had to be invented. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has played a role in television throughout the … Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to determine which color TV technology should be adopted as the standard. The show lasted an hour … Inc., were competing against each other to develop the best color TV technology. The FCC formed committees to study, test and report on the …

Hae-Jeong Lee speaks into a microphone as a student stands beside her

Women in STEM: Igniting Young Minds, Illuminating the Future

March 16, 2020

Hae-Jeong Lee

… chemist and lab officer at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). From November 2019 to February 2020, I worked as an … South Korea. The U.S. Department of State’s Office of Science and Technology Cooperation manages this program. Since 2001, it has … their steps,” and so I am grateful for this opportunity. … Chemistry … Information technology … Mathematics and statistics … Physics … Women …

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From 1901 to 2021: Measurements Then and Now

February 25, 2021

Mark Esser

… Esser … A lot has changed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the past 120 years. For one thing, we were known … Then, in 1988, we became the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), to reflect our agency’s expanding mission and a … of a second per day, about 3.5 seconds per year. Today, using technology made possible by the Nobel Prize-winning work of NIST’s Bill …

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Brain-Inspired Computing Can Help Us Create Faster, More Energy-Efficient Devices — If We Win the Race

March 10, 2023

Advait Madhavan

… a precise, systematic fashion. Many years later, with the research of information scientist Claude Shannon, Boolean algebra was used with … form of spikes, enables the brain to do everything from transmitting information to storing memory to responding to visual stimuli, such as … full potential and protect our planet at the same time. … Information technology … Artificial intelligence … Complex systems … Computational …

Small-Business Cybersecurity is Twice as Nice as Pumpkin Spice

October 10, 2017

Pat Toth

… importance of cybersecurity? Will they act to protect their business information and assets?” Many larger companies in the U.S. have dedicated resources—including people, technology and budgets—to protect against cybersecurity threats. As a … overall impact of a cybersecurity incident could include: damage to information or information systems; regulatory fines and …

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Rethinking Manufacturing

February 12, 2019

Zara Brunner

… done, there’s a revitalization underway as the region has embraced the technology-based manufacturing that is advanced manufacturing. You can … among ever-increasing global competition. Additive manufacturing is a technology that deposits materials in layers to create lighter, … is a unique, hands-on learning lab dedicated to advancing the technology, processes, materials and knowledge of the additive …

top left: circuit board; top right: materials from HHCIII; bottom left: leaf; bottom right: 3-D atomic clock

Twelve Ways NIST Is Working for You: 2017 Edition

December 29, 2017

Ben P. Stein

… Research, Inc. The $500,000 award will help fund work to develop new technology that may reduce certain measures of impact by more than 70 … year, from the Equifax data breach that exposed sensitive personal information of more than 140 million American consumers to the WannaCry … Leaps There’s a worldwide race underway to take the lead in quantum information, which combines the strange rules of quantum physics with …

Apostol Vassilev poses for a photo with a computer monitor in the background.

Powerful AI Is Already Here: To Use It Responsibly, We Need to Mitigate Bias

February 9, 2023

Apostol Vassilev

… in science, many questions remain unresolved: How do we comprehend information? How do we store and retrieve information in our brains? What is intelligence? I’ve learned through … questions. At NIST, we’re working with partners in the financial and technology industries, from small companies and startups to large banks …