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Drug Analysis - Opioids and Emerging Threats

The goal of this focus area is to enhance drug detection capabilities through the development of standard methods for the collection, analysis, and

Disaster Resilience Grants Virtual Webinar

Mon, Aug 3 2020

NIST will hold a webinar on August 3, 2020 to provide general information regarding the Notice of Funding Opportunity

Forensic Chemistry

The NIST Forensic Chemistry Measurement Program aims to both develop and facilitate the implementation of scientifically valid, robust measurement tools for the

CyberSeek™ Data Confirms the Ever-Present Need to Expand Cybersecurity Talent Pipeline

July 16, 2020

Cybersecurity professionals remain in high demand by employers across the United States and in virtually every industry, according to new data published this...

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NIST’s Post-Quantum Cryptography Program Enters ‘Selection Round’

July 22, 2020

The race to protect sensitive electronic information against the threat of quantum computers has entered the home stretch. After spending more than three years...

Resources

The National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 as amended (NHPA) The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) Secretary of the Interior’s...

Gaithersburg Campus

In June 2016 following a comprehensive historical assessment, as required by law, a final determination of eligibility for listing in the...

NICE Webinar: Educating Youth for a Cybersecurity Future

Wed, Sep 16 2020, 2:00 - 3:00pm EDT

The PowerPoint slides used during this webinar can be downloaded here. Download the Continuing Education Units form

Historic Preservation at NIST

Since its establishment in 1901 as the National Bureau of Standards, (later renamed in 1988) NIST has been committed to setting standards...

Resources: On-the-Job Training (OJT) and Mentoring

This On-the-Job Training (OJT) and Mentoring resources page was created to support the preparation of the Fundamentals of Metrology course...

Gretchen Campbell Receives 2019/2020 George A. Snow Memorial Award

For her work on the Conferences for Undergraduate Women in Physics (CUWiP).

NICE Releases Draft Revisions to the NICE Framework

July 15, 2020

The National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) has released a draft revision to NIST Special Publication 800-181, the Workforce Framework for...

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Polarized Resonant Soft X-ray Scattering (P-RSoXS)

Built with a collaboration with the RSoXS project in the NIST Materials Science and Engineering Division, polarized resonant soft X-ray scattering (P-RSoXS) is

The Defense Manufacturing Supply Chain: Critical to the U.S. Economy and National Security

The defense manufacturing supply chain is critical to both the U.S. economy and national security. Support is needed for emerging...

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Disaster Recovery Program for Southwest Puerto Rico

July 9, 2020

The U.S Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) has made one cooperative agreement...

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NIST Awards $50 Million in Funding to Help Manufacturers Respond to the Pandemic

July 8, 2020

GAITHERSBURG, Md. — The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded a total of $50 million in emergency...

NIST Kick-Starts ‘Threshold Cryptography’ Development Effort

July 7, 2020

A new publication by cryptography experts at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) proposes the direction the technical agency will take to...

2020 NSSA Service Award - Yamali Hernandez

For her contributions to neutron education and outreach, and development of user laboratories for the benefit of the neutron community.

Atomic ‘Swiss Army Knife’ Precisely Measures Materials for Quantum Computers

July 6, 2020

It images single atoms. It maps atomic-scale hills and valleys on metal and insulating surfaces. And it records the flow of current across atom-thin materials...

New Jersey MEP Receives Award to Deploy Advanced Manufacturing Technology Services to U.S. Manufacturers

July 6, 2020

The U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) has made a new cooperative...

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Commerce Funds Manufacturing USA Pandemic Response Projects

July 6, 2020

GAITHERSBURG, Md. — The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded $3.4 million in grants to support high...

2020 LifeBridge Organ and Tissue Sharing, Year 2 Case Study cover

2020 Baldrige Case Study Shows How One Organization Improved with Feedback

July 7, 2020

Now available on our website, the 2020 Baldrige Case Study: LifeBridge Organ and Tissue Sharing (LOTS), Year 2 demonstrates how the Baldrige Criteria (part of...

OSAC Standards Bulletin - July 2020

This Standards Bulletin from the Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) for Forensic Science provides an update on: Standards moving through the OSAC...

Recent Group Publications

2025 Publications Emergent topological polarization textures in relaxor ferroelectrics https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-62658-1...

Building the Federal Profile For IoT Device Cybersecurity: Next Steps for Securing Federal Systems

Wed, Jul 22 - Thu, Jul 23 2020

RECORDING: Captioning will be available by Monday, August 3, 2020. On July 22-23, NIST will host a virtual-only event

Pushing the Limits of Measurement Accuracy in Atom Probe Mass Spectrometry

Atom probe microscopy was developed over 50 years ago; however, only within the last 15 years has the technique begun to see widespread use, due to the

NDN Community Meeting

Thu, Sep 10 - Fri, Sep 11 2020

Named Data Networking Community Meeting 2020 will take place as a virtual meeting on September 10 and 11, 2020. The

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Face Coverings Made From Layered Cotton Fabric Likely Slow the Spread of COVID-19 Better Than Synthetics, New Study Finds

June 29, 2020

Researchers have completed a new study of how well a variety of natural and synthetic fabrics filter particles of a similar size to the virus that causes COVID...

Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) for Forensic Science Public Update Meeting

Wed, Sep 30 2020

Please join us for the Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) for Forensic Science Public Update Meeting on

NIST Rapid Microbial Testing Methods Consortium

The NIST Rapid Microbial Testing Methods (RMTM) Consortium addresses the need for measurements and standards, including reference materials, to increase

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