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In Unique Fire Tests, Outdoor Decks Will Be Under Firebrand Attack

September 27, 2011

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will unleash its Dragon—a NIST invention that bellows showers of glowing embers, or firebrands—at...

Manufacturing Credentials Report

July 25, 2018

The report provides insights on how credentials are used and valued by the manufacturing industry at a time when U.S. manufacturers report a skills mismatch...

Vetting the Security of Mobile Apps: NIST Releases Draft SP 800-163 Rev. 1 for Comment

July 23, 2018

NIST has released Draft Special Publication (SP) 800-163 Revision 1, which updates a process for vetting mobile applications. This process can be used to ensure...

In this photo, we see a split-screen image of a laboratory fire. The left side shows the fire obscuring the view of an object behind it while the right side shows the same object with the clarity dramatically enhanced using ordinary blue light.

NIST Unblinded Me with Science: New Application of Blue Light Sees Through Fire

July 23, 2018

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated that ordinary blue light can be used to significantly improve the...

NIST to Withdraw Eleven Outdated SP 800 Publications

July 17, 2018

NIST’s Computer Security Division has decided to withdraw eleven (11) SP 800 publications on August 1, 2018. These publications are out of date and will not be...

NIST Seeks Comments on Draft SP 800-131A Rev. 2: Transitioning the Use of Crypto Algorithms and Key Lengths

July 19, 2018

NIST is updating its guidance for transitioning to the use of stronger cryptographic keys and more robust algorithms by federal agencies to protect sensitive...

The Shape in Water

July 23, 2018

Tinkering with a method they helped develop over the last few years, scientists have for the first time used it to measure at the nanometer scale the...

Media Forensics Challenge 2019

The Media Forensics Challenge 2019 (MFC2019) Evaluation is the third annual evaluation to support research and help advance the state of the...

Temperature Control Improves NIST X-ray Detector

July 13, 2005

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed an improved experimental X-ray detector that could pave the way to a new...

Slap Fingerprint Segmentation Evaluation III

Test Results | Mailing List | Test Plan and API About Slap Fingerprint Segmentation Evaluation (SlapSeg) III is a public test of automated...

ACMD Seminar: A New Density-Based Clustering Algorithm and its Application to Microstructure Image Segmentation

Marilyn Yazmin Vazquez Landrove George Mason University Tuesday, July 24, 15:00 - 16:00 Building 227 Room A202 Gaithersburg Tuesday...

Topological Antiferromagnetic Spin-Orbitronics

Thu, Aug 9 2018, 1:00 - 2:00am EDT

Antiferromagnetic spintronics considers the active manipulation of the antiferromagnetic order parameter in spin-based

NICE Webinar: AfterSchool Programs Present Opportunities to Grow the Cybersecurity Workforce

Wed, Sep 12 2018, 2:00 - 3:00pm EDT

The PowerPoint slides used during this webinar can be downloaded here . Speakers: Gina Warner

Measurement Science Needs for Water Use Efficiency and Water Quality in Premise Plumbing Systems Workshop

Wed, Aug 1 - Thu, Aug 2 2018

The design of premise plumbing systems in the U.S. is based in part on decades-old data embodied in building codes

Election Security Preparations: Federal and Vendor Perspectives

July 11, 2018

Introduction Chairman Blunt, Ranking Member Klobuchar, and members of the Committee, I am Charles Romine, the Director of the Information Technology Laboratory...

Complex Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities: Lessons Learned from Spectre and Meltdown

July 11, 2018

Introduction Chairman Thune, Ranking Member Nelson, and members of the Committee, I am Donna Dodson, Director of the National Cybersecurity Center of...

Request for Information – Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program; Knowledge Sharing Strategies

July 18, 2018

The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Manufacturing Extension Partnership (NIST MEP) is seeking information and perspective regarding how other...

NIST Builds Statistical Foundation for Next-Generation Forensic DNA Profiling

July 23, 2018

DNA is often considered the most reliable form of forensic evidence, and this reputation is based on the way DNA experts use statistics. When they compare...

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Model-Based Enterprise Summit 2019

Mon, Apr 1 - Thu, Apr 4 2019

Background Decentralization of manufacturing systems has amplified the problem of collecting and communicating the

Forensic Science Research Innovation to Implementation Symposium (RI2I)

Wed, Jun 19 - Thu, Jun 20 2019

For crime laboratories, transferring forensic science research into practice is a challenging problem. Thousands of

Man wearing a white protective coverall, hood, gloves and face mask, holds a round, purple, sample of a silicon wafer and presses buttons on a white instrument panel.

NIST Seeks Information on the Semiconductor Industry Workforce

July 16, 2018

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking information on the “scope and sufficiency...

Bootcamp: Machine Learning for Materials Research Workshop: Machine Learning Quantum Materials

Fri, Jul 13 2018

Introduction to Python and Machine Learning The event will introduce materials researchers from industry, national

Controlled Unclassified Information Security Requirements Workshop

Thu, Oct 18 2018

Captions will be posted by 10/26/2018 On October 18, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in

5578: Software Verification and Validation (Parts I and II)

Thu, Apr 11 - Thu, Apr 25 2019

Part I (April 11, 2019) and Part II (April 25, 2019): These two 2 hour sessions on Software Verification and Validation

NCWM 2017 Annual Report - SP 1226

Committee Reports for the 102nd Annual Meeting (SP 1226) July 16 – 20, 2017 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Full Document (SP 1226) PDF...

NIST Releases DRAFT Revisions to USGv6 Program for Public Comment

July 12, 2018

DRAFT USGv6 Revision 1 Specifications Available for Public Comment The first version of the of the USGv6 standards profile was published in 2008 and the USGv6...

MEP National Network Update Meeting

Tue, Sep 11 - Wed, Sep 12 2018

Back to the Manufacturing Extension Partnership Website Please join us for the 2018 MEP National Network TM

2D Materials Beyond Graphene: Government Workshop of the Washington, DC Metro Area

Mon, Jul 23 2018

You are cordially invited to attend the first biannual Government Workshop of the Washington, DC metropolitan area

NIST Releases Draft SP 800-56B Rev 2 for Public Comment

July 10, 2018

NIST seeks comments on Draft Special Publication (SP) 800-56B Revision 2, Recommendation for Pair-Wise Key-Establishment Using Integer Factorization...

Registration and a Call for Speakers are Open for the 2018 NIST Cybersecurity Risk Management Conference

July 10, 2018

Registration and a call for speakers are open for the 2018 NIST Cybersecurity Risk Management Conference, to be held November 7-9 in Baltimore, Maryland. The...

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