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Information Technology Laboratory Videos

Created through collaboration between industry, academia and government, the voluntary NIST Cybersecurity Framework helps organizations...

Candidate Quantum-Resistant Cryptographic Algorithms Publicly Available

December 28, 2017

NIST posted Round 1 of comments on the Post-Quantum Cryptography Standardization process. The 69 submissions are candidate quantum-resistant cryptographic

Spectrum of Th-Ar Hollow Cathode Lamps, Description of Tables

A description of the tabulated data is given in table 1. The Ritz wavenumbers or wavelengths and uncertainties in columns 1 & 2 are taken...

Spectrum of Th-Ar Hollow Cathode Lamps, Line Lists

The line lists used in the atlas are taken from several sources as follows: Th I-III Thorium lines were taken from Table VI of Redman, Nave...

Spectrum of Th-Ar Hollow Cathode Lamps, Spectra Used in Atlas

The spectra used in the atlas were taken from the archives of the NIST 2-m FTS or the archive of the FTS at the National Solar Observatory...

Spectrum of Th-Ar Hollow Cathode Lamps, Bibliography

Burns, Adams, and Longwell (1950) (BAL) K. Burns, K. B. Adams, and J. Longwell, “Interference Measurements in the Spectra of Neon and...

NIST 2017 Awards Recognize ITL Staff for Outstanding Performance

December 13, 2017

At the 45th Annual NIST Awards Ceremony, 16 ITL employees were recognized for their service to the country. The ceremony was held Dec. 13, 2017, concurrently

NIST Releases "Trustworthy Email" Special Publication

December 15, 2017

The report provides recommendations for state-of-the art email security technologies to detect and prevent phishing and other malicious email messages.

NIST on a Chip Workshop

Wed, Feb 28 - Thu, Mar 1 2018

On February 28 to March 1, 2018, NIST will host the NIST on a Chip Workshop. Members of industry, government, and

SURF Application Webinar

Wed, Jan 17 2018, 1:30 - 3:00pm EST

Are you interested in gaining hands-on research experience at NIST through a unique summer internship opportunity

Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and NIST Director Walter G. Copan at a podium in front of a screen showing the words 45th Annual NIST Awards Ceremony.

NIST 2017 Awards Recognize Staff for Outstanding Performance

December 19, 2017

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) this week recognized more than 150 staff members for

Compliance FAQs: RoHS

This content last updated FEBRUARY 2021. (Note: Content may not be the most current.) What is RoHS? I don’t sell in Europe; does RoHS apply...

CFReDS

Please visit our official CFReDS Site. NIST is developing Computer Forensic Reference Data Sets (CFReDS) for digital evidence. These...

Animation showing two laser beams creating a parabola-shaped curve and a small vertical slit that moves back and forth within the curve.

New NIST Spectrometer Measures Single Photons with Great Precision

December 18, 2017

Future communications networks that are less vulnerable to hacking could be closer to reality with an invention that measures the properties of single-photon

Head Health Challenge: Preventing Head Trauma from Football Field to Shop Floor to Battlefield

December 13, 2017

Referenced Speaker

Michael J. Fasolka

Introduction Chairwoman Comstock, Ranking Member Lipinski, and Members of the Committee, I am Mike Fasolka, Acting Director of the Material Measurement Lab at...

sphere-shaped particles of different sizes on a nanometer-scale staircase with 7 steps

Atomic Blasting Creates New Devices to Measure Nanoparticles

December 14, 2017

Like sandblasting at the nanometer scale, focused beams of ions ablate hard materials to form intricate three-dimensional patterns. The beams can create tiny

General Lab Equipment

Image Make and Model Device Type Location(s) Labconco Dishwasher Dishwasher E138 Corning PC-420 Stirrer Hot Plate Most Corning PC-420D...

New NIST Forensic Tests Help Ensure High-Quality Copies of Digital Evidence

December 12, 2017

Data found on a suspect’s computer, cell phone or tablet can prove to be crucial evidence in a legal case. A new set of software tools developed at the National

Computer Forensics Tools & Techniques Catalog

The primary goal of the Tool Catalog is to provide an easily searchable catalog of forensic tools. This enables practitioners to find tools...

ACMD Seminar: Quantum Computation: from philosophy to technology in one generation

Stephen P. Jordan Applied and Computational Mathematics Division, NIST Thursday, January 4, 2018, 15:00 - 16:00 Building 101, Portrait...

Webcast: Cybersecurity Framework

Wed, Dec 20 2017, 2:00 - 4:00pm EST

Captions will be available by Monday, January 8, 2018. Webcast Agenda: Both topics, Framework Overview and

Illustration showing lines of electrical force around an opening to a cell.

Scientists Channel Graphene to Understand Filtration and Ion Transport into Cells

December 8, 2017

Tiny pores at a cell’s entryway act as miniature bouncers, letting in some electrically charged atoms—ions—but blocking others. Operating as exquisitely

Richard Kuhn - 2017 IEEE Fellow

Congratulations to Richard Kuhn for receiving the 2017 IEEE Fellow Award for contributions to access control and combinatorial test methods

Northwestern University

NIST Standards Services Group Education Challenge Grant Awardee (2012) Standards in Context Module The Northwestern University Center for...

2018.02 ASTM E54.09, Gaithersburg, MD

2018 - Monday February 26 2018 - Friday March 02 2018 ASTM E54.09 Standard Committee Meeting National Institute of Standards and Technology...

Michigan State University

Michigan State University received awards in 2012, 2015, and 2017. NIST Standards Services Group Education Challenge Grant Awardee (2012)...

MML Releases Updated Phase Equilibria Diagram Database (NIST SRD31)

November 27, 2019

Version 4.4 of Phase Equilibria Diagrams (Standard Reference Database 31) is now available to the research community. The database provides maps of the

Georgetown University

NIST Standards Services Group Education Challenge Grant Awardee (2012) Standards for Everyone: A Modular Curriculum Georgetown University...

NIST Handbook 44 - 2017 Edition

Specifications, Tolerances, and Other Technical Requirements for Weighing and Measuring Devices as adopted by the 101th National Conference...

Joshua Lubell Receives 2017 GCN dig IT Award

Congratulations to Joshua Lubell on his 2017 GCN dig IT award! Josh won for his development of Baseline Tailor, an app designed to help

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