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NIST Calls for Suggestions to Speed Computer Incident Teams Responses

June 28, 2013

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued a Request for Information (RFI)* seeking guidance for a new special publication focused on

NIST Seeks Proposals to Establish New Center of Excellence on Advanced Materials Research

June 28, 2013

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced a competition to create an Advanced Materials Center of Excellence to foster

NIST Announces Three Funding Opportunities in Engineering Research

June 26, 2013

Funding opportunities for research in the areas of disaster-resilient buildings and communities, sustainable construction and manufacturing, and "smart"

New Photon Detector for Advanced Communications Knows When to Not Know

June 26, 2013

In some standardized tests, the graders add in a penalty factor for wrong answers to discourage students from randomly guessing. It turns out that there's a

4th Annual NICE Workshop Navigating the National Cybersecurity Education InterState Highway, September 17-19, 2013

Tue, Sep 17 - Thu, Sep 19 2013

The National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) will host its annual "Shaping the Future of Cybersecurity

Microscopy Technique Could Help Computer Industry Develop 3-D Components

June 25, 2013

A technique developed several years ago at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for improving optical microscopes now has been applied to

New NIST Test for Firefighter Breathing Equipment Goes into Effect Sept. 1

June 25, 2013

As of Sept. 1, 2013, standard firefighter breathing equipment cannot be certified to National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards unless the facepiece

High-Efficiency Photon Source Brings Day of Reckoning Closer for a Famous Quantum Test

June 25, 2013

Physicists working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Joint Quantum Institute (JQI) are edging ever closer to getting really

Revised Security Guidelines Provide Strategy for Government Mobile Device Management

June 25, 2013

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published a mobile device management guide for federal agencies seeking secure methods for workers

Three Presidential Innovation Fellows Begin Work at NIST

June 25, 2013

Three of this year's Presidential Innovation Fellows (PIF) began work at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on June 18, 2013, helping the

NIST Announces New Scaffold Reference Material for Tissue Engineering Research

June 25, 2013

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued a new reference material—a sort of standardized sample—of cellular scaffolds for use in

Multiscale MD-FEM Methodology

MSED is developing methods to statically couple finite element modeling (FEM) to atomistic molecular dynamics (MD) 1. Compared to non-hybrid approaches, this

Promoting Nanomaterial Manufacturing by Characterizing and Minimizing Environmental Risks

June 26, 2013

While nanomaterials have led to major advances in key U.S. industries, especially the semiconductor industry, their technological promises and possibilities are

DFT Repositories and Informatics

Reproducibility and reuse play fundamental roles in the development of science. With the growth of computational power and tools, simulated experiments have

NIST Announces Plan to Create Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials Research

June 24, 2013

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced that it plans to establish a new Advanced Materials Center of Excellence to facilitate

Attribute Based Access Control Workshop

Wed, Jul 17 2013

Workshop presentations are NOW available on the Computer Security Resource Center (CSRC) website. Also, links to the

Protecting the Nation's Critical Infrastructure

June 20, 2013

Guest blog post by Patrick Gallagher, Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and Director, National Institute of Standards and Technology Just

NIST Seeks Private-Sector Input at Cybersecurity Framework Workshop

June 20, 2013

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has opened registration for its 3rd Cybersecurity Framework Workshop, to be held July 10-12, 2013, in

Instructors perform measurements during dry run of Fundamentals of Metrology course

NIST Office of Weights and Measures Receives Important 'Continuing Education' Accreditation

June 20, 2013

The International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) has awarded the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Office of

NIST Health IT Symposium Series - September 2013

Thu, Sep 26 2013

To introduce health IT R&D to NIST's reseachers working in health IT and to increase collaborations.

NIST Health IT Symposium Series - August 2013

Thu, Aug 15 2013

To introduce health IT R&D to NIST's reseachers working in health IT and to increase collaborations.

NIST Health IT Symposium Series - July 2013

Thu, Jul 18 2013

To introduce health IT R&D to NIST's reseachers working in health IT and to increase collaborations.

New AC Voltage Devices: Factor of Three Improvement in Uncertainty

June 18, 2013

After years of effort and scores of iterations, PML researchers have developed a new generation of devices that can reduce the uncertainties in ac voltage

Combined Regional Measurement Assurance Program (C-RMAP)

Sun, Oct 19 - Fri, Oct 24 2014

NIST Handbook 143, Section 5.2, Table 2 notes that annual attendance at the RMAP training session is required for

NIST and NTIA Announce Plans to Establish New Center for Advanced Communications

June 14, 2013

BOULDER, Colo. — The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and National Telecommunications and Information

On Demand Video from the Forensic Handwriting Analysis Conference - Now Available Online (Free)

June 13, 2013

On June 4–5, 2013, NIST hosted the Measurement Science and Standards in Forensic Handwriting Analysis Conference in collaboration with the American Academy of

Illustration of a new microscopy technique that works by scanning a beam of electrons over a sample that has been coated with specially engineered quantum dots.

New Quantum Dot Technique Combines Best of Optical and Electron Microscopy

June 12, 2013

It's not reruns of "The Jetsons", but researchers working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a new microscopy technique

2nd Atlas/NIST Workshop on Photovoltaic Materials Durability

Wed, Nov 13 - Thu, Nov 14 2013

This conference is focused on measurement science for assessing the durability and service lives of polymers used in

NIST Researchers Offer Tool to Aid Standards Development, Implementation

June 11, 2013

The nice thing about standards, it's been said, is that there are so many to choose from.* Though this tongue-in-cheek chestnut might be an exaggeration, it is

NIST Publishes Draft Cloud Computing Security Document for Comment

June 11, 2013

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published a draft document on security for cloud computing as used in the federal government. The

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