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Iris Challenge Evaluation (ICE)

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) conducted and managed the Iris Challenge Evaluation (ICE) projects. The ICE 2005 was a technology

Draft FIPS 201-2 Workshop

Mon, Apr 18 - Tue, Apr 19 2011
NIST is hosting a public workshop on the Draft Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 201-2. The purpose of the

ANSI/NIST-ITL Standard 2011 Workshop

Tue, Mar 1 - Thu, Mar 3 2011
A second draft draft of ANSI/NIST-ITL 1-2011 now available, which includes changes based on comments received to date

Medical Device Interoperability

From acute care clinical settings, to vital-sign monitoring, and devices that make telemedicine an accurate diagnostic and treatment...

DOC Seeks Comment on Trademark Bullying

A trademark "bully" may be described as a trademark owner that uses its trademark rights to harass and intimidate another business beyond what the law might be...

NIST Spectrophotometry Short Course

Mon, May 13 - Fri, May 17 2019
NIST is closely monitoring guidance from Federal, State, and local health authorities on the outbreak of COVID-19. To

Quantum Money

Fri, Jan 21 2011
Money, either in the form of bills or information on a computer, should be impossible to copy and also should be

Setting Standards: We Want to Hear From You

On Jan. 4, President Obama signed the America COMPETES Act, which supports an array of strategies for maintaining America's leadership in science and technology...
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