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Security Content Automation Protocol

The Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) is a synthesis of interoperable specifications derived from community ideas. Community participation is a great

Expert Reviewers Wanted for 2009 Baldrige Award Process

October 28, 2008

Each year the Baldrige Program recruits experts from business, education organizations, health care providers, nonprofits and other groups to serve on the Board...

Joseph Stroscio Receives AVS Nanotechnology Recognition Award

December 21, 2009

NIST Fellow Joseph Stroscio was honored with the 2009 Nanotechnology Recognition Award at the AVS 56th International Symposium in San Jose, California on...

Two NIST Researchers' Papers Recognized in Ceramics 'Best Of' Collection

November 12, 2008

Two materials scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have papers in a special list of the "11 best papers" published by the...

NIST Researcher Receives Kudos for Images of Labs on a Chip

November 12, 2008

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) bioengineer Greg Cooksey is equally talented behind the lens of a camera as he is engineering complex...

NIST, Columbia Honored for 1931 Discovery of Heavy Hydrogen

November 12, 2008

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Columbia University have been named by the American Chemical Society (ACS) Division of the History...

NIST Issues Call for a New 'Hash' Algorithm

November 8, 2007

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has opened a competition to develop a new cryptographic "hash" algorithm, a tool that converts a file...

NIST Receives 64 Submissions for New 'Hash' Algorithm

November 12, 2008

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has received a total of 64 submissions for a competition to develop a new cryptographic "hash"...

The 2009 RoboCup Nanosoccer competition will be played on the gold-colored microchip seen through the window of the "world's smallest soccer stadium." The chip is divided into 16 playing fields each the size of a grain of rice.

Let the Games Begin! Nanosoccer at 2009 RoboCup in Austria

November 12, 2008

The World Cup may be two years away, but soccer aficionados can get an early start at satisfying their yen for global competition when the National Institute of...

iron-based high-temperature superconductor

Iron-based Materials May Unlock Superconductivity's Secrets

November 12, 2008

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are decoding the mysterious mechanisms behind the high-temperature superconductors that...

NIST researcher Cynthia Howard Reed and guest researcher Lance Wallace

Nanoparticles in the Home: More and Smaller Than Previously Detected

November 12, 2008

Extremely small nanoscale particles are released by common kitchen appliances in abundant amounts, greatly outnumbering the previously detected, larger-size...

'Femtomolar Optical Tweezers' May Enable Sensitive Blood Tests

November 12, 2008

Cutting-edge "tweezers" are so sensitive that they can feel the tell-tale tug of tiny concentrations of pathogens in blood samples, yet don't ever need to be...

Vijay Srinivasan Elected 2009 Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

This award is to acknowledge Dr. Srinivasan's distinguished dual career in industrial research and academic teaching spanning over twenty-five years.

Text Retrieval Expert Named Distinguished Scientist by Computing Group

December 15, 2009

Ellen Voorhees, leader of the text retrieval group in the Information Technology Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), was...

mobile fingerprint device running on a smartphone

Handheld Touch Screen Device May Lead to Mobile Fingerprint ID

December 15, 2009

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Hostage Rescue Team had a problem--they needed a small, portable tool to identify fingerprints and faces, but couldn't...

Diagram of Power factor correction in operation.

NIST Team Demystifies Utility of Power Factor Correction Devices

December 15, 2009

If you've seen an Internet ad for capacitor-type power factor correction devices, you might be led to believe that using one can save you money on your...

Theory of the optical properties of materials

The overarching objective of this project is reliably calculating the bulk optical properties of materials, such as complex index of refraction, absorption, and

Past Projects

NIST Updates Automated Computer Security Validation Guidelines

December 15, 2009

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued a draft publication for public comment that describes changes to the Security Content...

NIST Seeks Comments on Cryptography Standards Publication

December 15, 2009

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released for public comment a new revision of one of its key computer security documents, a set of...

Demonstration Network Planned for Public Safety 700 MHz Broadband

December 15, 2009

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) have announced plans to...

Xiao Tang of NIST's Information Technology Laboratory holding up an optical fiber channel

ITL Quantum Information Program

Quantum science and engineering has the potential to revolutionize 21st century technology in much the same way that lasers, electronics, and computing did in

2009 Turkish Academy of Sciences - Miral Dizdar

Dr. Miral Dizdar has been elected to the Turkish Academy of Sciences as a principal member. For more on his research.

U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology Invests up to $71 Million in New Manufacturing, Infrastructure Research and Development

December 15, 2009

The U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced up to $71 million in funding through its Technology...

Commerce, Big 3 U.S. Auto Makers Form New Partnership to Improve Manufacturing Competitiveness of U.S. Automotive Industry

December 9, 2004

Senior executives of the U.S. Department of Commerce's Technology Administration and the U.S. automotive industry today signed a memorandum of agreement...

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Gaithersburg

Security Content Automation Protocol

Expert Reviewers Wanted for 2009 Baldrige Award Process

Joseph Stroscio Receives AVS Nanotechnology Recognition Award

Two NIST Researchers' Papers Recognized in Ceramics 'Best Of' Collection

NIST Researcher Receives Kudos for Images of Labs on a Chip

NIST, Columbia Honored for 1931 Discovery of Heavy Hydrogen

NIST Issues Call for a New 'Hash' Algorithm

NIST Receives 64 Submissions for New 'Hash' Algorithm

Let the Games Begin! Nanosoccer at 2009 RoboCup in Austria

Iron-based Materials May Unlock Superconductivity's Secrets

Nanoparticles in the Home: More and Smaller Than Previously Detected

'Femtomolar Optical Tweezers' May Enable Sensitive Blood Tests

Vijay Srinivasan Elected 2009 Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

Text Retrieval Expert Named Distinguished Scientist by Computing Group

Handheld Touch Screen Device May Lead to Mobile Fingerprint ID

NIST Team Demystifies Utility of Power Factor Correction Devices

Theory of the optical properties of materials

Past Projects

NIST Updates Automated Computer Security Validation Guidelines

NIST Seeks Comments on Cryptography Standards Publication

Demonstration Network Planned for Public Safety 700 MHz Broadband

ITL Quantum Information Program

2009 Turkish Academy of Sciences - Miral Dizdar

U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology Invests up to $71 Million in New Manufacturing, Infrastructure Research and Development

Board of New Smart Grid Panel 'Boots Up'— Key Position Filled and Next Steps Assigned

Optical Aperture Area and Coordinate Measurement Facility

NIST Demonstrates Data 'Repair Kit' for Quantum Computers

Ninety-Six Earn NIST Awards

ITL Staff Members Receive Tech Transfer Award

Commerce, Big 3 U.S. Auto Makers Form New Partnership to Improve Manufacturing Competitiveness of U.S. Automotive Industry