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Associate Director for Laboratory Programs

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With Some Bumps, NIST Scientists Devise a Novel Way to Extend the Wavelength Range of Microcombs

June 5, 2024

Microcombs – chip-scale devices that generate and measure frequencies of light with exquisite accuracy – have transformed timekeeping and boosted optical...

NIST Publishes Automated Vehicles Workshop Report

June 4, 2024

NIST held a virtual workshop in September 2023 on Standards and Performance Metrics for On-Road Automated Vehicles, attracting over 600 attendees from industry...

NIST Has Significant Presence at IEEE Industrial Cyber-Physical Systems (ICPS) Conference

June 1, 2024

In May 2024, NIST researchers were invited to provide several presentations at the 7 th IEEE International Conference on Industrial Cyber-Physical Systems (ICPS...

NIST Industrial Wireless Team Publishes Research Report on Wireless Deployment Challenges in Construction – A 5G Strategy

June 1, 2024

In the construction context, integrating 5G networks presents numerous challenges. The NIST Industrial Wireless Team has published an article in the online...

NIST Leader Presents at Control System Cyber Security Association International Symposium

June 1, 2024

In a June 2024 presentation, NIST Networked Control Systems Group Leader, Keith Stouffer, presented at the Control System Cyber Security Association...

NIST Industrial Wireless Team Leads Special Session on Performance Assurance of Industrial Wireless Systems

June 1, 2024

In May 2024, the NIST Industrial Wireless Team led by Rick Candell organized and chaired a special session on Performance Assurance of Industrial Wireless...

NIST Makes Significant Contributions to International Workshop on Advancing Healthcare Through Innovative Technologies

June 1, 2024

NIST Internet of Things (IoT) Research Lead Dr. Edward Griffor co-organized, with the Dean of the Medical University of Gdansk, the technical program of the...

NCCoE Releases Draft for NIST SP 1800-36, Trusted IoT Onboarding

May 31, 2024

The NIST National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has released Draft NIST Special Publication (SP) 1800-36, Trusted Internet of Things (IoT) Device...

A New Way of Designing Auxetic Materials

May 30, 2024

Auxetics defy common sense, widening when they’re stretched and narrowing when they’re compressed.

UV Disinfection Lights Can Cause Indoor Air Pollution

May 30, 2024

Further research is needed to understand how to minimize the unintended byproducts of ultraviolet light.

NIST Reports First Results From Age Estimation Software Evaluation

May 30, 2024

Software algorithms that estimate a person’s age from a photo offer a potential way to control access to age-restricted activities.

NIST Launches ARIA, a New Program to Advance Sociotechnical Testing and Evaluation for AI

May 28, 2024

Assessing Risks and Impacts of AI (ARIA) aims to help organizations and individuals determine whether a given AI technology will be valid, reliable, safe...

Policy-Relevant Internet Measurement

May 21, 2024 - May 22, 2024

Doug Montgomery (CTL/ Internet Technologies Research Group) participated t in the NSF Workshop on Policy-Relevant Internet Measurement at Georgia Tech...

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Spotlight: Geomagnetic Storm Creates Bright Northern Lights While Also Affecting NIST’s Cesium Clocks

May 21, 2024

Did you see the northern lights recently? NIST’s cesium fountain clocks did.

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U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo Releases Strategic Vision on AI Safety, Announces Plan for Global Cooperation Among AI Safety Institutes

May 21, 2024

Raimondo announces plans for global network of AI Safety Institutes and future convening in the San Francisco area.

Just Published | NIST’s FY 2023 Cybersecurity & Privacy Annual Report

May 20, 2024

This week, NIST released Special Publication 800-229, Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Cybersecurity and Privacy Annual Report. This publication shares key highlights of...

20 May 2024 is World Metrology Day

May 16, 2024

The theme for the 2024 World Metrology Day (on May 20) is "Sustainability," which raises awareness of the need for accurate measurements in the development of a...

NIST Proposes to Revise SP 800-135 Rev. 1, Recommendation for Existing Application-Specific Key Derivation Functions

May 15, 2024

In July 2023, NIST's Crypto Publication Review Board initiated a review of Special Publication (SP) 800-135 Rev. 1, Recommendation for Existing Application...

NIST Finalizes Updated Guidelines for Protecting Sensitive Information

May 14, 2024

Contractors and other organizations that do business with the federal government now have clearer, more straightforward guidance for protecting sensitive data.

NIST Issues Updated Security Requirements and Assessment Procedures for Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)

May 14, 2024

NIST has published the final versions of Special Publication (SP) 800-171r3 (Revision 3), Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in Nonfederal Systems...

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Associate Director for Laboratory Programs

News and Updates

With Some Bumps, NIST Scientists Devise a Novel Way to Extend the Wavelength Range of Microcombs

NIST Publishes Automated Vehicles Workshop Report

NIST Has Significant Presence at IEEE Industrial Cyber-Physical Systems (ICPS) Conference

NIST Industrial Wireless Team Publishes Research Report on Wireless Deployment Challenges in Construction – A 5G Strategy

NIST Leader Presents at Control System Cyber Security Association International Symposium

NIST Industrial Wireless Team Leads Special Session on Performance Assurance of Industrial Wireless Systems

NIST Makes Significant Contributions to International Workshop on Advancing Healthcare Through Innovative Technologies

NCCoE Releases Draft for NIST SP 1800-36, Trusted IoT Onboarding

A New Way of Designing Auxetic Materials

UV Disinfection Lights Can Cause Indoor Air Pollution

NIST Reports First Results From Age Estimation Software Evaluation

NIST Launches ARIA, a New Program to Advance Sociotechnical Testing and Evaluation for AI

Policy-Relevant Internet Measurement

Spotlight: Geomagnetic Storm Creates Bright Northern Lights While Also Affecting NIST’s Cesium Clocks

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo Releases Strategic Vision on AI Safety, Announces Plan for Global Cooperation Among AI Safety Institutes

Just Published | NIST’s FY 2023 Cybersecurity & Privacy Annual Report

20 May 2024 is World Metrology Day

NIST Proposes to Revise SP 800-135 Rev. 1, Recommendation for Existing Application-Specific Key Derivation Functions

NIST Finalizes Updated Guidelines for Protecting Sensitive Information

NIST Issues Updated Security Requirements and Assessment Procedures for Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)

Spotlight: For Bioinformaticist Sierra Miller, the Scientific Breakthrough Is Hidden in the Data

Cybersecurity for Smart Inverters | NIST Releases Draft Interagency Report 8498 for Public Comment

NIST Publishes IR 8504, Access Control on NoSQL Databases

JARVIS-Leaderboard: A Large Scale Benchmark of Materials Design Methods

NIST hosts meeting of O-RAN Alliance security experts

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