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Associate Director for Laboratory Programs

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Measuring Herbicide Residue in Oat-Based Food Products

January 30, 2023

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) establishes tolerances for pesticide and herbicide residues in food that are still considered safe for consumption...

Circular design includes elements of the AI Risk Management Framework: Govern, Measure, Manage, Map.

NIST Risk Management Framework Aims to Improve Trustworthiness of Artificial Intelligence

January 26, 2023

New guidance seeks to cultivate trust in AI technologies and promote AI innovation while mitigating risk.

Draft Call for Multi-Party Threshold Schemes: NIST IR 8214C ipd Available for Public Comment

January 25, 2023

NIST requests public comments on NIST IR 8214C ipd (initial public draft), NIST First Call for Multi-Party Threshold Schemes, for primitives organized into two...

NIST Joins Alliance to Promote Open Wireless Technologies and Supply Chains

January 24, 2023

The O-RAN Alliance develops hardware and software specifications that allow manufacturers and network operators to mix and match products from different vendors...

A graphical representation of a DNA biosensor device for clinical diagnostics that is the size and shape of a smartphone.

New DNA Biosensor Could Unlock Powerful, Low-Cost Clinical Diagnostics

January 24, 2023

The biosensor, developed by researchers at NIST, Brown University and the French research institute CEA-Leti, identifies biomarkers by measuring how binding...

New Data Available on CyberSeek.org

January 24, 2023

Despite Slowing Economy, Demand for Cybersecurity Workers Remains Strong Today during the Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Webinar on Providing Timely and Clear...

Man wearing safety glasses leans toward a tabletop optical laser setup.

Spotlight: Meet a Mentor for Summer Undergraduates: NIST Quantum Physicist Krister Shalm

January 23, 2023

Quantum physicist Krister Shalm has a few spots in his laboratory for motivated undergrads. Do you know any STEM-centric college students who might be...

Assessing the Fineness of Construction Materials

January 20, 2023

Portland cement powder is characterized by particle size for use in calibrating instruments, measuring fineness characteristics of portland cement, and other...

Artifacts, Begone! NIST Improves Its Flagship Device for Measuring Mass

January 18, 2023

In a brightly lit subterranean lab at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) sits a room-sized electromechanical machine called the NIST-4...

SRM 3461: An Accurate and Precise Force Calibration Artifact

January 18, 2023

Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is a popular technique for interrogating surfaces on the micro and nano scales. The most common use for AFM is imaging; however...

SRM 915c Calcium Carbonate Mass Fraction Standard

January 18, 2023

This standard reference material from NIST will help calibrate procedures for calcium determinations used in clinical analysis and for routine critical...

A gloved hand holds a glass flask partly full of pinkish liquid, with a label in marker saying in part "NISTCHO RCB."

NIST, Partners Develop Living Reference Material for Producing Monoclonal Antibodies

January 11, 2023

Publicly available NISTCHO cell line expands the biomanufacturing and research applications of NIST’s monoclonal antibody standard, NISTmAb.

NIST Releases Two Draft Guidelines on Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Credentials

January 10, 2023

NIST is announcing the initial public drafts of NIST SP 800-157r1 (Revision 1), Guidelines for Derived Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Credentials, and...

EVSE Fast Charging Network: Challenges for Calibration and Traceability

January 7, 2023

Updated: 03/31/23 Charging Your Electric Car: Ensuring Accuracy for EVSEs with Traceable Transfer Reference Meters Owners of electric vehicles are coming to...

NIST Requests Public Comments on SP 800-132, Recommendation for Password-Based Key Derivation: Part 1: Storage Applications

January 6, 2023

NIST is in the process of a periodic review and maintenance of its cryptography standards and guidelines. Currently, we are reviewing the following publication...

New Year’s Eve 2023 Marked the Retirement of the U.S. Survey Foot

January 6, 2023

At the stroke of midnight on January 1, 2023, the U.S. survey foot was deemed obsolete and the international foot (i.e., 1 foot = 0.3048 meter exactly)...

NIST Office of Weights and Measures – National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program Partnership: New Faces and New Opportunities

January 5, 2023

The NIST Office of Weights and Measures (OWM) has long coordinated the accreditation of the State legal metrology laboratories through the OWM Recognition...

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Associate Director for Laboratory Programs

News and Updates

Measuring Herbicide Residue in Oat-Based Food Products

NIST Risk Management Framework Aims to Improve Trustworthiness of Artificial Intelligence

Draft Call for Multi-Party Threshold Schemes: NIST IR 8214C ipd Available for Public Comment

NIST Joins Alliance to Promote Open Wireless Technologies and Supply Chains

New DNA Biosensor Could Unlock Powerful, Low-Cost Clinical Diagnostics

New Data Available on CyberSeek.org

Spotlight: Meet a Mentor for Summer Undergraduates: NIST Quantum Physicist Krister Shalm

Assessing the Fineness of Construction Materials

Artifacts, Begone! NIST Improves Its Flagship Device for Measuring Mass

SRM 3461: An Accurate and Precise Force Calibration Artifact

SRM 915c Calcium Carbonate Mass Fraction Standard

NIST, Partners Develop Living Reference Material for Producing Monoclonal Antibodies

NIST Releases Two Draft Guidelines on Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Credentials

EVSE Fast Charging Network: Challenges for Calibration and Traceability

NIST Requests Public Comments on SP 800-132, Recommendation for Password-Based Key Derivation: Part 1: Storage Applications

New Year’s Eve 2023 Marked the Retirement of the U.S. Survey Foot

NIST Office of Weights and Measures – National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program Partnership: New Faces and New Opportunities

NIST Develops Yeast Material for Training First Responders on Biothreats

SI Prefix Progress

Ocean Color System Gets a ‘Refresh,’ Allowing for More Precise and Accurate Measurements

Applying the Cybersecurity Framework to Satellite Command and Control: NIST Interagency Report (IR) 8401

Chip Circuit for Light Could Be Applied to Quantum Computations

The PSCR Pulse Accelerator

Spotlight: Into the Postdoc Process With NIST’s Jake Davidson

Withdrawal of NIST Special Publication 800-107 Revision 1

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