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NIST Researchers Present 5G/6G Core Network Testbed to Korean Visitors

January 1, 2025

On 5-7 November 2024, NIST’s Transformational Networks and Services Group hosted a team of researchers from South Korea in a hybrid meeting, held at the NIST

NIST Researcher Provides Insights on IoT Sensor Devices Interoperability Testing Framework

January 1, 2025

NIST researcher Dr. Eugene Song and Mr. Sridhar Kowdley from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) co-presented on

NIST Researcher Receives IEEE Standards Medallion Award

January 1, 2025

On December 8, 2024, Dr. Eugene Song was recognized at the 2024 IEEE Standards Association (SA) Awards Ceremony held in Somerset, New Jersey. At this annual

NIST Associate Receives IEEE Standards Association Lifetime Achievement Award

January 1, 2025

NIST’s Mr. Kang B. Lee, a long-time NIST staff member and currently an associate with the Industrial Wireless Systems Project team after his retirement, was

NIST Proposes to Standardize a Wider Variant of AES

December 24, 2024

The Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) specifies a subset of the Rijndael block cipher family with 128-bit blocks that was submitted to the NIST AES development

a machine 3d printing a single-family home built out of concrete

Spotlight: Shawn Platt and the Concrete Christmas Tree

December 23, 2024

Some people like plastic Christmas trees; others prefer real wood and needles. This year, NIST is printing a tree out of concrete. The tree is not only festive

NIST Offers New Calibration Service for Wavemeters

December 23, 2024

For more than three decades, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has calibrated the wavelengths of lasers used in industry, academia, and

NIST Publishes NIST IR 8498, Cybersecurity for Smart Inverters: Guidelines for Residential and Light Commercial Solar Energy Systems

December 20, 2024

NIST NCCoE has published the final version of NIST IR 8498, Cybersecurity for Smart Inverters: Guidelines for Residential and Light Commercial Solar Energy

NIST Publishes Report on DNA Mixture Interpretation Methods

December 19, 2024

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published DNA Mixture Interpretation: A Scientific Foundation Review. This report reviews the

NIST Genomic Data Cybersecurity and Privacy Publications | Comment Period Open

December 17, 2024

The public comment period for CSWP 35 has been extended through February 14, 2025.

Left side is a photo of a firefighter dressed in full equipment, including heavy clothing, a helmet and a breathing mask. Right side is a diagram showing the three layers typically found in firefighter gear: outer shell, moisture barrier and thermal barrier.

PFAS Found in Firefighter Gloves, Hoods and Wildland Gear

December 17, 2024

The amount of PFAS in each sample varied greatly, so it may be possible to design gear that reduces exposure.

Consumer examining bottle labels in grocery store

Best Practices for Uniform Unit Pricing: An Update to NIST SP 1181 and NIST Handbook 130 Regulations

December 13, 2024

To help shoppers everywhere get the best value for their money, the NIST Office of Weights and Measures (OWM) convened a unit price working group comprised of

NIST Researchers and Collaborators Receive Best Paper Presentation Award at 2024 IEEE IECON

December 12, 2024

Dr. Martin Serrano, Amelie Gyrard, and Eoin Jordan, in collaboration with NIST researchers Eugene Song, Tom Roth, and David Wollman, received a best paper

2024 NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference Recap

December 12, 2024

The NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference took place this week in San Antonio, Texas. The conference brought together nearly 500 participants and featured

NIST Requests Public Comments on the SP 800-56 Subseries | Recommendations for Key Establishment

December 11, 2024

NIST maintains its cryptography standards and guidelines using a periodic review process. Currently, we are reviewing the following publications: NIST Special

3 NIST Researchers Receive Presidential Rank Awards

December 5, 2024

All three were awarded the “Distinguished Rank,” the highest category of Presidential Rank Awards.

Requesting Public Comment | NIST Guidance on Implementing a Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA)

December 5, 2024

The NIST National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has released the draft of the practice guide, Implementing a Zero Trust Architecture (NIST SP 1800

Measurement Guide for Information Security | NIST Releases Volumes 1 and 2 of SP 800-55

December 4, 2024

NIST has published the final version of Special Publication (SP) 800-55, Measurement Guide for Information Security, which comprises: SP 800-55v1, Volume 1 —

Just for KICS!

December 2, 2024

Sensors capable of detecting individual photons of visible light have become essential for applications ranging from imaging faint galaxies to quantum computing

NIST and University Researchers Present Online Tool to Support IEEE Standards at 2024 IECON

December 1, 2024

NIST researcher Dr. Eugene Song, Dr. Helbert da Rocha (University of Beira Interior, Portugal), and collaborators demonstrated an online tool called the IEEE

NIST Researcher and Team Present on IoT Sensor Networks at 2024 IEEE IECON

December 1, 2024

NIST researcher Dr. Eugene Song and Prof. Hiroaki Nishi (Keio University, Japan) presented a research paper titled “Security for IEEE P1451.1.6-based Sensor

NIST Leaders Address the 21st International ACS/IEEE International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications in Tunisia

December 1, 2024

NIST researcher leaders Edward Griffor, Tao Zhang, and Abdella Battou addressed the 21 st International ACS/IEEE International Conference on Computer Systems

Associate Director for Laboratory Programs

News and Updates

NIST Researchers Present 5G/6G Core Network Testbed to Korean Visitors

NIST Researcher Provides Insights on IoT Sensor Devices Interoperability Testing Framework

NIST Researcher Receives IEEE Standards Medallion Award

NIST Associate Receives IEEE Standards Association Lifetime Achievement Award

NIST Proposes to Standardize a Wider Variant of AES

Spotlight: Shawn Platt and the Concrete Christmas Tree

NIST Offers New Calibration Service for Wavemeters

NIST Publishes NIST IR 8498, Cybersecurity for Smart Inverters: Guidelines for Residential and Light Commercial Solar Energy Systems

NIST Publishes Report on DNA Mixture Interpretation Methods

NIST Genomic Data Cybersecurity and Privacy Publications | Comment Period Open

PFAS Found in Firefighter Gloves, Hoods and Wildland Gear

Best Practices for Uniform Unit Pricing: An Update to NIST SP 1181 and NIST Handbook 130 Regulations

NIST Researchers and Collaborators Receive Best Paper Presentation Award at 2024 IEEE IECON

2024 NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference Recap

NIST Requests Public Comments on the SP 800-56 Subseries | Recommendations for Key Establishment

3 NIST Researchers Receive Presidential Rank Awards

Requesting Public Comment | NIST Guidance on Implementing a Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA)

Measurement Guide for Information Security | NIST Releases Volumes 1 and 2 of SP 800-55

Just for KICS!

NIST and University Researchers Present Online Tool to Support IEEE Standards at 2024 IECON

NIST Researcher and Team Present on IoT Sensor Networks at 2024 IEEE IECON

NIST Leaders Address the 21st International ACS/IEEE International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications in Tunisia

NIST Industrial Wireless Team Meets with NEMA Welding Group

NIST Report on the 2024 Accordion Cipher Mode Workshop

NEW | NIST Privacy Workforce Taxonomy, Initial Public Draft

Advanced communications
-Open Radio Access Network (Open-RAN)
-Quantum communications
-Spectrum sharing
-Wireless (RF)
Bioscience
-Bioeconomy
--Biological data
-Bioimaging
-Bioinformatics
-Biomanufacturing
-Biomaterials
-Biometrology
-Biosecurity
--Biosurveillance
--Genomic cybersecurity
--Nucleic acid sequence screening
-Cell measurements
-Engineering / synthetic biology
--Biofabrication
--Cell-free systems
--Genome engineering
--Protein engineering
-Gene delivery systems
-Genome editing
-Genomics
-Glycomics
-Metabolomics
-Microbial measurements
-Proteomics
-Transcriptomics
Buildings and Construction
-Building codes and standards
-Building control systems
-Building damage and repair
-Building economics
-Building materials
-Energy efficiency
-Heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment
-Indoor air quality
-Structural engineering
-Thermal comfort
Chemistry
-Analytical chemistry
-Chemical engineering and processing
-Chemical thermodynamics and chemical properties
-Molecular characterization
-Theoretical chemistry and modeling
-Thermochemical properties
Electronics
-Electromagnetics
-Flexible electronics
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-Optoelectronics
-Organic electronics
-Semiconductors
-Sensors
-Superconducting electronics
Energy
-Alternative energy
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-Electric power / smart grid
-Fuels
Environment
-Air / water / soil quality
-Climate Measurements
-Environmental health
-Greenhouse gas measurements
-Marine science
-Sustainability
Fire
-Fire detection
-Fire dynamics and science
-Fire fighting
-Fire modeling
-Fire risk reduction
-Materials flammability
-Structural fire resistance
-Wildland urban interface fire
Forensic Science
-Digital evidence
-Drugs and toxicology
-Firearms and toolmarks
-Forensic biometrics
-Forensic genetics
-Trace evidence
Health
-Biopharmaceuticals
-Cell and gene therapy
-Clinical diagnostics
--Cancer
--Medical imaging
-Food and nutrition
-Human microbiome
-Precision medicine
-Regenerative medicine and advanced therapy
--Flow cytometry
Information technology
-Artificial intelligence
--AI measurement and evaluation
--Applied AI
--Fundamental AI
--Hardware for AI
--Machine learning
--Trustworthy and responsible AI
-Biometrics
-Cloud computing and virtualization
-Complex systems
-Computational science
-Conformance testing
-Cyber-physical systems
--Smart cities
-Cybersecurity
--Cryptography
--Cybersecurity education and workforce development
--Cybersecurity measurement
--Identity and access management
--Privacy engineering
--Risk management
--Securing emerging technologies
--Trustworthy networks
--Trustworthy platforms
-Data and informatics
--Human language technology
--Information retrieval
--Natural language processing
-Federal information processing standards (FIPS)
-Health IT
-Internet of Things (IoT)
-Interoperability testing
-Location based services
-Mobile
-Networking
--Mobile and wireless networking
--Network management and monitoring
--Network modeling and analysis
--Network security and robustness
--Network test and measurement
--Next generation networks
--Protocol design and standardization
--Software defined and virtual networks
-Privacy
-Software research
--Software testing
-Usability and human factors
--Accessibility
-Video analytics
-Virtual / augmented reality
-Visualization research
-Voting systems
Infrastructure
Manufacturing
-Additive manufacturing
-Factory communications
-Factory operations planning and control
-Interoperability in manufacturing
-Machining
-Manufacturing economics
-Manufacturing quality assurance
-Manufacturing systems design and analysis
-Monitoring, diagnostics and prognostics
-Process improvement
-Process measurement and control
-Product data
-Robotics in manufacturing
--Agility and adaptability
--Collaborative robots
--Dexterous grasping
--Manipulation
--Mobility and industrial autonomous vehicles
--Navigation / actuation / control
--Sensing and perception
-Supply chain
-Sustainable manufacturing
-Systems engineering
-Systems integration
-Technology commercialization
Materials
-Ceramics
-Composites
-Concrete / cement
-Materials characterization
--Composition and structure
--Mechanical properties
--Thermal properties
-Metals
-Modeling and computational material science
-Polymers
-Superconductors
Mathematics and statistics
-Experiment design
-Image and signal processing
-Modeling and simulation research
-Numerical methods and software
-Statistical analysis
-Uncertainty quantification
Metrology
-Amount of substance
-Dimensional metrology
-Electrical / electromagnetic metrology
-Flow metrology and rheology
-Force metrology
-Humidity metrology
-Ionizing radiation metrology
-Mass metrology
-Metric
-Optical / photometry / laser metrology
-Pressure and vacuum metrology
-Thermometry metrology
-Time and frequency metrology
-Weights and measures
Nanotechnology
-Nanobiotechnology
-Nanochemistry
-Nanoelectronics
-Nanofabrication / manufacturing
--Lithography
--Self-assembly
-Nanofluidics
-Nanomagnetics
-Nanomaterials
-Nanomechanics
-Nanometrology
-Nanophotonics
-Nanophysics
-Nanoplasmonics
Neutron research
Performance excellence
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-Best practices
-Leadership development
Physics
-Atomic / molecular / quantum
-Biological physics
-Condensed matter
-Electron physics
-Magnetics
-Nuclear physics
-Optical physics and communications
-Quantum information science
-Radiation
-Spectroscopy
-Thermodynamics
-Time and frequency
Public safety
-Chemical / Biological / Radiological / Nuclear / Explosives (CBRNE)
-First responder preparedness
-Law enforcement
-Public safety communications research
-Response robots
Resilience
-Community resilience
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-Disaster and failure studies
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Standards
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Transportation
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