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Associate Director for Laboratory Programs

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NIST Finds a Sweet New Way to Print Microchip Patterns on Curvy Surfaces

November 25, 2022

An accidental discovery at NIST could improve the reach of microprinting using candy. Pretty sweet!

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Spotlight: Zebra-Striped Structures to Twist Neutrons and Extend Researchers’ Vision

November 22, 2022

What are these microscopic zebra-striped squares, and why did scientists painstakingly arrange more than 6 million of them on a silicon plate just half a...

120-Day Cybersecurity Apprenticeship Sprint Ends During National Apprenticeship Week

November 18, 2022

The Cybersecurity Apprenticeship Sprint , a national campaign to promote Registered Apprenticeships to develop the cybersecurity workforce, ended this week...

NIST’s Grid of Quantum Islands Could Reveal Secrets for Powerful Technologies

November 17, 2022

The grids provided playing fields in which electrons could behave in nearly ideal, textbook-like conditions.

NIST's On-Chip Calibration Methods Advance Semiconductor Research

November 17, 2022

With more than three decades of experience in on-chip measurements and modeling, CTL researchers have pioneered the calibration methods necessary for on-chip...

NIST Publishes SP 800-215: Guide to a Secure Enterprise Network Landscape

November 17, 2022

NIST has published Special Publication (SP) 800-215, Guide to a Secure Enterprise Network Landscape. Access to multiple cloud services (e.g., IaaS, SaaS), the...

NIST Releases IR 8286D: Using Business Impact Analysis to Inform Risk Prioritization and Response

November 17, 2022

Business impact analyses (BIAs) have been traditionally used for business continuity and disaster recovery (BC/DR) planning to understand the potential impacts...

NIST Releases Revised Guidance on Engineering Trustworthy Secure Systems

November 16, 2022

NIST has released a major revision to Special Publication (SP) 800-160 Volume 1, Engineering Trustworthy Secure Systems. This final publication offers...

NIST releases NIST IR 8409: Measuring the Common Vulnerability Scoring System Base Score Equation

November 15, 2022

NIST has published NIST Internal Report (IR) 8409, Measuring the Common Vulnerability Scoring System Base Score Equation. Calculating the severity of...

De-Identifying Government Data Sets: Third Public Draft Available for Comment

November 15, 2022

NIST has released the third public draft of NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-188, De-Identifying Government Data Sets, for public comment. De-identification...

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Performance Measurement Guide for Information Security: Annotated Outline Available for Comment

November 14, 2022

Summary NIST has released a working draft of NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-55 Revision 2, Performance Measurement Guide for Information Security. The public...

Winners Announced in First Phase of UK-US Privacy-Enhancing Technologies Prize Challenges

November 10, 2022

Winning ideas would tackle financial crime and public health emergencies.

Record level of radio frequency (RF) signal synthesis with quantum-based accuracy achieved

Record Level of Radio Frequency Signal Synthesis with Quantum-Based Accuracy Achieved

November 10, 2022

NIST, in collaboration with CU Boulder faculty, published a paper titled: “ RF Josephson Arbitrary Waveform Synthesizer with Integrated Superconducting...

Software Supply Chain and DevOps Security Practices: Implementing a Risk-Based Approach to DevSecOps: Final Project Description Released

November 9, 2022

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has released the final project description, Software Supply Chain and DevOps Security Practices...

Mitigating AI/ML Bias in Context: Final Project Description Released

November 8, 2022

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has released a new final project description, Mitigating AI/ML Bias in Context: Establishing Practices...

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Spotlight: Yalda Sadaat Delves Into the Backbone of Urban Life, Infrastructure

November 7, 2022

Infrastructure: There's more to the term than you might think, and civil engineer and researcher Yalda Saadat can shed light on its scope.

Measuring Sunlight from Space, on a Chip

November 4, 2022

For 40 years, people have used space-based sensors to measure the amount of light coming from the Sun, which gives scientists insight into climate change on...

Decision to Convert FIPS 198-1 to a NIST Special Publication

November 4, 2022

In August 2021, NIST's Crypto Publication Review Board initiated a review process for Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 198-1 The Keyed-Hash...

Entering a New Phase: NIST Technique Simultaneously Locates Multiple Defects on Microchip Circuits

November 3, 2022

Defective computer chips are the bane of the semiconductor industry. Even a seemingly minor flaw in a chip packed with billions of electrical connections might...

Research on the Rocks: Combining Neutrons and X-Ray Imaging, NIST Scientists Study Meteorites to Explore the Mystery of How Earth Acquired Its Water

November 3, 2022

Each year, hundreds of meteorites — rocky bodies left over from the formation of the solar system — bombard Earth, delivering minerals, metals and water to our...

Draft Project Description for Securing Water and Wastewater Utilities: Cybersecurity for the Water and Wastewater Systems Sector

November 2, 2022

Seeking Feedback The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has published for comment a draft project description, Securing Water and Wastewater...

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Associate Director for Laboratory Programs

News and Updates

NIST Finds a Sweet New Way to Print Microchip Patterns on Curvy Surfaces

Spotlight: Zebra-Striped Structures to Twist Neutrons and Extend Researchers’ Vision

120-Day Cybersecurity Apprenticeship Sprint Ends During National Apprenticeship Week

NIST’s Grid of Quantum Islands Could Reveal Secrets for Powerful Technologies

NIST's On-Chip Calibration Methods Advance Semiconductor Research

NIST Publishes SP 800-215: Guide to a Secure Enterprise Network Landscape

NIST Releases IR 8286D: Using Business Impact Analysis to Inform Risk Prioritization and Response

NIST Releases Revised Guidance on Engineering Trustworthy Secure Systems

NIST releases NIST IR 8409: Measuring the Common Vulnerability Scoring System Base Score Equation

De-Identifying Government Data Sets: Third Public Draft Available for Comment

Performance Measurement Guide for Information Security: Annotated Outline Available for Comment

Winners Announced in First Phase of UK-US Privacy-Enhancing Technologies Prize Challenges

Record Level of Radio Frequency Signal Synthesis with Quantum-Based Accuracy Achieved

Software Supply Chain and DevOps Security Practices: Implementing a Risk-Based Approach to DevSecOps: Final Project Description Released

Mitigating AI/ML Bias in Context: Final Project Description Released

Spotlight: Yalda Sadaat Delves Into the Backbone of Urban Life, Infrastructure

Measuring Sunlight from Space, on a Chip

Decision to Convert FIPS 198-1 to a NIST Special Publication

Entering a New Phase: NIST Technique Simultaneously Locates Multiple Defects on Microchip Circuits

Research on the Rocks: Combining Neutrons and X-Ray Imaging, NIST Scientists Study Meteorites to Explore the Mystery of How Earth Acquired Its Water

Draft Project Description for Securing Water and Wastewater Utilities: Cybersecurity for the Water and Wastewater Systems Sector

This Simple Material Could Scrub Carbon Dioxide From Power Plant Smokestacks

NSF-funded Testbed to Deploy NIST's NDN Router Allowing Users to Find and Get Data at High Speeds

Summary and Analysis of Responses to CUI Series Pre-Draft Call for Comments

NIST Researcher Helps Industry with Testing Interoperability between Grid and Renewables

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