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Associate Director for Laboratory Programs

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Call for Participation: Join Project Teams to Implement NICE Strategic Plan Objectives

January 28, 2022

The NICE Community Coordinating Council is pleased to announce the formation of five new Project Teams that will execute upon items contained in the

Staging Cybersecurity Risks for Enterprise Risk Management and Governance Oversight: Draft NISTIR 8286C

January 26, 2022

NIST has released Draft NISTIR 8286C, Staging Cybersecurity Risks for Enterprise Risk Management and Governance Oversight, for public comment. This report

Suite of NIST Reference Materials Reflects Supply Chain and Production Stages of Ginseng Supplements

January 25, 2022

Three NIST reference materials of ginseng in different forms support ginseng supplement manufacturers’ analysis of the authenticity and purity of their products

NIST Updates Security and Privacy Control Assessment Procedures

January 25, 2022

NIST has released Special Publication (SP) 800-53A Revision 5, Assessing Security and Privacy Controls in Information Systems and Organizations. Updated to

New Telecom Receiver System Checks Reliability of Message Components in Real Time

January 25, 2022

Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have invented and demonstrated a novel scheme for substantially improving the detection

Winter 2021-22 NICE eNewsletter Available

January 24, 2022

The Winter 2021-22 NICE eNewsletter is available now. The NICE eNewsletter is published quarterly to provide information on academic, industry, and government

Illustration shows a montage of a fingerprint, an electronic token and an ID card.

NIST Updates FIPS 201 Personal Identity Credential Standard

January 24, 2022

To ensure that federal employees have a broader set of modern options for accessing facilities and electronic resources, the National Institute of Standards and

A numbered orange plastic box on a lanyard is shown with a quarter for scale.

NIST’s Low-Cost Radio System Could Help Trace Disease Spread

January 24, 2022

In efforts to limit the spread of disease while preserving privacy, an interdisciplinary research team at the National Institute of Standards and Technology

FIPS 201-3 Approved and Published: NIST Revises Personal Identity Verification (PIV) of Federal Employees and Contractors

January 24, 2022

NIST is pleased to announce the approval of Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) Publication 201-3, Personal Identity Verification of Federal

PSCR Staff Spotlight: Exploring the Voices of First Responders with the NIST Visualization and Usability Group

January 21, 2022

The NIST Visualization and Usability Group performs research to develop user-centered measurement and evaluation methods, guidelines, and standards by applying

NIST Food Nutrition and Safety Quality Assurance Program Launches New Exercise

January 21, 2022

The second exercise of the NIST Food Nutrition and Safety Quality Assurance Program (FNSQAP) is underway. FNSQAP helps food laboratories demonstrate measurement

NIST Quality Assurance Program for Dietary Supplement Measurements Open for Registration

January 21, 2022

NIST has revitalized the Dietary Supplement Laboratory Quality Assurance Program (DSQAP) to support the measurement needs of the dietary supplement testing

Megan Cleveland with white lab coat and safety glasses in front of a lab bench with pipettes.

RNA Reference Materials Are Useful for Standardizing COVID-19 Tests, Study Shows

January 20, 2022

Scientists track and monitor the circulation of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, using methods based on a laboratory technique called polymerase

Ana Barrios poses for a selfie wearing safety glasses.

Spotlight: Ana Barrios Is Listening to Her Gut and Replicating Yours

January 18, 2022

Gut reactions — NIST postdoctoral researcher Ana Barrios is preparing a cell-based model of the human gut for future animal-free experiments with nanoplastics

ITL Staff Recognized at 49th Annual NIST Awards Ceremony

January 14, 2022

On January 12, 2022, 40 ITL staff members were honored for their exceptional accomplishments during the 2021 NIST Awards Ceremony. The following ITL staff

NIST Requests Public Comments on SP 800-106, Randomized Hashing for Digital Signatures

January 13, 2022

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

Department of Commerce Seeks Internet of Things Experts for New Advisory Board

January 13, 2022

The U.S. Department of Commerce seeks qualified nominations for a new Internet of Things Advisory Board to advise the recently established Internet of Things

Announcement of Proposal to Revise Special Publication 800-22 Revision 1a

January 12, 2022

In August 2021, NIST's Cryptographic Publication Review Board initiated a review process for NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-22 Rev. 1a, A Statistical Test

Engineering Trustworthy Secure Systems: Draft NIST SP 800-160 Volume 1 Revision 1 Available for Comment

January 11, 2022

NIST is releasing the draft of a major revision to Special Publication (SP) 800-160 Volume 1, Engineering Trustworthy Secure Systems. This publication is

Collaborating to Design Disinfectant Technology through Light

January 11, 2022

When Babak Nikoobakht arrived at Georgia Tech to begin his PhD studies, he knew the field of research he wanted to devote his academic focus. Babak worked in

JUST RELEASED - New Cybersecurity Apprenticeship Program Finder

January 10, 2022

NICE CYBERSECURITY APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM FINDER The NICE Community Coordinating Council’s Apprenticeships in Cybersecurity Community of Interest has released a

Spotlight: Blood Vessels on a Chip for Dental Research and More

January 7, 2022

Here’s something to smile about: We’re creating blood vessels on a chip. Researchers at NIST collaborated with the American Dental Association to 3D-print small

A steel column with a deep web on the left and a steel column with a shallow web on the right.

Proposed Updates to Steel Building Standard Could Enhance Earthquake Resilience

January 7, 2022

Since the mid-1990s, a type of steel column that commonly features slender cross-sectional elements has become more prevalent in buildings along the West Coast

Measuring Up: Light reflection and transmission

January 4, 2022

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently completed major upgrades to two key instruments serving critical national needs: measuring

Cell towers broadcast signals through two trees, one of which has green leaves while the other is bare. A cellphone behind the greenery indicates a poorer signal than the phone behind the bare tree.

NIST Helps Next-Generation Cell Technology See Past the Greenery

January 4, 2022

As 5G technology gets fully implemented over the next several years, cellphones and other wireless tech will grow more powerful with increased data flow and

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Information technology
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Nanotechnology
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