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Foundational PNT Profile: Initial Public Draft of NIST IR 8323r1 is Available for Comment

June 29, 2022

The initial public draft of NIST IR 8323r1, Foundational PNT Profile: Applying the Cybersecurity Framework for the Responsible Use of Positioning, Navigation...

FISSEA Fall Forum: November 15, 2022

June 29, 2022

Register Now for the FISSEA Fall Forum FISSEA Fall Forum November 15, 2022, 1:00pm-4:00pm ET Theme: Cybersecurity Role-Based Training Registration is open! View...

OWM Featured on CNN Podcast and by Stephen Colbert of The Late Show

June 28, 2022

CNN’s Margins of Error podcast recently published an episode titled “Why Americans Won’t Give an Inch on Metric”. Host Harry Enten “goes the extra ‘yard’ to...

Petri dish holds brown material with several different types of circular microbes.

Spotlight: Going With the Gut for the Future of Health

June 27, 2022

NIST researchers are developing a human gut microbiome reference material.

Regional Measurement Assurance Program (RMAP) Returns to OWM’s In-Person Training

June 27, 2022

The NIST OWM’s Laboratory Metrology Program resumed in-person Regional Measurement Assurance Program (RMAP) training events after more than two years. Annual in...

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Novel Gel Proves Itself to Be Highly Tunable Color Filter

June 27, 2022

Neutron research at NIST reveals the secret to a gel’s unusual ability to precisely filter light.

NIST Update to Software Reference Library Will Aid in Criminal Investigations

June 27, 2022

Expanded, more searchable database will help law enforcement find incriminating images in electronic media.

DC-Area U.S. Government Agencies Announce the Washington Metropolitan Quantum Network Research Consortium, or DC-QNet

June 27, 2022

The group will work to advance quantum network capabilities and leadership.

A man in safety goggles crouches at the back of an open air-conditioning unit, looking at a handheld tester.

Spotlight: Overhauling the Refrigeration Industry to Fight Global Warming

June 26, 2022

NIST researchers are tackling the question of alternative refrigerant fluids.

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2022 Annual OWM S&T and L&R Analysis Documents

June 24, 2022

The 2022 Annual OWM S&T Analysis and Executive Summary as well as the 2022 Annual OWM L&R Analysis and Executive Summary are now available on our OWM website...

NIST Releases New Guidance and Resources on macOS Security

June 24, 2022

NIST has released the final version of Special Publication (SP) 800-219, Automated Secure Configuration Guidance from the macOS Security Compliance Project...

Submit Comments on Draft NIST SP 1800-34, Validating the Integrity of Computing Devices

June 23, 2022

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has released the initial public draft of NIST SP 1800-34, Validating the Integrity of Computing Devices...

Recognizing June as National Cybersecurity Education Month

June 23, 2022

Congress Declares June 2022 as “National Cybersecurity Education Month” The Congress of the United States has resolved that June 2022 shall be designated as...

Where Once Were Black Boxes, NIST’s New LANTERN Illuminates

June 22, 2022

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a new statistical tool that they have used to predict protein function.

On the Road to Tiny Transistors, How Flat is Flat?

June 21, 2022

Transistors are the building blocks of modern electronics, used in everything from televisions to laptops. As transistors have gotten smaller and more compact...

NIST IoT Cybersecurity Program Releases New Documents

June 21, 2022

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity for the Internet of Things (IoT) program has released two new documents: A Discussion...

Spotlight: Connecting the Apples and Oranges of Quantum Computing

June 16, 2022

Before we can send bits of information through networks of quantum computers at different locations, we need to resolve an issue with our building blocks for...

Digital NIST Stakeholder Workshop

June 16, 2022

NIST is anticipating future trends in metrology with the Digital NIST project. This will modernize transmission methods for calibration certificates and SRM...

Large chunks of concrete bristling with rebar and colored flags sit in a warehouse.

June 15, 2022, Update on the NIST Champlain Towers South Investigation

June 15, 2022

The NIST team investigating the partial collapse of the condo building is preparing to begin invasive testing and preparation of physical evidence collected...

Ordered t-way Combinations for Testing State-based Systems: NIST releases Cybersecurity White Paper 26

June 13, 2022

Fault detection often depends on the specific order of inputs that establish states which eventually lead to a failure. However, beyond basic structural...

Seeking COVID’s Kryptonite

June 10, 2022

To disinfect a surface, you can illuminate it with a blast of ultraviolet (UV) light, which is bluer than the human eye can see. But to specifically inactivate...

Overview of OSAC's Footwear and Tire Examination Process Map

OSAC's Footwear & Tire Subcommittee Develops Process Map

June 9, 2022

The Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) for Forensic Science’s Footwear & Tire Subcommittee has developed a process map that describes the process...

NIST Requests Public Comments on FIPS 180-4, Secure Hash Standard (SHS)

June 9, 2022

NIST is in the process of a periodic review and maintenance of its cryptography standards and guidelines.   This announcement initiates the review of Federal...

Using Business Impact Analysis to Inform Risk Prioritization and Response: NIST IR 8286D available for public comment

June 9, 2022

Traditional business impact analyses (BIAs) have been successfully used for business continuity and disaster recovery (BC/DR) by triaging damaged infrastructure...

Four 3D models of 3D printing designs. The top two are spherical, bottom two are different shapes.

Updated Standard Provides Fundamental 3D-Printing Design Guidance to Streamline Production

June 9, 2022

The standard identifies important features unique to 3D printing and outlines how they should be documented.

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