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2021 FISSEA Fall Forum

September 15, 2021

Register Now for the FISSEA Fall Forum The FISSEA Forums are quarterly meetings to provide opportunities for policy and programmatic updates, the exchange of...

A New Harmony: NIST Researchers Develop a Universal Method for Calculating the Resonances of Oscillators

September 15, 2021

The natural, or resonance, frequency at which a simple harmonic oscillator vibrates reveals with exquisite sensitivity the essential properties of the physical...

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Spotlight: Programmer Paul E. Black’s Path Into Bug Extermination

September 13, 2021

Get to know NIST’s bug killer, versed in multiple languages of the digital world and ready to tackle programming’s pests. In 1971, Paul E. Black took a class...

Withdrawal of NIST Special Publications 800-15, 800-25, and 800-32

September 13, 2021

In May 2021, NIST's Crypto Publication Review Board initiated a review process for the following publications: NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-15, Minimum...

Draft California Fire Code Includes NIST Tool to Evaluate Wildfire Hazard

September 13, 2021

Severe wildfire disasters are often the product of numerous factors — vegetation, drought, a lack of firefighting resources, and many others — coalescing...

PSCR Staff Spotlight: Prize Competition and Challenge Specialist Sarah Hughes

September 13, 2021

Sarah Hughes is a Prize Competition and Challenge Specialist with the Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) Division's Open Innovation team. In this role...

IEEE Brain Podcast Series: Q&A with Dr. Mark Stiles

September 10, 2021

In the September 2021 episode of the IEEE Brain Podcast Series, Mark Stiles, an active member of the IEEE Magnetics Society and a fellow at NIST, shares his...

NIST/JILA Fellow Jun Ye Wins Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics

September 9, 2021

BOULDER, Colo. — Physicist Jun Ye of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been awarded the 2022...

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Spotlight: An (Almost) Laser-Free Way to Trap Ions for Quantum Computing

September 9, 2021

Look Ma, (almost) no lasers! NIST researchers and collaborators found a potential new way to make more powerful quantum computers based on ions (charged atoms)...

Groundbreaking Technique Yields Important New Details on Silicon, Subatomic Particles and Possible ‘Fifth Force’

September 9, 2021

Using a groundbreaking new technique at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), an international collaboration led by NIST researchers has...

Call for Speakers: 2022 NICE Conference & Expo

September 8, 2021

2022 NICE Conference and Expo June 6-8, 2022 | Atlanta, GA The NICE Conference 2021-22 planning committee is seeking timely, topical, and thought-provoking...

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Ransomware Risk Management: Draft NISTIR 8374 Available for Comment

September 8, 2021

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has released a revised draft report, NIST Interagency or Internal Report (NISTIR) 8374, Cybersecurity...

Department of Commerce Establishes National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee

September 8, 2021

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo today announced that the Commerce Department has established a high-level committee to advise the president and other...

Testing 1-2: New Laser-Based Microphone Calibration Measures Up

September 2, 2021

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have conducted the first demonstration of a faster and more accurate way to calibrate...

Prioritizing Cybersecurity Risk for Enterprise Risk Management: Draft NISTIR 8286B Available for Comment

September 1, 2021

Draft NISTIR 8286B, Prioritizing Cybersecurity Risk for Enterprise Risk Management, is now available for public comment. This report continues an in-depth...

Leadership to the IEEE P3388 Standard Working Group (previously IEEE P1451.5p)

September 1, 2021

NIST researchers Rick Candell, Karl Montgomery, Mohamed Hany, and Kang Lee are providing technical leadership to the IEEE P3388 standard committee (previously...

K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference Early Bird Registration is now open!

September 1, 2021

T he Early Bird Registration for the 2021 NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference is NOW OPEN. The 2021 NICE K12 VIRTUAL Cybersecurity Education Conference...

Mitigating Cybersecurity Risk in Telehealth Smart Home Integration: Draft Project Description Available for Comment

August 31, 2021

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has released a new draft project description for Mitigating Cybersecurity Risk in Telehealth Smart Home...

Validating the Integrity of Computing Devices: Preliminary Draft of SP 1800-34B Available for Comment

August 31, 2021

NIST’s National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has released for public comment a preliminary draft of Volume B—the second of three volumes—of the...

NIST Technical Series Publications: Proposed Publication Identifier Syntax

August 27, 2021

The NIST Information Services Office, also known as the NIST Research Library, manages publication of the NIST Technical Series publications. The Information...

NIST Establishes Expert Team to Investigate the Champlain Towers South Collapse

August 25, 2021

GAITHERSBURG, Md. — The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced today the expert team members who will...

New pipeline visualizes STEP and QIF data using augmented reality

August 25, 2021

Imagine a manufacturer picking up a machined part and being able to see data on that part’s geometry, how it’s assembled, and its product manufacturing...

Mobile Application Single Sign-On for First Responders: NIST SP 1800-13

August 25, 2021

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has finalized a new guide, NIST Special Publication (SP) 1800-13, Mobile Application Single Sign-On...

IoT Non-Technical Supporting Capability Core Baseline: NISTIR 8259B

August 25, 2021

NIST is pleased to announce the publication of the final version of NISTIR 8259B, IoT Non-Technical Supporting Capability Core Baseline. This document...

Register today for the NICE Symposium

August 25, 2021

We're pleased to announce Chris Inglis, National Cyber Director, will be a featured speaker at the NICE Symposium: A Coordinated Approach to Supply Chain Risks...

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