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Spotlight: Bottoms-Up Metal-Filling

February 19, 2020

A method worth its metal — filling microscopic holes with gold can be tricky, but NIST scientist Daniel Josell is up for the challenge. A type of medical...

PSCR Staff Spotlight: "Paving the Way" with Ellen Ryan

February 19, 2020

Ellen Ryan is the Deputy Division Chief and team lead for the Open Innovation program with NIST’s Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) division. Ryan’s...

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An Early Warning System for Damage in Composite Materials

February 18, 2020

A team at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed a tool to monitor changes in widely used composite materials known as fiber...

A Spin Wave Detective Story: NIST Researchers Verify Surprising Behavior in a 2D Magnet

February 18, 2020

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have discovered a surprising feature in two-dimensional (2D) magnets, a new class of...

Connect with NICE at RSA Conference 2020

February 18, 2020

At this year's RSA Conference in San Francisco, CA, NIST staff will be hosting a number of presentations, interactive meetings, demos, and panels. The following...

Spotlight: Radiometric Dating

February 14, 2020

Dating can be complicated. Our team uses this instrument — a live-timed anticoincidence counter — to figure the decay rate of an isotope, which we can then use...

Polarized Neutron and Condensed Matter Investigations (PNCMI) 2020 - Postponed

February 13, 2020

The Covid-19 pandemic is developing quickly worldwide. As we ensure that the health and safety of our attendees, staff, and operational personnel in the...

Zero Trust Architecture: 2nd Draft of NIST SP 800-207 Available for Comment

February 13, 2020

Zero trust refers to an evolving set of network security paradigms that narrows defenses from wide network perimeters to individual resources. Its focus on...

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Universe in the Balance

February 12, 2020

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have found a way to link measurements made by a device integral to microchip...

Save the Date for the 11th Annual NICE Conference and Expo

February 12, 2020

11th ANNUAL NICE CONFERENCE AND EXPO SAVE THE DATE: November 16-18, 2020 LOCATION: Atlanta, Georgia Visit the Conference website We are excited to announce that...

Inadequate Modeling Data Costs Billions to US Manufacturers

February 12, 2020

Modeling data can reduce redundant design and production activities which include an estimated $8.4 billion spent on engineers answering questions and creating...

NICE Director Participates as Witness During U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Hearing

February 11, 2020

Rodney Petersen, the Director of the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE), participated as a witness during the House Science Subcommittee on...

NVD Metadata Submission Guidelines for CVE Numbering Authorities and Authorized Data Publishers: Draft NISTIR 8246 Available for Comment

February 10, 2020

The number of Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures identifiers (CVE IDs) created year over year has rapidly increased, and this trend is expected to continue...

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Spotlight: Jake Benzing and Electron Backscatter Diffraction

February 8, 2020

These images scream “manufacturing,” right? For NIST’s Jake Benzing, they certainly do. With an electron microscope by his side, the NRC postdoctoral fellow...

NIST Special Publication 800-161 Revision 1, Pre-Draft Call for Comments

February 4, 2020

Since NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-161, Supply Chain Risk Management Practices for Federal Information Systems and Organizations, was published in 2015...

NIST Releases Draft NISTIR 8276 for Comment, “Key Practices in Cyber Supply Chain Risk Management: Observations from Industry,” and Publishes Cyber SCRM Case Studies

February 4, 2020

NIST requests feedback on Draft NISTIR 8276, Key Practices in Cyber Supply Chain Risk Management: Observations from industry. This publication is based on an...