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ITL's National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence Announces New Data Integrity Project

November 28, 2017

NCCoE is proposing a project that could help organizations detect and respond to data integrity events across multiple industries.

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Microwave-Based Test Method Can Help Keep 3-D Chip Designers’ Eyes Open

November 28, 2017

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have invented a new approach to testing multilayered, three-dimensional computer chips

NIST Publishes The 2017 IARPA Face Recognition Prize Challenge

November 27, 2017

The 2017 IARPA Face Recognition Prize Challenge (FRPC) documents NIST’s execution of the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) Face

How Disposable Diapers Can Improve Measurements of Tumor Growth

November 20, 2017

Catching cancer early can make all the difference for successful treatment. A common screening practice measures tumor growth with X-ray computed tomography (CT

ITL's Computer Security Division Released the Recommendation for the Triple Data Encryption Algorithm Block Cipher Report

November 17, 2017

The report provides a description of a mathematical algorithm for cryptographically protecting binary coded information

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NIST’s Next-Generation Atomic Clocks May Support Official Timekeeping

November 16, 2017

For more than a decade, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been unveiling experimental next-generation atomic clocks. These clocks

NIST Scientists Discover How to Switch Liver Cancer Cell Growth from 2-D to 3-D Structures

November 15, 2017

Paving the way for testing experimental drugs in more realistic environments, scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have

What Is the Computational Power of the Universe?

November 15, 2017

In this video, The Computational Power of the Universe, National Institute of Standards and Technology physicist Stephen Jordan asks, “What if we consider

Lights, Camera, Calibrate! Improving Space Cameras with a Better Model for Ultra-Bright Lamps

November 14, 2017

Studio photographers may be familiar with the 1,000-watt quartz halogen lamps known as “FELs.” Scientists use them too—specially calibrated ones, at least—to

ITL's National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence Releases Securing Picture Archiving and Communication System

November 14, 2017

NCCoE's latest draft on Picture Archiving and Communication System ecosystem in Healthcare Devlivery Organizations.

Spanish Language Overviews of NIST Community Resilience Guides Now Available

November 14, 2017

Two popular brochures highlighting National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) planning guides to help communities to strengthen their resilience are

Historic Preservation, Flooding Threats are Community Resilience Drivers: Could Benefit from NIST Guides

November 14, 2017

Many communities across the country are dealing with flooding threats, but those that rely on historic and culturally important properties face special

NICE Kicks Off the First Annual National Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week

November 13, 2017 - November 18, 2017

On Monday, November 13, 2017, the First Annual National Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week began with a kick-off event at the National Cybersecurity Center of

ITL's National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education Released Its Cybersecurity Workforce Framework

November 8, 2017

The report helps to determine who is suitable for a specific cybersecurity job or activity.

New CyberSeek Features

November 7, 2017

CyberSeek A free cybersecurity workforce and career resource. CyberSeek.org Several new features have been added to CyberSeek to provide greater

New Insights on ‘Captured’ Electrons Could Improve Flash Memory

November 7, 2017

An entirely new model of the way electrons are briefly trapped and released in tiny electronic devices suggests that a long-accepted, industry-wide view is just

Need Entangled Atoms? Get 'Em FAST! With NIST’s New Patent-Pending Method

November 7, 2017

Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have come up with a way to link a group of atoms’ quantum mechanical properties among

Color me Purple, or Red, or Green, or …

November 7, 2017

Imagine a miniature device that suffuses each room in your house with a different hue of the rainbow—purple for the living room, perhaps, blue for the bedroom

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Hybrid Circuit Combines Single-Photon Generator and Efficient Waveguides on One Chip

November 7, 2017

Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and their collaborators have taken a new step forward in the quest to build quantum

Spotlight: Static Analysis Tool Expositions Article Published in Journal of Cyber Security and Information Systems

November 2, 2017

Members of ITL’s Software and Systems Division published an article in the Journal of Cyber Security and Information Systems(link is external) that discusses

Spotlight: Software Assurance Reference Dataset Article Published In Journal of Cyber Security and Information Systems

November 2, 2017

Paul Black, of ITL’s Software and Systems Division, published an article in the Journal of Cyber Security and Information Systems(link is external) on the

Spotlight: Static Analysis Tool Expositions Article Published in Journal of Cyber Security and Information Systems

November 2, 2017

Members of ITL’s Software and Systems Division published an article in the Journal of Cyber Security and Information Systems(link is external) that discusses

Congratulations to the Future of Public Safety Technology Challenge Winners

November 1, 2017

Congratulations to The Norman Invasion for winning the Future of Public Safety Technology Prize Challenge. This Challenge focused on the development of a

Deployable Networks R&D Summit Highlights

November 1, 2017

PSCR hosted a two-day Next Generation Deployable Networks R&D Summit on October 18-19 at the NIST Boulder Labs. The Summit gave stakeholders an opportunity to

Up to $5 Million in Awards - Public Safety Innovation Acceleration Program User Interface Opportunity

November 1, 2017

PSCR is excited to announce the Public Safety Innovation Accelerator Program - User Interface (PSIAP-UI) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). This new funding

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