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Major Leap for Nuclear Clock Paves Way for Ultraprecise Timekeeping

September 4, 2024

These clocks could lead to improved timekeeping and navigation, faster internet speeds, and advances in fundamental physics research.

A laboratory technician wearing gloves, a mask and a lab coat holds a dropper over a vial with liquid that is held in the other hand. There are digital images floating around the center of the image as if seen on an invisible screen. The dropper is not exactly lined up with the opening of the vial, indicating that we are looking at the moment after the task of putting the liquid from the dropper into the vial is done and now the digital analysis will take place.

NIST Report Outlines Strategic Opportunities to Advance Forensic Science in the U.S.

September 4, 2024

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published Strategic Opportunities to Advance Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward

NIST Proposes to Update FIPS 202, "SHA-3 Standard" and Revise SP 800-185, "SHA-3 Derived Functions"

September 4, 2024

[The original notice from 8/28 has been updated, with updated wording about revising SP 800-185 and a new comment due date.] In July 2023, NIST's Crypto

Register for the FISSEA Fall Forum: September 17, 2024

September 3, 2024

View the Agenda and Register Here On behalf of the FISSEA Planning Committee, we truly thank you for your continued support with FISSEA and look forward to

Spotlight: Game-Changing Microscopy Technique for Identifying Cancerous Cells

September 3, 2024

Breast-conserving surgery, or lumpectomy, is a treatment for early-stage breast cancer. It’s important for surgeons to remove enough tissue around the tumor to

NIST Hosts Industry Meeting on Advanced Technologies and Use Cases for High-performance Industrial Wireless Systems

September 1, 2024

The NIST Industrial Wireless Systems team held an industry meeting on September 12, 2024, to facilitate discussions on “Advanced Technologies and Use Cases for

NIST Industrial Wireless Systems Team Member Presents on Real-time and Mission-critical Wireless Systems

September 1, 2024

NIST Industrial Wireless Systems team member Mohamed Kashef (Hany) presented on real-time and mission-critical wireless systems in an invited panel session at

NIST Leaders Overview CPS and IoT Program at DOE Executive Lunch and Learn

September 1, 2024

On 10 September 2024, NIST leaders Dr. David Wollman, Deputy Chief of NIST’s Smart Connected System Division, and Dr. Thomas Roth, Leader of NIST’s IoT Devices

NIST Industrial Wireless Team Publishes Report on OFDMA Uplink Activation

September 1, 2024

Karl Montgomery and Rick Candell of the NIST Industrial Wireless Team have produced a report titled “A Characterization of OFDMA Uplink Activation for

NIST Releases New Version of SimPROCESD Software for Discrete-event Manufacturing Simulation

September 1, 2024

NIST has released its latest software version of SimPROCESD v0.3.0, or Simulated-Production Resource for Operations and Conditions Evaluation to Support

Gearing Up for Cybersecurity Career Week: Launch Event on Capitol Hill

August 29, 2024

Gearing Up for Cybersecurity Career Week: Launch Event on Capitol Hill Join the House and Senate Cybersecurity Caucus, NICE, and SANS | GIAC on Thursday

Tiny New Lasers Fill a Long-Standing Gap in the Rainbow of Visible-Light Colors, Opening New Applications

August 28, 2024

Researchers have created orange, yellow and green lasers tiny enough to fit on a chip.

Make a Commitment to Participate in Cybersecurity Career Week

August 28, 2024

MAKE A COMMITMENT! Cybersecurity Career Week October 14-19, 2024 nist.gov/nice/ccw Cybersecurity Career Week is a campaign to promote the discovery and

Cassie Stoffer smiles while wearing safety glasses and standing next to a large metal tank with many pipes and wires attached to it.

Spotlight: Cassie Stoffer Helps Run Calibration and Measurement Services Related to Magnetic Resonance

August 27, 2024

If you ask NIST physicist Cassie Stoffer what she finds most exciting about science, it’s seeing what she learned in a textbook have real-world applications

2025 MBE & QIF Summit Call for Presentations Open

August 26, 2024

Planning for the 2025 MBE & QIF Summit at MxD in Chicago on April 15-17, 2025, is underway. NIST and the Digital Metrology Standards Consortium will organize

NIST Releases Second Public Draft of Digital Identity Guidelines for Final Review

August 21, 2024

The guidance aims to ensure security, privacy and accessibility during the identity-proofing process for people accessing government services.

NIST SP 800-63-4: Digital Identity Guidelines | Second Public Draft

August 21, 2024

The rapid proliferation of online services over the past few years has heightened the need for reliable, equitable, secure, and privacy-protective digital

NIST to Revise Special Publication 800-135 Rev. 1 | Recommendation for Existing Application-Specific Key Derivation Functions

August 20, 2024

In July 2023, NIST's Crypto Publication Review Board initiated a review process for NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-135 Revision 1, Recommendation for

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Office of the Director

News and Updates

Major Leap for Nuclear Clock Paves Way for Ultraprecise Timekeeping

NIST Report Outlines Strategic Opportunities to Advance Forensic Science in the U.S.

NIST Proposes to Update FIPS 202, "SHA-3 Standard" and Revise SP 800-185, "SHA-3 Derived Functions"

Register for the FISSEA Fall Forum: September 17, 2024

Spotlight: Game-Changing Microscopy Technique for Identifying Cancerous Cells

NIST Hosts Industry Meeting on Advanced Technologies and Use Cases for High-performance Industrial Wireless Systems

NIST Industrial Wireless Systems Team Member Presents on Real-time and Mission-critical Wireless Systems

NIST Leaders Overview CPS and IoT Program at DOE Executive Lunch and Learn

NIST Industrial Wireless Team Publishes Report on OFDMA Uplink Activation

NIST Releases New Version of SimPROCESD Software for Discrete-event Manufacturing Simulation

Gearing Up for Cybersecurity Career Week: Launch Event on Capitol Hill

Tiny New Lasers Fill a Long-Standing Gap in the Rainbow of Visible-Light Colors, Opening New Applications

Make a Commitment to Participate in Cybersecurity Career Week

Spotlight: Cassie Stoffer Helps Run Calibration and Measurement Services Related to Magnetic Resonance

2025 MBE & QIF Summit Call for Presentations Open

NIST Releases Second Public Draft of Digital Identity Guidelines for Final Review

NIST SP 800-63-4: Digital Identity Guidelines | Second Public Draft

NIST to Revise Special Publication 800-135 Rev. 1 | Recommendation for Existing Application-Specific Key Derivation Functions

Spotlight: SURF Student Theresa Thomas Helps With Making a Database on the Circular Economy More Accessible

Applying 5G Cybersecurity and Privacy Capabilities | New White Paper Series

NIST Researchers to Test New Approach for Detecting Cannabis in Breath

Mark Your Calendars for Cybersecurity Career Week: October 14-19

Enhancing Security of Devices and Components Across the Supply Chain | Draft Workshop Summary

Announcing Approval of Three Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) for Post-Quantum Cryptography

NIST Releases First 3 Finalized Post-Quantum Encryption Standards

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